Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-10-16
TERRITORIAL PLATFORM.
Platform of the Democratic Party
of Idaho Territory.

Platform Oh 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:
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 perty 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 un-
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.. Halley'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 IN
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 Representative passed
bills FORGETTING and restoring to the public
domain railway land grants amounting to
over 75, 900 900 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 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.
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 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 friend of free labor and IN the
interest of the people, recognize the legal
right of any citizen to employ whom he
pieases, yet we hold it in the right and duty
of the people of Idaho Territory, to with
hold their patronage from the Chinese, and
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
I. 4, lo,, lion nffnrod
at the several minis 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 d1scrlm-
nation by United States Treasury ottclals
in the use of gold and silver for any purpose
whatever consistent with existing laws, in
Guiding the payment of the Understanding
debt.
Resolved, That we are in favor of liberal
wages and free labor.
AlI associations formed for the purpose o.
developing intelligence, promoting the wei
! fare and protecting the interests OF TIT
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.
ResoIUed, That we are opposed to the op
uressiye monopolies built up, fostered ant
protected by Republican Administrator
! that we recognize labor as the producer o.
capital, that we recommend the passage
such laws as will make the wage labofer
nreferred creditors and to secure to then
the full fruits of their labor
| PesoLued. That the rapid increase OF tn
white population of the United States oe
mands that Congress take speedy ant
effective steps to have all of the Indians IN tn
select lands in severalty IN quantities not I
exceed eighty acres per capita within 20
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 Cor
cress of the United States to pass sucn lel
islation as will guarantee the speedy adlus
ment and payment of all claims for depr'
dations committed by Indians upon Il
persons and property OF citizens Oh I'll
Western States and Territories. -,
PeSoJred. THAT we extend our sympath
70 ali people struggling to engraft upo
their political system the principles OF Il
dividuaI liberty and self-government, an
with special emphasis do we extend I'M
sympathy T to the present heroic efforts OF IL
Irish people. l;,
ResoIued, That we deeply sympathlze WI,
the loyal people of Utah IN tnelr strug ~ :,
maintain the supremacy OF the laws OF u
United United States, and the purity of America
homes. and we hereby pledge the best
forts HU Of the Democracy of Idaho in aid
snch LEGISLATION by the national congress
will most speedily and forever paralyze u I,
,'-;aStIy hand that would seek to plnd u
sonIs Of men by usurping their political IL
critics. ,..: 20 +ba forec