The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-07-23
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Cleveland
CLEyEI,ANp, July 15.-[Special. l-The
following is the platform adopted by the
Democratic State convention here yester
day.
assembled, hereby resolve that we most
heartily endorse the honesty aud economy
of the administration of Gov. James II,
Catnpbell and commend the sixty-ninth
General Assembly for it's business. qualifl'
cations, economy and reform ana espec-
tally for having provided Tor secret pal.
his ballot Inv secret as he desires and have
his vote counted as cast; and we invite at
tention to the fact that the Republican
party, though hypocritically processing to
favor IA free ballot and fair count" yet
opposed and voted against the Dill pro-
vluing for free and secret ballot, thus
demonstrating it's professions to be insin-
cere and for political elect only; and we
cordially endorse and approve the act OF
the legislature regulating the compensa-
ton of county officers by providing Tor
fixed salary.
We are opposed to all class legislation
and believefn tariH levied for the sole
purpose of producing revenue sufficient
10 uefray the legitimate expenses OF the
government, economically administered.
We accent the issue rendered to us by the
Republican party on the subject OF the
tariff, as represented by the so-called
Mckinley tariff act, confident that the
verdict OF the people OF Ohio Will be re-
corded against the iniquitous policy of So
called protection, chalnpioned by the Re
publican party in the interest OF favored
classes against the masses.
We favor "a graded income tax.
We denounye. the characterization of sill
yer in 1873 by the party then in power as
an iniquitous alteration OF the money
debtors, taxpayers and producers, and
which by shutting off one of the sources of
supply of primary money operates contin-
ually TO increase the value of gold, depress
prices, hamper industry and disparage en-
terprise; and we demand the reinstate-
ment OF the constitutional standard of
both gold and silver with the equal right
of each to free and unlimited coinage.
We denounce the Republican billion
dollar Congress which, by extravagant ex
penditures, exhausted n surplus in the
national treasury left there by Demo.
cratic administration and created deficit,
which substituted despotic rule for free
discussion in the House of Repre-.
sentatives; and we congratulate the
people, on the defeat of the odious
Force bill, demanded by a Re-
publican president and championed by
the Republican party, for the purpose of
tue perpetuating its rule by pervertinR
the constitutional powers OF the govern
ment, destroying free elections and plac-
ing the ballot box in the hands of unscru-
pulous partisans, in order as declared by
Speaker Reed, ITO register the voters,
supervise the elections, count the ballots
and declare the result"
We are opposed to the enactment Of all
laws which interfere unnecessarily with
the habits and customs of any OF our peo-
pie, which are not offensive To the moral
q, ,sx
believe that the personal rights OF the in
dividual should be curtailed only when il
Is essential to the maintenance of the
peace, good order and welfare of the COM
munity.
We favor the passage of such laws by
the general assembly as will give us sys-
tenn for the government OF our municipal
tiles, uniform throughout the State, as the
constitution requires, in which the execu-
tive and legislative power shall be sepa-
rated, the former to be lodged in the may
or and the latter in council, both to be
elected by the people; thereby realizing
the principle of home rule, safe from the
dangers and evils of special legislation.
We favor closer commercial relations
with our Canadian neighbors, and the re-
moval of the embarrassing and annoying
restrictions which only vex our people
without yielding any substantial revenue
to the government.
We favor liberal and just pensions to
deserving and disabled soldiers 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 de-
serves and receives our unqualified CEN
sure. We extend to them our sincere
sympathies, and believe that this govern
ment, in connection with the enlightened
governments of Europe disposed to unite
with us, should take proper steps to alle-
viate the wrongs thus inflicted on this
long suffering and oppressed people.