Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-10-22
TERRITORIAL PLATFORM.
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 clt1-
| 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 I'M
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 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 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 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 conversion proudly
| invites attention to the fact that the last
Democratic House of Representatives passed
bills FORGETTING and restoring to the pubic
domain railway land grants amounting to
| over rs. 100000 of acres, and also the further
fact that in the orty-eighth Congress the
Democratic lower House passed the Reagan
Interstate Commerce bill, which failed or
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 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
tionai administration which, speaks louder
than the windy professions unaccompaned
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 the
abrooation of the Burhngame-Swltt 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 ~
favor of measures which shall permanently
prohibit and prevent such immigration. we
regard Chinese labor as an unmlxed evil
therefore, we favor legislation providing 1oi
the deportation of the Chinese from this
country, and their exclusion forever. II
the meantime, pending proper legislator
upon this subject, the Democratic party o.
Idaho, as a friend of free labor and In Tn,
interest of the people, recognize the jega
right of any citizen to employ Wnom az
nleases. vet we hold it in the right and duty
of the people of Idaho Territory, to with
hold their patronage from the Chinese, ant
| that SuCQ LABOR buOulQ uOb uO "
when other character of labor is available.
, Resolved, That this convention is In taVo
} of an act of Congress providing Tor tine Ire
coinage of both gold and silver, by the Term
which act both gold and silver bullion offers
at the several mints and assay ofhces OF Tn
United States shall be received IN exchang
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, AM
interchangeable for gold or silver, as tn
4 case NAV be, and that there be no dlscrlm
ination by United States Treasury othclal
in the use of gold and silver for any purpos
whatever consistent with existing laws, III
GLIDING the payment of the lnterest-Dearln
debt. ill.,,
ResoLUed, That we are in favor OF l1bert
wages and free labor.
Xii associations formed for the purpose c
developing intelligence, promoting the we
n fare and protecting the interests OF u
l Iaborers and mechanics and to enable the
- snccaesfnllv TO contend for and malntal
their rights by peaceful and efficient mea1
AGAINST powerful and oppressive comoln
tions. should be encouraged and expressI
sanctioned by law.
ResolUed, That we are opposed to the o.
pressiye monopolies built up, fostefeo al
protected by Republican Admlnls9S lon =
that we recognize labor as the producer
canitaI. that we recommend the passage
snch laws as will make the wage LAHORE
preferred creditors and to secure 10 tne
the full fruits of their labor. l,
ResoIued. That the rapid increase OF q
white population of the United STATES =
mands that Congress take speedy a.
Effective stems to have all of the Indians IN 6
select lands in severalty in quantities not
ayceed eighty acres per capita Within L
limits of their respective Indian reServatlo
and that the remainder of the lands on SD
no Indian reservations should be restoreu
10 the public domain, subject TO honles'e
entry by actual settlers. ~
ResOIred. That it is the duty OF tne w
c,rass of the United States to pass such Il
?sIotion as will guarantee the speedy aolu
roant and payment of all claims Tor dep
dnt;ona committed by Indians upon
VERSIONS and property of citizens OF
Western States and Territories.
ResoIUed, That we extend our sy syn pa,
to all people struggling 10 enS Of
their political system the prlnclples Vi
Iy;duaI liberty and self-government; q
Sv;tb special emphasis do we extend y
sympathy to the present herolc enof'' u
Irish people. ,,o4b;za w
the Ioval people of Utah IN tnelr strug Z.
maintain the supremacy OF tne iaws "
WI,;tad States, and the purity OF, Amerie
S SnaSeu and we hereby pledge the best
N IT. If the Democracy of ldaho IN alo
Oe sT,ch IeoisIation by the national congress
Ill ,,oot eneedily and forever paralyZes
nr;aStiT hand that would seek to plh9
soGIs of mem mem by usurping their political
dar- critics. IL so-o
Chi Resolved, That in addition to the tGre
the ing we re-afirm the principles ana ponc,
tab, enunciated in the platform OF the Deinoo
ossi- ic National Convention OF 1864.
ossl- O. II. WATERS, Chairman
GIL CHAs. G. STEVENSON, Secretary.
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