Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-07-24
THE NORTHWEST.
THE OHIO DEMOCRATIC PLAT
FORM.
Adopted at the State Convention June
%, 1884.

s Resolved, That the Democratic party
of Ohio reaffirms its platform of 1883, 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 profiigacy and extravaganza
that corfupt The administration of
affairs, and q 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
Iaboring 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 favora 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-
ductive Industries at home, and afford
lust compensation to labor, but not to
create or foster nonopolies.
r7hird-That the just demands of the
wool growers of Ohio and the country
for an equitable readjustment of the
duties OH 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. "a ,y
Fourth The Democraticparty is, and
always has been opposed to sumptuary
legislation and unequal taxation in any
J 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 anG
providing against the evils resulting
therefrom by o judicious and properly
graded license system.
Fstfh-That we commend the action
of the Democratic Legislature in its
abolition of the contract labor system
oSIlu ltS lciOlIu VI pIIooh IIldhdSCliChV
and we endorse the Legislature and the
Executive in their economical and wise
administration of the affairs of the
State N ~ = +. n a. 49, Is
sSiTth-The protection of the Govern
ment is due to all American citizens,
native and foreign-born, abroad and at
home. Il 9L.
a ! 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 a thorough reform and
ratification 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, a change of the executive
administration Of the Government
itself as the reform, first of all, neces-
sary las 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.