The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1895-09-28
Democratic Platform
AdOpted at the State Convention.

The democratic party of Utah in
convention assembled, reposing its
trust in the intelligence, patriotism
and justice of the people-standing
upon the constitution as foundation
and limitation of the powers of the COY.
ernment as we'll as the guaranty of the
liberties of the cltiZen-cOngratulat
the teTritOry-now soon to be state
on the assured success of the policy
adopted by the national organization
as laid down in all its platforms.
For the democracy of the entire ter
ritory we reaffirm our faith in the per-
manence of federal union aud our
devotion to the constitution and the
laws; and declare as cardinal doctrines
of democracy:
First-Absolute acquiescenee in the
will Of the majority as vital principle
Of the democratic party.
Second-Total separation of church
and state for the sake alike of civil and
religious liberty.
Third-The liberty of the individual
unvexed by sumptuary laws.
Fourth-Support by the state OF the
public schools.
Fifth-The supremacy Of the civil
oyer the military power.
SiXth-Exact equality of all persons
before the law.
Seventh-The right to free tallot
the right preserYatiye of all other
rights.
Eighth-That our democratic party
is the friend Of the laboring man in
every ayocation of life, and will pro-
HI 5roFn nliIyo fhn
gresslons of monopoly as well as the
commune.
We believe the restoration of the
money of the constitution is now the
paramount issue before the country,
and insist that both parties shall
plainly state their respective posi- ions
upon the question ID order that the
voters may intelllgently express their
preference. We therefore declare our
selves in favor of the immediate res
coinage of gold and silver at the pres
ent legal rstio of l6 to l, as such coin
age existed prior to 1878, without wait
ing for the aid or consent of any other
nation. Gold and silver coin to be a
full and legal tender for all debts pub
lie and private.
We denounce the republican party |
for the decentralization of silver in 1873 |
and for its repeated acts of hostility to-
ward its remonetization.
We call attention to the fact that the |
was in the thrOes of a financial |
panic when the democratic admins
tration assumed control in 1895, and we
The people upon the ap-
reign of prosperity as re-
suit of democratic reform of the tar
Iff; and also TO the fact that factories,
and mills have resumed
work since the repeal of the Mckinley
aw, and to the constantly advancing
wages of workingmen in almost every
industry.
We again express our hearty appre-
,iation of the democratic congress and
president in providing an enabling act
" virtue of which Utah is about to as
ume its position as a sovereign state.
We commend the action of the dem
cratic members Of the constitutional
in surrounding the taxing
nd revenue-raising power of the state
" such restrictions and limitations as
o preclude any squandering OF public
roperty III aid OF private enterprises,
liz W SoilAuC VIC GA polcco VI jail y1nk |
u The public business within proper
mits of economy, despite the almost G
unanimous opposition of a republican
laj0rity. And we favor the adoption
t the proposed constitution.
We congratulate the women of Utah p
pom their admission to equal political t
ghts with men under the provisions @ @
the constitution proposed, and the
party for the earnest and t
Die support of that measure by it's
in the constitutional
s.
We denounce as false the charge :,
lqt the democratic party of Utah has
zen guilty of stuffing ballot boxes or .
her election frauds, and condemn r.
e republican party for its un- =
and libelous attack upon N
e majority of the Utah commission, f(
I'd deplore the lack of principle p
own by its attempt without any Nj
idence and for partisan purposes to II
smirch the character of honorable II
izens, pt