Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-06-15

committed TO a thorough reform and promise
if entrusted TO the people with the oppor.
tunlty and power, TO administer the state
treasury after clean and simple business
methods. for the advantage of the taxpayers
of the state, and prompt payment of school
and charitable appropriations, as well AS the
moneys due the counties, ana not to with.
hold them in the banks for the enrichment of
politicians.
Seventh-We are committed to a thorourh
purging of the list of employees clerks and
officials in the several departments and the el
lmlnatlon of all unnecessary employees the
reduction of salaries and the expense of the
departments which have so enormously in
creased since the administration of Governor
Pattison.
Eighth-We' favor revision of the tax
laws of the state in the interest of the neonle
to the end that corporate property NAV nav
its due share, that municipal franchises maI,
be valued and assessed as any other form of
property, and that no interest shall he fa-
vored, but that all shall stand on an equality.
Ninth-We favor the adoption of such sta.
tutes as will prevent the further grant of
municipal and other franchises i'll perpetuity.
and will enable the people of municipalities
to derive a just benefit and income from this
form of public property commensurate with
the value thereof.
Tenth-We favor revision of the ballot law
cd of voting and protecting the voter against
fraud and coercion. We also favor amendment
of the constitution so as to require personal
registration of the votors in the cities and
we denouncc Governor Stone for attemptinp
by his veto, 10 interfere without right or ius-
tification, with the legislative act passed for
that purpose. and thus attempting to prevent
the people from passing upon this important
matter.
Eleventh-We demand the immediate pros
ecution of those found guilty of bribery.
actual or attempted IN the election of a
United States senator by committee ap-
pointed to investigate the charges made; and
if found guilty by trial before Jury we
demand their sentence to the full penalty al.
lowed by the law.
Twelfth-We are opposed to all combina-
tions of capital calculated to produce monop-
oily, or restrain trade, as being inconsistent
with the spirit of free institutions; and if their
establishment cannot be constitutionally pre-
vented, we hold that they should be so regu-
lated and limited by proper Legislation, that
individual effort and opportunity shall not
be impaired.
Thirteenth-The Democratic party pledgine
itself and its candidates to faithful! obedi-
ence to the constitution and the laws, to
the support of all measures intended to
secure free, fair and honest election to
promote honest, efficient and econom-
lcdl aIlnlnlSGraUlOn IN state and municipal
affairs and to prevent the use of public money
legislation or patronage for private profit,
calls upon all good citizens to lay aside all
other questions and unite with it in an effort
to save tho state.
Fourteenth-We hereby express our earnest
admiration for and devotion to our present rep
resentative on the national committee, Hon.
James NJ Guffey, who has, through his eau
tious, wise and prudent advice and pre-emi-
hent skill. energy and courage, reunited our
party; and who, without hope of reward, has
spent his time and substance for the welfare
of our state, for which our party should hold
him in grateful remembrance.
Fifteenth-We glory and rejoice IN the
patriotic devotion to the cause of our
country, in the late war with Spain, of the
brave and noble men who periled their lives
and shed their blood in order that a conflict
waged for humanity's sake might be brought
TO speedy and triumphant close.
The report was unanimously adopted.