The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-06-24
PLATFORM ADOPTED
BY CONVENTION
Stand Of Ohio Democrats On
State and National Issues.
The platform adopted by the Dem.
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/ Democracy which have ever held tho
/ party together in victory and defeat; its
unity and confidence after a long series
| az reverses IN national elections nrn s"'-
/ hOient attestaton 10 the sincerity of as
/ belief
Guided by these principles the p.mo-
/ crtalc party founded national unity and
| prosperity and established local self
/ government for the states and munici-
| pilltes. They are alike applicable TO the
government Of the nation and the state.
The coming campaign In Ohio for the
election Of state officers should and must
be fought on state issues and 1t Is
therefore proper that we declare first
aud foremost our position upon thess
questions OF state government IN which
the people are most interested.
We submit to the voters the record
made and making by the present Demo-
cratic state administration. Every dol
lar OF the peoples money on hand Is
working for them, instead OF for Office
holders and favored politicians, drawing
full interest as n result OF fair compeu-
tion, and that interest IS now all going
into the treasury for the first time IN
many years
Instead OF protecting and defending
grafters. as was the way OF Republican
officers, the present government Is hav-
ing them prosecuted and sued for the
return TO the state OF the many thou
sand dollars secured by fraud and
wrong doing.
Every agency AT his command Is being
employed to bring 10 account officers who
were recreant 10 the trusts reposed In
them by the people.
The governor Is Handicapped In the
task OF purifying and improving the
public service by tho opposition OF hos
tile legislature and Republican state ofii-
clals lie viii continue the work so well
begun, but we call on the citizens to
uphold him by electing his associates on
the ticket and a legislature that will
help, instead OF hinder, in eliminating
graft, introducing buslnes methods and
graft the the effectiveness while re-
ducing tire cost Of state institutions and
departments
Planks In Platform.
We favor a maximum aggregate tax
rate Of 10 mills, without any right 10
Increase IT, except by vote Of the
people.
we favor the fair and just regulation
OF all public utilities as well as railroads,
with the right OF home rule as TO fran
ehises, carefully guarded.
We favor the ratification Of the in
come tax amendment Of the federal con-
ent Republican legislature.
We demand the election Of United
States senators by direct vote Of the
people
TO that end we pledge a Democratic
legislature TO take the necessary action
lodliug to a convention Of the states 10
adopt the constitutional amendment re-
qurcd,
Pending the campaign for compliance
10ngr aaninH
by a Republican senate, we promise tho
enactment by a Democratic legislature
OF a law so far as public sentiment
will enforce II, providing for the nominal
tion of senators by popular vote at the
regular elections In senatorial years.
We favor:
A uniform school book law.
The principle Of the initiative and ref
erendum,
The extension Of the teaching Of agri-
culture.
The promotion Of a nonpartisan Judi
ciary by the placing Of the names Of all
judicial candidate on a separate ballot
without party distinction.
The enactment Of legislation limiting
the hours Of labor Of employed women.
National Affairs.
In national affairs we favor the appli-
cation of business methods to the ad-
Of the federal government
in order to reduce its enormous and fast
growing expenses, which involve a waste
now admitted to be $500, 900, 900 per year.
We demand the revision Of the present |
unjust and oppressive tariff, reducing |
rates so as to lower the prices imposed |
on consumer; the need Of revenue for the |
conduct Of the government |
must be the guiding principle instead Of
The demands Of favored interests. And |
the chief burden of tariff taxation must |
be taken from articles Of the cheaper |
grades where It is placed by the law Of
PAYNE, Aldrch Smoot and Cannon, which |
the president approved The gradual re-
ductions in tariff taxation to make 1t a .
means Of raising revenue, instead of an
Of extortion, can not be safe
" left TO the party Of broken promises,
but should be intrusted to the Demo-
cratic party, whose motto Is equal JUS
tice to all without either favors or In
Jury 10 any.
We favor the immediate enactment of
the dollar day pension bill introduced
Ind championed in both the Sixtieth and
Sixty first congress by that Democratic
veteran, General Isaac r. Sherwood OF
Ohio, and we condemn the arbitrary ac.
lion Of the speaker Of the house and the
in refusing to allow this
Oeneficent and patriotic measure to come
10 a vote in the house Of representatives.
We believe I'm the conservation of our
natural resources and we donounce the
administration, and especially Secretary
8allinger. for dismissng from the public
iervice. tried and true officers whose
only aim was the preservation to thu
people of such resources.