The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1886-09-16
Democratic Platform.

The Democracy Of Ohio, IN conven-
ton assembled, cungratulates tse codn-
try upon the f.ci lhat tie party of the
o: the people has been restored 10 pow
e.. aud with If the promise Of its lead
ers and hopes OF its followers are being
fully realized.
! We cordially indoraa the adn;nistra-
ton Of President Clevelaad, a. we be-
. live the people 81 ali psryies are con
! yinced that lis ciIiciai conduct has been
marked by great courage ard honesty.
The Domorerais OF Chic express
their sorrow and acknowledge their
great iuss by The recent death of that
distinguished soldier, orator and staias-
man, General Durbin Ward. We bear
testimony - his courage, integrity, pa
triotisrn, and realize that We are in;iett-
ed to him for wise COUNSEL AMI fearless
| advocacy Of cur cause is all our cam
psigus for plaay years. We JOIN with
/ the Democrats OF the nation N mourn-
| ing over the still mere recent loss Uf
that iiiGstrious man, Samuel j. fil6en,
Sko, by common consent. VAS fer Iaany
years the leader O. the Democracy q
America, and who was honestly and
! fairly elected the i9sh President o: the
! United States. re also deeply lament
the death within 3 short period Of tine
OF those other distinguished Democrats,
Thomas 4. Hendricks the Idol and trust
e.: leader for many years OF the Demo
crst> OF sil,ii&na, and at tie tine Of his
death Vice President of the United
States also Of GEORGE B Mcclellan,
Hora;io Seymour and Winfield Scott
! Hancock, who have ali been our lead
crs in contests for the highest Office
within the gif, of our people, and whose
courage, wisdom ana patriotism have
! made them dear to every true Amerl-
can. The names and careers Of these
men remind us that as long as we .oi-
low their examples and initiate their
| virtues so lcnc shall We have brilliant
| leadership and our cause and party be
| preserved.
Taxes shoeld OF be collected beyond
the needs OF government economically
administered and we hereby reatiirm
the principles laid down in our last
state and notional platforms upon tie
tariff question, AID demand thorough
and just revision of existing tariff laws
in accordance with these principles.
We heartily approve the policy of
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, apd in derogation
of the rights OF the people. An unnec-
essary surplus in the treasury is an in
centive tocorruption and congressional
jo6bery, and an apressIon CT the people.
whose money is thus locked up beyo yond
their control.
We denource their attempt to change
the measure OF values in the face of-the
world vast debt, from gold and silver
TO gold alone, as an act OF monstrous in
justice, and demand that both gold and
silver as established by the Constitu-
ton, shall be maintained as the basis OF
the money system.
We approve the action Of the Demo
cratic House of Congress in forfeiting
and res;o ing to the public domain for
homesteads for actual settlers nearly a
hundred million of acres of unearned
lands heretofore granted by Republican
Congresses 20 railroad corporatioLs, and
we also approve the act providing
against alien ownership in large tracts
in the United States.
We approve the prompt, firm and vig |
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 sEmpatnr
with Ireland IN her great struggle for !
home r1le. The friends Of liberty |
the world are deeply inter-
ested in this effort which the supporters
of Gladstone and Pa-re!l are now max
ing 10 give the right to govern them
selves to the long suffering and greatly |
wronged Irish people. and We sincerely
hope the Struggle of Ireland for her
inst rights shall be crowned with COM
plete success.
We denounce the uaurpations Of the
Rep ublican Lieutenant Governor and
less than quorum of Republican sen
tors of the State Senate as an act oi rev.
olution and grave crime against the
Constitution of Ohio and a precedent
too dangerous to permit to pass uacon-
1euned by tie people of the state.
We demand that every safeguard of the
ballot shall be maintained, that the vot-
as of the people shall be honestly cast
and honestly counted, and that every.
crime against the purity OF the ballot
BOX shall be promptly and vigorously
punished, by whomsoever committed.
We Gencunce and condemn the par
isan reorganization Of the penal and
Institutions OF the state not
made with view 10 increase the eff
,iency of their management, but for the
purpose of controlling their revenues
lnG the incidental p overs for partisan
purposes, thus dragging down to the bas-
,st uses the willing gifts OF the people
or the amelicraiion OF the unfortunate.
We hereby express our unbounded
confidence in the integrity and Democ-
'acy of the Democratic members of the
senate of the Sixty-seventh General
Assembly of fOhio.
Believing that the evils growing out
f the traffic in Intoxicating liquors can
,est be provided against by well reg
lated license system, we renew our
declaration in favor of an amendment to
he Constitution that will permit
udicious regulation of the traffic and
epress the abuses growing out of it
Tl.hout destroying the principles oi
ersonai liberty or the right of private
Judgement.
Ne heartily indorse the course OF Hon.
/. 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
f Ohio, andswe rejoice that the Repub-
can Senate of the United States re.us-
to become the medium through which
ne baffied aud malicious Republican
6Iiiicians sought to lnjure the :air fame
f man whose life is b hoaorbly inter
oven with the history of :he state for
lore than hall century.
The prosperity of d country must
ecessaliiy depend largely npon the
relation between labor and
lpital, and we favor the principal OF
FILTRATION in the settling O: all differ
nces between these great interests.
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