The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1895-11-02
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORMS
Territorial. Adopted at Ogden

sSepJ. 9TH
The democratic party of Utah ii
convention assembled, reposjng it
trust in the intelligence. patriotism
and Justice of the people-standin!
upon the constitution as foundation
and limitation of the powers of the GOV
eminent as we'll as the guaranty of tn
| liberties OF the cltiZen-congTatula
the territoTy-noW soon to be state
on the assured success of the police
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 gu
devotion to the constitution and thu
laws; and declare as cardinal doctrines
of democracy;
First-A bsolute acquiescence in thu
will of the majority as vital principle
of the democratic party.
Second-Total separation of church
and state for the sake alike of civil anc
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 ballot
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-
tect his interest alike against the ag.
gressIons 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
uDon the question IN order that the
voters may intelligently express their
preference. We therefore declare cur
selves in favor of the immediate res
soratiOn 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 1878, without wait.
ing Tor the aid or consent of any other
nation. Gold and silver coin to be a
full and legal tender for ell debts pub.
lie and private.
We denounce the republican party
for the demonetization of silver in 1873
and for It's 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
tration assumed control in 1893.and we
The people upon the APP
preaching reign of prosperity as re-
suit of a democratic reform of the tar
if: and also to the fact that factories,
boundaries and mills have resumed
work since the repeal of the Mckinley
law. and to the constantly advancing
wages of Workingmen in almost every
industry.
W g again express our hearty appre-
citation of the democratic congress and
president in providing an enabling act
by virtue Of which Utah Is about to as
sumo its position as sovereign state.
We commend the action of the DEM
ocratic members Of the constitutional
in surrounding the taxing
aud revenue-raieing power of the state
by such restrictions AMI Limitations as
to preclude any squandering OF pubic
III aid OF private enterprises,
and to confine the expenses OF carrying
Oh the public business within proper
limits of economy, despite the almost
unanimous opposition of republican
majority. And we favor the adoption
Of the proposed constitution.
We Congratulate the women OF Utah
nuon their admission to equal political
rights with men under the provisions
Of the constitution proposed, and the
democratic party for the earnest and
sble support of that measure by Its
in the constitutional
We denounce as false the charge
that the democratic party OF Utah has
been guilty OF stuffing ballot boxes or
ltner election frauds, and condemn
The republican party for its I'M
warranted and libelous attack upon
the majority of the Utah commission.
and deplore the lack of principle
shown by its attempt without any
evidence and for partisan purposes to
besmirch the character Of honorable
citizens.
Utah County, Adopted at PaysOn
Sept. 18th.
Hon, ]. B. Miner, chairman Of the
committee on platform and resolutions
reported the following platform;
The democratic party OF Utah county
in convention assembled declare as fol-
lows:
We hereby endorse and reafffrm
the platform adopted at the convention
held in Ogden on September 5, 1895.
We cordially and heartily approve of
the action of said convention in nomi-
mating Joseph L. Rawlins and Moses
Thatcher for United States senators
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