The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-02

LOGAN, June line Cdcpe county
Democratic convention met today in
the court house.
j. P. Low, of Smithfield, was chosen
permanent chairman; Mrs. Hattie Dav-
idson, of Benson, permanent secretary.
The following named delegates to the
state convention. to be held at Salt
Lake June 6. were elected: Robert BaN
ter. William Murray, E R. Owen,
William Haslam, P. NJ. Maughdn, Mar
tin Woolf, John H. Thorpe, Henry
Hughes, Elizabeth Foster, William H.
Clark, William w. Vaughan, Alfred
Goodsell, William Homer, Martin Pond,
G. Holiday, J. Monson, Eli Webb, Mrs.
j. P. Griffith. Joseph S.Allen, ]. B. Allen,
Z. r. Miles, jr A. B. Chambers, Thomas
Woolford. James w. Eurren, Mrs. Hat
tie Davidson, H. ]. Matthews, William
Reading, G. ". Thatcher, ]. W. Pond,
S. A Bangton, T X. Nebeker, A. G.
Barber, S. j. Rich, L. n. Martineau,
Mrs. G. w. Thatcher, Mrs. Joseph Kim
ball. l. c. Thoresen. Eli Bradley, C. c.
Shaw, E. E. Nielsen, George H. Champ.
The resolutions favored silver, the
income tax, tariff for meeting the
just expenses of the government, en-
dorsed the action of Moses Thatcher,
and in relation to the manifesto adopted
A CHURCH AND STATE PLANK.
as follows:
We are opposed to any union and
TO any attempt at union, real, apparent,
possible. or potential, of the church
and the state. In the language of the
Utah constitution, the supreme law of
this commonwealth, there shall be no
union of church and state. nor shall
any church dominate the state or inter
fere with its functions
I'VE declare the state to be the SUI
preme authority in all matters that
concern the political rights and duties
of it's citizens. We believe it prejudicial
to the interests of the state if any orga-
nization existing under its laws should
visit penalties, disabilities or disadvan-
tages upon any citizen because of his
free participation in the ordinary du-
ties of citizenship. We believe that
citizens should conform to whatever
the state expressly and OF right COM
lnands them to do, and in return for
the benefits and protection which the
state guarantees to them that they
should serve the state whether in peace
by casting free and untrammeled bal
lot, or by holding Office at the cali of
a majority of the citizens, or in war
BY bearing arms. and in all necessary
ways should defend, honor and obey
the institutions and
LAWS OF THE COUNTRY.
The state has the right to demand
that whatever rules of discipline may
be adopted by any society for the regu-
lation of the political action of the So
ciety's own members. those rules must
be consistent with the laws of the land,
and with the genius of free institutions,
and should be uniform in operation,
applying with strictness and impair
TALLY to each member Of the class for
whom they are intended, and showing
favors 10 none.
I'VE reassert with all possible candor
and plainneSs that any interference
with the free exercise of THE rights of
the elective franchise, will not be toll
Grated or condoned in our midst, so
long as the Democratic party shall be
able TO maintain inviolate these sacred
rights OF our citizens, and conversely
the Democratic party hereby reaffirms
in behalf of every society, religious. so
cial or political in this state the time
honored doctrine of true democracy,
the guarantee of the utmost liberation
and protection to each under the law,
with special favors to none and
EQUAL RIGHTS TO ALL.
1--WE reaffirm the correctness of the
doctrines of personal liberty which
were announced by the reconvened con-
vention as principles dear to the heart
of every true citizen of this republic.
We endorse the course of our esteemed
fellow citizen. Moses Thatcher. in main
tanning his stand upon those principles
of truth and justice amid the combined
nisfortunes and sickness, hostile criti-
cism and the honest misconception of
perhaps both friend and foe We here
with nominate him as a delegate to
ul1e Chicago convention with the right
of naming his own alternate, pledging
to him in the future as in the past. our
cordial support and sympathy, and as
surfing the electors of this state that
as Democrats we have no thought of
deserving in his present extremity this
upright and courageous. though dis
abled leader. In relation to
THE RECENT MANIFESTO
issued by the Mormon church. we do
not feel called upon TO interpret nor to
anticipate in advance the practical
workings OF the rules of discipline
which it prcmulgates. So far as we
have been able to ascertain, any mem
Der Of Iaat church can be a Democrat