The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-10-08
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Democra tic State Convention was
.au.I 10 order at 1L3O o'clock by Hon.
PA. Collins. The usual committees
rsre appointed. The committee on
nsrnanent organization reported John
f. fitzgerald Tor president. He ad-
dressed the convention at some length
CONGRATULATED the convention upon the
election of q Democratic President and
ssd Whether our lease OF power
shall continue longer than four years
DEPENDS upon how well We have pro-
tied by the LESSONS of the past. and
how zealously and honestly we strive TO
c5rry out the promises made to the
Dsople IN our State and national plat
sorEas. He strongly endorsed the
dissatisfaction of the President, and
5enniended him for his determine
ION 70 carry out the reforms
promised ia the Chicago platform.
The speaker Congratulated the country
mon the unmiStakable signs of the
death of sectonaliSm and said: Fos-
Hiisu Cea to int rest, be it DEM
,eratic or Republican, and masquerad-
i3gbefUre the people III the ensangUintd
olothipg Of dead and buried issues, as
Seniors Hoar and Sherman are doing,
is ridiculous sight, were u not I'M
Datriotic ana wicked, as could be the
aDpeararce N our streets Of an &c
6entrlc individual who had adOpSed i'll
our day az his style Of dress thai of the
Eliglbethan period or OF the Pirates OF
PenZsnCe."
Mr.. Avery, from the committee on
resolutions, presented the following
platform;
1--WE. the Democrats OF Massachusetts,,
in convention assembled, renew
5ur adherence to the prln-
ciples Of the Democracy declaI ed by the
last national convention at Chicago.
We congratulate the people OF the whole
country on the election aud in&ugera-
ton OF a Democratic pvesid mt, and
vice T siGent. We have full. faith in
the President, in his wise caution, his
far-seeiHg sagacity. his courage and
hTmne5s, MS determination TO admins
ter government in the interests of the
whole people. IN his devotion TO the
iunda mental priacipl of national DEM
ocracy. We expect that under his aG-
mlnlsEraLlon, every reform required to
make tie govern ucnt pure ami honest
vii BE- mace; tLa5 the liberty and rights
5feFery citizen In every section of our
own Country, and on the soil of every
foreign country, will be iealOuslY
ID Il sectional p.ejUGice and jeal-
0u~ly VIII disappear and that the
perVading spirit OF nationality will
be revived which makes every citizen
glory In the prosperity and honor of
common country; that the civil service
will be established on the broad basis of
Justice and equality, securing to the
administration official sympathy with
It's policy, not ere ting an Official class
E-ich shall be b { and beyond the
people, but giving to each and every
citizen who Is capable and honest, the
right to be selected for public employ
meny; that it will recognize the princl-
pie that every official of the republic Is
public servant, strictly responsible to
the people, and holding his office sub
jeUt to the will Of the people; that pub
lie lands be rescued from the hands OF
squatteTS, Spectators and landed
nOnOpolies, and preserved for the
use Ofthe people to whom they
justly belong; that the principal
departments of government Will be so
economically and honestly administered
as TO impose the least possible burden
Of taxation on the people. and that the
confidence of the people. in their love OF
liberty, their fidelity 70 the constitution
and their devotion to the union will De
restored. We therefore pledge to Grover
Cleveland, President Of the United
states, our unf<ering support. We
earnestly request that no candidate be
dominated fur either branch of the leg
Islature, who is not pledged TO the sup
port Of the following measure:
we are opposed 10 tie payment
d poll tax as q condition on which
me right to vote must depend.
We believe in free, honest, unObstructed
ballots; that the right to vote should
attack 10 the citizen and not to the
dollar. We are opposed to che compe-
utlon OF cOnViCts with the labor OF
honest people, and demand such legis
iatlon as will prevent il. We believe
nat the frequent payment of wages en-
aoleS employees to live more ecOnOm1-
cally and assures them greater indie
pendence. We deem it unjust TO retain
The wages earned to enlarge the capital
Or swell the profits of the employer.
we therefore are in favor of the passage
d a law requiring corporations 20 make
weekly payment to their employees. We
are IN favor Of the immediate enactment
d Sucn laws as will provide for the
settlement Of all differences between
ehe employees AMI the employer by
system OF arbitration. We believe that
oonmeIcla! intercourse between the
several States is materially impeded
ana clrcumscri0ed by the existing laws
relating to debtors and creditors which
are detrin entail to the prosperity of the
snUIe country, and therefore demand
sAe immediate enactment Of a national
bankrupt law; that the importance Of
american fisheries as q nursery for
our Naval Power. and the protection
d our coasts. and SEA ports in time OF
var, ought to receive the serious con-
sl1er-ation Of the administration at
Washington.
The Democrats of Massachusetts,.
WITH profound sorrow lament the death
81 the great soldier OF the Union,
Ulysses s. Grant, whose DING message.
Feaoe and good will to this people, d
should be cause for his name to be
'eTered through the coming ages.
Inc resolutions were adopted by
unanimous vote. At l O'Clock the
o'nyenCOn took a recess for an hour.
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