Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-10-14
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 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 clti-
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
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 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 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 Fer
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 pubilc
| domain railway land grants amounting to
over 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
|
| 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 a 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 una]terably 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 ne
pieases, vet 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 Tree
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 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 discrim-
ination by United States Treasury officials
in the use of gold and silver for any purpose
whatever consistent with existing laws, in
GLIDING the payment of the interest-bearlng
debt.
RESOLVED, That we are in favor of liberal
wages and free labor.
All associations formed for the purpose OF
developing intelligence, promoting the wei
fare and protecting the interests OF Tine
Iaborers and mechanics and to enable then
successfully to contend for and maintain
their rights by peaceful and efficient means
against powerful and oppressive comblna
tions, should be encouraged and expressly
sanctioned by law.
PesoIred. That we are opposed to the op
pressiye monopolies built up, fostered ane
protected by Republican Administrations
that we recognize labor as the producer OF
capital, that we recommend the passage OF
snch laws as will make the wage laborer'
preferred creditors and to secure TO tnen
the full fruits of their labor.
ResoIued, That the rapid increase OF the
white population of the United States de
mands that Congress take speedy ano
effective steps to have all of the Indians IN Tn
select lands in severaity in quantities not q
exceed eighty acres per capita WITHIN u
limits of their respective Indian reserVatloI,
and that the remainder of the lands on suci
J Indian reservations should be restored e
the public domain, subject to homestea'
entry by actual settlers.
RESOLVED, That it is the duty OF the Con
Dress of the United States to pass such leg
islation as will guarantee the speedy ADJUST
ment and payment of all claims for depre
dations committed by Indians upon tn
persons and property of citizens OF tn
Western States and Territories.
RESOLVED, That we extend our symPatn
To all people struggling to engratt -upo
their POLITICAL system the principles OF IL
dividual liberty and self-goyernment, an
with special emphasis do we extend tna
sympathy to the present heroic efforts OF tn
Irish people. .l.; ,,;.
PesoIued. That wedeeply sympathlze WIT
the loyal people of Utah IN their struggle
maintain the supremacy OF the laws OF tn
United States, and the purity OF america
1ortU % +ba Democracy of Idaho in aid {
ench Ieoislation by the national congress
will most speedily and forever paralyze t t
nriactIy hand that would seek TO Dln9 =,
souls Of men by usurping their polltlcal Ill
r. critics. H. eorao,
e ing we re-afirm the prlnclpies anu na pU