The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-08-11
THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFoRM.

The Democracy Of Ohio, in ConVen-
tlon assembled, hereby reaffirm the
principles Of he party, as expressed in
primaries, State and National platforms,
IA regard to personal liberty, the true
functions OF government, and a9 en-
Traced In the political creed expOunded
| ~ the greatf ounder OF the Democratic
party Thomas Jefferson. The appliea-
ton OF these principles to our present
epndlttOn, demands the DnrineatiOn OF
the public service, the punishment of
the robbers Of the public Treasury, the
equalization OF all public burdens, the
arrest or prOfiigacy and extraFagan
That eorrupts the administration OF pub
ilc Affairs and total change In the pol
icy that. has 50 long been pursued by
the republican party; faVOring indiVid1-
az a. ana class interests. at the expense Of
the la0oring and wealth producing
people OF the country; aud we annOunee
our previous declarations for stable
money, the gradual extinction Of the
OF the public debt, and the payment OF
pensions to disabled soldiers, their, Wild
ows and orphans. o' y II
SecOnd--We favor tariff for revenue
limited to the necessities Of Government
economically administered, and 30 lad-
Justed In its application as to prevent
unequal burdens, encourage productive
industries at home, afford Just cOmpen-
satlOn to labor, but not create or foster
mOnOpOlies. s.sE.glg IGgTrET -
Third-The act Of the Republican Con-
gress reducing q tariff on wool, while at
the same time increasingii 1t on wOOlen
goods, already highly protected, was
lnlquitous legislation, discriminatingi in
Iav0r OF monopoly and against the agri-
cultural interests Of the country, and
ought to be corrected; and we heartily
approve the action of the Democratic
members Ofthe Ohio delegation in Con-
gress In voting against that measure.
FOurth-The Democratic party is, as
IL always has been, opposed to sumptuary
legislation and unequal taxation in any
form, and Is in favor Of the largest lib
erty OF private conduct consistent with
the public welfare and the rights of
others, and Of regulating the IiouOr
traffic and providing against the evils
resulting therefrom, by judjciOus and
properly graded license system. ~
FIrth-The abuse OF the present con-
tract system In our State Penitentiary,
by which the products of the labor Of
conVlets are brought in competition
with the products of honest labor, to the |
great detrlment Of the latter, are in
furious and unwise and ought TO be cor
rected; and the promises Of the Republi-
can party to abolish this system are
shown to be false and hypOeritical, by its |
failure to do so while 1t has had the |
power. "
Sixth-The protection Of the Govern
ment Is due to all American citizens, |
native and foreign born, at home as we'll |
as abroad.
Seventh-We reafirm the resolutions
OF the state conventions of Ohio in 1880, |
81 and '82, and of the Democratic Ma
tiOnal Conventions Of 1872, re and 80.
demanding a thorough reform and puri- |
hcation 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 dur |
Ing its long administration OF the Gov |
eminent, to correct even the, most cry
ing abuses, and we demand, therefore, |
a change In the Executive administra-
ton of theGOYernment itself, as the re- |
form first OF all necessary Gas made still |
more manifest by the recent Star route
trialsl thereby Ousting corrupt rings
cOnfederated to protect crime and pre- |
vent the punishment Of criminals, and |
by so doing to make 1t possible again TO |
punish fraud and theft In the public |