St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-16
WHERE THEY STAND.
Platform Adopted by the Ohio
Democracy.

CLEVELAND. July 15.-The Democ-
racy of Ohio, in convention assembled,
hereby resOlve:
That we most heartily indorse the honesty
and economy OF the administration OF GOV.
James E. Campbell. and commend the Sixty
ninth general assembly for its business quail
ficationS. economy and reform. and especially
for having provided for secret ballot. by
which every voter in Ohio can cast his ballot
in secret as he DESIRES and have his vote
counted as cast; and we invite attention to
the fact that the Republican party, though
hypocritically protesting to favor "a free
ballot and fair count, yet opposed and voted
against the bill providing for free and
secret ballot, thus demonstrating its profess
Eions TO be lnsincere and for political erect
only; and we cordially indorse and approve
the act of the legislature regulating the COM
pensation of county officers by providing for
fixed salary.
We are opposed to all class legislation, and
believe in tariff levied for the sole purpose of
producing revenue sufficient to defray the
legitimate expenses of the government eco
nomieally administered We accept 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 recorded against the inquitous policy of
so-called protection, champiOned by the
Republican party in the interest of favored
classes against the masses.
We denOunce the demonstration Of silver
in 1873 by the party then In power, as an
ubiquitous alteration of the money standard
in favor of creditors and against debtors,
tax payers and producers, and which, by
shutting off one of the sources of primary
money, operates continually to increase the
val1e of gold, depresS prices hamper indus
try and disparage enterprise; and we
demand the reinstatement of the constltu-
tional standard of both gold and silver,
with the equal right of each to free and IN
| limited coinage.
We denounce the Republican billion dollar
| congress, which by eXtravagant expenditure
! exhausted surplus in the national treasury
| left there by a Democratic administration,
| and created deficit; which substituted des-
potic rule for free discussion IN the house of
representatives; and we congratulate the
| people Oh the defeat of the Odious force bill
| demanded by a Republican president and
| championed by the Republican party for the
purpose of perpetuatlng Its rule by pervert-
| ing the constitutional powers Of the govern
ment, destroying free elections and placing
| the ballot box in the hands of INSCRIPTIONS
| 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 senti-
| ments of the civilized world, and we believe
| that the personal rights of the individual
| should be curtaied 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 as will give us a system for
| the government of our municipalities uni
! form throughout the state, as the constitu
| ton requires, IL which the executive and
| legislative power shall be separated, the
former to be lodged in a mayor, and the lat
ter in a 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 removal of
| the embarrassing and annoying restrictions
| which only vex our people, without yielding
| anv substantial revenue to the government
We favor liberal and just pensions TO dis
| abled soldiers and sailors who fought for the
| maintenance of the government, and like
pensions to their widows and orphan chill
dren.
The persecution of the Jewish people by
| the Russian government Justly deserves and
| receives our unqualified censure. We ex-
tend to them our sincere sympathies, and be-
iieve that this government, in connection
with the enlightened governments of Europe
disposed 10 unite with us should take proper
steps to alleviate the wrongs thus inflicted on
| this long Su fferino and ODDreSsed DeODle