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The following is the platform adopted unan-
imously by the Democratic State Convention at
Toledo, August 18th. 1856:
The Democracy of Ohio, in convention as
semb ed. cOngratulates the country upon tne
stored TO power and with it the promises OF It's
leaders and hopes of its followers are being
We cordialiy indorse the administration OF
Presi lent Cleveland, us we believe the people
of all parties are convinced that his omcial
conduct has been marked oy great courage anu
IN Democrats of Ohio express their sincere
sorroy and acknowledge their great loss Dy
the recent death of that distinguished soihler
orator and statesman General Durbin w ara.
We bear testimony to his courage, integrity
and patriotism AMI resilIe shas we are ueca ,hu
cy OF cause in all our campaigns lof many
years. =;
mourning over the still more recent loss OF that
illustrious man, Samuel j. T1lden. VINO. by
common consent was ior many years 'I1 i ieanes @s 7
OF the Democracy OF America. ana VINO was
honestly and fairly elected the nineteenth Pres
ident of the United States.
We also deeply lament the death within a
short period of time OF those other distinguish
ell Democrats, Thomas A. hendricks, the idol
and t. Iusted leader for many years OF tae Dem-
ocrats of Indiana, ard ut the time Of his death
Vice President OF the United States; also. oil
George Il. Mcclellan. ueratio Seymour and
Winfield Scott Hancock. who nave all been our
leaders in contests for The highest Office within
the gift of the people. and whose courage. WIS
dom AID patriotism have made them dear to
every true American The names and the ca
reers OF these men remind us that as long as
we follow their examples and initiate their Vlr-
tues, so long shall We have brilliant leadership
aud our cause and party be preserved.
Taxes should not be collected beyond the
needs OF govern m ment economically administer
ed and we hereby readrm Ine prinGpaPEies ian
"a, on the tariff question, and demand a thor
Ough and just revision Of existing tariff laws,
in accordance with these principles
We he 4rtily approve the policy OF paying out
the surplus revenues heretofore accumulated in
the Treasury. on the interest-bearlng debt:
or National. Is robbery. and in derogation OF
the rights of the people; an unnecessary sur
tIon and .;on gressi0nal jobbery, and an oppres.
sion of the people. whose money is thus lOcs I'd
up beyond their control.
urs of values in the face of the worlds vast
a. bts fro,n gold and silver to gold alone, as an
acc of aonstrOus injustice. and demand tina,
bo.h gold and silver, as established by the con-
stltution. hall be maintained as the basis OF
our money system.
Huuse OF Congress in forfeiting and restoring
TO the pubic domain. for hOmesteads for aci ual
settlers, nearly hundred millions OF acres ol
unuarued lands heretofore granted by hepub
lican Con rtsscs TO railroad corporations. anu
we also approve the act preventing alien own
ership in large tracts OF public lands In the
We approve the prompt. firm and vigorous
action OF the State department and the presen,
of American citizens IN foreign countries.
In common with the Democracy OF the coun
try, We express our sympathy with ireland anG
her great struggle for hsne rule. he friends
of liberty tarOug ghout the world are deeply In
teresled III the effort which the supporters Of
Gladstone and Paruell are now making to give
the right TO govern themselves to the long suf
5ering and greatly wrOnged Irish people, and
We sincerely hope the struggle OF Ireland iol
her just rights snail be crowned with complete
success.
we denounce the usurputions of the Repub
lican Lieutenant Governor and less than quo
rum OF Republican senators of the state son
ate as an act of revolution and grave crime
against the constitution of ohio, and u prene-
dt mt too dangerous To permit 10 pass uncon-
demned by the people of the State.
We demand that every safeguard OF the bal
lot shall be maintained, that the votes OF the
people shall be honestly cast and honestly
counted, and that every crime against the pu
rity of the ballot box shall be promptly "nG
vigorously punished. by whomsOeyer commit
ted
We denounce and condemn the partisan re
organization OF the penal ana benevolent lnsti-
tutions of tie State, not made with q view to
increase the efficiency OF their management
but for the purpose of controlling their revenue:
and incidental powers for partisan parposes
ling gifts OF the people for the amelIoration o.
the unfortunate.
in the integrity and Democracy OF tine Demo
cratic members of the senate of the Sixty-sev
enth General Assembly of Ohio.
Believing that the evils growing out OF the
fraftic of Intoxicating liquors can best be pro
Fided against by well-regulated license sys-
tenn we renew our declaration In favor of an
amendment to the constitution that will permit
iudicious regulation OF the traffic and repress
out OF it " itaoat destroy is
the principles OF personal liberty or the righi
of private judgment.
We heartily Indorse the course of Hon. II. B
Payne as the representative of the State in the
Senate of the United states. The purity and
integrity OF his character are well known to
the people of Ohio. and W rejoice that the Re.
publican Senate OF the United States refused te
become the medium through which the baffied
and malicious Republican politicians sought to
injure the fair fame OF man " hose life Is hon.
Orably interviewer with the history OF the state
for more than half a century.
The pros speriIy of a country must necessarily
depend laI gely upon the harmonious relations
between LABOR and capital. and we favor the
principle of arbitration in the settlement of ali
differences between these great interests.