The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1884-08-21
Democratic Platform.

RESOLVED. First. That the Dem
ocracy of Ohio. in convention re-
affirms its Platform of 1888 as fol
lows: 1t indorses the principles of
the party expressed in previous
State and National platforms in re
gard to personal liberty, the true
functions of the government, and as
embraced in political creed, ex-
pounded by the founder of the Dem
ocratic party, Thomas jefferson.
The application of.these principles
to our present condition demands
the pur,ication of the public serv
ice, the punishment of the robbers
of the public treasury, the equal
zation of all public burdens, the
arrest of the profigacy and extrav-
agance that corrupt the admins
tration of public affairs, and a to
tai change in the policy that so long
has been pursued by the Republi
can party tavoring individual and
class interests at the expense of the
laboring and wealth producing peo
pie of the country; and We renew
our declarations for stable money,
the gradual extinction of the pub
lie debt and the payment of pen
sions to disabled soldiers, their wild
ows and orphans.
Second, We favor tariff for
revenue, limited to the necessities of
the Government. economically y ad-
ministered and so adjusted in its ap-
plication as 20 prevent enequ-sl bur
dens, encourage productive indus
tries at home, afford just compen-
sation to labor but not tc create or
foster monopo'ies.
Third, That the just demands of
the wool growers of the State and
country for an equitable readjust
meht of duties on wool (unjustly
reduced by Republican Congress)
so that the industry shall be fully
and equally favored with other
ought to be complied
with, and we endorse the action of
the Democratic members Of the
Ohio delegation in Congress in
their effort to accomplish this re-
suit.
EEourth-The Democratic party
is and always has been opposed to
sumptuary legis 'atien and unequal
taxation in any form, and is in IA
vor of the largest liberty of private
consistent with public wei
fare and rights of others; and of
regulating the liquor traffic and pro-
viding against the evils resulting
by judicious and prop
F;fth-That We commend the &C
ion of the Democratic Legislature
n its abolition of the contract
abor system and its reforms of
prison management, and we endorse
he legislature and executive in
heir economical and wise admins
ration of the affairs of the State.
Sixth-The protection of the
government IS due to all American
native and foreign horn,
broad and at home.
Seventh-We reafirm the resolu-
ions of the State Conventions of
ohio in 1880, 1881 and 1882 and of
he Democratic National Conven-
ions of 1872, 1876 and 1880, de {
a thorough reform and
of the Civil Service. and
barge that the Republican party ,
las violated every pledge it has ,,
eretofore given TO the reform there
f. and has failed during its long
administration Of the government =
0 correct even the most patent
buses, and we deem therefore a
hange of the executive admins
ration of the government itself !
S the reform first of all necessary
as made more manifest by the
tar route trials and other iniqui-
esq thereby ousting corrupt rings.
to protect crime and
revent the punishment of criminals.
nd by SO doing make it possible to +,
unish fraud and theft in political !
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