The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-06-26

COLUMBUS, Ohio. June 25.-Congress'
man d, R. Page, chairman of the con-
vention called the Democratic state COM
mittee to order at 1920 a. m. The OPP
era house was not more than two-thirds
filed, being the smallest num0er pres
emf at any state convention for years.
The committee on permanent oTganIza-
ton reported and General II. b. F1nlay,
the chairman, was introduced. He spoke
at length on the importance OF
their action and predicted that
the Democrats would 'a carry
Ohio in October and reviewed the his
tory OF the party in the country. The
committee on resolutions through Elmer
White reported the following platform !:
Resolved, That thelDemocracy of Ohio
reaffirm its platform for 1883, as follows :
1t edorses the principles of the
party as expressed in previous state and
national platforms IN regard to personal
liberty; the true function of government,
as embraced in the political creed ex-
pounded by the founder OF the Demo-
cratic party, Thomas Jefferson, and
the application OF these PRINCIPLES to
she present condition of the country ;
demands the publication OF the public
service and the punishment of robbers
of the public treasury the equalizat ion
of all public bnrdens; the arres
of .profiigacy and extravaganza ;
that the corrupt standardization of public
affairs ought to cease; they demand q
change in the policy that has long been
pursued by the Republican party favor
ing individual and class interests at the
expense of the laboring men and wealth
producing pnople of the country, and
we renew our previous declarations for
staple money, the gradual extinction OF
the public debt, add the payment OF PEN
;sions to all disabled soldiers, their
widows and orphans Second. We favor
tariff for revenue limited to the necessi-
ties of the government economically
administered and so adjusted in the ap-
plication as TO prevent unequal burdens,
and to encourage productive industries
at home TO afford just compensation to
labor, but not to create or foster monop-
olies. sL-u.-
Thlrd-That the just demands q the
wool. growers OF Ohio and the country
for an equitable readjustment OF the du-
ties on wool, unjustly reduced by Re
publican congress so that, this 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 congress from
Ohio in their efforts to accomplish this
result. H 14fa1.3-f tEH
Fourth-The Democratic party is and
always has been opposed to sumptuary
LEGISLATION and unequal taxation in any
form, and IS in favor OF the largest lib
erty of private conduct consistent with
public welfare and the rights of others,
and of regulating the liquor traffic and
providing against the evils arising there
from. by the iudicIous and properly grad
ed license. system. ..a. .f..ssf.. ...sFs
Fifth-That we commend the action
of the Democratic Legislature in its a0o-
lItion of the contract labor system and
its reform OF prison management, and
we endorse the legislature snd executive
in their economical administration of
the state.
Sixth-The protection Of the govern
ment is due to all American citizens,
native and foreign born, abroad and ct
home. , %