Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-10-21
TERRITORIAL PLATFORM.
Platform of the Democratic Party
of Idaho Territory.

of Idaho Territory.
The Democrats of Idaho Territory il
convention assembled, present the fol
lowing resolutions and platform, ant
pledge the Democratic party of Idaho
and its candidates to their faithful anC
earnest support and endorsement:
Resolved, That we with becoming prid.
endorse the Administration of Presiden
Grover Cleveland for the honesty, frugalit,
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 SEQ
tional animosities are the salient marks
| ocratlc party to power, and the response it
has gived to the trust reposed in it.
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-
slstent 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 un-
firing labors 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 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 Democratic ma
tional administration which, speaks louder
than the windy professions unaccompanled
| 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.
RESOLVED, That we are unalterably opposed
to Chinese immigration, and demand the
abrogation of the Burlingame-Swift treaty
"a legacy from the Republican party
through whose loopholes slave labor creeps
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. 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
| IN
pieases, vet we hold it in the right and duty
of the people of Idaho Territory, to with:
hold their patronage from the Chinese, ano
| that such labor should not be resorted tC
when other character of labor is available
Resolved, That this convention is in favor
of an act of Congress providing for the fret
coinage of both gold and silver, by the terms
which act both gold and silver bullion Offered
at the several minis and assay offices of the
United States shall be received in exchange
for gold or silver coin or certificates at thu
rate now fixed by law for standard dollars
of gold and silver, which certificates shall
be receivable for all public purposes; ano
interchangeable for gold or silver, as thu
case NAV be, and that there be no dlscrlm
nation by United States Treasury officials
in the use of gold and silver for any purpos'
whatever consistent with existing laws, In
GLIDING the payment of the interest-bearlnG
debt
RESOLVED, That we are in favor of liberia
wages and free labor.
All associations formed for the purpose O.
developing intelligence, promoting the wei
fare and protecting the interests of tn
laborers and mechanics and to enable then
successfully to contend for and MAINTAIN
their rights by peaceful and efficient mean
against powerful and oppressive comblna
tions, should be encouraged and expressl.
sanctioned by law.
RESOLVED, That we are opposed TO the op
nressiye monopolies built up, fostered ant
protected by Republican Administrations
that we recognize labor as the producer o.
canital. that we recommend the passage
such laws as will make the wage laDorer
preferred creditors and to secure to tne1
the full fruits of their labor.
Resolued, That the rapid increase OF IN
white population of the United states oe
mands that Congress take speedy an
a1factive stems to have all of the Indians IN tn
select lands in severalty in quantities not :,
exceed eighty acres per capita Within ID
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.
PesoIred, That it is the duty OF the Coz
Dress of the United States to pass such lef
islation as will guarantee the speedy adlus
rnent and payment of all claims Tor depr'
dations committed by Indians upon tI
oorcons and property of citizens or t1
Western States and Territories. -,
PesoIred. That we extend our sympatn
IN ALI people struggling to engrs1t upo
their political system the prlnclpAes Vi =
dividual liberty and seI-goYert nHte.,S a.,
with special emphasis DO we sxte-io /. -. 80
s,nonafhv to the present heroic efforts OF I'll
Irish people. ,,;,o, r;t
Pes6Ired. That we deeply sympathlze WI
a. Ioval neople of Utah in their struggle !
r No the supremacy of the laws OF Il
TTnitad States, and the purity OF America
S OnrSeo s and we hereby pledge the best
f HOsHe Of I'll" the Democracy of Idaho in aid
such legislation by the national Congress es y
will most speedily and forever PardhlS nd II II
pSst G hand D th nsr TGna t ff political
r critics. ,,... L.. 4ha foreo
e inc we reoaffirm the principles and policy
/, ennnc;otoS IN tbe nlatform of the Democra