Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-10-28
TERRITORIAL PLATFORM.
Platform of the Democratic Party
of idaho Territory.

Platform of the Democratic Party
of Idaho Territory.
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:
Resolued, 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 cltl-
zens at home and abroad, a 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 1T
| 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 I'M
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 Tor MS un-
| firing labors for his constituents.
ResoLUed. 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
ritorv 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 70, 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.
Resolued, 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 oul
| sincerity we point with pride to the RECORD
| of convictions had by Democratic United
| States Attorney before Democratic Judge
during the past year of a Democratic ma
tional administration which, speaks louder
than the windy professions unaccompanlec
by any performances of any past Republl'
| can officers in Idaho.
ResoIued, That we are unalterably opposed
to any dictation in State or political affairs
| by church domination as heretofore exer
cised by the Mormon Church.
Resolved, That we are unalterably opposed
to Chinese immigration, and demand tne
abropation of the Burlingame-Swlt treaty
"a legacy from the Republican party
through whose loopholes slave labor creep!
upon our shores We pledge the best efforts
of the Democratic party of this Territory II
favor of measures which shall permanent.
prohibit and prevent such immigration. W.
regard Chinese labor as an unmixeo esli
therefore, we favor legislation providing To-
the deportation of the Chinese from thl
country, and their exclusion forever.
| the meantime, pending proper Legislator
| unon this subject, the Democratic party o
| Idaho, as friend of free labor and IN TN
interest of the people, recognize the Iega
right of any citizen to employ Wn0m u
pleases, yet we hold it IN the rlght ana auL.
of the people of Idaho Territory, TO Win
hold their patronage from the Chinese AM
that such labor should not be resorted e
when other character of labor is avallacie'
ResoLUed, That this convention is IN favo
of an act of Congress providing for the ire
coinage of both gold and silver, by the Term
which act both gold and silver bullion onere
| &c nd offices
United States shall be received IN excnang
for gold or silver coin or certificates at tn
rate now fixed by law for standard dollar
of gold and silver, which certificates sha
be receivable for all public purposes, an
interchangeable for gold or silver, as tn
case NAV be, and that there be no dlscrln
ination by United States Treasury official
in the use of gold and silver for any purpos
whatever consistent with existing laws, II
Guiding the payment of the lnterest-bearln
debt. ,a
wages and free labor.
kiI associations formed for the purpose {
developing intelligence, promoting the we
fare and protecting the interests % u
Iaborers and mechanics and to enable the
successfully to contend for and malntal
their rights by peaceful and efficient mea1
AGAINST powerful and oppressive compIn
tions. should be encouraged and express
sanctioned by law.
ReSoIred, That we are opposed to the o
pressiye Inonopolies built up, tostered al
protected by Republican ADMINISTRATOR
thot We RECOGNIZE labor as the producer {
conital that we recommend the passage
4 ench laws as will make the wage lahore
nreferred creditors and to secure TO the
the full fruits of their labor /,
ResoIred, That the rapid increase OF q
white population of the United STATES O
mands that Congress take speedy al
effective steps to have all OF the lnolansI III o
select lands in severalty in quantities not
exceed eighty acres per capita Wltnln =
limits of their respective Indian reservatlo
N and that the remainder of the lands on su
G Indian reservations should be restored
the nublic domain, subject to homeste
entry by actual settlers.
Pesolued, That it is the duty OF the 20
DRESS of the United States to pass sucn IL
islation as will guarantee the speedy aGlu
,oant and payment of all claims for dep
dations committed by Indians upon !
oersons and property of citizens OF
Western States and Territories.
PeSoIyed, That we extend our sympat
70 ali people struggling to engra1t up
their political system the prlnclples Vi
diyidual liberty and self-goVernnienS; q q
with special emphasis 90 we saStno Of y
sympathy to the present heroic enorts Oh
ifi Resppired, That we deeply sympathize " v
the loyal people of Utah in their struggle ~
maintain the supremacy OF the laws Oh
United States, and the purity OF Americ
homes. and we hereby pledge the pesS
b. forts of the Democracy OF ldano III alu
S T;TI most speedily and forever paralyzss
WI hand that would seek to Dlnd
p sonIs Of men by usurping their political
|
hi Resotued That in addition to the e,d fore
The ing we re-afirm the principles anu pUoC
ali, annnc;oted in the platform of the Democi