| Show PLATFORM OF PRINCIPLES Adopted by the Democratic Club of Utah This club shall be known as the Democratic Club of Utah The members of this club do hereby reaffirm and endorse the principles embodied in the platform adopted by the National Convention of the Democratic party hold Chicago on the eighth day of July 1884 For a more specific statement of the princj tor I pies to which the members of this club will adhere ad-here and struggle to make predominant we do hereby declare FirstThat the affairs of government can 09 people safely entrusted to the Intelligence of free SecondThat all just government is derived from the consent of the governed That every citizen should be allowed the exercise of the cizen largest liberty consistent with the public goed and safety Third That In such government a trust is devolved ThidThat voiced upon every citizen after informing himself him-self upon any question of policy or government govern-ment to act politically as his best Individual judgment would direct absolutely free from coercion control or dictation ecclesiastical or otherwise While the State has given a consti tutional pledge not to interfere with religion there is a reciprocal obligation on the part of religion not to interfere with the State For it to do so is dangerous both to itself and the existence ex-istence of free government This would become be-come the more evident i each of the many denominations should independently engage in a struggle for political supremacy Fourth Politically all men are created free and equal the priest and the layman must stand upon the same plane Therefore we reaffirm that the affairs of church and State ought to and must be forever separate and distinct locally and nationally localy Fifth Local selfgovernment i a cardinal principle of Democracy and as such we affirm i3C endorse 1fo On the nn hand a local political organization appeals for the abrogation of all local selfgovernment In this Territory by the establishment of a Legislative Commission On the other hand an opposing political organization organ-ization has afforded by the conduct and declaration of its most influential members the means by which the former might make its appeal successful SixthThe withdrawal of all powers of government gov-ernment from the people implied in the establishment estab-lishment of I Legislative Commission would be to remove all inducement or encouragement to political activity and independence and by the lethargy which would ensue engender utter ut-ter indifference to the exercise of free aud intelligent in-telligent political thought and action This would but aggravate the evils which i is designed de-signed to cure and can of course find no sup < 1nd uP port except by thosewho believe the applica tion of free principles inadequate to human i government SeventhTo obtain selfgovernment the Territory must be redeemed from the discredit that has been brought upon i EighthWe shall struggle to make predominant predomi-nant the sentiment that every citizen should and must obey every law until by legitimate agitation i obnoxious or unjust its abrogation or repeal can be secured Ninth lleligious belief or fidelity should never be made a test of political or official preferment ferment The application of such a test tends to the promotion of an inferior grade of officials cials and often of persons utterly disqualified or unfit for the positions they are called to occupy oc-cupy In the selection of officers to administer and execute the laws fitness for the office should be the only qualification required TenthTo the end that free local selfgovern nent may be secured and participation in national affairs had and maintained upon the basis of these principles we severally pledge ourselves to support them and to struggle that hey may become predominant and invite all good citizens who believe that the principles thus enunciated should be supreme irrcspect lye of religious belief or previous political affiliations to unite with and aid us to consummate consum-mate this end J L RAWLINS President JOHN H BURTON Secrctujy BYLAWS OF THE CLUB ARTICLE IThe officers of this Club shall const con-st of a President VicePresident Secretary Corresponding Secretary and Treasurer to be elected annually to serve for one year or until their successors are elected appointed AnT 2The said election of officers shall take place at an annual meeting of the Club toe to-e held at Salt Lake City on the 8th day of Jan nary in each year unless said day should happen hap-pen to be Sunday in which event on the day following ART 3ln case of failure to hold such annual meeting the election may be made at the next general meeting of the Club after the time when such annual meeting should have been held AnT 4In addition to the arfhual meeting general meetings of the Club shall be held at alt Lake City on the first Tuesday in April July and October in each year Special meetings meet-Ings may be called by the President by giving reasonable notice1 thereof ART 5There shall be an Executive Committee Com-mittee of thirteen members which shall const con-st of the officers of the Club and eight other members to be appointed by the President I shall have the general management of the fairs of the Clnb with power to appoint SubCommittees Committees as i may deem proper and to fill any vacancy which may occur in any office until the next election ART GAny male citizen of the United States may become a member of this Club after receiving the endorsement of three of its members and subscribing to its platform ART 7All County Democratic Clubs adopting adopt-ing the platform of this Club shall be recognized by the election of the Presidents of the several Clubs to a VicePresidency provided they place themselves in correspondence with this Club and transmit a full list of their enrolled members with a correct statement of the transactions trans-actions of their organization from time to time ART SAn member upon reasonable notice no-tice may be expelled from the Club on a two third vote of the members present at a regular meeting ART 9These bylaws may be amended upon the twothirds vote of a regular meeting convened con-vened next after that at which the announcement announce-ment of the contemplated amendment has been made |
