The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1886-10-14
Democratic piutfinrni

The Democracy of Ohio, IN conven-
ton assembled, cougratulates the 90 IN
try upon the fact that the party OF the
OF the people has hcen restored to'pow-
er, and with 1t the promise fits 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
yiuced that his official conduct has been
marked by great courage and honesty.
The Democrats CT Ohio express
their sorrow and acknowledge their
great loss by the recent death of that
distinguished soldier. orator and states
man. General Durbin Ward. We bear
testimony TO his courage, integrity, pa
.rioiism, and realize that we are lndebt-
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 iIlustriouS man, Samuel j. Tilden, .
|ho, by common consent, was for many |
years the leader of the Democracy of
America. and who was honestly and |
fairly elected the l9;h President Of the |
United States. We also deeply lament |
the death within a short period of time |
of those other distinguished Democrats, |
Thomas \. Hendricks the idol and trust |
ed leader for many years of the Demo /,
crats 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 N contests for the highest Office
within the gift oi 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 cur cause and party be |
preserved.
Taxes should not be collected beyond |
the needs of government economlcal!y |
administered and we hereby reaiiirm !
the principles laid down in our last
state and notioual platforms upon the |
tariff question. and demand thorough |
and just revision of existing tariff laws
in accordance with these principles.
paying out the surplus revenues hereto I
fore accumulated in the treasury |
on the interest bearing debt. Every |
dollar Of unnecessary taxation. state or
national. is robbery, ard in derogation
of the rights OF the people. An unnec-
e:sary surpiLs in the treasury Is an in
centive tocorruption and congressional!
iobhery. and an apression of the people.
whose money is thus locked up beyond |
their control.
We denounce 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 mGnstrous IN
Justice, and demand that both gold and
silver. as established by the Constitu-
tiQu, shall he maintained rs the basis OF
the money system.
We approve the action ofthe Demo
cratic House of Congress in forieI;ing
and resto ing to the public domain for
for actual settlers nearly a
hundred million of acres Of unearned
lands heretofore granted b. Republican
Congresses to 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 tte 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
home rrle. 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 10 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
pleie success.
We denounce the usurpations of the
Rep ublican Lieutenant Governor and
less than a quorum of Republican sena
tors of the State Senate rs an act of rev
olution and 4 grave crime Against the
OF Ohio and . precedent
too dangerous 10 permit to pass uncon-
demneG b. Il people Of the state.
We demand that every safeguard OF the
ballot shall he maintained, that the voi-
IS 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 denounce and condemn the par
tisan reorganization OF the penal and
benevolent institutions OF the state not
made with . view TO increase the eff !
cheney of their management, but Tor the
purpose of controlling their revenues
and the incidental powers for partisan
purposes, thus dragging down to the bas-
est uses the willing gifts OF the people
for the amelioratiou OF the unfortunate.
We hereby express our unbounded
in the integrity and Democ-
racy of the Democratic members of the
Senate oi the SiXty-seventh General
Assembly OF Ohio.
Believing that the evils growing out
of the-traflic in Intoxicating liquors can
best be provided against by well reg
ulated license system, we renew oar
declaration in favor of an amendmentto
the Constitution that will permit a
iudicious regulation OF the traffic and
the abuses growing out of it
without destroying the principles Ul
liberty or the right OF private
judgement.
Ne heartily inGorse the course OF Hon
II. 3. Payne, as the representative of
the state IN the Senate of the United
States The purity and integrity 0! his
character are well known to the people
Of Ohio, audiwe rejoice that the Repub-
lican Senate of the United States re,us-
ed to become the medium through which
the b.,fIed and malicious Republican
politicians sought 10 iujure the lair fame
Of man whose life is boaorb!y inter
woven with the history of the state for
more than ha II Il century.
The prosperity OF a country must
necessarily depend largely npon the
relation between labor and
.apitaI, aud we favor the principal OF
arbitration in the settling 0: all differ
,nces between these great interests.
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT.
Estate of CASTOR Slitt, deed.