The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-08-28
OHIO DEMOCRACY.
The State Convention Meets at Toledo
and Nomnates Candidates.
John Mcbride, of Stark County, for Sec
retnry OF State, Heads the Ticket
The Platform oling the
Death of Democrati
Statesmen.
OHIO CONVENTION.

ONO CONVENTION.
TOLEDO, o., Aug 1D-The Ohio State
Democratic Convention was called to order
yesterday at eleven a. M, by Chairman
Cogan of the State Committee. General
Il. b. Finley, of Bucyrus, was selected as
permanent chairman. The attendance was
very large. and the ventilation of the hall
perfect General Finley thanked Toledo
for the attentions bestowed and then re-
viewed rapidly the exploits of the Demo.
cratic administration in the reduction of the
public debt, in the increase of pensions, In
the restoration Of the navy and In the pub.
lie land forfeitures. He said Cleveland
was as good and pure MS Washington,
as statemanlike as Jackson, as courageous
as Old Hickory. He continued, with very
warm euogy of the President. His remain
ing utteranccs were devoted to the arraign-
ment of the Republican Legislature for the
ousting of the Democratic members from
Hamilton County. The committee reports
caused no difficulty. The reading of reso-
lutions was punctuated by repeated rounds
of applause the plank endorsing Cleveland
being greeted by tumultuous cheers. A
resolution condoing the deaths of the
Democratic statesmen was adopted by ris-
ing vote; that endorsing Home Rule for Ire
land also received immense applause, as
did the concluding plank endorsing Senator
PAYNE,
Wien Hon. John McSweeney, of Wooster,
arose to offer the resolutions there was a
burst of applause plainly denoting the
popularity of the gentleman. In clear, dis
tinct tones lie read the PLATFORM the various
planks in it receiving added emphasis under
his skllful touch. The following is
uur lTrOpM
The Democracy of Ohio. in convention as
sembloh, congratulatcs the country upon
been restored to power and with 1t the
promises of its leaders and hopes of its fol-
lowers are heing fully realized.
We cord ally ndorse the administration of
President Cleveland as we believe the peo-
pie of all parties are convinced that his Off
cial conduct has been marked with great
courage and honesty.
The Democrats of Ohio express their sin
rerc sorrow and acknowledge their great
loss by the recent death OF that dstin-
gushed soldier, orator and statesman. Cen
cral Durbin Ward. We bear testimony to his
courage. integrity and patr otism and realize
chat we are indebted to him for wise coun-
sci and fearless advocacy OF our cause in al,
our cumpa gEs for many years.
We JON with the Democrats of tho nation
in mourning over the still more recent loss
of that lustrions man. Samuel j. Tiden.
who. by common consent, was for many
years the leader of the Democracy of Amer
ica. and who was honestly and fairly elected
the II neteenth President OF the United
States.
we also deeply lament the death within
short per'od of time of those other distin-
gushGd Democrats, Thomas A. Hendricks,
thc dol ana trusted leader for many years
of the Democrats OF Indiana, and at the
tine of his death Vice President of the
Uu ted states; also of General George B
Mcclellan Horat 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 pntriot SIN have made them dear
90 every true Amer can.
The names and the careers of these men
rem nd us that MS long us we follow the ex-
+mples and initiate their virtues so long
shall we have br Liant lcadcrsh and our
cause and party be preserved
Taxes should not he collected beyond the
needs of government economically admins
tered, and we hereby reaiirm the principles
laid down IN our last State and National plat.
forms upon the tariff quest on. and demand
u thorough and iust revision of existing
tariff laws in accordance with these prnci-
pies
We heartily approve the policy of paying
out the surplus revenue heretofore aCcumu.
lated in tho Treasury on the interest bearing
debt
Every dollar OF unnecessary taxation,
State or National, is robbery and in deroga-
ton of the rights of the people; an unneces-
sary surplus in the Treasury is an incentive
TO corruption and Congress Unal iobbery,
an oppression of the people, whose money is
locked up beyond the control.
We denounce the attempt to change the
measure of values in the face of the worlds
yast debts from gold and silver to gold alone.
as an act of monstrous Injustice, and de-
mani that both gold and silver, as estab-
lishcG by the Constitution shall be main
tanned ms the basis of our money system.
We approve the acton OF the Democratic
House of Congress in fOrteiting and restor-
ing 20 the public domain for homestends for
actual settlers. nearly hundred millions of
ncres of unearned lands heretofore granted
by Republican Congresses to railroad cor.
poratons and we also approve the act pre-:
venting alien ownership in large tracts of
onbic IRpdS in the ITuitpi Ctutaa
We approve the prompt, firm and vigorous
action of the Stnte Department and the pres
ent Democratic administration in the pro.
lection of American citizens in foreign c0un-
tries.
In common with the Democracy of the
country we express our sympathy with Ire
land and her great struggle for home rule.
The friends OF liberty throughout the world
are deeply Interested in this effort wh ch the
making TO 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 Just rights
shall be crowned with cOmDieto success.
We denounce the usurpat on of the Repub-
lican Lieutenant Governor and less than
quorum of the Republican Senators OF the
State Senate, as an act of revolution and
grave crime against the Constitution of Ohio.
and precedent too dangerous to permit to
pass uncondcmned by the people of the
State.
We demand that every safeguard of the
ballot shall be ma ntained. that the votes Of
counted, and that every crime against the
purity of the ballot-box shall be promptly
and vigorously punished. by whomsoever
committed.
We denounce and condemn the partisan
reorganization of the penal and benevolent
institutions of the State not made with a
view to increase the efficiency of their man.
agement. bug for the purpose of CONTROL ny
their revenues and incidental powers for
partisan purposes thus dragging down to
the basest uses tine willing gifts of the peo.
pie for the amelioraton of the unfortunate
We hereby express our unhounded conf
dence in the integrity and Democracy of the
SiXtyseventh General Assembly of Ohio
Believing that the evils growing out of the
traffic in Intoxicating liquors can best be
provided aga nst by well regulated license
system, we renew our declaration in favor of
an amendment TO the Constitution that will
permit judicious regulation of the traibc and
repress the abuses growing out of II, without
destroying the principles of personal liberty
or the right OF private Judgment.
We heartily endorse the course of the
Hon. ii. Is. Pavne 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, ana we re.
joice that the Republican Senate of the
United States refused to become the medium
through which the bated and malicious Re
pun, pn, lean p2lticlans e sought W. 70 lnlure the ,
interwoven @ ~ with the the history D OF OF the state for
more than half century
1he prosperity OF II country must neces-
sarialy depend largely upon the harmonious
relations between labor and cap tai. and wc
favor the principle of arbiira on in the set
Element of all differences between these
great interests.
AT the close of Colonel McSweeney s read
ing Hon. w. w. Armstrong, of Cleveland,
received mighty shout of appreciation.
General Thomas i. Powell, of Delaware,
then read a beautiful tribute to the late
General Durbin Ward which ON motion OF