Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-09-27
OUR PLATPORM.

The Democracy Of Ohio in Convention assembled,
hereby reAfrm the principles Of the party, as ex-
pressed In primaries State and National platforms,
In regard 10 personal liberty, the true functions OF
government and as embraced in the political creed
eKpounded by the great founder Of the Democratic
party, Thomas Jefferson. The application Of these
principles to our present condition, demands the
purheation Of the public service the punishment Of
the robbers OF the public treasury, the equalization
OF all public burdens, the arrest Of pronigacy and
public sffsirs and Total change An the policy that
has 30 long beeA pursued BY the Republican party;
fayorng individual and cAss interests, at the ex-
seense Of thelabong and wealthprodueingp people OF
NE country; and we re-announce our previous dec-
larations for stable money the gradual extinction OF
the public debt, and the payment Of pensions TO
disabled soldiers, their widows and orphans.
!. Second-We favor tariff for revenue limited to
Athe necessities OF Government economically admin
stered, and adjusted in Its application as TO pre-
vent unequal burdens, encourage productive indus
tries at home, afford just compensation to labor,
but not TO create or foster monopolies.
Third-The act Of the Republican Congress- reduc-
ing the tariff on wool, while at the same time in
tected, was iniqutous legislation, discriminating in
favor OF monopoly and against the agricultural in
terests Of the country and ought to be corrected;
and we heartily approve the action OF the Demo-
cratic members of the Ohio delegation In Congress
in voting against that increase.
Fourth-The Democratic party is, as 1t always has
been, opposed to sumptuary legislation and unequta
taxation In any form, and is in favor Of the largest
liberty Of private conduct consistent with the public
welfare and the rights of Others and of regulating
the liquor traic and providing against the evils
sulting therefrom, by judiciOus and properly
graded license system.
Fifth-The abuses Of the present contract system
in our State Pententiary, by which the products Of
the labor of convicts brought in competition
with products of honest labor, to the great detri
ment Of the latter, are injurious and unwise and
ought to be corrected; and the promises of the Re-
publican party to abolish this system are shown to
be false and hypocrtical, by its failure to do SO
whilo IL has had the power.
Sixth-The protection of the Govern nent is due
to all American citizens native and foreign born,
abroad as well as at home.
Seventh-We reafirm the resolutions of the State
Conventions of Ohio in $780, s1 and 49, and Of the
Democratic National Conventions Of 1872, &c and
80, demanding thorough reform and publication
of the Civil service, and charge that the Republican
party has violated every pledge 1t has heretofore
given for the reform thereof and has failed during
its long administration Of the Government to correct
even the most crying abuses, and we demand, there
fore, q change In the Executive administration OF
the Government ITSELF the reform first of all nec-
essary (as made still more manifest by the recent
star route trias) hereby ousting corrupt rings con-
federated to protect crime and prevent the punish
ment Of criminals, and by 20 doing to make 1t pos
sble again to punish fraud and theft in the public
service.