Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-12-19
THE OHIO DEMOCRATIC PLAT
FORM.

During the late campaign in Ohio,
which resulted in the election Hon. VIM.
Allen, the Democratic candidate, as Gov
ernor of that State, a general desire was
expressed for copy of the platform upon
which so signal a victory was achieved;
but the sought-ior document was not to
be found. The principles enunciated by
the Ohio Democracy were adopted and
promulgated by the same party in New
York, and victory followed in Noyem-
Der. Having been thus ratified by the
popular vote of two great States, it is
quite probable that the next Democratic
National Convention will adopt it and
make the Presidential fight of 1876 upon
it. This gives it great political import
ance and justifes its production at this
time. 1t is as follows
We demand Revenue Reform, to-wit
That our Custom house revenues shall be
got from low and therefore productive
duties on few articles, not from high
and therefore less productive duties on
two thousand articles; that the needless
burden of high Protective Tariff shall
no longer be added to the necessary
burden of huge public debt; and since
the Constitution is limited to the collec-
ton of revenue for general uses only, we
demand revenue tariff which shall stop
enriching one section at the expense of
the other sections-a few monopolists at
the expense of all the people.
We dem md specie payments; for, in
the language of the Supreme Court, be-
fore its bench was packed to reverse a
righteous decision, an Act making prom
ises to make paper dollars legal tender
in payment of debts previously con-
tracted, is prohibited by the Constitu.
ton, and the coinage power conferred
upon Congress is an explicit denial Of
the power to curse the people with cur
rency inconvertible with coin.
We demand that the fiscal policy o
paper imitation, protective tariffs, anC
Government subsidies shall be aban
doned to the half civilized nations an,
ages OF which it is relic, because i
plumbers the farmers of the Unite,
States both in the incomes and outgoes
it hamstrings our manifold industries
it converts our foreign commerce int
an unsafe speculation, and our domesti
trade into game Of chance; it breed
extravaganza in orr homes and dishol
esty in public and private trusts; it 70
tiers corrupt combinations of sections
interests and is the prime cause of IL
late financial disasters in which fortune
have been wrecked, credit destroyed
labor deprived of employment, and il
savings of security
In the midst OF these widespread c;
lamities and this general distress "
scout the Presidents Pill for Panics-
more initiation, more subsidies. mol
ballooning- we point the COUNT
to their true remedy and cure in the trie
and historic principles of the old Demo
racy, applicable throughout our Nationa
State, and municipal life, which lin
and lccalize most jealousy the powe
intrusred to public servants; which e
force honesty and frugality in public al
private affairs; which prescribe Equ
Taxation for all, and a currency as got
rs gold; and we hold out to the Farme
of the United States the right hand
hearty fellowship in their just resistan
to the exactions of monopolists and tn,
just and reasonable demands for the
great reforms.