Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-04
ruG REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

adopted rs the Republican Territorial
convection:
"rho Republicans Of Utah In conycn-
ton assembled congratulate the people Of
the Territory that the timo has come
when they ran pat old differences behind
them aud move forward upon those lines
that tend most directly ~ the public
good.
'Wo hold tha: Il 3, tho part Of wisdom
aud of patriotism IN recognize tho chang.
os that have occurred aud 10 accept their
inevitable tendency, and We maintain
that any onlr; &, force conditions under
which old lines would DO to.osiablished
aud old blitornos,c. revived IL 10 be con.
dofnned ~ inimlcal To tho best Interests
OF all tho people Of Utah.
eve congratulate the Republicans of
Utah upon the large vote pollod at tho
recent election. Circumstances were such
that tho party could scarcely hope to
make more than beginning, and the
splendid proportions ~ that beginning
encourage our confident belief tina, tho
time il near %, hand whom large MAORI
| " Of the people Of the Territory will be
found armyed under the banner OF the
party Of progress.
"Iiclleying that the party upon which
communltic. finally rely for the best re-
suits Of government should clearly do.
hno ~ position bofor o tho people upon
all questions Of general Interest and i'm
portancc, we hereby cnunclat tho follow.
Ing as the platform OF princ' Jos OF tho
llepublicln party of Utah
ave arc unnlteribly attached to the
principles Of the Republican party aud
aro prepared n maintain thom before tho
people OF this territory, believing that
thcy arsbo,t calculated to foster the Ia
toro-'s Of the section In which Wa live ~
we'll as the Interests u every other SOC,
ton u our common country.
"Wo affirm 'our answering dcyo-
ton to tho national constitution aud 10
the indissolublo union Of tho states, TO
tho authority reserved 10 the statc- nndor
the constitution, aud a. tho personal
rights aud liborlie, Of citlEons IN all the
states and territories
"rhe Republicans hold that al political
power i- Of the people, that national au-
thnrity il derived from the people Of all
the states aud state authority from The
ponplo ofihe particular state, that tho
government Of tho United states pos
.cssos tho power named Ia ~ cous,ltu.
ton and those necessary 20 thoir exercise
that the people of tho state possesses the
powers not 40 conferred Or donicd to thom
by that instruments that tho state gov
arnment may exercise such powers as
rcnaln with it, people as they have no
In their constitution forbidden the uso Of
that the national aud state governments
are sovereign In their respective spheres,
aud that there can be- no conflict between
their rights 10 bounded. Aud we further
affirm that tho allegiance Of tho citizen o
tho unltol SIatos Is direct aud immediate
aud that his allegiance To tho State cannot
Intervene, aud that from this Il follow
that the United States Is a nation.
eve arc uncomproml-lngly In favor o
the American system Of protection. ",
protest against Il, destructl on propose,
by iho Damocrallo party. It serves N,
interests u Europe, We will support Ga,
interests Of America.
"rho protective system must bo main
tainodi Us abandonment has always boon
followed by general disaster to all Inter.
c-t. except those Of tho usuror and the
! shoriH.
"wc condemn the proposition Of III,
Democratic party TO place wool on n,
lrcc list This policy, persislcuily urged
10y that party, would work moisurcies-
disaster 60 ono Of our most impouau
industries, bring ruin Ia many, throw
vast number OF mon out " employmon
and lose to uthh a very largo part Of hel
income now Annually received from th.
wool clip
Eve Wow with undisui,ol alarm III,
persistent Efforts made by tho Democratic
! PARTY 10 admit Mexican leat ore lrdi %
. duty. rbN parry supported That propp
si,ion in tho last Congress ami woul.
/ carry Through itlt should be- pouni,o,
20 come into complete c1nral of the
: national government. Tao Republican
parry has gIyon our great mining ulu,
try protection against the pooh product %
the southern republic, aud has thorah'
conferred an nestimablo blessing up1i
! Utah aud il Us emf. lot o. tho unWa,rtu
support o' all who dplnl l1e th7- BOO
a dividual property upon tA3 p@sl ,
II the Territory,