The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-06-28
The PLATFORM

The platform adopted by the Dom
1ocratic state convention at Dayton is
as follows:
The Democratic party Of Ohio In con-
vention assembled, reafIirms It's faith and
devotion to those essential principles OF
Democracy which have ever held the
party together in victory and defeat; its
unity and confidence after a long series
of revsrses In national elections are suf-
fcient attestation to the sincerity OF Its
belief.
Guided by these principles the Demo-
'crtaic party founded national unity and
prosperity, and established local self
government for the states and munici-
palites 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 hrst
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 Ia
working for them instead OF for office
holders and favored politicians, drawing
full interest as result OF fair competi-
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 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 ofii-
cials He will continue the work SO well
begun but we call on the citizens 10
uphold him by electng his associates on
the ticket and legislature that will
help, instead of hinder, In eliminating
graft, introducing busnes methods and
graft the the effectiveness while re-
ducing the cost of state institutions and
departments.
We favor n maximum aggregate tas
rate OF 10 mills without any right tC
increase 1t, except 10y vote of th'
people
we favor the fair aud 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 .ax amendment of the federal con
stitution, which was stillcd by the pres
ent Republican Legislatures
we demand the election m United
States senators by direct vote of thu
people.
TO that end we pledge "A Democratic
legislature to take the necessary actioI
loolSing to n convention of the states Il
adopt the constitutional amendment re
quired.
Pending the campaign for compliance
with the peoples demand, 30 long denie'
by Republican senate. we promise tn
enactment by Democratic Legislature
of law so far as public scntmen
VIII enforce It, providing for the nomlna
tion OF senators by popular vote at In
regular elections IN senatorial yeara.
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 nonpartisan Judi
ciary by the placing of the names OF a
judicial candidate on separate ballC
without party distinction.
The enactment OF legislation limitin
thn houYs OF labor OF employed womet
National Affairs.
In national affairs we favor the appli
cation Of business methods to the ld
rnlnistration Of the federal governmer
IN order to reduce rs enormous aud fns
growing expenses. which involve a vast
now admitted to be $500. 900 900 per yea
We demand the revision of the preser
unjust and oppressive tarin rcducin
rates 40 as to lower the prices impos'
on conFumer; the need Of revenue for III
economical conduct of tho govcrnmer
must he the guiding principle Instead {
the demands OF favored interests, An
the chief burden of tnrin taxation mu'
ne taken from articles Of the cheap.
grades whore II is placed by the law
Payne, Aldrich, Smupt and Cannon. while
Rhs president approved Tho gradual =,
auctions In tarif taxation to make 1t
means OF raising revenue, instead Of a
iustrumcnt of cXtOrtlon. can not be snf'
Nv loft To the party of broltcn promise
hut should be intruSted to the Demo
cratic party whose motto Is equal jus
tice TO all without either favors or II
jury to any,
Ne favor the Immediate enactment
the dollar a day pension bill Introduce
and championcd In both the SiXtieth AN
Sixty FIRST conErtss by that Democrat
veteran, General Isaac Il Sherwood
Ohio, and we condemn the arbitrary a'
tion of the speaker Of the house and II
administration In refusing To allow IN
bencncent and patriotic measure 20 con
"a vote ~ the house Of representative
We helicyo I'm the conservation ~ OF
natural resources aud we dououncc u
administration. aud especially Secrctn
BallinRer for dismiSslng from the publ
service ircd and true officers who
only aim was the preservation to Il
people OF such resources.
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