Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-09-13
OUR PLATFORM.

The Democracy Of Ohio In Convention assembled,
hereby reAfirm the principles Of the party - ex-
pressed In primaries, State and National platforms,
In gard 70 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 punishmsnt of
the robbers Of the public treasury, the equalization
Of all public burdens, the arrest Of prohigacy and
extrayagance that corrupt the administration or
public affairs and total change in the policy that
has 30 long beeA pursued by the Republican party;
fayoring individual and class interests at the ex-
pense Of thelaborng and people OF
the country; and We re eannounce our previous dec
larations for stable money the gradual extinction Of
the public debt, and the payment OF pensions 70
disabled soldiers, their widows and orphans.
Second-We favor tariff for revenue limited TO
the necessities OF Government economically admin
tstered, and 90 adjusted In Its application rs 70 pre-
vent unequal burdens, encourage productive indus
tries at home, afford just compensation TO labor,
but not to create or foster monopolies.
Third-The act Of the Republican Congress redue-
ing the tariff on wool, while at the same time in
creasing 1t on woolen goods, already highly pro
tected, iniquitous 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 Democratic party is, as 1t always has
been, opposed to sumptuary legislation and unequta
taxation in any FORM and is IN favor OF the Srgesl
welfare and the rights Of others, and of regulating
the liquor traffic and providing against the evils re-
sulting therefrom, by q judicious and properly
graded license system.
Fifth-The abuses Of the present contract system
in our State Penitentiary by which the products Of
the labor of convicts are brought in composition
with products of honest labor, to the great detri
ment OF the latter, 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 hypocriucal, by its failure to do Sc
whilo 1t has had the power.
Sjxth-The protection of the Govern ment is due
to all American citizens, native and foreign born
abroad rs well as at home.
Seventh-We reafirm the resolutions OF the state
Conventions of Ohio In $780, '5l and S3, and OF tht
Democratic National Conventions of 1872, 10 ant
80, demanding thorough reform and purincatof
Of the Civil SERVICE aud charge that the Republican
party has violated every pledge 1t has heretofore
given for the reform thereof and has failed durins
its long administration Of the Government to correc
even the most crying abuses, and we demand there
fore, q change in the Executive administration o
the Government itself, the reform first OF all nee
essary las made still more manifest by the recen
star route trials) hereby ousting corrupt rings con
federated to protect crime and prevent the punish
ment of criminals, and by so doing to make 1t pos
sible again to punish fraud and theft in the public
service.