Show TERRITORIAL PLATFORM Platform of the Democratic Part of Idaho Territory The Democrats of Idaho Territory in i convention assembled present the oL lowing resolutions and platform and pledge the Democratic party of Idal and its candidates to their faithful and earnest support and endorsement Resolved That we with becoming pride endorse the Administration of PresIdent Grover Cleveland for the honesty frugality and success with which it is conducting the affairs of government carrying out the principles of Democracy in administering public trusts and keeping faith with the people a respect for constitutional the proteotion of the rights of our fellow oiti zens at home and abroad a desire to reform the unjust inequalities of customs to reduc taxation to limit the expenditures to aotus necessities the revival of trade the increas of commerce the restoration of the unearned un-earned public lands to the peoples heritage the peace that happily extends throughou our whole land and the extinction of sectional sec-tional animosities are the salient mark which signalize the restoration of the Dem ooratio party to power and the response it has gived to the trust reposed in it We commend the discrimination whiol the President has made in favor of the honest soldier and call attention to the fact that while he has vetoed spurious and unworthy un-worthy claims he has signed more pension bills than any of his predecessors 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 act that in the Fortyeighth Congress the Democratic lower House passed the Reagan InterState Commerce bill which failed of massage in the Republican Senate also hat in the last session of Congress the Reagan bill was again passed in the Demo ratio lower House Resolved That wo denounce the infamous practice of bigamy polygamy and unlawful cohabitation and that we pledge our party to a strict and rigid enforcement of the laws against such crimes and as a proof of our incerity we point with pride to the record of convictions had by a Democratic United States Attorney before a Democratic judge luring the past year of a Democratic national ional administration whioh speaks louder han the windy professions unaccompanied by any performances of any past llepnbli can officers in Idaho Resolved That we are unalterably opposed to any dictation in State or political affairs by church domination as heretofore exercised exer-cised by the Mormon Church Resolved That we are unalterably opposed to Chinese immigration and demand the abrogation of the BurlingameSwif treaty a legacy from the Republican party through whose loopholes slave labor creeps the best efforts upon our shores We pledge of the Democratic party of this Territory in favor of measures which shall permanently prohibit and prevent such immigration We regard Chinese labor as an unmixed evil therefore we favor legislation providing for the deportation of the Chinese from this country and their exclusion forever In the meantime pending proper legislation upon this subject the Democratic party of Idaho 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 i that such labor should not be resorted 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 at the several mints and assay offices of the United 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 be receivable for all public purposes and interchangeable for gold or silver as the case may be and that there be no discrimination discrim-ination by United States Treasury officials hi the use of gold and silver for any purpose whatever consistent with existing laws including in-cluding 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 laborers and mechanics and to enable them successfully to contend for and maintain their rights by peaceful and efficient means combina against powerful and oppressive tions should be encouraged and expressly sanctioned by law Resolved That we are opposed to the oppressive op-pressive monopolies built up fostered and by Republican Administrations protected recognize labor as the producer of that we of capital that we recommend the passage such laws as will make the wage laborers I preferred creditors and to secure to them the full fruits of their labor Resolved That the rapid increase of the of the United States demands white population and take speedy mands that Congress effective steps to have all 9f the Indians in the not to in quantities select lands in severalty within the capita exceed eighty acres per limits of their respective Indian reservations wand and that the remainder of the lands on such reservations should be restored to Indian homestead the public domain subject to actual settlers by entry Resolved That it is the duty of the Con such legislation of the United States to pass gress islation os will guaranteethe speedy adjustment and payment of all claims for depre ment committed by Indians upon the dations of citizens of the and property persons Western States and Territories Resolved That we extend our sympathy struggling to engraft upon to all people individual the principles of individual their political system selfgovernment and liberty and dividual emphasis do we extend that with special heroic efforts of the sympathy to the present i Irish people with That we deeply sympathize Resolved to of Utah in their struggle the loyal people of the laws of the maintain the supremacy and the purity of American United States efforts the best pledge hereby P and we homeland of Idaho in aid of 1 forts of the Democracy as national Congress such legislation by the forever paralyze the will most speedily and seek to bind the would priestly hand that their political lib souls of men by usurping ertles rnofin addition to the forego Resotccd That and policy as sag we leaffirm the principles tIC Democratic of the platformof enunciated in the platform IC National Convention of 1884 G L WATEBS Chairman I I CHAS C STEVENSON Secretary |