The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1884-08-28

RESOLVED. First. That the Dem
| ocracy of Ohio. in convention re
| affirns its platform of 1888 as fol-
,ws: 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
rhe application of these principles
to our present condition demands
the purlfication of the public serv-
ice, the punishment of the robbers
IF The public treasury, the equali
zation Of all public burdens. the
arrest of the proAigacy and extrav-
a gance that corrupt the admins
tration of public affairs. and a to
tai change in the policy that so long
has been pursued by the RepubIi
can party favoring individual and
class interests at the expense of the
Iaboring 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
'evenue, limited to the necessities OF
the Government. economically y ad-
ministered and so adjusted in its APP
p'icatlon as co prevent unequal bur
dens, encourage productive indus
tries at home, afford just compen-
sation to labor but not to create or
foster monopolies.
Third, That the just demands OF
the wool growers of the Stats and
country for an equitable readjust
ment of duties on wool (unjustly
reduced by Republican ongress)
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-The Democratic party
is and always has been opposed to
sumptLary legislation and unequal
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-
piding against the evils resulting
by a judicious and prop
F:fth-That We commend the ac-
lion of the Democratic Legislature
in its abolition of the contract
abor system and it's reforms of
prison management. and we endorse
The 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 |
.brvad and at home.
Seventh-We reafirm the resolu-
ions of the State Conventions ofl
ohio in 1880, 1881 and 1882 and of
he Democratic National Conven
ions of 1872, 1876 and 1880, de-
a thorough reform and
,urifcation of the Civil Service. and
harge that the Republican party
las violated every pledge it has
given TO the reform there
f. and has failed during its long
administration of the government
o correct even the most patent
buses, and we deem therefore
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.
onfederated 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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