Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-10-04
OuR PLATFORM.

The Democracy Of Ohio in Convention assembled
hereby reaffirm the principles Of the psrty, ex
pressed 10 primaries, State and National platforms
In regard 10 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
principles to our present condition, demands the
publication Of the public service, the punishment Of
the robbers OF the public tire .sury the equalization
Of oil public burdens, the arrest OF prongacy and
extravaganza that corrupt the administration OF
public affairs and total change in the policy that
has SO long beeA pursued by the Republican party;
favorng individual and class interests, at the e1-
pense Of thelaboring and OF
the 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
. the necessities OF Government economically admin
tstered and adjusted in its application as to pre-
vent unequal burdens, encourage productive irdus-
tries at ho ne, afford just compensation to labor,
but not to cate or ioster monopoles.
Third-The act of the Republican Congress reduc-
ing the tariff on wool, while at the same time in
creasing 1t on woolen goods, already highly pro-
tected was niquitous 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 Dem mocratic party is, as 1t always has
been, opposed to sumptuary legislation and uneqnta
taxation in any form, and is III favor OF the Largest
welfare and the rights of others, and of regulating
the liquor trac and providing against the evils re-
sulting therefrom, by a judicious and properly
graded license ystem.
Fifth-The abuses of the present contract system
in State Peniteutiary, by which the products Of
the labor of couvicts are brought in composition
with products of honest labor TO the great detri.
ment Of the latter, injurious and unwse and
ought to be corrected and the promises OF the Re-
publican party abolish this system are shown TO
be false and hypocritical, by its failure to do so
whilo 1t has had the power.
Sixth-Thc protection of the Govern ment is due
to all American citizens native and foreign born,
abroad as well as at home.
Sevcnth-We reafirm the resolutions Of the State
Conventions of Ohio in $780, 81 and 'S2 aud OF the
Democratic National Conventions of 1872, i6 ana
'SO demanding thorough reform and purihcation
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, aud we demand there
fore, q change in the Executive administration OF
the Government ITSELF the reform first of all nee
essary las made still more manifest by the recent
star route tras) hereby 0usting corrupt rings con-
federated to protect crime and prevent the punish
ment Of criminals, and by so doing to make 1t pos
sibe again to punish fraud aud theft in the public
service.