Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-19
OHIO DEMOCRATS.
They Meet In Convention Mt Toledo
and Place state Ticket In
the Field.
a strong Platform Adopted, Lndorsing the
National Administration and yindi.
eating Senator Payne.


was ia session until O'Clock this NOR
ing.
The full committee met again at
o'clock, and was In session until
O'Clock before the platform was con
pletca.
The convention assembled az 1920 /
Memorial hall and was called TO order b
Hon. ThOs. j. Cogan OF Cincinnati, chall
man OF the state committee.
Hon. X. d Finley OF Bucyrus was mad
permanent chsirman and Hon. G. NJ
Layton Of Auglaize permanent secretary
Mr.. Finley, on taking the chair, made
speech, congratulatlDg the convention oil
the return Of Democratic supremacy {,
the country and rehearsing the work don,
by the administration He then made Z
strong arrangement OF the Republicans
especially the seizure OF power by the
senate He mathematical the Republl
can majority OF the supreme court as
having prostituted their high power to
partisan purposes.
At the conclusion OF Chairman Flnley's
speech the committee on rules reported,
and their report was adopted
THE PLATFORM.
The platform Of the Ohio Democracy IL
as follows; The Democracy of Ohio in
convention assembled congratulates the
country upon the fact that the party Of
the people has been restored TO power
and with 1t promises OF Its leaders and
hopes OF its followers are being fully
realized. We cordially indorse the ad.
mlnistration OF President Cleveland,
as we believe the people OF
all parties are convinced that his
official conduct has been marked by
great courage and honesty The Demo.
Gratis OF Ohio express their sincere sor-
row and acknowledge their great loss by
the recent death Of that distinguished
soldier orator and statesman, Gen. Dur
DIN Ward. We bear testimony TO his |
courage, integrity and patriotism, and |
realize that we are indebted to
MIN for wise counsel and fear. |
less advocacy of our cause In |
all our campaigns for many years. we
Join with the Democrats Of the nation In |
mourning over the still more recent loss
OF that Industrious man, Samuel j. Tilden,
VINO by common consent was for MANY
years the leader OF the Democracy OF
America, and who was honestly and fairly
elected nineteenth president Of the United
states We also deeply lament the death
within short time OF those other distin-
gulshed Democrats, Thomas A. Hen
bricks, the idol and trusted leader for
many years OF the Democrats of Indiana.
and at the time Of his death vice-president
OF the United States; also OF George Is
Mcclellan, horatio Seymour and Win
neld Scott Hancock, who have all been
our leaders In contests for the highest Of
nee within the gift OF our people, and
whose courage, wisdom and patriotism
nave made them dear TO every true
American. The names and careers Of
THESE men remind us that as long as we
follow their examples and initiate their
virtues, so long shall We have brilliant
ieauershlp and our cause and party
DC preserved. Taxes should not be
corrected beyond the needs of the gov
erhhent economically administered, and
we hereby affirm the principles laid down
In our state aud national platforms mon
the tariff question and demand thorough !
and Just revision OF the existing tariff
laws In accordance with these principles. :
we heartily approve the policy Of paying
OUT inc surplus revenues heretofore ac
Cuihulated In The treasury on the interest 7
bearing debt Every dollar of upneoes- !
sary tax ~ a robbery and in derogatIon of I
the people. An unnecessary surplus In the |
treasury Ia an Incentive to corruption and G
congressional jobbery and an oppression :
OF the people, whose money is thus =
stocked up beyond their control. We
uehounce the attempt to change .he Z
measure OF values in the face OF the =
worlds vast debts, from Z Id aud silver /.
toBolu, az once as an act OF injustice, and
VIC ue,hahu that both gold and silver as !
established by the constitution ne main. u
tained as the basis OF our money system a
we approve the action of the Demo. !
crauc mousse OF congress In forfeiting and II
restoring TO the public domain for home-
steaus Tor actual settlers nearly one +
hundred millions OF acres OF unearned a
ANUS, heretofore granted by Republican u
congresses to railroad corporations. ana n
we also approve the act preventing alien q
ownership In large tracts OF public lands n
IN the United States. We approve the n
prompt, nrm and vigorous action u
" the state department and u
'ne present Democratic administration u
IN tne projection OF American citizens In ~
ITUleish countries, la common with the :.
Delnovtaey OF the countfy,we express our ~
'ymp lthy with Ireland In her great strng. OF
yle for home rule. The friends of lIberty 81
throughout the world are deeply inter. tc
'sted In this effort which tho supporters
u Gladstone and Parnell are now maxine
% give the right TO govern themselves 10
ne long suffering and greatly wroured q
rlsh people; aud we sincerely hope The A.
truggle of Ireland for her lust rights Al
hall be crowned with complete success II,
We denounce the usurpations of the Re. s,
uolioan lieutelsntgovernor and less
han quorum OF Republican senator's
l the state senateaS anact of revolution
nd grave crime against the constitution of A.
'mo ana as precedent too dangerous 10
erlnlt TO pass uncondomned by the people sp
the state, We msnd that eVerysafe.
nard OF the ballot shall De maintained. co
lat the votes OF the people be honestly mn
asst and honestly counted aud every a.
rlme against the purity OF the balot.box w
iail be promptly and vigorously nm. 70
ned 10y whomsoever committed We art
snounce and condemn the partisan ia. bu
'ganization OF the benevolent instI. Me
lions OF the state not made with In
view 10 increase the efficiency az tina
cir management, but for the purpose az emf
ntrolling their revenues and powers yes
partisan purposes, thus dragging VIII
wn 20 the basest uses the willing eifts by
the people for the amelloration Of the VIII
ndition OF theunfortunatc. We hereby POI
press our unhounded confidence In the go
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