The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-10-02
utah COUNTY DEMOCRATS
Result Of the Convention Held
at Provo.
MAGNIFICENT TICKET
STRONG DELEGATION FOR THE
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
Ringing Resolutions Adopted.-Dem-
ocracy Will Sweep the County in
Observation-Disclosures and Har-
mony in the COnventiOn-PrOcee
ings in the Court-Convicted of
Sailing IL Mine.

ings in the COurt-ConVIcteu OF
Sailing Mine.
Provo, Oct. 1.-The Utah county
Democratic convention met here to-
day and was called to order by Chair
man E. A. Wilson, after which prayer
was offered by DR.. Karl G. Maeser.
Hon. ]. D. Irvine, of Payson, was
introduced as temporary chairman,
and a made brief address. F. w.
Newman was called to act as temper
airy secretary.
A committee of one member from
each precinct was appointed on ere
Identials and a committee of nine on
permanent organization and order of
business was appointed.
A committee on resolutions. with E.
A. Wilson as chairman, was appointed
as follows: E. A. Wilson, D. D.
Houtz, Louis A Robson, of Pleasant
Grove; William Greer, of Spanish
Fork; Jesse S. Taylor, Payson; James
CLARK, American Fork; D. j. Thurman
Lehi; James Holly, Springville; S. R.
Gushing, Santaquin.
An adjournment was then taken I'M
til 1890
On reconvening, the committee on
credentials reported that all delega-
lions were complete except Thistle and
Fairfield. The report was adopted and
the committee discharged.
The calling of the roll was dispensed
with, and the committee on permanent
organization reported as follows:
For permanent chairman-J a Ir-
vine, of Payson.
First vice-chairman-John S. Page,
Of Springville.
Second vice-chairman-Isra Evans,
of Lehi.
secretary-John Moore, of Spanish
Fork
Assistant secretary-E. L. Jones. of
Provo.
misunderstanding Wiki
ms, of Provo
Chaplain-Karl G. Maeser.
The report of the committee on plat
form reported as follows:
THE PLATFORM.
The Democratic party of Utah county in
convention assembled, hereby proclaim the
following principles:
we affirm our allegiance to the party
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platform adopted at Chicago in June.
JSS2, and we are in hearty accord with the
territorial platform adopted at Salt Lake
city on September -, 1884.
we rejoice with the whole people of
the territory that Utah is about to enter
Ihe Cnlon as free and sovereign state.
Local self government is a Democratic
principle Youchsafed to us. Our party
mas again demonstrated that the people
may be trusted.
We extend to the Democratic Congress
the many expressions Of good will 10 the
people of Utah, in the passage of the
liberal enabling act; in restoring to the
Mormon church it's confiscated property:
in opening the Indian reservations for set
tlement; in the wise appointment of bona
nde citizens of Utah to local offices; III the
extensive grants of land for various public
purposes; in the enfranchisement of hun
dreds of our citizens by the provisions of
the enabling act and by the more recent
proclamation of President Cleveland, all
OF which acts of friendship are in striking
contrast to the treatment accorded Utah
/ by the Republican party.
! Proudly we point to the record of our
| delegate 20 Congress, Joseph l.. RaWlinS
whose unuring zeal, great ability, tact
and diplomacy have secured to us SO
many acts beneficial to Utah. His in
idefdtgabie labor and unparalleled sue
cess will surely be approved and rewarded
by his return to Congress with a vastly
increased majority.
| We further commend the action of the
| Democratic Congress and administration
for the measure of tariff reform effected
whereby hundreds of millions of dollars
will be saved annually to people of this
country. DISTRACTED as they were al
every move, by the determined opposition
! they nevertheless succeeded in wrestling
! from wealth and plutocracy a portion OF
the means of increasing their ill-gotten
gains and in rendering Mckinleyism d
! lost cause. We especially endorse the
/ income tax provision of the tariff law.
whereby those most able will be required
1 II, a
of taxation.
In repeating the federal election law,
and thus securing freedom of citizens at
/ the polls
In revising the pension lists and pension
! laws so as to prevent sDolatlon OF the
who deserve the aid of the government.
! 1t behooves the people of this country
and this territory to keep the Repubhcan
/ party out of power. 1t IS a party OF
broken and post norton promises. whose
policy prompted by avarice and individual
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, has precipitated The re-
! cent panic and brought this country to the
verge of ruin.
We arraign the recent Republican legis-
! lature of Utah for its intense partisan
ship and inefficency, for its attempt to
! divert tha nnbIic moneys from their legit-
/ innate use, to the payment Of bountles to
select private enterprises. Had 1t not
/ been for the wise action OF the governor
more than $4,000 would have been taken
from the public school fund. For its refusal
/ to appropriate sufficient funds for the
| insane asylum, the agricultural college
and the University of Utah, by which
parsimony those institutions can only be
carried on, as required by law, by loans
which must be met by the people in the
! future. For passing unwise laws and
refusing to pass others winch would be
| for the common good.
We call attention to the efficiency and
honesty which has marked every depart
ment of our present county government
+ Wise economy should rule in every
branch of public service. We believe that
competency and fidelity are the only
/ Of home industries. We are in favor OF
! the full enfranchisement of women and
pledge ourselves to use our every EFFORT
! to the end that our new constitution
an equality with men,
We call upon the people to see to it thai
the state of Utah shall be foqndea u5oI
party. which are the principles OF Justice
and free government. care must pe ex-
ercised that monopolies shall not get con
/ troll of the public lands granted to the
state of Utah, and that as far as possible
| these lands be granted only to the actua
settler. co,, % +,,, e,>,
n,,hlic school system where the children
of the rich and the poor ailke may par
take of the blessings of pubic instruction
we are in favor OF the Tree an ano ul y
| limited coinage OF silver a. d ielio VI II
RELYING upon the fidelity int ef f7fSf
and patriotism OF the p eoptte b nv th Ell
votes Votes a complete vindication of the prin-
eiA'iee E. A. WILSON, Chairman.
While the resolutions We're Deins
read, that part referring TO ine a1iiiln
;s-t,.a tion was received with loud cheer
ing. and three cheers and tiger were
proposed 1,Io, and given with a vim. Or
/ mention of the name Jos. L. Rawlins
! the convention rose up as one man ane
! cheered to the echo, hats flew into the