The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-09-28

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Eighth-We favor the adoption by the |
next Legislature of the resolution Of |
1882, providing an amendment to the |
constitution for the local self-gOvern- |
ment of cities.
Ninth-Primary elections openly and
honestly conducted afford the surest |
means OF securing the most suitable |
candidates for public Office, thus best
preserving Democratic form Of govern
ment. We, therefore, favor the speedy
passage Of general laws providing
against fraud and intimidations at such
elections.
Tenth-Public welfare demands that
the various questions relating to char
tered mOnOpolies and methods of trans
pOrtatiOn should be met and decided.
We are in favor of the adoption of
measures to restrict such mOnOpolies.
They should be subjected to the strict
supervision of the commission now ap-
pointed by law. All unjust discrimina-
sion in the transportation of passengers
and merchandise should be prohibited.
The charge of corporations which have
taken the property of private citizens
for public use, should be limited to the
cost of service with a reasonable profit,
instead of the mercenary eXactiOn of
"all the traffic will bear The laws
should be so revised that taxation may
be reduced so far as possible, and per-
sonal and corporate property have sew
orally to pay their proportion OF taxes.
Eleventh We approve the submis-
sion TO vote of the people OF the con-
stitutiOnal amendment in favor of free
canals, and we have full confidence they
will dispose of it in such manner as to
promote all the great interests of the
State, agricultural, manufacturing and
commercial.
Twelfth-We reaffirm the policy al
ways maintained by the Democratic
party that it is of the first Importance
that labor shOnld be made free, health
full and secure of just remuneration
that convict labor should not come into
competition with the industry of law
abiding citizens; that labor of children
should be surrounded with such safe
guards as their health, their right OF
education and their future as useful
members of the community demand
that workshops, whether large or small
should be under such sanitary control
as will insure the health and comfort OF
the employed, and will protect al
against unWhOlesOme labor and sur
rOundings; that labor shall have the
same right as capital to combine for Its
own protection, and that all Legislation
which cramps industry or which ena'
DleS Iu6 pOW6Ilul W OpploSo OhO " Osih
should be repealed; and to promote the
interests of labor, we recommend the
collection of statistics and information
respecting improvement, the needs and
abuses of various branches of industry,
hirteenth-WheTeas, the founders OF
the Democratic party inculcated fire.
quent recurrence to fundamental prin-
ciples, the Democracy of New York again
avow their fidelity to those tenets OF
economy, simplicity and respect for the
liberty Of individuals which character
lied the administration of the Govern
mcnt in the primitive days of the Re-
public.
ADDITIONAL PLANKS,
John Kelly, in a speech, moved that
| the platform be referred back to the
committee for the insertion of plank
cOndemning the enormous grants OF
public lands to. private corporations.
Adopted.
subsequently, General Pryor, of the
| Committee on Resolutions reported that
| he was instructed to report the follow
ing additional plank in the platform,
and moved it's incorporation therein:
We also arraign the Republican party
for it's wholesale gift of public lands to
railroad jobbers, thus rObbing the mass
of the people of their rightful inherit
ance, and we demand that so far as pos
sible these lands shall be reclaimed and
reserved for occupation by actual set
tiers, and we request the Democratic
Representatives in Congress from the
| State of New York to use their power to
secure this great blessing.