The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-07-22
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 20 those essential principles oi
Democracy which have ever held the
party together In victory and defeat; its
unity and confidence after a long series
Of reverses in national elections are suf-
hcient attestation TO the sincerity Of iti
beief.
Guided by these principles the Demo-
crtaic party founded national unity and
prosperity, and established local self
government for the states and munici-
palitcs. 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 II is
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 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
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
wr0ng-doing.
Every agency at his command is being
employed to bring TO 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,
cials He will continue the work 50 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 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 TO
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
chises, carefully guarded.
We favor the ratification Of the In
come tax amendment Of the federal con-
stitution, which was stihed 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-
quired.
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
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 agrl-
culture.
The promotion OF a nonpartlsan 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 appH-
cation Of business methods to the ad- |
ministration of the federal government |
In order to reduce its enormous and fast |
expenses which involve a waste |
now admitted to be $500, 600 Ooa 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
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 II Is placed by the law Of
Payne, Aldrich, Smoot and Cannon, which
Sle president approved. The gradual re-
luctlons in tariff taxation to make II a
means Of raising revenue, instead Of an
instrument 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
lice to all without either favors or in
Jury to any.
We favor the immediate enactment Of
The dollar a day pension bill introduced
md championed in both the Sixtieth and
Sixty-GTst 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
administration In refusing to allow this
Denefcent and patriotic measure to come
10 vote in the house Of representatives.
We believe in the conservation Of our
natural resources and we donounce the
administration, and especially Secretary
Ballinger for dlsmissing from the public
service tried and true officers whose
only aim was the preservation to the
oeople OF such rnsonrcos.