The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-06-23


countries participating is a time honored doc
trine of the Democratic faith, but we denounce
the sham reciprocity which juggles with the
peoples desire for enlarged foreign markets
and freer exchanges by pretending TO establish
closer trade relations Tor country whose arLl-
cles of export are almost exclusively agricul-
tural products, with other countries that are
also agricultural while erecting the Gus
tom house barrier OF prohibitive tariff taxes
against the richest countries of the world
that stands ready to take our entire surplus OF
products and exchange therefor commodities
which are the necessaries and comforts of life
among our people. We recognize in
TRUSTS AND CONVERSATIONS.
which are designed to enable capital to secure
more than Just share of the Joint product Of
prohibitive taxes, which prevent free COMPETE
ton which is the life of honest trade. but be-
lieve their worst evils can be abated By law and
We demand the rigid eniorcemt mt of the laws
made to prevent and control them, together
with such further legislation in the restraint of
their abuses as experience may show to be
necessary.
The Republican party. while processing u
policy of reserving public land for small hold
lngs by actual settlers, has given away the
peoples heritage TIL now, few railroads and
nom resident aliens, individual and corporate,
possess larger area than that of all the fal ms
between the two seas.
The last Democratic administration reversed
the improvident and unwise policy of the Re-
reclaimed from corporations and syndicates,
alien and domestic. and restored TO the people
neatly one hundred million acres of valuable
land 10 be Sscrediy held ashOmesteadS of our
citizens, and we pledge ourselves
TO CONTINUE THIS POLICY
until every acre of land SO unlawfully held
shall be reclaimed and restored 10 the people.
We denounce the Republican legislation known
as the Sherman act OF 1890. as q cowardly
makeshift iraught with possibilities of danger
hi oy, cn
porters. as well as its author, anxious for its
speedy repeal.
SILVER AND GOLD.
We hold to the use OF both gold and silver as
the standard OF money OF the country, and to
the COLI age of both gold and silver without dis
criInin3 tin against either metal or charge
for min 1n<. but dollar OF unit coinage OF 10th
metals must be of equal intrinsic aud exchange
able vaiue or adjusted through International
agreement or by such SAT- GUARDS OF legislation
as shall insure the maintenance of parity OF the
two metals and equal power OF every dollar at
all times in the markets and in the payment of
debts, and we demand that paper currency be
kept at par with and redeemahle in such coin.
WE INSIST UPON THIS POLICY
as especially necessary for the protection OF
farmers and -laboring classes, tirsi. and the
most defenseless victssss of unsJabIe money
and fiuctuating currency.
We recommend that The prohibitory 10 per
cent. on state bank issues be repealed.
PUBLIC OFFICE is A PUBLIC TRUST
We re-afirm the declaration of the Demo
cratic National convention OF 1876 for reform in
the civil service and call for the honest enforce
ment of all laws regulating the same.
The nomination of president, as in the recent
Republican Convention by delegations COM
posed largely ofhis appointees holding office at
pleasure is scandalouS satire on free and
popular institutions. and a startling illus IRA
ton of the methods by which the president
may crafty his ambition. We denounce the
policy under which federal office holders usurp
control OF party conventions in states and
pledge the Democratic party to the reform OF
these and all other abuses which threaten IN
dividual liberty ana local self government.
The Democratic party is the only party that
ever has given tue country foreign policy con-
sistert and vigorous, compelling respect abroad
and inspiring confidence at home. while avoid
ing entangling alliances 1t has aimed to Guilt
vate friendly relations with other nations and
especially with leighbors in the American con
tinent whose destiny is closely linked with
ours, and we view with alarm the tendency to q
policy of irritation and buster, which is lable
any time TO confront US with the alternative Of
humiliation or war.
We countenancs a navy strong enough for all
purposes of national defeuce and TO properly
maintain the honor and dignity OF the country
abroad.
This country has always been the refuge OF
the oppressed from every land, exies for con-
science sake and the spirit of the founders of
our government We condemn the oppression
practiced by the Russian government upon
Russian and Jewish subjects and call upon the
national government in the interest of
proper means to use prompt and best
efforts to bring about cessation OF these cruel
prosecutions in the dominion Of the car and Sc
cure to the oppressed equal rights.
We tender our profound and earnest SYM
pathy to the lovers OF freedom who are strug-
Cling for home rule and the great cause of local
self-government in Ireland,
we heartily approve the legitimate efforts TO
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dumping ground for known criminals and pau
pers, and demand the rigid enforcement of the
laws against Chinese immigration and impor-
tatiOn of foreign labor under contract to degrade
American abor and reduce wages, but we con-
denim any measures to restrict the immigration
OF the industrious and worthy of foreign
labcrerS.
We renew our expression of appreciation of
the soldiers and sailors of the Union in the war
for the preservation OF the Union, and favor
Just and liberal
PENSIONS FOR ALL DISABLED UNION SOLDIERS
their widows and all dependents but we de-
m and that the work OF the pension office shall
be- done industriously, impartialIy and hon
| eStly.
we denounce the present administration as
incompetent corrupt, disgraceful and dis
honest.
The federal government should care for and
! improve the Mississippi river and other great
waterways, so as to secure for the interior
states easy and cheap transportation TO tide
water. and when any waterway of the republic
1 is ofsutficient Importance TO demand the aid oil
the government. that such aid be extended on
definite plan OF continuous work until perma
nent Improvement is secured.
For the support of national defense and pro-
motion OF commerce between states, we recog
nlze the early construction of the Nicarapna
canal and its protection aga INST foreign contiol
as OF great importance to the United States
THE WORLDS FAIR.
Recognizing the Worlds Columbian exposi
ton as a national undertaking OF vast import
/ aace. in which the general government mas in
vited the cooperation of all the powers of the
world, and app eciating the acceptance by
manv of such powers the invitation so ex
| tended, and The broad and liberal efforts beiue
made by them to contribute to the grand under
taking, we are of the opinion that congress
! should make such necessary financial pro
visions as shall be requisite to the maintenance
of the national honor and public faith
EDUCATION.
Popular education being the only safe basi.
4 OF popular suffrage we recommend to the sev
eral states the most lreral appreciation for tht
public schools. Free common schools are The
/ nursery of good government and have AWAY.
party which favors every means oil in
creasinr intelligence. Freedom of education
beng essential to civil and rel gious liberty rs
we'll as the necessity for tie development
Of intelligence, must not be interfered With OF
any pretext whatever. We OPP ose state inter.
! terence with parental right OF conscience in The
I education of children as an infringement of rhf
/ fundamental Democratic doctrine that ths
! largest indi vidual liberty consistent with tbs
rights OF others Insures the highest type O.
American citizenship and best government
ADMISSION OF TERRITORIES.
Wo approve the action of the present Bouse
Of Representatives in passing bills for the al