The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-09-02
Ohio Democratic
State Platform

The platform adopted by the Dem
ocratic convention is as follows:
The Democratic party OF Ohio in con.
ventlon assembled, reafirms its faith and
devotion TO those essential principles OF
Democracy which have ever held the
party together in Victory and defeats its
unity and confidence after a long series
OF reverses in national elections are suf-
hoient attestatlon to the sincerity Of ita
belief.
Guided by these principles the Demo-
ortaio party founded national unity and
prosperity, and established local self
government for the states and muniois
palites They are alike applicable TO this
government OF the nation and tho state
The coming campaign in Ohio for the
election OF state officers should and must
be fought on state issues, and II is
therefore proper that we declare first
and 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 doll
lar Of the peoples money on hand II
working for them, instead OF for ofiice-
holders and favored politicians, drawing
full interest as a 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
graf ers. 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 20 account officers who
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 the opposition Of hos
tile legislature and Republican state OFF,
clals He will continue the work so well
begun, but we call on the citizens to
uphold him by electing his associates on
the ticket and legislature that will
help, instead OF hinder in eliminating
graft introducing bushes 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 to
Increase It, except by a vote OF the
people.
we favor the fair and Just regulation
OF oil 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-
sttution which was stified 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 compliance
with the peoples demand, so long denied
by a Republican senate, we promise the
enactment by a Democratic Legislature
Of a law so far as public sentiment
will enforce It, providing for the nominal
ton 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 q 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 adj
ministration of the federal government
In order to reduce its enormous and fast
growing expenses which involve a waste
now admitted to be $500, 600, ,ooa per year.
We demand the revision Of tAe present
unjust and oppressive tariff, reducing /
rates so 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
be taken from articles OF the cheaper
grades where 1t IS placed by the law of
Payne, Aldrich, smoot and Cannon which
ne president approved. The gradual re-
ductions in tariff taxation to make It q
means Of raising revenue, instead OF an
of extortion, can not be safe
ly left to the party Of broken promises,
bur should be intrusted to the Demo-
cratic party, whose motto is equal jus
tice to all without either favors or in
jurJ to any.
we favor the immediate enactment Of
the dollar day pension bill introduced
and championed in both the Sixtieth and
sixty-frst congress by that Democratic
veteran, General Isuac r. Sherwood OF
Ohio, and we condemn the arbitrary ac-
ton Of the speaker Of the house and the
In refusing to allow this
beneficent and patriotic measure to come
TO a vote in the house Of representatives.
We believe in the conservation Of our
natural resources and we donounce the
and especially Secretary
Ballinger, for dlsmissing from the public
service tried and true officers whose
only aim was the preservation to tht
people Of such resources.