The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-17

ed and after short recess theFcommlt-
tee on credentials reported and the re-
port was adopted. The other commit
tees We're instructed to report at 1880
p. m.
a motion was made and carried that
Chairman Warren Foster appoint q
permanent chairman for the congen-
ton. re named Colonel Nat Ward
F'itZ Gerald as the permanent chair
man and the convention then adjourn
ed until 1890 p. IN.
EVENING SESSION.
The evening session was II hot one.
Speeches we're made by several of the
to the convention in Which
they scored everything IN connection
with the city government and set up Il
platform which viii inaugurate. an en-
tirely new form of government. War
rem Foster roasted the present police
justice and the manner in which the
department is carried on. The whole
meeting was a red hot, rank PopulisnI
and Only one spirit perVaded the ON
Veatio@. and that was to knock down
all the present forms of municipal gov
eminent anG start one of their own.
Chairman Foste? called the meeting
to order and appointed one of the
ladies and gentlemen Of the convention
~
his place. This was done and upon
Colonel Fitz-GeraId taking his scat lie
made hot speech in which his elo-
quence scared to the furthest parts of
the room and echoed and re-echoed up
and down the corridors until it was
lost in the distance like far away thun-
der
When he had cooled down, smoothed
the rumpIed hair from his brow and
~. - I'll he
mittee on resolutions to report. This
they did and submitted the following
platform for the endorsement of the
convention:
THE PLATFORM.
We, the Peoples party. of Salt Lake
CITY, in convention assembled. reatfirEl
the doctrine promulgated b. the national
platform adopted at St. Louis july =,
1896. which may be summarized as toi-
lows:
That all money be national in its char
acter: that it shall be issued by, the gen
eral government. instead Of by the banks,
and shall be full legal tender for all
debts public and private: the free coin
age Of silver and gold al the ratio of 10
to /; an increase in the issue TO meet tne
demands of business; opposition to the
sale OF bonds; opposes demonftiza ton of
any money by private contract; that the
government shall use its own option as 10
the kind of money in which it snail pay
its obligations. graduated income tax,
and postal savings banks
PUBLIC UTILITIES.
That railroads should be owned and
controlled LW the government; and that
the telepraghs and telephones should be
a part of the postal system.
LAND.
Opposes private monopoly of land; dis
claims against alien ownership OF land;
condemns the Union Pacific land steals,
and faVors the granting OF public lands
to boni tide settlers only.
DIRECT LEGISLATION
Favors the proposition of giving to the
people power to initiate new laws by Pc
tftion and the submission of all laws
passed to the people for their approval,
before such laws take effect; also the
election of president, vice president and
United States senators by direct vote OF
the people.
OTHER ISSUES.
A reduction of salaries; public work for
the unemployed: opposes government oY
injunction. and demands a free ballot and
a fare count
LOCAL ISSUES.
In line with our national platform, We
'' F n w are opposed to any and all
further giants of pto!c franchises 10. pr
waite individuals or c1s'p5fa'i2n-sr and IL
Y-r Nq= rec. a:n..lg Of thCee aireIdy ir4ct-
ed, by Tl1lt etAlANiNl 4tJIAAdAl Us
ny as possible al ACTUAL value. We b.
Neva tng6 If cina suree0 cars. electric
lights, gas, water aCld t5leLLlCrleS wore
owned and -rJ5rAuad by the Public. IS 5
Vhe case VIVA many advanced cities IN
une east. t1,lt ths e-lt ne revenues OF tLlc
city would te provided for, Wnile the pep
ple W-uld get u much b5iJter service at "a
greatly reduced cost. BY this means the
homes on tlle people would be Almost II
not entirely free from taxation.
Second. We favor tbs exemption from
taxatson and execution q tloGne for every
family to the value of yl,500-
Iilird-We are opposed 20 ula present
system of taxing improvements, VIII e
OWaeUS of vacant l5ltS which are held fur
speculative purposes only are made 10 pay
orl6y 4 nomInHl 0dX. We demand tLnIt
I-le ud-1h fuut EIle owners VIII b. com
pehet 10 occupy and improve them.
Fourth.-We condemn ln @he mos. IN
uuaiified terms the Ly5tice court of this
cay for dAfiicung additional punishment
when ur.al by jury is demanded
F.ltA.-We deEDuClce Clda t'1r 54G7Jus and
1aiIuGnan treatment of Am arican W0rknel
~ being condemned Under OiIr .VagT1lL
DAVIS II pr son and The Cllltl gang tor 10
Clher offeIse CGlgm being H1rced To tramp
over che country seeking tidrlezl labor.
which mas been denied them tnr5ush I'm
Just legislation and demand that \, is phe
uuUy OF our government to guarantee Va
Dor at reInunerdllNe wages 10 every SUD
ject of which e claims allegiance.
S5iSr1.-MC cOll1 ein4N the ponce depart
memt and the county prosecutor Tor chefr
d4.scN imitation against tine So-ca4led va
graAas, wh5le they wink at and allow ~
go free men OF high estate vino are equal
ly guilty.
Seven..d-IVe believe that every man is
by nature and justice entitled to an op-
p1utTlugcy TO eaEn a 1ivillg We Therefore
favor a system of public works by which
the unemployed may be provided Wlta
luccaraTe work.
Eigfla.-We dsplore the present inmo--
al condition OF our CITY as relates 10
dt-pc?Iss3iless, pros'ltHtlcA AID gambling,
aad pleSe a riSid enforcement of aA laws
relating uTarsto.
Nlail.-We are opposed to the lCi-tEg Of
pubEe works by contract. which tas been
clne of the main supports to party c5r-
puptlol.
Teuith.--We are opposed ito THAT class OF
public economy obtained at the expense
of ld6orers' wages.
To the slppcrt of these principles ne
cordially dlvlle all good citizens to uqlt,t
With US.
H. W. LAWRENCE.
Els THOMPSON,
BENJAMIN PADDOCK,
MISS FLOR ENCE NJ SMITH
WARREN FOSTER,
Committee.
County Commissioner Hall arose anG
offered an amendment to the platform
as follows:
Resolved, That we favor the main
tenance of the water works by genera
taxation and the prompt extension OF
the water mains to all citizens deSiring