The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-12

those of the Republican senator form
this state.
We reaffirm the principles contained
in the Democratic state platforms of
1890 and 1892 and renew our promise
to so legislate as to give these princi-
pies full effect whenever the Democrat
ic party shall be entrusted with the
law making power.
We charge the Republican party
with forgetfulness and insincerity in
claiming in its new state platform
that it has fulfilled every promise to
the people. We call attention in par
ticular to its state platform of 1890 in
which it promised the restoration of
the parity of gold and silver through
the operation of the Sherman silver
law. and its further promise in the
same platform that the taxation I'M
der the state government should not
exceed that under the territorial gov
eminent.
Vague and Indefinite.
We do not believe that there is any
honesty in the statement in the plat
form of the Republican party, lately
promulgated at Casper. that that
party is in favor of compulsory arbit-
ration, because it contains nothing
but vague and indefinite proposals in
line with former promises made by
that party, but never performed. We
offer the following as a true sentiment
of the Democratic party on this sup
RENE question: We favor the estab-
lishment of an elective state board of
arbitration to which it shall be COM
pulsory to submit all disputes, between
employers of labor and organized
bodies of their employees. and with
power on the part of such board to
compel the performance of its awards
under such penalties as dismissal from
service on the one hand, and depriv-
alton of all corporate and other pub
lie rights and franchises on the other
hand; provided however, that the
awards of such board shall be subject
to review by the supreme court of the
state. And we favor similar fed
eral board for the arbitration of like
interstate disputes.
In our judgment the establishment
of such boards is the proper remedy
for the prevention of disastrous strikes.
We promise the people of Wyoming
that If the Democratic party is intrust-
ed with the management of the legis-
lation of this state that the proposition
herein stated shall be promptly full
filed.
Economy Demanded.
We favor the most stringent and
searching efforts, both in the admins
tration of national, state and local
offices to cut down the public expenses
We demand of and pledge that the
nominees of this convention shall give
their personal attention to the duties
of their respective offices, should they
be elected thereto.
In the past two years we have seen
a Republican secretary of state, month
by month, drawing the salary of his
office, while he was paying no sort of
attention to the duties Of the office to
which the people elcted him, and for
which the people paid him; but, in
stead. the duties of the Office were
performed by chief clerk appointed by
him. but paid by the people of the
state. while the secretary of state was
pursuing his vocation as a |
physician.
We have seen the Republican audi
tor of the state spending four-fifths of
his time at an eastern law school, and |
drawing his salary as auditor, |
while the duties Of his Office were be-
ng performed by a deputy appointed
oy him and paid by the people.
We have seen a Republican treasurer !
attending to his private business,
while he at the same time drew his
salary as treasurer, and left the duties |
IF his office to be performed by dep |
lty appointed by him, and paid by the |
people of the state.
We also desire to call public atten-
ion to the conduct of the state mine !
he not only fails to inspect !
he coal mines of the state as required |
oy law, but spends his time and the |
money paid him for his alleged ser
vices by the state, in the avocation of |
L political heller for the Republican
party. J.
We favor a thorough overhauling of /
he assessment and revenue system,
md administration of the state, county /.
md cities for the purpose of equalizing !,
axation.
No Union of Church and State.
We reaff1rm the time-honored doc