The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1884-07-24
Democratic Platform.

RESOLVED. First, That the Dem
ocracy of Ohio. in convention re-
affirms its platform of 1883 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 purlfication of the public serv-
ice. the punishment of the robbers
of the public treasury, the equail
cation 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 thar :" long
has been pursued by the Rcpubli
can party favoring 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 a tariff for
revenue, limited to the necessities OF
the Government. economically ad
ministered and so adjusted in its ap-
plicatlon as 20 prevent unequal bur
dens, encourage productive indus
tries at home. afford just compen-
sation to labor but not tc create or
foster monopolies.
Third, That the just demands OF
the wool growers of the State and
country for an equitable readjust
ment of duties on wool (unjustly
reduced by a Republican Congress)
so that the industry shall be fully
and equally favored with other
industries, 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.
Fourth Democratic party |
is and always has been opposed to
sumptnary legislation and unequal
taxation in any form, and isin ia
vor of the largest liberty of private
conduct consistent with public wei
fare and rights of others; and of
regulating the liquor traffic and pro-
viding against the evils resulting
therefrom by a ajndicious and prop
F:fth-That We commend the ac-
ton of the Democratic Legislature
in its abolition of the contract
labor system and its reforms of
prison management, and we endorse
the legislature and executive in
their economical and wise admins
tration of the affairs of the State.
Sixth-The protection of the
IS due to all American
citizens, native and foreign horn,
abroad and at home.
Seventh-We reafirm the resolu-
tions of the State Conventions of
Ohio in 1880, 1881 and 1882 and of
the Democratic National Conven
lions of 1872. 1876 and 1880, de
a thorough reform and
publication of the Civil Service. and
charge that the Republican party
has violated every pledge it has
heretofore given to the reform there
Of. and has failed during its long
administration of the government
to correct even the most patent
abuses, and we deem therefore a
change of the executive admins
ration of the government itself
IS the reform first of all necessary
as made more manifest by the
Star route trials aud other iniqui-
ies) thereby ousting corrupt rings,
to protect crime and
the punishment of criminals,
md by so doing make it possible to
punish fraud and theft in political
ervlce.
The following, offered by Hon
Joe. L. Converse. was greeted with
.reat applause, and unanimously
ldopted.
Eighth-That it is the sense of
he convention that Samuel j. Ill
len, who was once legally and fair
v elected President of the United