The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-09-09
Democratic
State Platform
Tho platform adopted by the Dem
oorntlc convention ia na folloWa:

Tho platform adopted by the Dem
ooratic convention Is as follows:
The Democratic party Of Ohio in con
vention assembled, reafiirms its faith ant
devotion TO those essential principles o
Democracy which have ever held th'
party together in victory and defeati III
unity and confidence after a long aeriei
OF reverses IN national elections are guf'
noient attestatlon 70 the sincerity OF III
belief
Guided by these principles the Demo.
ortaio party founded national unity anc
prosperity. and established local self
government for the states and munidi-
palitea They are alike applicable 20 the
government OF the nation and the atata
The coming campaign In Ohio for the
election Of state officers should and must
DO fought on state ISSUES, and II ID
therefore proper that We declare first
and foremost our position upon these
questions Of state government In which
the people are most interested.
We submit to the voters tho record
made and making by the present Demo-
cratic state administration. Every dOl-
lar Of the peoples money on hand Il
working for them instead OF for ofioe-
holders and favored politicians. drawing
full interest as a result OF fair cdmpeu-
tion. and that interest Is now all going
into the treasury for the first time In
many years
Instead of protecting and defending
graf ers, as was the way OF Republican
officers the present government is hav-
ing them prosecuted and sued for the
return 10 the state OF the many thou
sand dollars secured by fraud and
wrOng-doing
Every agency at his command is being
a. 81, ~ -
were recreant to 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 OFF,
clals He will continue the work 80 well
begun, but we call on the citizens 10
uphold him by electing his associates on
the ticket and a legislature that will
help, instead OF hinder, In eliminating
graft, introducing bushes methods and
graft the the effectiveness while re-
ducing the cost Of state institutions and
departments
Planks In Platform.
We favor a maximum aggregate tar
rate Of 10 mills, without any right 70
increase 1t. 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
chises, carefully guarded
We favor the ratification Of the IN
come tax amendment OF the federal con-
stitution, which was stifed by the pres
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
looking to a convention Of the states to
adopt the constitutional amendment re-
Quirod.
Pending the campaign for compliancs
with the peoples demand 30 long denied
by a Republican senate, we promise the
enactment by q Democratic Legislature
Of a law 80 far as public sentiment
will enforce It, providing for the nomina"
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 asri.
culture.
The promotion Of 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-
minstration OF the federal government
In order to reduce its enormous and fast
growing expenses, which involve a waste
now admitted to be 100000 0oa per year.
We demand the revision Of the present
unjust and oppressive tariff, reducing
rates 50 as to lower the prices imposed
On consumer; the need Of revenue for the
economical conduct Of the government
must be the guiding principle instead Of
the demands Of favored interests And
the chief burden of tariff taxation must
DO taken from articles Of the cheaper
grades where II is placed by the law Of
Payne Aldrich, SmOot and Cannon, which
NE president approved. The gradual re-
iuctions in tariff taxation to make It q
means Of raising revenue instead Of an
of extortion, can not be safe
y left to the party Of broken promises,
out should be intrusted to the Demo-
iratic party, whose motto Is equal JUS
Ice to all without either favors or In
urJ to any,
We favor the immediate enactment Of
he dollar a day pension bill introduced
IND championed IN pOth lne SlXleLn ana
,lxty-hrst congress by that Democratic
Toteran, General Isaac r. Sherwood OF
ohio, and we condemn the arbitrary ac.
ion Of the speaker Of the house and the
in refusing to allow this
)eneficent and patriotic measure to come
% q vote in the house Of representatives.
We believe in the conservation OF ouf
natural resources and we donounce thtI
and especially Secretary
3allinger, for dismissing from the public
Iervioe tried and true officers whose
,nly aim was the preservation to ths
,eoplo OF such reBourceA