The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1895-10-09
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORMS
Territorial, Adopted at Ogden
Sept. 9Th

convention assembled, reposjng it
trust in the intelligence, patriotism
and justice of the people-standln!
upon the constitution as foundation
and limitation of the powers of the GOV
eminent as well as the guaranty OF tht
liberties OF The cltizen-coDgratulatt
the territory-now soon to be state
on the assured success of tie 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 oul
devotion to the constitution and the
laws; and declare as cardinal doctrines
OF democracy:
First-Absolute acquiescence 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
unYexed by sumptuary laws.
F0urth-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 Faliot
the right preEerYatiYe of all other
rights.
Eighth-That our democratic party
| is the friend of the laboring man in
every a7ocation of life, and will pro-
tect his interest alike against the az
gressIons of monopoly as we'll as the
Commune.
We believe the restoration of the
money of the constitution is now the
paramount issue before the county,
and insist that both parties shall
plainly state their respective posi- ions
upon the question In order that the
voters may intelligently express their
preference. We therefore declare our
selves in favor of the immediate res
toratiOn of the tree and unlimited
coinage of gold and silver at the pres
ent legal ratio of Is to l, as such coin
age existed prior to 1873, without wait
ing Tor the aid or consent of any other
nation. Gold and silver coiu to be q |
full and legal tender for all debts pub.
he and private.
We denounce the republican party |
for the decentralization of silver in 1873 |
and fer its repeated acts Of hostility to- |
Ward its reconciliation.
We call attention to the fact that the |
country was in the thrOes of a financial |
panic when the democratic admins
trati0n assumed control in 1S93.an we
congratulate the people upon the ap-
preaching reign of prosperity rs re-
suit of democratic reform of the tar
IF; and also to the fact that factories,
boundaries and mills have resumed
york since the repeal of the Mckinley
law, and to the constantly advancing
wages of Workingmen in almost every
industry.
~ q again express Our hearty appTe-
CATION Of the democratic congress and
president i'll providing an enabling act
by virtue of which Utah is about to as
sumo its position as a sovereign state.
We commend the action Of the DEM
Jcratic members of the constitutional
in surrounding the taxing
and revenue-raising power of the state
by such restrictions and limitations as
to preclude any squandering OF public
property III aid of private enterprises,
and to conine the expenses of carrying
On the public business within proper
limits of economy, despite the almost
opposition of republican ;
majority. And we favor the adoption
# the proposed constitution. II
We congratulate the women of Utah ]
Ipcn their admission to equal political ,
lights with men under the provisions t
II the constitution proposed, and the c
democratic party for the earnest and 7
able support of that measure by it's 8
in the constitutional &
We denounce as false the charge /
hat the democratic party of Utah has /
been guilty OF stufing ballot boxes or
timer election frauds, and condemn
he republican party for its I'M
warranted and libelous attack upon .
he majority of the Utah commission,
md deplore the lack of principle I
hown by its attempt without any
violence and for partisan purposes to
the character of honorable
citizens
Utah County, Adopted at Payson
Sept. 28th.
Hon, j. B. Miner, chairman of the
ommittee on platform and resolutions
eported the following platform:
The democratic party OF Utah county
n convention assembled declare as fol-
Ows:
We hereby endorse and reafffrm
be platform adopted at the convention ,
leld in Ogden on September 5, 1895.
We cordially and heartily approve of .
he action of id convention in nOmi-
iating Joseph L. Rawlins and Moses
Thatcher for United States senators
or Utah, and demand that the MEM
,ers of the legislature from Utah
ounty use very honorable means to
ecure their election.
With heartfelt gratitude we appre-
late the munihcent donation of public \
nent to the new state of Utah, and
!rge upon the legislature the neces-
ity of passing such laws and adopting
UGH measures as will secure to the
tate the most valuable public lands
within the state to the extent of all
rants made to it, and its public insti-
utions.
We demand the passage of such laws
10 will provide for the sale of state
ands to actual settlers only, in small
for the selection of suitable
ties for reservoirs; for the preServa
ion frcm destruction or waste of the
imber ON the public lands; for the
of arid lands, and for the F
of all the natural pro- q q
iucts OF state lands. Y,
We favor retention by the state of q
III its lands not susceptible of imme- " "
late Improvement, and the leasing by Il
he state of improbable lands, when y
yer such leasing will tend to their =
nore rapid and efficient improvement 5
nd development. e
We favor revision OF the laws OF 4
Jtah on irrigation. First, to secure k
nd irreyocably fix all existing rights I:
. the use of water; and second,t pro- 4 I
ide for an increased supply of water T
nd to distribute all the available o
-ater fairly and justly among all per- g
ms entitled to its use.
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