The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-17

ton. He is bitterly opposed to it, and
had there been any intention of coali-
ton with the Populists, ne would not
have been placed on the ticket.
When the convention met this morn
ling, the committee on permanent or
ganization recommended that the tenn
porary officers be made permanent.
Joseph c. Rich, chairman, and A. H.
Afford, secretary. So ordered. Assist
iants and minor officers were appointed.
| G. M. Minis, of Kootenai, and P. NJ.
Davis, of Nez Perez, being assistant
secretaries.
j. w. Reid, of Lewiston, presented
the platform and it was adopted.
The platform renews the party's allie
glance TO the time-honored dogmas of
the llluStrlouS line of Democratic leaders
to Cleveland; arraigns the Republican
party for sectional and financial legfs-
latlon and assigns such legislation as
the cause OF all the country's woes; de-
mands free coinage of silver at a ra ito
of 10 to !; declares for a tariff for rn E.
nue. only denounces the Democratic SEN
ators for increasing the tariff duties pro-
| posed by the Wilson bill; endorses the
income tax and commends the action of
| the House in passing the bills placing
sugar, IRON ore, coal and barbed wire on
| the Tree list; laudS the Democratic adj
minlstration for FORGETTING unearned rail-
road grants: gives Cleveland a qualified
endorsement; congratulates Utah upon
| her admission to statehood and demands
| the speedy admission of Arizona and New
| Mexico; denounces the Republican state
administration as eXtravagant and incom-
petent, and pledges Democratic economy
| and low taxes.
| The following are among the more i'm
| portant plaDkS:
We hereby express our sincere adj
miration for the honesty, courage, pur-
| II m 1rrriN VI,
president of the United States, in his
efforts to restore to the American people
the nigh, pure and economical govern
ment our fathers established, and we
pledge ourselves to uphold and support
| him in his purpose to maintain. keep in
| violate and perpetuate Democratic prin-
clples and promises as enumerated in the
national delegate platform of 1892 Els
| manly and patriotic letter to Hon. Will
liam l.. Wilson on the tariff bill"
| I'VE favor a reduction of all tariff to a
strict revenue basis and we demand that
! such revenue shall be limited to the
necessities Of government, honestly and
economically administered"
I'VE denounce the action OF the Demo-
cratic senator's who opposed the enact
ment of the Wilson tariff. a Democrat tic
measure that decreased the import duties
| and equitable income tax
| eve commend the patriotic efforts OF
Hon. William L. Wilson, and his Demo.
cratic associates III the House of ReDre.
\ sentatives for their faithful and honest
efforts to secure a genuine Democratic
tariff reform, and especially do we com.
mend the Democratic House of 2epresen-
tatives for placing sugar, coal, iron and
barbed wire or the free list, and we ne.
mand that the Senate should approve this
patriotic action of Democratic representa-
! tives."
I'VE demand the free and unlfmitsd
coinage of silver at a ratio of 16 to /. anC
we demand a complete restoration Of sill
! yer to the functions given it by the con.
Limitation or hesitation, and regardless OF
international agreement and we call at.
| tention to the insincerity of the Republi
can party in the states west of the Mis-.
! sissippi river on the question of free coin.
lage of silver. as endorsed by their accept.
lance. without protest or attempt NJ
amendment of the silver plank recently
adopted at Denver by the Republican ma
| tional league"
l 1--WE demand the election of United