The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1886-10-07
Democratic Platform.


The Democracy Of Ohio, IN conven-
ton assembled, coAgratulates TIE coun-
try upon the fac; that the party of the
Of the people has been restored to pow
er, and with it the promise Ofits lead
ers and hopes OF its followers are being
fully realized.
We cordially indorse the administra-
ton of President Cleveland, as we be.
live the people Of all parties are con-
vinced that his official conduct has been
marked by great courage and honesty
The Democrats cf Ohio express
their sorrow and acknowledge their
great loss by the recent death of that
distinguished soldier orator and states
man. General Durbih Ward. We bear
testimony to his courage, integrity, pa
trio,ism, and realize that we are Indebt-
ed to him for wise COUNSEL and fearless
advocacy of our cause in all our CAM
paigns for many years. We join with
the Democrats OF the nation IN mourn
ing over the still more recent loss of
that illustrious man, Samuel j. Tilden,
who, by common consent, wasfOr many
years the leader of the Democracy of
America, and who was honestly and
fairly elected the 18th President Of the
| United States. We also deeply lament
the death within short period Of time
of those other distinguished Democrats,
Thomas A. Hendricks the idol and trust
ed leader for many years of the Demo
Gratis of Indiana, and at the time of his
death Vice President of the United
States also Of George B Mcclellan.
Horatio Seymour and Winfield Scott
Hancock, who have all been our lead
| ers IN contests for the highest office
within the gift of our people, and whose
courage, wisdom and patriotism have
made them dear to every true Ameri-
can. The names and Careers of these
men remind us that as long as We FOL
low their examples and initiate their
virtues so long shall We have brilliant
leadership and our cause and party be
preserved.
Taxes should not be collected beyond
the needs Of government economically
administered ; and We hereby reatfirm
the principles laid down in our last
state and notional platforms upon the
tariff question, and demand thorough
and just revision of existing tariff laws
in accordance with these principles.
We heartily approve the policy o!
paying out the surplus revenues hereto
fore accumulated in the treasury
on the interest. bearing debt. Every
dollar of unnecessary taxation, state or
national. is robbery, and in derogation
of the rights of the people. An urnec-
essary surplus in the treasury is an in
centive tocorruption and congressional
jobbery, and an apressiOn OF the people.
whose money is thus locked up bey ond
their control.
We denounce their attempt TO change |
the measure of values in the face of the
worlds vast .bt, from gold and silver |
to gold alone. as an act of monstrous in |
Justice, and demand that both gold and |
silver. as established Ivy the Constitu-
iion, shall be maintained as the basis o; |
the money system.
We approve the action OF the Demo
cratic House of Congress in forieitinC |
and resto ing to the public domain for
homesteads for actual settlers nearly a
hundred million of acres of unearned
lands heretofore granted by Republican
Congresses 10 railroad corporations, and
We also approve the act providing
against alien ownership in large tracts
IN the United States.
We approve the prompt, firm and Wig
orous action Of the State department
and the present Democratic administra
tion in the protection OF American cit
izens in foreign countries.
In common with the Democracy Of
the country we express our sympathy
with Ireland in her great struggle for
rome rIle. The friends of liberty
the world are deeply inter
ested in this effort which the supporters
of Gladstone and Parneil are now max
ing to give the right to govern .them-
selves to the long suffering and greatly
wroDged Irish people. and We sincerely
hope the struggle of Ireland for her
just rights shall be crowned with com
piete success.
We denonnce the usurpations of the
Rep ubican Lieutenant Governor and
less than quorum of Republican sena
.ors of the State Senate as an act of rev.
olution and grave crime against the
Constitution OF Ohio and preceden
90 dangerous to permit to pass uncon-
]cmned by t, people OF the state.
We demand that every safeguard OF the
ballot shall he maintained, that the vO:
IS of the people shall be honestly cast
md honestly counted, and that every
rhine against the purity OF the ballot
,ox shall be promptly and vigorously
by whomsoever committed.
We denounce and condemn the par
isan Reorganization Of the penal and
Institutions OF the state not
made with view TO increase the eff
.iency of their management, but for the
purpose of controlling their revenues
.nC the incidental powers for partisan
purposes. thus dragging down to the bas
st uses the willing gifts Of the people
or the amelioration of the unfortunate
We hereby express our unbounded
confidence in the integrity sud Democ- J
acy of the Democratic members of the ,
senate of the Sixty-seventh General {
Assembly of Ohio.
Believing that the evils growing out !
# the traffic in Intoxicating liquors can '
,est be provided against by well reg
lated license system, we renew our
declaration iii favor OF an amendment to :
he Constitution that will permit a f
udicious regulation OF the traffic and >.
epress the abuses growing out of it 4
vi ,
ersonal liberty or the right of private
Judgement.
We heartily indorse the course OF Hon.
j. B. Payne, as the representative OF
be state IN the Senate OF the United
tates' The purity and integrity OF his
haracter are well known to the people
+ Ohio, and swe rejoice that the Repub- !.
can Senate of the United States relus.
d to become the medium through which
ne bsffied and malicious Republican,
olitIcians sought TO Injure the lair fame
f man whose life is hoaorbiy inter
oven with the history of the state for
lore than halt century.
The prosperity of country must
ecessaiily depend largely npon the L
relation between labor and
apital, and We favor the principal oil
FILTRATION III the settling OF all differ.
lces between these great interests.