The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-07-04
THE DEMoCRATIo PLArFORM.

D. y.
The Democracy of Ohio, In COnEen-
tiOn assembled, hereby rea1lrm the
principles 0f the party, as expressed In
primaries, State and National platforms.
In regard to personal liberty, the true
functions of government, and as en-
braeed In the political creed expounded
by the great founder of the Democratic
party, Thomas Jefferson. The applica-
tlOn OF these principles to our present
condition, demands the publication of
the public service, the punishment of
the robbers OF the public Treasury, the
equalization Of all public burdens, the
arrest Of prOaigacy and extravaganza
that eOrruptS the administration OF pub
lie affairs and total change In the pol
10y that has so long been pursued by
the RepblicAn party; favOFiHg indlyidu-
al and class interests, at the expense of
the labOring and wealth producing
people of the country; and we announce
our previous declarations for stable
money, the gradual extinction. of. the
Of the public debt, and the payment of
pensions tOdisabled soldiers, their Wild
Ows and orphans. g--..t.ss.s saatslEal
SecOnd-We favor tariff for revenue
limited to the necessities of Government
economically administered, and so adj
Justed In Its application as to prevent
unequat burdens, encourage productive
industries at-hOme, afford just eOmpen-
satiOn to labor, but not create or foster
mOnOpolies. ''''".t-s b.
Third-The act of the Republican Con
gress reducing "a tariff on wool, while at
the same time increasing 1t on wooden
goods, already highly protected, was
ubiquitous legislation, discTiminatingin in
favor Of monopoly and against the Rgri-
cultural interests of the country, and
ought to be corrected; and we heartily
approve the action of the Democratic
members Of the Ohio delegation In Con-
gress In voting against that measure.
FOurth-The Democratic party is, as
1t 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 liquor
traffic and providing against the evils
resulting therefrOm, by judciOus and
properly graded license system.
Flfth-The abuse Of the present con-
tract system in our State PenitentIary,
by which the products of the labor of
conYtets are brought in competition
with the products Of honest labor, to the
great detriment of the latter, are in
furious aud unwise and ought to be cor
rected; and the promises of the Republi-
can party to abolish this system are
shown 30 be false and hypocritical, by It's
failure to, dOssO while 1t has had the
power.
Sixth-The protection of the Govern
mont Ia due to all American citizens,
native and foreign born, at home as we'll
as abroad.
Seventh-We reaflirm the resolutions
of the state conventions of Ohio In 1880,
81 and '82, and of the Democratic Ma
tiOnal Conventions of 1872, rs and 80,
demanding thorough reform and puri-
ticatiOn OF the Civil Service, and chargB
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
ernment, to correct even the most cry
Ing abuses, and we demand, therefore,
q change in the Executive administra-
ti0n of theGOVernment itself, as tho re-
form first Of all ,hecessary (as made still
more manifest by the recent Star route
triale), thereby Ousting corrupt rings
Iconfederated 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
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