Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-07-10
THE NORTHWEST.
THE OHIO DEMOCRATIC PLAT.
FORM.
Adopted at the State Convention june
25, 1884.

ReSOkUed, That the Democratic party
of Ohio reaffirms its platform of 1888, as
follows: 1t endorses the principles OF
the party as expressed in previous State
and National platforms in regard to
personal liberty, the true functions OF
government as embraced in the political
creed expounded by the founder of the
Democratic party, Thomas Jefferson,
and the application of these principles
to the present condition.; demand the
publication of the public service; pun
ishment of robbers of the public Treas
ury; equalization of all public burdens;
arrest of profligacy and extravaganza
that corrupt the administration of
affairs, and total change in the policy
that has so long been pursued by the
Republican party, favoring individual
and class interests at the expense of the
laboring and wealth producing people
of the country; and we renew our pre-
Vious declarations for staple money, the
gradual extinction of the public debt,
and payment of pensions to all disabled
soldiers, their widows and orphans.
SecOnd-We favor tarifffor revenue,
limited to the necessities of govern
ment, economically administered, and
so adjusted in its application as to pre-
vent unequal burdens, encourage pro-
just compensation to labor, but not to
create or foster mOnopolies.
7hird-That the just demands of the
wool growers of Ohio and the country
for an equitable readjustment of the
duties on wool (unjustly reduced by a
Republican Congress) so that this in
dustry shall be fully and equally favor
ed with other industries, ought to be
complied with, and we indorse the
action Of the Democratic members of
Ohio in their efforts to accomplish this
result.
F6mth-The Democratic party is, and
always has been opposed to sumptuary
legislation and unequal taxation in any
form, and is in favor of the liberty 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 a judicious and properly
graded license system.
FJth-That we commend the action
of the Democratic Legislature in its
abolition of the contract labor system
and its reform of prison management,
and we endorse the Legislature and the
Executive in their economical and wise
administration of the affairs of the
State.
,Sirth-The protection of the Govern
ment is due to all American citizens,
native and foreign-born, abroad and at
home.
,Seuenth-We reaffirm the resolutions
of the State Convention of Ohioin 1880,
1881 and 1882, and of the Democratic
National Convention of 1872, 1876 and
1880, demanding thorough reform and
publication of the civil service, and
charge that the Republican party has
violated every pledge it has heretofore
given for the reform thereof, and has
failed during its long administration of
the Government to correct even the
most potent abuses; and we demand
therefore, change of the executive
administration of the Government
itself as the reform, first of all, neces-
sary (as made more manifest by the
star route trials and other iniquities),
thereby ousting corrupt rings, confed-
Grated to protect crime and prevent the
punishment of criminals, and by SO
doing, make it possible to punish fraud
and theft in the public services.
Resolved: That it is the sense of this
Convention that Samuel J. Tilden, who
was once legally and fairly elected Pres
ident of the United States, but defraud-
ed of his office, should receive the unan-
imOus nomination at the hands of the
Democratic Convention that meets at
Chicago july s, next,