The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-28

St Louis, No, Aug. 27.-The new
American party. organized in this city
Yesterday, in addition to the national
platform adopted, recommended the
following statement of principles as a
platform for the several states:
All public utilities inhering to the
state shall be placed under such a pro-
vision and Legislative control as Will
best insure equal benefits to all the
people.
.'2-The existence or employment of
private ARMED bodies shall be prohibit
ed.
''3.-The initiative and referendum to
used in the formation of all laws and
ordinances affecting the rights of the
people. We approve of direct legisla-
tion by the people.
1.-THE best ballot system, to be
adopted for adj elections in order that
corruption of the elective franchise be
entirely avoided. There should be but
one election held in any one year for
national state, county, town and munic-
GpaI officers.
'5.-We favor such changes in the re-
gistration and election laws as Will Sc
cure to every lawful voter the right to
cast ballot at every election, and to
have the same correctly returned. The
registration Of voters should be COM
pleted ON the same day by a system of
school district and neighborhood meet
dngs, convened by due public notice at
such an hour as Will not conflict with
general business pursuits; not less than
80 days previous to the day of election.
The nomination of candidates for all
official positions shall be made at a
primary election land not by caucuseS)
10 be held on a day fixed by law, not
more than 60 nor less than 80 days be-
fore the date of general elections.
All legislative officers to be so
grouped as to insure minority repre-
sentation-
''6.-We favor equal suffrage for both
sexes. based upon an educational quail
hcation.
"7.-Neither the state, county nor
municipality shall contribute to the
support of amy institution under de-
noninatioual, scctartan or private con-
troll.
'S.-We insist upon the taxation of
all property, real or personal. not owned
by the public.
"9.-We consider the non-sectarian
free public scilool as the only place
where American children obtain a prac-
teal education; and we protest against
the employment of any person or per-
sons not in sympathy with our Amer
lean institutions of government as Of
f1cens or teachers therein.
'10.-All corporations should be
abolished.
live demand that all hospitals,
asylums, reformatories and other insti-
buttons, occupied by persons of either
sex. voluntarily or involuntarily,
whether public or private or semi
private be at all times subject to public
inspection.
"12.-Labor must be recognized as the
direct source of wealth Its rights must
be maintained equally with those of
capital All industrial pursuits should
be foStered and encouraged in every
possible way, and the better to prevent
strikes and lockouts, cooperation be-
tween employers and employed should
he protected against the competition of
alien laborers, skilled or unSkilled, and
the Importation of contract labor into
the state should be prohibited by law.
"I3.-Trusts and combines should be
prohibited by immediate and appro-
pirate legislation.
"14-MunicipaI government should be
taken out of the provinces of small
politics and conducted on strictly bust
ness principles only. Public utilities
and necessities existing within the
province of city government, such as
gas. electric lights, water, street and
elevated railroads. and bridges and fer
ries, should be owned and operated by
the city. subject only to the general
laws of the STATE.
s'15.-The burden of taxation caused
by intemperance and crime should be
regulated and lessened as much as pos
sible by wise and equitable legislation.
We favor local option throughout the
state and we call upon the government
to restrict the importation of spirituous
or malt liquors by way of original
packages. under the guise of interstate
commerce, into any state which deems
st wise and proper to exercise its police
powers in the control of the prohibition
of the liquor traffic
'.16.-CcnTict labor should never be
brought in competition with free labor.
Convict contract labor should be alb
soIutely prohibited.