The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-06-03
NATURALLY DEMOCRATIC.

feople's party, are naturally Democratic.
Their natural aversion to the interior
ence OF the federal government with local
affairs would make them so. The control
OF elections, the denial TO the people of the
benefits OF the school lands, the appoint
ment OF governor over them with an alb
solute veto (aAMILToN's original plan for
state governors, the appointment of a
commission to Oversee" elections, of fed
eral judges and courts to try all kinds of
cases except the trivial matters adiudicated
by the police justice, the restriction of jury
service on all kinds of cases to select few,
the imposition Of the military and its exal-
tation above the civil authority, the
vast power exercised by United
States deputy marshals in contrast
with the subordinated powers of the
officers elected by the people, such as the
sheriffs, the city marshals, and under them
their deputies and police officers, the power
OF Congress to set aside all the laws of the
territory, and supersede them by such
charter or such legislative commission as
it sees ft,-all these are applications of
doctrine which is intensely anti-Demo-
cratic, but which is in accordance with the
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power into the hands of the federal govern
ment, by taking from the people and lodging
in the central government all the power the
people are careless enough to be deprived
OF, and are distasteful 10 the majority of
Utah people.
Naturally enough, therefore, the sympa-
thies of the large majority have gone with
the Democratic party. When CLEVELAND
was elected, for example, an almost uni
versal shout went up from the people of
Utah
But it is not alone the general leanings
and sympathies of the former members of
the Peoples party that proclaim them
Democratic in principle This party's
platforms have always consisted almost
entirely of straight Democratic doctrine.
Low taxes, public economy, equal rights,
local self government and equality before
the law, the very essence of Democratic
doctrine-these have characterized every
enunciation of principles made by the
Peoples party.
1t may be worth while to emphasize and
illustrate this point. For that purpose the
reader is invited to observe the parallel
doctrines of the national Democracy, as
embodied in the principles of the young
mems Democratic clubs of this nation, and
the principles taught by the Peoples polit-
ical clubs in this territory.
The respective doctrines of the Demo |
cratic party and of the Peoples party are !
as follows:
The name OF this as The name of this as |
ISOLATION shall be the sociation shall be the 4
National Association OF Peoples Political club |
Democratic clubs. OF the - school dis |
Inc OBJECTS OF this as trlct OF Salt Lake city,
sociation are as fol- Utah.
lows: PRINCIPLES
To foster the forma- The objects of this
ton OF permanent Dem club are follows:
ocratc clubs and socle- To difuse political
ties throughout the information and a |
United States, and in knowledge of the prfn-
sure their active co-.ciples OF government:
operation in dissent
n ting Jeffersonian
principles OF govern
ment;
To preserve the con- To aid in preserving
stitution OF the United the constitution of the
States, the autonomy United States, TO pro-
Of the tltes local self mote local self-govern-
government and free ment and insure the
dom OF elections: freedom and purity of
elections;
To oppose class legis To oppose class leg
ation which despoils islation;
abor and builds up
monopoly;
The resist revolu- To resist the imposi-
7onary changes and ton of taxes beyond
he Capitalization OF the necessity of gov
power; eminent economically
To oppose the impo administered;
,ition of taxes beyond
he necessity OF govern-
nent economically ad- {
.
TO promote economy To promote economy
n all branches of the.in all ranches of the
public service; public service; ,
To oppose unneceS |.
AIRY commercial re
tuctions for the bene- Ii
IL OF the few at the ex-
ense of the many;
To maintain inviolatel To maintain the fun |
he fundamental prn- damental principle of q.
iple OF Democracy equality before the
quality before the law law;
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To cooperate with To cooperate with
he regular organiZa- the regular orgaaiZa-
ion of the Democratictions of the People's |
arty in support ofparty in support OF its
Democratic men and men and measures.
measures.
A member of the Peoples party is not 4;
equired, in order to become a Democrat, =,
o abandon or modify single doctrine he !;
reviously held. He is invited to study ,
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