Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-25

guarded aud protected tor the nero
welfare, n4 crowded by the laws 90.
gauiz ug such railroads. The iofecloa'
uto Of existing liens Of the UniteI
States on these t0ai4 should NJ Ouco
iollos default IN tho payment thereof
by the debtor companies, nni at the
foreclosure salc' Of ssid roads the gov
eminent should purchase the sans II It
become necessary 10 protect its inter-
e.ta, or II they eau be- pufchmo1 AZ
reasonable price; anu the government
snail operate sucn railroads % public
highways for the benefit Of tho whole
people aud not Tor the interest OF the
rev, under suitable ptovlsiona for pro.
lection Of He aud property, Giving 10
oil the transportation interests equal
privileges aud equal rates loT iircs and
heights.
rhird-we deuounca the present
famous Rchumcs Tor rounding these
d tbis, and demand that tho laws now
applicable thereto ho executed and I'D.
ministerud according - their true
latent ana snifiL
Four'h-Tho telegraph, like the
post Oiiic, ey EN-, being a necessity for
tho irausmiaslJn OF news, should be-
Owuui sud operated by tue govern.
ment IN the Interest oi tho people.
LAND.
Firtt--rho true policy demands that
tho national ami state legislation thall
to such a. will ultimately enable every
prudent Hud industrious citizen u
secure n home, an therefore the land
shuuli moi no monopOlized iur speculn.
two purposo5. All lands now held by
railways sni other corporations In
excess OF their actual needs should by
lawful means be reclaimed by tho
government and held for actual settlers
only, nnd private land monopoly, NJ
well as alien ownership, sh0uil be
prohibited.
Socond-wo condemn the frauds by
which the land grants 10 Pacific rail-
road companies have, through the con.
uiyauce Of the interior department,
robbed multl,udes OF bona iiie settlers
Of their homes and minors OF their
claims, aud we demaud luglGlntion by
Congress which will force the cNomp.
ton Of mineral land from such granite
nitcr as we'll n before patoHting.
Thitd-We demand that bona nde
settlers on all public lands be granted
free homes, ns provided Ia the national
homestead law, AMI that no exception
10 M do In tho case Of Indian tesrrva.
ions when opened for settlement, and
tuat all lapIe now patented come un.
der this demani.
DTRECr LEGISLATION.
We favor a system OF direct leglsln.
ton through the Initiative and refer.
ondum, under proper constitutional
Safeguards.
GENERAL PROJECTIONS.
Finl-We demand The election Of
President, Vice President aud United
States senators by n direct vote Of tbs
people.
sScond-We tender TO the patriotic
PEOPLE OF Cuba our deepest sympathy
IN their struggle for political freedom
and Independence anu W. believe the
tins has come when the u uilod States,
tho great Republic oltho world, should
| TeUoguizB that CuDh IL, aud Of right
Ougut 70 be n ifee ana independent
state.
Thifd-wo favor homo fule In thu
| Territories aud tue District Of COlum.
bin, anu the early admission VI tht
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FouTth-All public sAlaties should b,
made to correspond To the price o
labor and iis products.
Fiith-ln times OF great industrial
depression, idle labor should be ON.
ployed on public WORKS ~ far rs pTao
ticablc.
Sixth-Ths arbitrary course OF tn,
courts In assuming to imprison cit
zsuH Tor direct contempt aud Tulinl
ihom by Injunction should be ipte
Vented by proper legislation.
Suventh-We favor Just pensions FOL
every disabled Union soldier.
Believing that the elective
franchise ana Hu uuirammeled bnllO
are essential tD n government Of, t0
aud by the people, the Peoples parts
condemn this whulosale sysiem OF dis
iTauohisemcnt adopted Ia some " tht
states M un.RupublioRn and uD.Dsm0
cratic, and We declare Il 10 be- the dutJ
OF the several state Legislatures 10 taxi
such action aa will secure a full an.
Tree anu falr ballot and an h0nui
count.
Ninih-While the foregoing propose
tiOns constitute the platform up0
which cur party stands. and for th
yindicatlun OF which it, organization
will 10 maintained, We Recognizes thl
tho great and pressing Issue Ut IN
pending campaign upon which tn
presidential election viii turn IN IN
naanolal question, au1 upon this grea
and specific Issue between the pattit
we cordially invite the aid AMI co.oI
Grafton OF all organizations and CIT
gems agreeing with US upon this vita
question.