The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-10

Provo. Oct 9.--The Democratic city
convention WAS held this afternoon at
The Central school house. A. O. Smoot,
il, was made chairman and Miss May
Brown secretary
The usual committees on credentials
permanent organization and order of
business and resolutions We're ap-
pointed.
After the committee on permanent
organization had reported, with the
above result, Chairman J. B. Miner
submitted the following resolutions and
declaration of principles. which were
adopted:
RESOLUTIONS.
Ffrst-Ive are unable TO see any reason
Why the political parties in Provo City
should not place tickets in the he'd and
conduct our municipal campaign ahAs year
as heretofore, except that it might De q
saving OF trouble and expense OF the
campaign, and cannot understand why
for any other reason the noal-partlsan or
citizen movement should be tnaugurated,
and TO US 1t appears as though the NOV
ing cause therefor must have been
prompted by a desire to deprive us of our
we'll earned and glorious victory of a
year ago.
Second-The general movement through
out The nation must have some cause,
and whilst in the largest City in our ma
ton il is probable that political t)drti5an-
SIN has induced corruption that NeedS
rcmedYing, even there the great issue to-
day is between the so-oalied non partisan
snip and what they are pleased 10 desig-
nate as Organism, or the free coinage OF
silver rnoV enlent,
Third-We consider the practical adop-
ton of the single standard of currency
as being the greatest evil of the century
1t has produced more human suffering
a Ia fTI1T1 u
! 1atton that has been enacted in our re-
public 1t has done more injury to our
material interests than our civil war, and
is the crying financial evil of the age.
PauDeriSm, crime and c0rTu3tion are its
fruits and We may expect from t1at por-
ton Of its adherentS who desire 10 fatten
on the Ills Of others just what has trans
pired-pollticai trickery to destroy II pos
stble Ihe effects of the financial e4lighten-
ment that is bright in the west, daWntng
| in the east of our nation, and its rays
penetrating the financial darkness of the
old world.
Fdurth-We heartily endorse all the
I principles adopted by the Democratic ma
tional convention held in Chicago in 1896,
! and also the declaration OF principles
| adopted by tlle reConVened convention at
/ Salt Lake in 1888.
Fifth-At this juncture, we deem it i'm
| pe!atiyely necessary that we stand by
( The principles of Democracy, which nave
/ always been applicable to existing con-
| ditions, on every emergency adapting
! themselves TO the removing of Che bonds
! Of oppression, and uplifting the doWntrod-
/ den classes of society to higher levels.
/ SiNuh-We deem it important that the
/ cities of the state. which last year cast
| the greatest proportional number of votes
| of amy state in the Union, for these prin-
! ciple5, should not relax their efforts until
! the people Of our nation. and the labor
! ms classes of the whole universe. are
I relieved from the oppressive burdens OF
| the single gold standard, by even SEEM
! ing to unite with those who have striven
! to rivet the letters OF oppression upon our
millions of suffering laborerS
! SeVenth-We believe that the carolina
! principles of Democracy, which exact
! equal rights for all are applicable moi
/ only in national and state affairs. but
/ that these principles are Of great adj
| vantage to the people when applied tC
/ municipal affairs and are detrimental ii
( none of the walks of life,
Eighth-We are as ever in favor o.
! prudent economy, not to the extent o.
| parsimony, and therefore approve of mod
! crate expenditure for thu "a ting of oul
! city streets and such other necessary city
! improvements as may be pressing 10 uht
! extent that it can be done WtthoUt iC
| creaSing the burden of t361Ution
Niaidh-Without intending ITO criticise tn,
! actions of the present and past admins
trations. we favor the enforcement of al
( the ordinances of the city, without dis
| elimination of classes or individuals.
J. 3. MILNER,
(nha