Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-07-22
THE PLATFORM

"The democracy of Ohio, in convention
| assembled hereby resolve
''That we most heartily indcrse the
honesty aud economy of the administration
of Governor James E. Campbell and COM
| mend the Sixty. ninth General Assembly
| for its business qualifications, economy
and reform, and especially for having pro-
vided for secret ballot, by which every
voter in Ohio can cast his ballot in secret
as no desires and have his vote counted as
cast, and sc invite attention to the fact
| that the republican party, though hypo-
critically protesting TO favor "a free ballot
and fair count yet opposed and voted
against the bill fer providing for free aud
secret ballot, thus demonstrating its pro.
| fsssions 10 o. iugncere and for political ef-
| feet cnlY, ;.nd va cordially insioi &c ard ap.
prove The scs of the Legislature regulating
| the oom pensation of county officers by pro-
vidipg for a fixed salary.
"We are opposed to all class legislation,
and belisya in tariff levied for tho sole
plspose e producing revenue sufficient
| TO defray tho Legitimate expenses of the
government, economically administered. -
We accept the issue rendered to as by the
republican party on the subject of the
tariff, .. eseuLea 81 the sc-csled Mckinley
tariff act, confident that the verdict of the
people of Ohio will be recorded against the
iniquitous policy Of so called protection.
championed by the republican party in the
interest of favored classes against the
masses
"We favor a graded income tag.
| awe denounce the demonetizatio of
silver in 1878 by the party then in power ss
an Ubiquitous alteration Of the money
standard IN favor of creditors and against
debtors, Taxpayers and producers, and
which, By shutting off one Of the sources of
supply Of primary money, operates con.
| tiaualy to increase the value of gold, de-
press prices, hamper industry aud dis
! parage enterprise; end We demand the re-
| instatement OF the constitutional standard
of both gold and silver, with the equal
right o. each to free and unlimited COIN
age.
| awe denounce the republican billion-dol-
lar Congress, which, by eytrayagant ex-
penditures. exhausted surplus in the ma
tional treasury, left there by democratic
administration, and created deficit which
substituted despotio rule for free discussion
in the House Of Representatives, and We
congratulate the people OF the defeat of the
odious force bill demanded by republican
| President and championed by the rspubli
its rule by perverting the constitutional
powers Of the government, destroying free
elections and placing the balot-box in the
hands of unecrupulous partisans, in order,
as declared by Speaker Reed, to register
the 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
habits and customs of any of our people
which are not offensive to the moral seuti-
menis of the civilized world, and we ba-
lieve that the personal rights of the indi-
vidual should be curtailed only when it ia
essential to the maintenance of the peace,
good order and welfare OF the community.
sWe favor the passage of such laws BY
the General Assembly as will give us a
system for the government of our munio-
ipalities uniform throughout the State. as
the constitution requires, in which the
executive and Legislative power shall be
separated, the former to be lodged in a
mayor and the latter in council, both to
be elaeted by the people, thereby realizing
the / 2oiple of homes ri safe from the
dang I'D evils of spec alton.
~ OF closer &C Il relations
WIZ madam neif he re-