Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-10-18
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, q respect for constitutional law, the
protection of the rights of our fellow citl-
zens at home and abroad, a 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
tional animosities are the salient marks
which signalize the restoration of the Dem
ocratic 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 IN
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 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 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
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 unaccompanled
| by any performances of any past kepubll-
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.
ReSolUed, That we are unalteraDly opposed
to Chinese immigration, and demand the
abrogation of the Burlingame-Sw 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 a friend of free labor and IN the
interest of the people, recognize the legal
1
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 tc
when other character of labor is available.
ReSoLred, That this convention IS IN favor
of an act of Congress providing for the free
| coinage of both gid 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 NAV be, and that there be no dlscrlm
nation by United States Treasury officials
in the use of gold and silver for any purposC
whatever consistent with existing laws, in
GLIDING the payment of the interest-bearinE
debt.
RESOLVED, That we are in favor of liberia
wages and free labor.
Ali 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 expressi.
sanctioned by law.
| IIGSOicHI. L
pressiye monopolies built up, fostered an
protected by Republican Administrations
that we recognize labor as the producer o
! canital. that we recommend the passage
snch laws as will make the wage laborer
preferred creditors and to secure to theI
the full fruits of their labor. -,
Resolved, That the rapid increase OF III
white population OF the United otaGeS os
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 tn
limits of their respective Indian Reservation
and that the remainder of the lands on sue
2 Indian reservations should be restored I
the public domain, subject to homestea
entry by actual settlers.
ResoIyed, That it is the duty of the Coz
press of the United States to pass such LEI
islation as will guarantee the speedy adTus
ment and payment of all claims for depr
dations committed by Indians upon tt
persons and property of citizens OF tt
Western States and Territories. =,
ReSolUed, That we extend our sympatt
to all people struggling to engraIt upo
their political system the principles OF Il
dividual liberty and elf-government, an
with special emphasis do we extend TN
sympathy to the present heroic efforts OF I'll
| Irish people.
PesoIued, That we deeply sympathize vii
the loyal people of Utah in their struggle ;,
maintain the supremacy OF the laws OF u
United States, and the purity or Ameriod
. homes. and we hereby pledge the best
forts Of Che Democracy of Idaho in aid
sue such legislation by the national Congress. !,
will most speedily and forever paralyze q
priestly hand that would seek to 9l inc !, =
souls Of men by usurping their political Ii
r. critics. eo.ao
l. Resotred. That in addition to the foreg
le inc we res firm the principles and policy