Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-07-05
OUR PLATFORM.

The Democracy Of Ohio in Convention assembled
hereby reafirm the principles Of the party, as ex-
pressed In primaries state and National platforms
in regard to personal liberty the true functions OF
government, and as embraced In the political creed
expounded by the great founder Of the Democratic
party, Thomas Jefferson. The application of these
publication of the public service, the punishment Of
the robbers of the public treasury the equalization
of all public burdens, the arrest Of profigacy and
extravaganza that corrupt the administration Of
public affairs and total change in the policy that
has 30 long been pursued by the Republican party;
favorng individual and class interests, at the ex-
pense of theaboring and people OF
the country; and we re-announce our previous dec
laraions for stable money the gradual extinction Of
tile public debt, and the payment of pensions to
disabled soldiers, theirwidows and orphans.
Second-We favor tariff for revenue limited to
she necessities OF Government economically admin
istered and adjusted in its application as to pre-
vent unequal burdens, encourage productive indus
sries at home, afford just compensation to labor,
butnot to create or foster nonopolies. 8
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sreasingit on woolen goods, already highly pro
tected, was iniqutous lsgslatten discriminating In
favor OF monopoly and against the agricultural in
forests Of the country and oughtto be corrected;
and we Heartily approve the action OF the Demo.
cratic rnefnbersof the Ohio delegation in Congress
in voting against that increase.
been, opposed to sumptuary legislation and uneouta
saxattoa in nyfeI and is In favor of the largest
liberty q private coIduct consistent with the public
wbksre and the rights Of Others, and Of regulating
1he liquor afac and providing against the evils re.
sultihg tilerefrom, III Al iudieious and properly
Filth The abuses Of the present contract system
in our State Psntent by ch the products Of
with products OF honest labor, III the great detri
mcnt 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 hypoeriticaI by its failure 10 do 50
Sixth The protection 81 the GoyernWent is due
Soni American citizens, rnntiye and foreign born,
abroad as'wellas ut home. Sds s4sfs
Seycntl--We reaiiirm tho resolutions of the State
Conventions of Ohio in 1880, 'S1 and 1872, and Of the
Democratic National Conventions of fS72, ,76 and
80, demanding O thorough reform and publication
OF the Civil service, and charge that the Republican
party has violated every pledge II has heretofore
given for the reform thereof and has fsiled during
its long administration Of the Government to correct
even the most crying abuses and We demand, there
fore, d chsnge In the Executive administration Of
ne Government ITSELF as the reform irstof all nee
essary las made still more manifest by the recent
star route trais hereby ousting corgipt rings con.
federated to protect crime and prevent the punish
nent of criminals, and byso doing I'd make IL pos
sble againto punish fraud and theft 1.-THE public
service.