The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1884-08-07
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 equal
zation of all public burdens, the
arrest of the profligacy and extrav-
agance that corrupt the admins
t,ation of public affairs. and to:
tai change in the policy that so long
has been pursued by the Republi-
can party favoring individual and
class interests at the expense of the
laboring and wealth producing peo
pc 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 disa bled 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-
p,icatlon as 20 prevent unequal bur
dens, encourage productive indus
tries at home. afford just compen-
sation to labor but rot tc create or
fos'er 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 Democra 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
taxation in any form, and is in 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 judicious and prop
F:fth-That We commend the ac
tion 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
tratien of the affairs of the State.
Sixth-The protection of the
government Is due to all American
citizens, native and foreign horn,
abroad and at home.
Seventh-We reafirm the resolu-
ticns of the State Conventions of
Ohio in 1880, 1881 and 1882 and of
the Democratic National COnven-
tions of 1872, 1876 and 1880, de
mandlng a thorough reform and
urifiation 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
tration of the government itsei.
as the reform first of all necessary
Gas made more manifest by the
Star route trials and other iniqui-
ties thereby ousting corrupt rings,
confederated to protect crime and
prevent the punishment of criminals,
aud by SO doing make it possible to
punish fraud and theft in political
service.
The following, offered by Hon.
Goe. l.. Converse was greeted With
great applause, and unanimously
adopted.
Eighth--That it is the sense of
the convention that Samuel j. Til
den, who was once legally and fair
" elected President of the United
States, but deirauded of his office,
should receive the unanimous NOM
1naiion at the hands of the Demo
cratic convention, 20 meet at Chi
cago on the Sth Of July next