The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-01-12


The Peoples party of Salt Lake city, in
convention assembled, present the follow
ing
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES:
The basis of free government is the right
of the people to govern themselves.
| The object of the Federal constitution is
to secure a free government to the people
of the United States, wherein all persons
shall be protected in life, liberty and prop
erty and in the enjoyment of every right
essential to their happiness and not incon-
sistent with the rights of others.
We regard the Constitution as a sacred
charter of human liberty; we revere its
principles and declare our unwavering al
legiance to the government and laws made
in pursuance of its provisions.
The Peoples party has always upheld
these principles. 1t has maintained the
right of local self government. 1t has con-
tended for the freedom and purity of cleo
tions. 1t has opposed class legislation. 1t
has promoted honesty in all branches of the
public service. 1t has maintained equality
before the law. 1t has been characterized
by justice, prudence and fidelity. Taxa
| ton has been uniform and lower in Utah
than in any other territory. There have
been no eXtravagant salaries, no jobbery
no schemes for great bonded debts. Life
and property have been secure, morality
has been fostered and vice depressed. 1t
is the party of conservative progress, COM
mensurate with public necessities and re-
| sources.
Opposed to the Peoples party is the self
styled "Liberal'' party, which processes to
venerate the constitution while violating its
fundamental truths. 1t arrogates to it's
members the honored name of Americans
while seeking to deprive large class of
American citizens of the substantial rights
of freemen. Through its persistent mis-
representation the right of trial by jury has
been abridged and almost destroyed in this
territory. By procuring unrepublican test
oaths and other proscriptive legislation it
has disfranchised many citizens, because
they would not support it's men and meas
ures. For this cause only it has succeeded
in robbing the women of Utah of the cleo
tive franchise after they had exercised it for
fifteen years. 1t has endeavored to sup
plant a legislature elected by the people
with commission appointed by the
Federal government. 1t has sought to
erect an insuperable barrier of prejudice
against the admission of Utah as a state
1t seeks to extend to this territory-the in
famous enactments by which, in Idaho,
thousands of law-abiding citizens are
stripped of every political right, solely be-
cause of their membership in an unpopular
religious organization. 1t avows, through
its organs, its intention to procure such
, Congressional legislation as will debar all
: persons who belong to that religious body
from acquiring title to any part of the
; public domain. 1t is therefore destructive
of popular liberty and unworthy of the sup
port of any just, liberal and patriotic
citizen.
We believe that the supremacy of the
Liberal party means class disfranchise-
ment, excessive taxation, official extra
. vagance, and laxity in public social regula-
tons, and that the supremacy of the
Peoples party means equality before the
3 law, reasonable taxes, official honesty and
l prudence, and the maintenance of the
} proud reputation of the city for law and
D order.
That the progress and improvements de
!, manded by the growth of the city may be
secured, we declare that:
WATER.
: There must be plentiful supply and
fair distribution of water for all needful
purposes, let the cost be what it may. This
is absolutely Indispensable to the healtt
and happiness of the people and the beauty
and prosperity of the city. The water
= mains should be extended as soon as posi-
bic to every part of the city.
STREET LIGHTING
q We favor the speedy extension
: of street lighting by gas or electricity to al
inhabited parts OF the city
SANITATION
8 We favor a thorough system O.
sanitation-sewers for the business anC
thickly peopled portions of the city, deodor
ization and removal of focal and all kinds
Y of waste matter from other parts, unde,
e the supervision of efficient officers.
? STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
= The grades and lines OF al
streets, water bitches and sidewalks SHOULD
be permanently established; the corners O.
r blocks and grades of streets indicated b,
suitable corner-stones, and all improve
ments made to conform thereto.
The streets and sidewalks should be per
manently graded aud improved, with goo,
material, as fast as possible upon al
equitable and definite plan, and all bridge
and culverts should be the full width o
: the streets and sidewalks.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS
s. We favor the erection of publ
buildings adequate for present and APP
preaching requirements. But in orde
that the taxes may not be increased TO
this purpose, and that the ordinary cit
city revenues may be- used for water an
other pressing requirements, the city SUI
plus lands not dedicated to public US
should be sold as provided by law. and tn
funds appropriated for public buildings i
common with other improvements.
LETTING OF CONTRACTS
6-Public work should be let by contrac
to the lowest responsible bidder.
RAILROADS.
Good railroad facilities are nj
cessary to the growth and development o
the city and the convenience of it's inhab
tants. But rights of way for steam raj
y roads through our streets should only b
. granted where absolutely necessary an
u then in such manner as to cause as littl
u injury and inconvenience to the inhabitant
"a as possible, and only on the consent of
two thirds majority of the owners of rea