The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1886-10-21
Democratic Platform.

Democratic Platform.
The Democracy of Ohio, IN conven-
ton assembled, congratulates the coan
try upon the fact that the party of the
OF the people has been restored to pow
er, and with 1t the promise of its 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 Of 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
| triotism, and realize that we are Iudebt.
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. was for many
'
America, and who was honestly and
fairly elected the 18th President OF the
United States. We also deeply lament
| the death within q short period of time
CT those other distinguished Democrats,
Thomas A. Hendricks. the Idol and trust
cd leader fer many years Of the Demo-
Gratis OF Indiana, AMI - the time OF his
death Vice President Of the United
States also Of Geor.e B Mcclellan.
| Horaiio Seymour and Winfield Scott
| Hancock who have ali 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 Carers of these
men remind us thai us 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 economically
administered and We hereby reafirm
the principles laid down in our last
state ani no;ioual platforms upon the
tariff GaeSiiun. and demands a thorough
au;! jus, 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, and in derogation
Of the tights Of the people. An unnec-
ess&ry surplus in the treasury is an in
centive tocorruption and congressional
jobbery, and an apresson 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
worlds 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 forieIting
and restoring to the public domain for
homesteads for actual settlers nearly a
hundred million of acres of unearned
lands heretofore granted by 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 the State department
and the present Democratic administra-
ton 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
throughout the world are deeply inter
ested in this effort which the supporters
of Gladstone and Parnell are now max
ing 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 COM
plete success.
We denounce the usurpations Of the
Rep ublican Lieutenant Governor and
less than a quorum of Republican sena
tors of the State Senate as an act of rev.
olution and grave crime against the
Constitution of Ohio and precedent
too dangerous TO permit 10 pass uncon-
demned By tie people OF the state.
We demand that every safeguard OF the
ballot shall be maintained, that the vot-
es 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 denoumce 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 for the
purpose of controlling their revenues
anG the incidental p lowers for partisan
purposes, thus dragging down to the bas
est uses the willing gifts of the people
for the amelioration of the unfortunate
We hereby express our unbounded
confidence in the integrity and Democ-
racy of the Democratic members of the
Senate of the Sixty-seventh General
Assembly of Ohio.
Believing that the evils growing out
of the traffic in intoxicating liquors can
best be provided against by we'll reg
ulated license system, we renew our
declaration III favor of an amendment to
the Constitution that will permit a
judicious regulation OF the traffic and
repress the abuses growing out of it
without destroying the principles of
personal liberty or the right of private
judgement.
We heartily indorse the course OF Hon. |
II. b. Payne, as the representative of
the state IN the Senate of the United |
States The purity and integrity oi his |
character are well known to the people |
of Ohio, andswe rejoice that the Repub-
lean Senate of the United States reius-
ed to become the medium through which |
the haffled and malicious Republican
politicians sought to injure the fair fame
of 4 man whose life is honorbly inter
woven with the history of the state for
more than ha II century
The prosperity OF !, country must
necessarily depend largely npon the
relation between labor and
capital, and We favor the principal OF
in the settling OF all differ J
ences between these great interests.
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