The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-07-05
The Ohio Democrats.
New York Herald

Gratis. Ihey nave made platform
on which sensible citizens DESTROYS
of honest and free government can
stand, and have nominated a man
upon it who fairly and fully repre-
sents the policy.
Mr.. Hoadly is an able and an hon.
est man, and democrat in the true
sense of that word. We make haste
to say this of him, because before
forty-eight hours are over he will
probably discover himself to be a
villain of the deepest dye. The ex-
igencies of the Ohio campaign will
not permit the republicans to be
mealy-mouthed in their speech about
democratic candidates; and while
Gov. Foster is engaged in praising
his friends Messrs. Brady and Dor.
sey, other members OF the party
will, no doubt, with equal zeal de-
vote themselves to 'sexposing" the
democratic candidate for Governor.
The Ohio republican platform was
simply a begging letter to the voters.
It was an appeal to ignorance, pre-
judice and class interests and an I'm.
blushing appeal. The democratic
platform lisa manly document, and
in it's essential points a careful and
admirable statement of correct poll.
cies. It demands the publication of
the public service, the punishment
Of Treasury robbers, the equaliza-
ton of public burdens, economy in
public expenditures and a total
change in that policy by which the
republicans have in legislation ia.
vored individual and class interests
at the expense of the whole people.
It calls for measures regulating
the liquor traffic and providing
against the evils resulting thereform
by a judIcious and properly graded
license law" It opposes contract
labor in State prisons. 1t declares
for stable currency.
Upon the tariff these are the
words of the platform--and they
are well considered, straightforward
and sound in every word and clause:
awe favor tariff for revenue limit
ed to the necessities of the govern
ment economically administered,
and so adjusted in its application as
to prevent unequal burdens, encour
age productive interests at home,
and afford just compensation to la
Dor, but not to create mOnOpolies.n
There is not friend of tariff and
tax reform in Ohio, or In the country,
but can stand on that. The tariff
is to be "for revenue" say the dem
ocrats, and the revenue drawn from
it 10 to be ''limited to the necessities
of the government economically adj.
ministered." That strikes at the
huge surplus revenue which the re.
publiCans have insisted on forcing
from the pockets Of the taxpayers
only to waste it on jobs. The tariff
is to be so adjusted in its applica-
ton as to prevent unequal burdens,n
which cannot be done without a gen.
eral and careful revision, for it is
now full of the baldest discrimina-
tons in favor of monopolist capital
lists at the expense Of the great body
of the people. It is to encourage
productiveS-not unproductive-i
"interests st home;" and if it does
that it is certain to stafford just com
pensation to labor" Finally, it is
"not to create monopolies."
The wolk of the Democratic Con-
vention yesterday seems to us of
very great importance to the whole
country. 1t compels a thorough
discussion of the tariff question,
which is very necessary to the en-
lightenment of The voters. It shows
that in most important canvass, on
which the Presidency may easily
depend, the Ohio democrats have
the courage and the knowledge to
place themselves on sound policies,