Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-10-25
TERRITORIAL PLATFORM.
Platform of the Democratic Party
of Idaho Territory.

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 1t 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 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
ocratio 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 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
l. hot a
| thanks of our people are due him for his I'M
| 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, 000000 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 denounoe 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 a 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.
ReSolued, That we are unaIterably 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-Sw1ft 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 III
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 Legislator
upon this subject, the Democratic party ol
Idaho, as friend of free labor and In the
interest of the people, recognize the jegal
| right of any citizen to employ whom ne
pleases, 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 u
when other character of labor is available
| RESOLVED, That this convention is IN taVo
of an act of Congress providing for the FREE
coinage of both gold and silver, by the terms
which act both gold and silver bullion offered
at the several mints and assay offices OF TIT
United States shall be received in exchange
for gold or silver coin or certificates at TIT
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 TIT
case NAV be, and that there be no dlscrlm
ination 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-bearlnE
debt.
Resolred. 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
Iaborers 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.
ResoLUed, That we are opposed to the op
nressiye monopolies built up, fostered an
nroteoted by Republican Administrations
that we recognize labor as the producer o
capital, that we recommend the passage
such laws as will make the wage laporer
preferred creditors and to secure TO bneI
the full fruits of their labor.
ResoLued, That the rapid increase OF IN
white population of the United States de
mands that Congress take speedy an
effective steps to have all of the Indians IN tn
select lands in severalty In quantities not
exceed eighty acres per capita within I'd
limits of their respective Indian reserVatloI
and that the remainder of the lands on sue
D Indian reservations should be restored I
= 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 aalus
ment and payment of all claims Tor depr
dations committed by Indians upon u
persons and property OF cltlzens OF u
Western States and Territories. =,
PesolUed. That we extend our sympatf
IN ali people struggling to engraft upc
their political system the principles OF Il
dividuaI liberty and self-government, an
with special emphasis do we extend I'M LI
sympathy to the present heroic enorts Oh u
Irish people. .,,;,,, ,r-i.
the Ioval people of Utah in their struggle
,noainfain the supremacy of the laws of Il
United States, and the purity of Amerlca
homes, and we hereby pledge o, tine oe esq
/. forts Of the Democracy of Idaho IN AID
such legislation by the national CONGRESS ges 4
will most speedily and forever paralyze y y
priestlv hand that would seek TO plnu =, J:
souls Of men by usurping their political Ii
r critics. eo-oo
L. Rescued, That IN add1tlon 10 Tue AUIos
lle ing we re-afirm the principles and pollcy