The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-22

TO seek employment 1t was signed by
deputy sheriff. In it was a descriD-
ton of Erb to the last detail and
clause to the effect that it had to be
used like passport once a month.
Martin of Ada replied to Mr.. Don
nelly. He did not answer the permit
question, but declared Governor Steun-
enberg's administration to be the best
the state has ever had.
John F. Nugent of Owyhee, made a
red hot anti-Steunenberg speech. He
said the twelve votes OF Owyhee had
| always been cast against Steunenber9
and would be to the last roll-call. Mr.
Nugent charged that there were ele-
ments in the Democratic party who
would rather deliver the state to the
Republicans than be defeated in the
accomplishment of their personal de-
sires. Still Mr.. Nugent, as indeed did
/ all the other speakers, favored voting
down the resolution.
Negotiations Suspended.
After John Murphy of Shoshone, and
McBee of Idaho had spoken. Colonel
Reid insisted on his motion to close
! further negotiations and proceed with
the regular order. The motion was
carried without division.
Silver Republicans be given the Office
| of secretary of state if they still de-
sired fusion. This motion was also
| adopted without division. Chairman
Evans of the resolutions committee
asked for thirty minutes in which to
complete a report.
A recess for half an hour was ac-
cordingly taken and the conference
| committee sent TO notify the Populists
that ali negotiations were at an end.
1t was nearly two hours before the
! delegates came together again. Efforts
had been made in the meanwhile to in
! duce the Populists to recant, but with
| out avail, and e. ]. Dockery took the
| stand TO read the platform
Platform Adopted.
| II was as follows:
| The representatives of the Democratic
| party of Idaho in convention assembled
renew their fidelity to the PRINCIPLES of
the Democratic party as formulated by
JEFFERSON, and reaff1Tm the platform
adopted by the Representative Of the par
| ~ IN the Kansas City convention of july.
! 1900, and especially TO the financial plank
| thereof, which pledges the party specif-
lcaILy 10 the free and unlimited coinage
/ or silver and gold at the ratio of Is to l
without waiting for the aid or consent of
| any other nation.
! We ratify and confirm the nominations
/ IIldue dl AAuSaS lily ana pledge ourselves
| to use every honorable effort to secure
the election o. William ]. Bryan and Ad-
| lai e Stevenson as president and vice
/ president of the United States.
| We call the attention of the people OF
the state OF Idaho to the following declar-
atoms OF the Democratic party made in
1896:
We demand strict economy and ac-
! eountabll1ty in the administration of the
| state and county affairs. We denounce
the extravaganza, incompetency and cor
ruption Of the present Republican admin
| istration.
I'VE demand the enforcement of article
g., section TO- of the state constitution
/ which declares that the making of profit
directly or indirectly out of the state
money or using the same for any purpose
not authorized by law shall be deemed
| a felony.
I'VE pledge the Democratic party of the
state of Idaho TO reduction of all sal
aries to the lowest reasonable limit tC
| the levying and collection of low taxes
70 the honest and economical administTa.
ton OF the state and county governments
| to the encouragement of immigration, t
| the end that our resources shall be fully
developed; to the diligent and careful
management of the lands of the state; t
! the preservation and prudent and Lawful
investment OF the pubic school fund, anC
to reform and abolish abuses and extrav
agances of the present state government
Democratic Economy.
We endorse the present state admins
tration and commend it for its wise anC
economical management of state affairs
- In behalf OF the best interests of the PEG
Pile Two years ago the Democratic part,
was pledged to a continuance of a clear
and economical government. For fOu
years the state government has been con
| Quoted by the Democratic party in con
junction with the other reform parties o
the state, and We point with pride to tn
complete fulfllment of the foregoing
pledges. A wise and economical policy ha
been pursued on all lines. to the best in
terests Of the people. Extravagance ant
Incompetence have been eradicated; tn
making of profit, directly or indirectly
out OF the state and county funds, ha
| been stamped out and treaSurerS haV
been required to pay out public funds a
soon as received: a salary bill has beel
enacted and enforced which annualll
saves about 100000 to the tax payers; tn
tax levy for last year was the loves
/ known in teh history of the state: tn
assessed valuation of property during tn
, past two years has been increased from
$S3, 0OO0 coo to $50.00d.000: the warrant in
debtedness of the state has been paid of
) thereby saving an annual interest charg
upwards of 81. 900; the receipts equal tn
| expenditures. a condition unknown unde
Republican state administration: tn
bonded Indebtedness of the state has bee
reduced to 100000 and nearly one-hal
thereof is now owned by the commo
school fund of the state, drawing rate c
interest; the state is exercising its OF
ton and redeeming It's ponds before the
are due; the diligent and careful man
agement of the land department and tn
prudent. and lawful investment of tn
public school fund has accumulated tn
largest common school fund that has eve
been apportloned TO the schools of til
state; the number of foreign and domesti
corporations organized and doing bushes
in the state has been trebled; the sinkin
' funds of the state all have large ba
ances; many improvements anC3s addition
to the public buildings of the state hay
been made; the appropriations last yea
I were less than any year since statehoo
g aged by wise and economical state an
{ county governments, capital and pOpuls
! ton are pouring into the state buildin
railroads and developing the mineral, az
ricultural and other varied resources
the state.
t We pledge the people of the state