The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-02
PLATFORM IS ADOPTED.
Ringing Declaration Made By Utah
Democracy.


| Democracy.
I As finally adopted by the convention
( at last nights session the platform was
| as follows:
We. the Democrats of Utah in con.
/ ventIon assembled. reaffirm our ALLEGIANCE
I 10 the fundamental PRINCIPLES Of DemOc-
/ TsAcy, as they are set forth in the Dpclarl
tlon OF Independence. We hold that. after
( tne lapse or century and a quarter II Is
/ stlIl true that all men are created eoual-
Uhat they are endowed By their Creator.
Win certain uuali6nabIe rights: that
among these are life. liberty and the pur-
SUIT OF happiness. that TO secure these
governments are Instituted among men.
deriving their Just powers from the con-
sent OF the governed We still believe in
pefIect equality before the law. and main
lam IIiaL II IS the duty of a just govern
nent 70 insure equal rights to all, and
TO grant special privileges to none
ACapJlnS these hallOwed principles to
eNlSJlnS conditions. We present the follow
ing declaration Of our position in the
forthcoming special election for reDra-
sentative to congress:
FREE SILVER
We demand the free and unlimited coin
age OF both silver and gold at the present
lSSal ratio OF 10 10 J. without waiting for
tho aid or consent of any other nation
W demand that the standard silver dol
lar shal be a legal tender. equally with
gold. Tor al debts, public and private, and
the Communication Of any kind of LEGAL
tender money by private contract
We ar6 opposed TO the policy Of surreud-
erlEg 10 the holders of the obligations of
the United States. the option reserved bv
law to the government of redeem.ng such
oOllSatlOnS in either silver or gold coin
We are opposed 10 the issuing Of interest
bearing bonds OF the United States in
time OF peace and the traficking therein
by the government
The federal constitution conferred upon
congress the obligation and duty of coin
ing money and fixing its value, and we
protest against all attempts to transfer
Inese functions Of government 10 national
banks We demand that all paper money
made legal tender for public and private
oeOtS, shall be reasonable in coin. and
that ali outstanding government bonds
not in terms made payable in gold. shall
be payable in coin, gold or silver. at the
by the secretary Of the treasury in ac-
cOrGance with the law
We are unalterabIy opposed to the sen-
ate and house bill in relation to the cur
rency, now pending in congress
We oppose the house bill because. white
making gold the single standard Of the
country, II also further degrades the sill
yer money of the people, to q single re-
deemabie promise to pay We oppose both
bills because they are designed TO place
the national banks in control Of the
finances Of the nation. and TO give the sec
rotary Of the treasury the power TO create
and perpetuate national debt
TARIFF.
We hold that the tariff duties s,o,,,s
be levied for the purpose Of revenue such
duties 10 be so adjusted as 10 onarote
equally throughout the country. and nor
discriminate between class or section and
mat taxation should be limited BY the
needs Of the government, honestly and
economically administered.
We are opposed to the application Of
any tarln laws 10 the products Of Porto
Rico, now a part Of the United States. as
being IN NlolaIlOn OF the federal eOnSritu-
ton and discriminating against American
citizens
We endorse the act OF the Dsmoc -
legislature IN submitting TO the y 81
the cons dtutiOnal amendment lOolsir r..
ward direct legislation
MONROE DOCTRINE.
We reafhrm that the Monroe doctrine.
as originally declared. is a permanent
part or the foreign policy Of the United
States, and must be maintained
We are opposed TO alliances win for
eisn powers. still believing with Washing
ton that it is our true policy to steer
clear Of permanent alliances with any pOr-
ton or the foreign world. and that we
may safely trust TO temporary alliances
Tor extraordinary emergencies"
ELECTION OF SENATOR'S
We favor the election Of United states
senators by the direct vote Of the people.
TRUSTS.
We denoUnce the policy Of the Reoub-
lican party which has resulted in the I'll
gantic trusts and combinations. mad ~0s-
slb.e BY h-gh protective and prob b I've
tarlEs. As a legitimate result Of his
legislation We point 70 the STANDARD OF
trust the sugar trust the steal trust and
many other combinations Of corporate
money power resulting in oppression OF
the people These great monODOiIes pre-
vent honest and fair competition: they
destroy smaller but legitimate and whole
some enterprises; maintaint eXhOrbitan
prices and rates, and Illegally enrich those