Show I TERRITORIAL PLATFORM Platform of the Democratic Part j of Idaho Territory The Democrats of Idaho Territory i I convention assembled present the following fol-lowing resolutions and platform and pledge the Democratic party of Idah and it candidates t their faithful an d earnestisupport and endorsement Resolved That we with becoming pric endorse the Administration of Preside Grover Cleveland for the honesty frpgalit and success with which it is conducting the sce i cductg affairs of government carrying out the acs goeent principles of Democracy in administerin public trusts and faith with th tts keeping fat wth te plic people respect for constitutional lawth protection of the rights of our fellow ct Zeus at home and abroad a desire taref the unjust inequalities of customs to redo taxation t limit the expenditures to acta necessities the revival of trade the increas lecete rTl te i of commerce the restoration of the u1 earned public lands to the peoples heritage the peace that happily extends thronghou our whole land and the extinction of see I tional animosities are the salient s which signalize the restoration pf the Deli oeratic party to power and the response i has grved to the trust reposed hi IL I t t t epsed i it We commend th discrimination whiol the President has made in favor Whoj Predent h i Vo P te honest soldier and call attention to ihefac caatto tt that while he has vetoed spurious and c 1 tt wh h et worthy claims he has signed morepensioi bills than any of h preeeri 1 Resolved That the record of Hon Joh Reolve recr mailer our able representative at Washington Washing-ton i one of which we as citizens of Idaho I are justly proud that M Haileys cot stt oone anC and energetic and sccesul efforts i behalf of ou Territory and interests inter-ests of herxatizens meet t ou earn and enthusiastic approbation and that the t of ou people are due him for his u tiring labors for his constituents t Respited That hi Edward A Steno Polre Tt i Ewd our citizenGovernor Idaho h an honest able and fearless Executive who knows the wishes and wants of the people of this Territory ritory and who w faithfully enforce the I laws without fear or favor Resolved That this convention proudly 1 invites attention to the fact that the lat Democratic House of Representatives passed bills forfeiting and restoring t the public domain railway land grants amounting t gts over 73000000 of acres and Also the further fact that i the Fortyeighth Congress the Democratic lower House passed the Beagan InterState Commerce bill which failed o passage in the Republican Senate also that in the last session o Congress the Ran bill was again psssed i the Demo cratic lower House Resolved That we denounce the infamous practice of bigamy polygamy and unlawful biamy plygay a uaw cohabitation and that we pledge our party to a strict and ricid enforcement the laws 1 against such ces and as a proof of ou sincerity we point with pride to the record prt reor of convictions had by a Democratic Und j States Attorney before Democratic jude dung the past yea o a Democratic D Ito I-to administration which speaks louder j than the windy professions unaccompanied by performances of any past Hepnbli my any o Repuli cn officers in Idaho p t Resolved Thattve are unalterably opposed t t any dictation i State or political affairs by church domination a heretofore exercised exer-cised by the Mormon Church Resolved That wee unalterably opposed t Chinese immigration a demand the abrogation of the BurhngaraeSwift teat a legacy from the Republican party through whose loopholes slave labor creeps shores We pledge the best efforts apon ou plee te efor of the Democratic party of this Territory in pa favor of measures which shall permanently prohibu and prevent such immigration We I regard Chinese labor a an unmixed evil therefore we favor legislation providing for the deportation of the Chinese from this 11 deprton cut and their exclusion forever I the meantime pending proper legislation upon t this subject p Democratic party of I Idaho as a friend of free labor and i the interest of the people recognize the legal pple right of any citizen t employ whom he rght plea i yet we hold it i the right and duty of + the people of Idaho Territory t withhold te hold their patronage from the Chinese and tat such labor should not be resorted to when other character of labor i available Resolved That this convention is i 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 at the several mints and assay offices of the United States shall be received in exchange for gold or silver com or certificates at the j rte now fixed by law for standard dollars o gold and silver which certificates shall I be receivable for a public purposes and interchangeable for gold or silver a the pasejaay be and that there b no discrimination discrim-ination by United States Treasury officials i the use of gold and silver for any purpose whatever consistent with existing laws including I in-cluding the payment of the interest bearing I debt dbt i Resolved That we are in favor of liberal I wages and free labor I Jes associations formed for the purpose of developing intelligence promoting the wel te we deeping intelee prmot I far and protecting the interests of the laborers and mechanics and t enable them lore to contend for and maintain thenrights peaceful and efficient means a t htby pacf eent I against powerful and oppressive combinations combina-tions should be encouraged and expressly i sanctioned by law sanctone That we ar opposed to the oppressive Rcol Tht pressive monopolies built up fostered and monoples protected by Republican Administrations I that we recognize labor a the producer of I apical that we recommend the passage of such laws as will make th wage laborers w preferred creditors and t secure to them peered of then labor telabor I Resolved That the rapid increase of the Tat te white population of the United States demands whit ppulato te tends that Congress take speedy and tt Cone effective to have all of thelhdiansin the steps t he t I te eeTe sps a not to select land i severalty i quantities t exceed eighty acres per capita Tvithin ihe ecee Indian reservations limits of theirTespective Idan reseatn4 lmits and that the remainder of the lands on such 6 zemde te andtat te Indian reservations should be restored Jo ree tons the public domain subject to homestead entry by actual settlers Resolved That it i the duty of the Con Reolte Tt to passsuchleg mess of the United States press s 1nt J e te islation as will guarantee the spee y lu rent and gt all claims f orHepre met oations committed by Indians upon the tons and property of citizens of the pn pp lestem States and Territories Resolved That we extend ou sympathy to all people struggling to engraft upon tpn al political system the principles of in poltc the liberty and selfgovernment and dTdu lbe do extend that with special emphasis we ed tt s eph of the sympathy to the present heroic efforts 0 dais people Resolved That we deply spate iith the lovalpeople of Ut i their straggle to the of the laws of the maintain supremacy te lw Dnited States spec of American Unt Stte the best efforts tiomes and we hereby pledge t e II home Idaho hi aid of the of Democracy forts of Deocc Idao 1 t for legislation by the national Congress a I sch legaton the and forever paralyze inmost speedily forTe t priestly hand that would seek t bind the pely hd tht their political liberties II lib-erties souls of men by usurping the pltc Resolved Thatin addition t the foregoing I B6otre Tti and policy a ing we reaffirm the principles plcy aunciatedin the platform of the Democrat enuciate i ic t National Convention of 184 Natonn Conenton j G Ii WATEBS Chairman f Cats CSrzvnsar Secretary |