The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-05

| OF the federal constitution is to secure a ire
government to the people of the United States
wherein all persons shall be protected in hfe
| liberty and property, and in the enjoyment o
every right essential to their happiness, and no
| inconsistent with the rights of others,
| We regard the constitution as a sacred CHAR
ter of human liberty. We revere It's prlnclple
and declare our unwavering allegiance to thu
government and laws made in pursuance OF 1T
| provisions.
The Peoples party has always upheld thes.
principles 1t has maintained the right of loca
self government. It has contended for the free
dom and purity of elections. 1t has opposed
! class legislation. 1t has promoted honesty II
| all branches of the public service. 1t has main
tanned equality before the law. 1t has beer
characterized by justice, prudence and hdenty
Taxation has been uniform and lower in Utaf
than in any other Territory. There have beer
no eXtraVagant salaries, no lobbery no schemes
or great bonded debts. Life and property have
| been secure. Morality has been foStered an6
vice repressed. 1t is the party of conservative
progress commensurate with public necessities
| and resources.
Opposed to the Peoples party is the self
styled Liberal party which processes to ven
crate the Constitution, while violating its funda
mental truths. 1t arrogateS to its members the
honored name of Americans, while seeking &c
deprive a large class OF American citizens OF
the substantial rights of free men. Through
its persistent Misrepresentation the right OF
trial by Jury has been abridged and almost de-
stroyed 10 this territory. By procuring unre-
publican test oathS and other proscrptive leg
islation it has DISTINGUISHED many citizens be-
cause they would not support its men and meas
ures. For this cause only ii has succeeded in
robbing the women of Utah of the elective fran,
chise, after they had exercised 1t for fifteen
years. II has endeavored 10 supplant legis-
lature elected by the people with a commission
appointed by the federal government. 1t has
sought TO erect an insuperable barrier Of preju-
dice against the admission of a state. 1t seeks
to extend to this territory the Infamous enact
ments by which, in Idaho, thousands of law
abiding citizens are stripped of every political
right, solely because of their membership in an
unpopular religious organization, 1t avows,
through its organ, its intention TO procure such
congressional legislation as will debar all per-
sons who belong TO that religious body from ac-
quiring title to any part OF the public domain
1t is therefore, destructive of popular liberty
and unworthy the support of any just, liberal
and patriotic citizen.
We believe that the supremacy Of the Liberal
party means class disfranchisement, excessive
taxation official extravaganza, and laxity in
public social regulations; and that the suprem
acy of the Peoples party means equality before
the law, reasonable taxes, official honesty an
prudence and the maintenance Of the proud
reputation OF the county for law and order.
We are opposed to the traffic in liquor, and
favor the highest license practicable and the
strictest execution of the laws for its regula-
tien.
Gambling houses dhouses of i'll fame should
be suppressed, and both male and female re-
sorterS to such places should be punished with
the full rigor of the law.
we repuulale anu uehy tne cnarRes tnat III
Juab county priestly control is exercised in any
manner, to infringe upon the freedom of the in
dividual either at the polls, in convention or in
any official capacity.
We invite the people at large, the aged and
the young, to Join our party and to aid in bring
ing about and sustaining good government, guar
anteeing full liberty to all and equal proportion
ate representation TO every district in the
county.
There shall be elected annually, by the county
convention OF said party, central committee,
whose duty shall be to call primary meetings
and county conventions, to apportion precinct
representations TO county conventions, to col
lect funds for the necessary expenses of the
party, and to do all business necessary for the
promotion of its best interests.
In conclusion, the Peoples party pledges itself
to this platform, and in the maintenance and
defense of constitutional principles and the
rights of mankind, and will ever labor to pro
mote universal liberty civil, political and re
ligious.