The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-06-03
To the PeonLe of Utah.

ls The sentiment in favor of organic
ing political parties in Utah in har-
mony with National parties has at
tanned such force and expression that
it cannot be delayed CT resisted. The
Liberal and Peoples parties were the
outgrowth Of the conditions existing
when they were formed, but the
changed conditions of political affairs
III Utah leal es no rational ground fol
their maintenance, and we cannot toe
soon drop these old organizations with
their dead issues, their narrow fields
OF discussion and their memories of
social and political bitterness.
The Republicans of Salt Lake City
have organized and appointed local
committee, and have appointed the
unders gned a temporary Territorial
committee to act as a medium of or
ganization until the Republicans of
Utah, in general convention. can COM
plete their organization. formulate
their aUform and appoint their COM
mittee.
We now seek the aid and active CO.
operation of all citizens in the Terri
tory who are willing to unite with us
in organizing the National Republican
party of Utah. and who accept these
general views to-wit:
That the time has come to abandon
local organization and form parties
composed of those who hold political
opinions in harmony with National
parties without regard to their affiilia-
tons.
That the general principles of the
best adapted to promote the welfare
of our Territory. protect its industries
and secure to its people the just re-
wards of their labor.
The length of the National Republic
can platform prevents its production
in full in this call. but the following
extract announces political principle
which is vital TO the prosperity Of our
Territory, to wit:
We are uncOmpr0miSingly in favor
OF the American system of protection.
Tie protective system must be main
tanned; its abandonment has always
been followed by general disaster to
all interests except those of the usureT
and sheriff"
The principle OF protection to Ameri
can products and labor is of the high
est Importance to the vast agricultural,
wool growing and stock raising inter
eStS of our Territory
1t is of equal Importance to our
great mining interests, which furnish
so large an amount of remuneratiye
labor and yield such an important
part of our income.
Without protection we cannot sue
ol1i-l, fa at, IN,
Utah. With it we may hope to utilize
the abundance OF material our Terri
tory affords and employ the labor re-
CURED to utilize it.
The Republicans of Utah will be un
animously in favor of remonetiZing
silver. and of the free coinage OF
American silver. They also claim
that the American product should he
protected IN all the uses to which il is
adapted, including its use as a me
dunn of exchange. under the Repub-
lican principle of protection.
4They will also assert and recognize
the dignity of labor and the necessity
of proper legislation to protect its m
ttreSt.
The home laborerS and contractors,
who contribute to the public funds,
are justly entitled to the preference
in all public works, and that Utah
work should 60 to Utah workmen.
In view of the peculiar history of
Utah in the past, and the fears Of
many Of its citizens for tn future.
the Republicans of Utah wiIl an
nounce they are opposed to the dis
francbisemenJ fanny citizen except
for crime of which he sball have been
convicted by the process of law, and