Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-09-17
RAWLINS CHOSEN
As The Standard Bearer Of The Dem
OCratS In tho COmlng Contest.
HIS SELECTION was UNANIMOUS.


Universally LAul ioWHlHsi""''"
The Dsmocritlc Territorial conveu'
ton late on saturday, ne f3reshtdjwe
In the Ngws " thu. date, completed
ils labor. ny terminating ~ accIama'
ton Hon. Joseph l.. Rlwllas AZ a
candidate for Delegate 10 C'nRress.
For university Ian & com nIg'ionets the
following gentlemen wore p.'cei IN
Aominaiioni
Israel Evans, Of Lohi, Utah county.
w. II. Soegmllleb Of iI.chlelii Sc
viof cou nty.
Hyum ( Stewart, Of Davis county.
Thomas Gfifiin. OF Ciche.
Peter Ora YES ST., OF 5anpoie,
Edwin q. WoOley, OF 81. George.
Il. n. CrIppeg, n Mil'Afh.
Toe ballot resulted ia Grni d, Eva NJ
ald dfaves being chosen.
PLATFORM ASD RESOLUTIONS
Tao foliowi platform and iciolu.
tlons were adopted unauiin1nslyi
We. tho Democrats Of Yah, in onnyou.
tion assembled, hereby reaiurn our az.
hsfnnro ~ tho pfinulplot ui Justice aud
party was oagtuiz8i " establish unI
prossrve, aud whirh have boon embodied
10 tho platform adopted nv tuD u1mJc.
racy IN thoir national convention
We believe 10 a sf.ot Clus ruf'iIn pt
tho O1us tuition Tho p8IpiO's giant %
power /. the Federal government TO tho
end that the rights OF tho respective HaAt1s
may DO preserved, tia local sBf govern
ment may DO secured. aud xmas p1rtpuN
ilbory may be exercised lo The IA Lost
extent consistent win tho public sat1tY.
We believe ln wlsn economy In public
Expenditures that officials should be- huld
TO n strict accountability for their aut-i
that tho employment " tho taxing power
In any form by which the few are on.
uuodt to the impuyori shnentoi the many
by which t'ado IN destroyed or uhstrIrt.
el, by which trusts arc crdtoi ani
iOstoret aud m1uoppliBs sustain I'd, ish
wicked poryorsion Of tho pow or- do
signed for he common good.
We believe IN commercial and Indus
trial freedom aud resent all attempts tp
pfeyonl ~ oNor1so' In ths prom It.ou NJ
education by the stntni In tho fuIl dDyol-
ipmont of our M iDnai rr-oufcasi lie tho
announcement ant adv rrcmTnt Of
home inlustrlosi In the prlleouou u
labor from The onc~ns"sinnntg oi capital,
aud Ia equal rights 10 all, special PRIV.
ileHea % none.
We demand tho passage Of . law Tor tho
FREQ and unlimi Of coinage " both silver
aud gold NJ a ratio o' To 10, without
waiting for tho olnseni of any othor
u,tioni AMI that thc government shall
pay out silver 10 COlnni ns money
" ultimate redemption tho same ~ gold.
We commend tho Democratic Congress
and admins ration Of tho measures Of
reform which hoy have tucconded la
eiiecuug, by which hundreds Uf millions
II dollars Will be anuually taycl by
American consumers aud all classes OF
people will be- benshued. la tho AZ.
faugVmont OF tarln duties We favor such
adjustment as will operate equally
throughout the country aud not discum.
mate a. between CLASSES or sections. Wa
contend that such duties A. arc laid on
foreign imports should be 'cyied for row
onue only, "a contemplated la the nation.
al fonstitu ion.
cnurso of those Democrats, who, by com.
blning with tho Republicans, thwarted
tho expressed will of tho people In refer
onee 10 tho tarln aud prevented tho TO-
s'orAtion Of silver TO ils right place AZ
money.
We endorse tho Income tax provision
Of tho tariff law, by which moro oquit-
able distribution IL made OF tho burdens
OF taxation, aud wealth as vol ~ want
IN required 10 contribute II. share To tho
public expense.
We endorse tho acts OF tho Democratic
Congress and administrations In aboltsh-
lug tho oppressive aud anu-Amerirnn
federal election laws aud thus securing
freedom To citizons At tho polls.
In 40 revising tho pension lists that
the frauds which have robbed the treas
ury Of vast sum, OF money will be pro-
veniod In future, while no worthy pom
sioncr Will be- deprived ~ tho aid To
which his services are entitled.
In restoring To a religious organic alton
In Utah IT, personal property, which was
conhsoalod under the provisions " law,
with the prospect OF tho further rostora.
ton % tho real estate also osch0ated.
In tho appointments which have been
made Of actual residents OF tho Territory
10 public Office, many Of them naive To
the soil OF Utnh, a policy altogether DIFF
ioront from that Of Republican admins
trRtiunz.
Ia throwing open TO settlement tho
uintah aud unoompahgro reservations,
by which ayast area of tillablo, grazing
aud mineral land. will DO utilized by
white labor aud skill aud DO added 10 the
wealth OF uiah.
Ia passing an enabling act by which
Utah may ontor the Union asa freo and
sovereign Stale. on an equal footing with
tho existing stAlo-. For thls Utah owes
debt OF gratitude u tho Democratic
Congress aud pfesldoni, whnse kind
treatment oi this Territory stan d. out In
striking contrast to that hnrshunss and
enmity extended by Republican Com
crosses aud administra Ions Tor thirty
years.
We arc proud ~ our delegate 10 Con.
gress Hon. J, L.. Rawliu- to whose
fidelity, perseverance, and splendid
political taot aud onorgy tho uuinorou,
measures Of legislation 80 beneficial 10
Utah have been ubanUd. ill,u nparal-
lelod success has demonstrated TO the
people Of Utah that they made NO mis-.
take IN sending him 10 he national icsis.
lAtuT0. whore no was recognized us tho
peer Of his associates aud mau ct marx
and ability.
We donounco the Republican party for
It's obstuctien a. those remedial mpa.-
ures demanded by tho country tn 10 cue
trade, industry and business from tlu
chaos into which they worc drifting
through Republican legislation and mis-
rule.