The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1891-09-03
Democratic Platform,

| QuaIillCatlOHS, economy anu re-
form, ,sand especially for having
provided for a 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
TO the fact that the Republican
party, though hypocritica!ly
protesting 10 favor "a free bal
lot and an honest count vet
opposed and voted against The
bill for providing for a free and
secret ballot, thus demonstrating
professions to be insincere
and for political effect only, and
we cordially indorse and approve
The act of the legislature regula-
ting the compensation of county
officers by providing for a fixed
salary.
| We are opposed to all class
Legislation. and believe in tar
if 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 lis by the Repub-
lican party on the subject of the
tariff, as represented by The So
called Mckinley tariff act. con-
fident that he verdict OF The peO-
pie of Ohio will be recorded
against the inlquitous policy of
so called election, ehampioned
by the Republican parlv in the
interest Of favored classes against
the masses.
We favor a graded income tax.
We denOunce the demonetiZa--
ton of silver in 1873 by the party
then III power, as an inIQuilous
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 mouey operates
continually 10 increase the val
ue of gold, depress prices hamper
industry and disparage enterprise
and We demand the relnstate
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 eXIravagant expenditures,
exhausted surplus IN the nat
Ional treasury left there by a
Democratic administration and
created a deficit; which substit
uted despotlc rule for free dis
cussIOn in the house of represen
tatiYes, and we congratulate the
people on the defeat OF the obi
| nlous force bill demanded by
Republican president, and cham
pioned by the Republican party
for the purpose of perpetuating
Its rule by preventing the con-
slltuilonal powers OF the govern
meni, destroying free elections
aud placing The ballot box in the
hands of unscrupulous par,lSians
in order, as declared by Speaker
Reed, 80 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-
lis and customs of any of our
people which are not offensive to
the moral sentiments of the civ
llized world, and we believe that
he personal rights of The lndi-
vidual should be curtailed only
which it is essential TO the mani
;enance 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 stale, as
the constitution requires, in |
which the executive and legisla
tive power shall be separated,
The former 10 be lodged in a
mayor, aud the latter in a couG-
Gil, both TO 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
neie ehbors, and the removal of
embarrassing, annoying resirlc
lions which only vex our people
without yielding any substantial
revenue TO the government.
We favor liberal and just pen
sions to deserving and dis
abled soldiers and sailors who
fought for the maintenance of
of the government and like
Pensions to their widows and |
orphan children.
The persecution of the Jew |
ish people by he Russian gov
eminent justly deserves and re
ceives our unqualified censure.