The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1902-10-02
Democratic Platform
AS Formulated by the State Convention OF
Ohio, September 3, 1902.
platiorm In Full.


In state convention assembled, we,
the Democrats Of ohio, hereby ac-
knowledge and l-cldln our continued
allegiance to the DemOC ratio party of
the nation and on national issues re-
affirm and endorse th, principles laid
down in its last national platform
adopted at Kan as City and which
was fully and ably presented in the
presidential campaign Of 1900 by VII
liam Jennings Bryan. Regarding those
principles as opposed to imperialism
and colonialisnl, as opposed to govern
ment by Injunction, as opposed to
trusts and trust-lostering tariffs, as
opposed to financial monopoly and as
opposed to all other legalized monopo-
lies and privileges, we condemn every
effort to repudiate or ignore them.
In state and municipal affairs. we
pledge our party to a faithful applica-
ton of those democratic principles, to
the end that the burdens of taxation
may be equalized and home rule and
local self-government be established
and preserved.
the Republican party in this state
monopoly has been fostered and pro-
tected; the farmer and the small home
owner have been burdened with eX-
cessive taxes that the beneficiaries and
favorites of that party might be per-
mitted to escape their just share of the
public burdens; our public institutions
have been wastefully and inefficiently
managed and in them scandalous and
cruel wrongs have been practiced up
on the defenseless wards of the state
the farmers and small shippers con-
tinue to suffer from unjust discrimin.
alton at the hands of unregulated
monopoly; the fine system of munich
pal government has been wrecked and
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producing a spirit of insecurity and
unrest in all public affairs. The peo-
| pie can no longer trust the admins
| tration of their affairs to a party thus
| recklessly devoted to interests adverse
| to the public welfare. AS more
specific statement of our principles
upon these and other public questions
we declare:
First-That all taxable property
should be appraised by assessing
| boards which should be in session for
| at least a part of each year, and whose
proceedings and deliberations should
be open to the public; that power be
| given to employ a representative to
present the interests of the public in
| hearings before these boards, and that
| in making assessments all property
should be appraised at not less than
| its saleable value.
Second-That the present laws for
assessing the property of steam rail
roads and other public service corpor-
atoms should be SO changed as to COM
pei the assessment OF those properties
at not less than their saleable value
as going concerns and to prevent their
evasion of just taxation.
| Third-That to prevent evasion oi
state taxes by discriminating valua-
tions, a separation of the sources OF
state and local revenues should be
made. And to that end we heartily
endorse the constitutional amendment
! now pending before the people and tC
be voted on next year, which will per-
NIT classification of taxable property
Fourth-That all public service cor
porations should be required by Law
to make sworn PUBLIC reports and thai