The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-08-08
DEMOCRATIC ADDRESS


RESOLVED. That as the convention wal
not called to make nominations ol
formulate a platform OF principles, The
following be adopted as the sentiments
of the convention 10 be presented IL
the form Of an address to the people o.
Utah
We. the democrats of Utah, in con,
vention assembled, hereby declare oul
devotion to the time honored principles
of the democra &c party as enunciated
in the national platforms and lmDed'
ded in the hartS of its members.
We are emphatlcally In favor OF
equal rights 10 ali and special prlvll
eyes to none; of the greatest possible
liberty to every Individual compatible
with the pubic welfare; of the advance
ment and support of nome industries
of the maintenance OF local seIf-govern-
ment to the fallest rlghtful extent;
and of a strict construction of the ma
ional constitution.
We are in favor Of such reform of
the tariff as is consistent with the IN
terests of the consumer and the pro-
Queer, and declare that duties upon
foreign imports should be levied upon
the luxurieS. so far as possible, and not
upon the necessarIes of life. for the
purpose of providing revenue for the
necessary expenses OF government, and
not for the special benefit OF any class
or private enterprise. We are opposed
to the bounty system, by which the
many are taxed for the enrichment of
8 few.
We demand the speedy passage of
the bill for trIiff reform now pending
in the senate, including the provision
for an income tax by which those large
property holders who are best able
shall bear their just share of the bur-
den of taxation. And We ienounce The
obstructive pohcy OF the republicans
in congress, Dy which needed meas
ure to provide public revenue is de
layed, causing uncertainty and doubt
in co nmercIal and manufacturing
circles, and thus paral ling industry
and arresling trace. t. the factious
hindrances which ale sill thrown in
the way OF the Wilson bill by repIbli-
can senators are due 10 the slow pro-
gress 1t ID making and the disasters
that are consequent upon the delay
We demand the restoration OF silver
to the Astitutional position it Occur
pied as money previous to the act of
1873, by which the republican party
cast down that historic and essential
money metal. and caused the increas-
ing disasters which, beginning with
the panic OF 1873 and bursting forth at
intervals with terrible severity, de-
pressing the agricultural Interests of
the country, creating unrest and dis
content am ing The oppressed laboring
classes and increasing the armies OF
tramps which sWaTmed over the land,
eliminated in the panic Of 1898 and
still spreads Its blight upon trade and
industry.
We call attention to the undeniable
Tacr thet the republican party LOOK the
government from the democratic ad
mInistratiOn in 1889, win more than a
hundred million dollars in the national
treasury and turned it back to The
democratic party in 1898 with a treasury
practically bankrupt.
We denounce the silver policy of the
republican, party as system Of mi6eT-
able makeshlfts to palllate the repub-
lican financial crime of 1873. and de-
clare that only in and through the
democratic party can the people of the
United States expect the re-eStabllsh
ment of true blmetalism, which in
cIIdes TIE free coinage of silver at the
ratio of 10 to l with gold. We believe
that this can be done with safety and
profit to this nation by American &C.
tIon, independent Of European agree
ment if international cooperation can
not be Immediately obtained.
We denCuDce the republican policy
of protection as embodied In the infa-
NOUS Mckinley law and reaffirmed by
that party in its most recent utter
anees. We regard it as an assistant
agency to the prOstratiOn Of silver in
producing the poverty and distress and
social calamities of various kinds which
still afflict our country
We deny that the high tariffs placed
upon lead and wool and other commod-
ities have raised their price or benefit
ed the producer of such materials,
while they have been oppressive and
detrimental to the consumer and the
country at large.
We cordially endorse the democratic |
congress and administration:
In repeating the obnoxious federal
election law and thus promoting the |
freedom of elections.
In formulating and endeayoring to |
enact bill to reform the existing ex- |
system OF tariffs.
In revising the pension lists, so that |
while all persons deserving the aid of
the country for services in Its defense
shall be secured in their rights, lmpoSt- |
srs and fraudulent pension agents |
shall not be permitted to further bleed |
the body polite.
In the exercise Of the federal forces |
to suppress lawlessness where power to
do so is clearly vested in the federal au-
thority, and declining to interfere when
it would intrude on the rights of local
government.
In the restoration to the church of |
Christ of Latter-day Saints prop
srty cnnfiscated under the provisions OF
law; and we favor the
restoration also Of the real
So escheated In view of the
now indIsputable FACT that no preteXs
remains for charging that the majority
Of the people OF Utah are in opposition
10 national authority.
In the passage through the house
and its report in the senate of liberal
and excellent bill for the admission of
y tab as a state on an equal footing
with the existing states; and we urge
It's speedy enactment as measure OF
simple justice TO the oldest and most
of the existing territories.
In the appointment OF bona hde resi-
tents of the territory to the various
lflices In the gift OF 'he government iu-
stead of men from other sections of the
country unfamiliar tn our people and
he situation of or affairs as was
5he rule under republican administra-
ions.
And we further endorse all efforts to
maintain the dignity and authority of
he government and remove the effects
If over thirty wears of republican mis-
'ule
We endorse the official acts of orr