Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-23
GOV. JAMES e. CAMPBELL

common schools, Charles c. Miller, of
Erie county; for member of the board
of public works, John Mcnamara, Of
Summit county, and for member of the
food and dairy commission, h. S.
Trumb, of Lawrence county.
After passing the usual vote of thanks
to the officers, the convention adjourned
sine die.
The platform adopted is as follows:
The democracy of Ohio in convention as
sembled hereby resolve:
That we most heartily indOrse the honesty
and economy of the administration of Gov.
James f. Campbell and commend the Sixty
ninth general assembly for its business quail
ifcatiOns, economy and reform, and especi-
ally for having provided for a secret ballot,
by which every voter in Ohio can cast his
ballot in secret as he des res and have his
vote counted as cast; and We invite attention
to the fact that the republican party, though
hypocriticaily protesting to favor "a free
ballot and fair count" yet opposed and
voted against the bill providing for a free
and secret ballot, thus demonstrating it's
professions to be insincere and for political
effect only; and cordially indOrse and
approve the act of the leg Stature regulating
the compen satiOn OF county officer by pro-
viding for fixed salary
We are opposed 10 all class eGislatiOn and
believe in tariff levied for the sole purpose
of producing revenue sufficient to defray
the egitimate expenses OF the government
issue rendered to US by the republican party
on the subject of 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 ubiquitous policy of So
called protection, chanpioned by the repub-
lican party in the interest of favored classes
against the masses.
We favor "A graded income tax.
We denounce the decentralization of silver
in 1871 by the party then in power as inqui-
tous alteration of the money standard in ia
vor of creditors and aga inst debtors. taxpav-
erS and producers, ana which, Dy shutting
off one of the sources of supply of primary
money, operates continually to increase the
value OF gold, depress prices, hamper indus
try and disparage enterprise; ana we de-
mand the reinstatement OF the constitution
al standard of both gold and silver, w tn the
equal right of each to free and unlimited
coinage.
We denounce the republican billion dollar
congress, which by extravaganza expendi-
ture. exhausted surplus i'll the national
treasury. left there by democratic admin
istration and created a deficit, and which
instituted despOtic rule for free discussion in
the house of representatives: and We con-
gratulate the peopl. on the defeat of the
cd ous force bull demanded by a repu bl lean
president and championed by the republic
party for the purpose of perpetuat;ng
its rule by perver,ing the constitutional
powers of the government destroying free
elections and placing the ballot box in the
hands of interruptions partisans.in order, AS
voters. supervise the elections, count the
ballots and declare the result.
We are opposed to the enactment Of all
laws which unnecessarily interfere with the
hab t. and customs of any of our people
which are not offensive to the moral senti-
1nents of the civilized world. and We believe
that the personal rights OF the individual
should be curtaiied only when it is essential
to the maintenance of the peace, good order
and welfare of the community.
We favor the passage OF such laws by the
general assembly MS will give US a system
for the government of munich palities
uniform throughout the state AS the cOnsti
tuition requires. in which the executive and
legislative power shall be separated, the
former to be lodged in Il mayor and the lat
ter in a council, both to be elected by the
people: thereby real ing the principle of
home rule. safe from the dangers and evils
OF special legislation.
We favor closer commercial relations with
our Canadian ncighb"rS and the removal OF
the embarrassing and annoying restrictions
which only vrx our people without yielding
any substantial revenue to the government
We favor liberal and just pensions to de-
serving and disabled soldiers and sailors
who fought for the maintenance of the gov
eminent. and pensions to their widows and
orphan children
the Russian government justly deserves and
receives our unqualified censure. We ex-
tend to them our sincere sympathies. and
believe that this government, in connection
rope disposed to unite with us, should take
proper steps to alleviate the wrongs thus in
Aicfed on this long suff ering and oppressed
people.
GOV. CAMPBELL RETURNS THANKS.
CLEVELAND, O., July lon being
informed of his denomination by the
democratic convention Gov. Campbell
thanked his supporters in the following
address:
while gratefully accepting second
nomination from the democratic party
OF Ohio, my thoughts naturally revert
to the record and achievements of the
party since the memorable Dayton
convention Victorious in the ensuing
election, the Ohio democracy has legis-
lated for the state and administered its
affairs for eighteen months. In that
short period it has destroyed every
vestige of the dangerous Capitalization
which had made the office of governor
q menace to the liberties of the people.
It has restored to seventeen cities the
control of their elections. It has pro-
vided new and better forms of govern