Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-10-05
Salt cake aet1utrat.
TERRITORIAL PLATFORM.
Platform of the Democratic Party
of Idaho Territory.

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The Democrats of Idaho Territory in
convention assembled, present the 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
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 law, the
protection of the rights of our fellow citi-
zens at home and abroad, desire to reform
the unjust inequalities of customs, to reduce
taxation, TO limit the expenditures to actual
necessities, the revival of trade, the increase
of commerce, the restoration of the un-
earned public lands to the peoples heritage,
the peace that happily extends throughout
our whole land, and the extinction of sec
tional animosities are the salient marks
which signalize the restoration of the DEM
ocratic party to power, and the response it
has gived to the trust repoSed in 1T.
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 spurious and IN
worthy claims, he has signed more pension
bills than any of his predecessors.
RESOLVED, That the record of Hon. John
Haley, our able representative at Washing
ton, is one of which we, as citizens of Idaho,
are justly proud; that Mr.. Hailey's con-
sistent course and energetic and successful
efforts in behalf of our Territory and inter
ests of her citizens meet with our earnest
and enthusiastic appreciation, and that the
thanks of our people are due him for his I'M
firing Iabors for his constituents.
RESOLVED, That in Edward A. Stevenson,
our citizen Governor, Idaho has an honest,
able and fearless Executive, who knows the
wishes and wants of the people of this 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 FORGETTING and restoring to the public
domain railway land grants amounting to
over rs, 100000 of acres, and also the further
fact that in the Forty-eighth Congress the
| Democratic lower House passed the Reagan
Interstate Commerce bill, which failed OF
passage in the Republican Senate; also,
that in the last session of Congress the
Reagan bill was again passed IN the Demo-
cratic lower House.
Resolved, That we 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 proof OF our
sincerity we point with pride to the record
of convictions had by Democratic United
States Attorney before Democratic judge
during the past year of Democratlc ma
tional administration which, speaks louder
than the windy professions unaccompanied
by any performances of any past Republl-
can officers in Idaho.
RESOLVED, That we are unalterably opposed
to any dictation in State or political affairs
by church domination as heretofore exer-
cised by the Mormon Church.
ReSoLUed, That we are unalterably opposed
to Chinese immigration, and demand the
abrogation of the Burlingame-Sw1ft treaty
"a legacy from the Republican party
through whose loopholes slave labor creepE
upon our shores. We pledge the best efforts
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 unmlxed evil
therefore. we favor legislation providing fol
the deportation of the Chinese from this
country, and their exclusion forever. Ii
the meantime, pending proper legislation
upon this subject, the Democratic party Of
Idaho, as friend of free labor and in the
interest of the people, recognize the Iega
right of any citizen to employ whom ht
pleases, yet we hold it In the right and duty
of the people of Idaho Territory, to with
hold their patronage from the Chinese, ant
| that such labor should not be resorted tt
when other character of labor is available.
ResoLUed, That this convention is in favo
of an act of Congress providing for the FREE
coinage of both gold and silver, by the term
which act both gold and silver bullion Offered
at the several minis and assay offices OF TIT
| 1ho1 ha raoaixra9 pYOhqnOf
for gold or silver coin or certificates at thu
rate now fixed by law for standard dollar
of gold and silver, which certificates shall
be receivable for all public purposes, anC
interchangeable for gold or silver, as tn
case may be, and that there be no discrlm
nation by United States Treasury of1clal
in the use of gold and silver for any purpos
whatever consistent with existing laws, in
Guiding the payment of the interest-bearlnl
debt.
Resolved, That we are in favor of liberia
wages and free labor.
Ali associations formed for the purpose o
developing intelligence, promoting the wei
fare and protecting the interests OF tn
laborers and mechanics and to enable theI
successfully to contend Tor ana malnIal
their rights by peaceful and efficient mean
against powerful and oppressive comblna
tions. should be encouraged and expressl
sanctioned by law.
ResOLued, That we are opposed to the or
pressiye monopolies built up, tostered an
protected by Republican Administration
that we recognize labor as the producer
capital, that we recommend the passage Q
! such laws as will make the wage laborel
nreferred creditors and to secure to theI
the full fruits of their labor.
ResoIUed, That the rapid increase OF TN
white population of the United States d'
mands that Congress take speedy an
effective steps to have all of the Indians IN t1
select lands in severalty in quantities not
exceed eighty acres per capita within u
limits of their respective Indian Reservation
and that the remainder of the lands on sue
Indian reservations should be restored
the public domain, subject to homestea
,, entry by actual settlers.
ResoIred, That it is the duty of the Coz
Dress of the United States to pass such LEI
islation as will guarantee the speedy adlus
ment and payment of all claims Tor depr
dations committed by Indians upon Il
persons and property of citizens OF IL
Western States and Territories. =,
ResoIUed, That we extend our sympatf
tn all people struggling to engratt upc
their nolitical system the principles or Il
dividual liberty and self-government, an
with special emphasis do we extend TN
sympathy to the present heroic enorts Oh u
Irish people.
RESOLVED, That we deeply sympathlze WI
the loyal people of Utah in their struggle !,
ma the supremacy of the laws of Il
United States, and the purity of America
homes. and we hereby pledge the pest {
, forts EU-9 Of the Democracy OF Idaho in aid
such legislation by the national Congress aes \
will most speedily and forever Para hS y y
pSs G hsnd b tha suE TGa Se political
= critics. 4ho foreo