Show TERRITORIAL PLATFORM Platform of the Democratic Party of Idaho Territory The Democrats of Idaho Territory in convention assembled present the following fol-lowing resolutions and platform and pledge the Democratic party of Idaho and its candidates to their faithful and earnest support and endorsement Resolved That we with becoming pride endorse the Administration of PresIdent I Grover Cleveland for the honesty frugality and success with which it is conducting the affairs of government carrying out the principles of Democracy in administerini public trusts and keeping faith with th < people a respect for constitutional tin protection of the rights of our fellow oiti zens at home and abroad a desire to reform I the unjust inequalities of customs to reduoi taxation to limit the expenditures to aotua necessities the revival of trade the increasi of commerce the restoration of the unearned un-earned public lands to the peoples heritage the peace that happily extends throughout our whole land and the extinction of Beo tional animosities are the salient marks which signalize the restoration of the Democratic Dem-ocratic party to power and the response ii has gived to the trust reposed in it We commend the discrimination which the President has made in favor of the honest soldier and call attention to the fact that while he has vetoed spurious4 and unworthy un-worthy claims he has signed more pension bills than any of his predecessors y < Resolved That the record of Hon John Hailey our able representative at Washington Washing-ton is one of which we as citizens of Idaho are justly proud that Mr Haileys consistent con-sistent course and energetic and successful efforts in behalf of our Territory and interests inter-ests of her citizens meet with our earnest and enthusiastic approbation and that the thanks of our people are due him for his untiring un-tiring labors for his constituents Resolved That in Edward A Stevenson our citizenGovernor Idaho has an honest able and fearless Executive who knows the wishes and wants of the people of this Territory Ter-ritory and who will faithfully enforce the laws without fear or favor Resolved That this convention proudly invites attention to the fact that the last Democratic House of Representatives passed bills forfeiting and restoring to the public domain railway land grants amounting to over 75000000 of acres and also the further fact that in the Fortyeighth Congress Democratic lower House passed the Reagan InterState Commercebill which failed of passage in the Republican Senate also that in the last session of Congress the Reagan bill was again passed in the Democratic Demo-cratic lower House Resolved That we denounce the infamous practice of bigamy polygamy and unlawful iohabitation and that we pledge our party to a strict and rigid enforcement the laws against such crimes and as a proof of our sincerity we point with pride to the record of convictions had by a Democratic United States Attorney before a Democratic judge during the past year of a Democratic national ional administration which speaks louder han the windy professions unaccompanied by any performances of any past Republican Republi-can officers in Idaho Resolved That we are unalterably opposed to any dictation in State or political affairs by church domination as heretofore exer med by the Mormon Church Resolved That we are unalterably opposed to Chinese immigration and demand the abrogation of the BurlingameSwift treaty a legacy from the Republican party hrough whose loopholes slave labor creeps upon ourshores We pledge the best efforts of the Democratic party of this Territory in avor of measures which shall permanently prohibit and prevent such immigration We egard Chinese labor as an unmixed evil therefore we favor legislation providing for he deportation of the Chinese from this ountry and their exclusion forever In he meantime pending proper legislation upon this subject the Democratic party of daho as a friend of free labor and in the interest of the people recognize the legal right of any citizen to employ whom he pleases yet we hold it in the right and duty of the people of Idaho Territory to withhold with-hold their patronage from the Chinese and hat such labor should Hot be Tesorted to when other character of labor is available Resolved That this convention is in favor of an act of Congress providing for the free coinage of both gold and silver by the terms which act both gold and silver bullion offered the several mints and assay offices of the Jnited States shall be received in exchange for gold or silver coin or certificates at the rate now fixed by law for standard dollars of gold and silver which certificates shall bl ff receivable for all public purposes and nterchangeable for gold or silver as the case may be and that there be no disorim nation by United States Treasury officials inthe use of gold and silver for any purpose whatever consistent with existing laws in olndihg the payment of the interestbearing debt Resolved That we are in favor of liberal wages and free labor All associations formed for the purpose of developing intelligence promoting the welfare wel-fare and protecting the interests of the aborers and mechanics and to enable them uccessfully to contend for and maintain heir rights by peaceful and efficient means against powerful and oppressive combina ions should be encouraged and expressly auctioned by law Resolved That we are opposed to the oppressive op-pressive monopolies built up fostered and > roteoted by Republican Administrations hat we recognize labor as the producer of o apital thatwe recommend the passage of uch laws as will make the wage laborers referred creditors and to secure to them he full fruits of their labor Resolved That the rapid increase of the white population of the United States demands de-mands that Congress take speedy rand effective steps to have all of the Indians in the select lands in severalty quantities not to xceed eighty acres per capita within the limits of their respective Indian reservations and that the remainder of the lands onsuoh ndian reservations should be restored to he public domain subject to homestead entry bv actual settlers Resolved That it is the duty of the Congress Con-gress of the United States to pass such legislation leg-islation as will guarantee the speedy adjust ment and payment of all olaimsfor depre iations committed by Indians tipon the persons and property of citizens of the Western States and Territories Resolved That we extend our sympathy to all people struggling to engraft upon the principles of in heir political system iividhal liberty and selfgovernment and with special emphasis do we extend that sympathy to the present heroic efforts of the Irish people Resolved That we deeply sympathize with the loyal people of Utah in their struggle to maintain the supremacy of the laws of the United States and the purity of American homes and we hereby pledge the best efforts in aid of forts of the Democracy of Idaho in the national Congress as such legislation by the will most speedily and forever paralyze bind the priestly hand that would seek to liberties souls of men by usurping their political ertIes Resotved That in addition to the forego ng we reaffirm the principles and policy as enunciated in the platform the Democrat 10 National Convention of 1884 G L WATEBS Chairman CHAS C STEVENSON Secretary |