The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-09-16
Democratic
State Platform

The platform adopted by the Dem
ocratic convention is as follows:
The Democratic party OF Ohio In con-
ventlon assembled, reaffirms its faith and
devotion 10 those essential principles OF
Democracy which have ever held the
party together IN victory and defeati ita
unity and confidence after a long series
OF reyerses IN national elections are SUI.
hoient httestation 10 the sincerity Of its
belief
Guided by these principles the Demo-
ortaic party founded national unity and
prosperity, and established local self
government for the states and munioi-
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 Il ID
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 dol
lar OF the peoples money on hand Il
working for them, instead OF for office
holders and favored politicians, drawing
full interest as a result OF fair compeu-
lion. and that interest is now all going
into The treasury for the first time in
many years,
Iutead OF protecting and defending
graf .ers, rs was the way Of Republican
officers, the present government n hRv-
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 az his command Is being
III "A ~ hrTW0T 20 nf1RnVu VuhH
were recreant 20 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 a hos
tile legislature and Republican state Off
cials He viii continue the work 80 well
begun. but we call on the citizens TO
uphold him by electlng 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 tire cost OF state institutions and
departments.
Planks In Platform.
We favor 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 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-
stitutlon, which was stified by the pres
ent Republican legislature
We demand the election OF United
States senators by direct vote Of ths
people.
To that end we pledge a Democratic
legislature 70 take the necessary action
lool.ing to a convention Of the states TO
adopt the constitutional amendment re-
auired.
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 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:
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
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- |
mlnfstrat tion Of the federal government |
I'm order to reduce It's enormous and fast |
growing expenses, which involve a waste
now admitted to be $500, 900, 600 Der year. |
We demand the revision OF tie 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 he 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 |
Se president approved. The gradual re-
ductions in tariff taxation to make It a |
means Of raising revenue, instead Of an /
Instrument Of eXtOrtion, can not be safe
" left to the party Of broken promises, |
bur should be intrusted to the Demo-
cratic party, whose motto is equal Jus
.ica to all without either favors or in
Jury to any.
we favor the immediate enactment Of
the dollar a day pension bill introduced
Ind championed In both the Sixtieth and
Eixty-hrst congress by that Democratic
veteran, 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
1eneficent and patriotic measure to come
70 q vote In the house OF representatives.
We believe in the conservation Of our
resources and we donounce the
and especially Secretary
for disnissng from the public
lervice tried and true officers whose
only aim was the preservation to the
people OF such resources.