The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1891-07-30
Democratic Platform.

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eral assembly for its business
qualifications, economy and re-
form, and especially for having
provided for secret ballot by
which every voter in Ohio can
cast his ballot in secret as he de.
sires, and have his vote counted
as cast; and we invite attention
10 the fact that the Republican
party, though hypocrilica!ly
protesting 10 favor "a free bal
lot and an honest count" vet
opposed and voted against the
bill for providing for free and
secret ballot, thus demonstrating
its professions to be insincere
and for political effect only, and
we cordially indorse and approve
the ACT of the legislature reguIa-
ting the compensation of county
officers by providing for fixed
salary.
We are opposed to all class
legislation, and believe in tar
iff levied for the sole purpose OF
producing a revenue sufficient to
defray The legitimate expense of
the government, economically
administered. We accept the is
sue rendered 10 us by The Repub-
lican party on the subject OF The
tariff, as represented by the So
called Mckinley tariff act. con-
fident that the verdict of the peo-
pie of Ohio will be recorded
against the iniqniious policy Of
so called protection, championed
by the Republican party in the
interest of favored classes against
the masses.
We favor graded income tax.
We denounce the demonetiza--
lion of silver in 1873 by the party
then In power, as an inlquitous
alienation of the money stand
ard in favor of creditors and
against debtors, taxpayers and
and producers. in which by shut
ting off one of The sources of sup
ply of primary money operates
continually to increase the val
ue of gold, depress prices hamper
industry and disparage enterprise
and we demand the relnsiate
ment of the constitutional
standard OF both gold and silver
with the equal right of free and
unlimited coinage.
We denounce the Republican
billion dollar congress which by
the exlravagant expenditures,
exhausted a surplus III the nat
lonal treasury left there by a
Democratic administration and
crea ted a deficit; Which subslit
uted despotlc rule Tor free dis
cussIon in the house of represen
taiives, and we congratulate The
people on the defeat of The obi
oIous force bill demanded by a
Republican president, and chain
pioned by the Republican party
for the purpose of perpetualing
its rule by preventing the con-
stltutional powers of the govern
rnsnt, destroying free elections
and placing the ballot box in the
hands of INSCRIPTIONS parllsians
in order, as declared by Speaker
Reed, ''lo register the voteers,
supervise the elections, count the
ballots and declare the result"
We are opposed to The enact
ment of all laws which unnec-
essarily Interfere with the hab-
its aud customs of any OF our
people which are not offensive to
the moral sentiments of the civ
llized world, and we believe that
the personal rights of The lndi-
yidual should be curiailed only
which it is essential TO The NAM
tenance 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 a system for the
government of our municipalities
uniform throughout the slate, as
the constitution requires, in
which the executive and legisla-
tive power shall be separated,
the former 10 be lodged in a
mayor, and the latter III a coun-
Gil, both 10 be elected by the
people; thereby realizing the
principal of home rule, safe from
the dangers and evils of special
Legislation.
We favor closer commercial
relations with our Canadian
neighbors, and the removal of
embarrassing, annoying res;rIc
tiors which only veX our people
without yielding any substantial
10 the government.
We favor liberal and just pen
sioDs to deserving and dis
abled soldiers and sailors who
fought for the maintenance of
of the government and like