Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-08-20
OUR PLATFORM.

The Democracy Of Ohio, In convention assem-
bled. hereby resolve that we most heartily endorse
the honesty and economy Of the REHABILITATION or
GOv. james Z. Campbell and commend the sixty
ninth General Assembly for It's business quAlinca-
tons, economy and reform and especially for haV-
ing provided for secret bAotoy which every voter
in Ohio can cast his ballot IN secret as be desires
and have his vote counted ae cast; and We invite
attention TO the fact that the Republican party,
though hypocritically protesting 10 favor "a free
ballot and fair count" yet opposed and voted
against the bill for providing for free and secret
ballot thus demonstrating Its professions to be In
sincere andfor political effect onlyi and We cor
daily endorse and approve the act Of the legisa-
ture regulating the compension OF county ofceis by
providing for fixed salary.
We are opposed to all class legislation and be-
lieve in tariff levied for the sole purpose Of pro
ducing revenue sufficient to defray the legitimate
expenses Of the government, economically admins
tered. We accept the issue rendered to us by the
Republican party on the subject Of the tarin, as
represented by the so-caled Mckinley tariff act,
confident that the virdct Of the people OF OHIO VIII
be recorded against the iniquitous policy OF So
called protection, championed By the Repuoncan
party in the interest Of favored classes against the
masses.
We favor graded income tax.
We denounce the characterization OF silver In
alienation of the money standard In favor Of
creditors and against debtors, taxpayers and pro-
ducers, and which by shutting on one OF the
sources OF supply OF primary money operates con-
tinually to increase the yalue of gold, depress
prices hamper industry and disparage enterprise; I;
and we demand the reinstatement Of the constitu-
uonal standard of both gold and silver with the
equal right of each to free and unlimited coinage.
We denounce the Republican billion dollar con-
gress which, by extravagant expenditures exhausted
a surplus In the national treasury left there BY q
Democratic administration, and created deficit,
which substituted despotic rule for Tree discussion
in the house OF representatives; and we congratu-
late the people on the defeat of the odious Force
Bill demanded by q Republican president and
championed by the Republican party for the pur-
pose of perpetuating its rule by perverting the con-
stitutiona powers of the government, destroying
free elections and placing the ballot box in the
hands of INSCRIPTIONS partisans, in order as de-
clared by Speaker Reed, ito register the votes,
supervise the elections count the ballots and de-
clare the result"
we are opposed to the enactment of all laws
which interfere unnecessarily with the habits and
customs of any of our people which are not ofen.
siye to the moral sentiments Of the civilized world
and we believe that the personal rights of the in
dividual should be curtailed only when 1t is essen
tial to the maintenance of the peace good order and
welfare Of the community.
We favor the passage Of such laws by the general
assembly as will give us system for the govern
ment OF our municipalities, uniform throughout the
state, as the constitution requires, IN which the
executive and Legislative power shall be separated,
the former to be lodged in the mayor and the latter
in a council, both TO be elected by the people,
thereby realizing the principle of home rule, safe
from the dangers and evils Of spec ial legislation.
We favor closer commercial relations with our
Canadian neighbors, and the removal of the en-
barassing and annoying restrictions which only vex
our people with out yielding any substantial revenue
to the government
We favor liberal and just pensions to deserving
and disabled soldier and sailors who fought for the
maintenance of the government, and like pensions
to their Widows and orphan children.
The persecution Of the Jewish people by the
Russian government justly deserves and receives
our qualified censure. We extend to them our
sincere sympathies, and believe that this govern
ment connection, with the enlightened govern
ments Of Europe disposed to unite with us, should
take proper steps to alleviate the wrongs thus in
hiced on this long suffering and oppressed people.