Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-10-29
Salt Gake 4emotrat.
OCTOBER 20, 1886
TERRITORIAL PLATFORM
Platform OF the Democratic Pnr,v
of Idaho TerrItOrv.


of Idaho Territory.
Inc 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:
heSotced That we with becoming pride
endorse the Administration of President
Grover Cleveland for the honesty, frugality
ana success with which it is conducting the
atalrs OF government, carrying out the
principles of Democracy in administering
public trusts and keeping faith with the
people, 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
tlonal 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 callattention 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.. 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 forfeiting and restoring to the public
domain railway land grants amounting to
over rs, 000, 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 denounoe the infamous
practice of bigamy, polygamy and unlawful
and that we pledge our party
to strict and rigid enforcement of the laws
against such crimes, and as u proof of our
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 Republi-
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.
ReSOtued, That we are unalterably opposed
to Chinese immigration, and demand the
of the Burlingame-Swift treaty
"a legacy from the Republican party
through whose loopholes slave labor oreeps
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 unmiXed evil;
therefore, we favor legislation providing for
the deportation of the Chinese from this
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
pleases, 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
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
for gold or silver, as the
case may be, and that there be no discrim-
nation by United States Treasury officials
in the use of gold and silver for any purpose
whatever consistent with existing laws, in
Guiding the payment of the Understanding
debt.
Resolred, That we are in favor of liberal
wages and FREQ labor.
All associations formed for the purpose of
developing intelligence, promoting the wei
fare and protecting the interests OF the
laborers and mechanics and to enable them
successfully to contend for and maintain
their rights by peaceful and efficient means
against powerful and oppressive combina-
tions, should be encouraged and expressly
sanctioned by law.
RESOLVED, That we are opposed TO the OPP
pressive monopolies built up, fostered and
protected by Republican Administrations,
that we recognize labor as the producer of
capital. that we recommend the passage of
such laws as will make the wage laborers
preferred creditors and to secure to them
the full fruits of their labor.
Resolved, That the rapid increase of the
white population of the United States de-
mands that Congress take speedy and
effective steps to have all of the Indians in the
select lands in severalty in quantities not TO
exceed eighty acres per capita within tine
limits of their respective Indian reservations
and that the remainder of the lands on SUCH
Indian reservations should be restored TO
the public domain, subject to homestead
entry by actual settlers.
RESOLVED, That it is the duty OF the Con
Qress 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 the
persons and property of citizens of the
Western States and Territories.
PesOlped, That we extend our sympathy
to all people struggling to engraft upon
their political system the principles Oh IN,
diyidual liberty and solf-government, ana
with special emphasis do we extend that
sympathy to the present heroic efforts OF the
Irish people. .,,. =. lii,
the loyal people of Utah i'll their struggle TO
maintain the supremacy of the laws OF the
United States, and the purity OF American
homes, and we hereby pledge the best Ell
forts of the Democracy of Idaho i'll aid OF
suoh legislation by the national Congress- as
will most speedily and forever paralyze the
priestly hand that would seek TO plnd the
souls of men by usurplng their polltloal ND
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