The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-26
Ohio Democratic
State Platform

The platform adopted by the Dem
ooratie convention is 6s follows;
The Democratic party OF ohio IN con.
vention assembled. reafirma its faith and
! devotion 20 those essential principles ol
I Democracy which have ever held th'
party together IA victory and defeati III
unity aud confidence after a long aeriel
/ OF reverses IN national elections are Huf'
| fCient attestation 20 the sincerity Of III
I belief
/ Guided by these principles the Demo
/ ortaio party founded national unity and
prosperity, and established local self
government for the states and munici-
palitea. They are alike applicable TO thu
| government OF the nation and tho stata
The coming campaign In Ohio for the
election, Of state officers should ana must
be fought on state issues, and Il ID
| therefore proper that We declare tirsi
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 u
working for them. instead OF for office
holders and favored politicians, drawing
full interest as a result OF fair compeu-
tion and that interest IA now an going
into the treasury for the Hrst time Ia
many years
Instead OF protecting ard defending
grafters, as WIS the way ~ Republican
onlcers. 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 ana
wrong-doing.
Every agency az his command is being
employed to bring 70 account officers who
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 tho opposition OF a hos
tile legislature and Republican state ofii-
elals. He will continue the work 50 well
begun, but we call on the citizens TO
uphold him by electing his associates on
tho 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 II, 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-
stltution, 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 Democratic
legislature to take the necessary action
looking TO a convention Of the states 70
adopt the constitutional amendment re-
aulrGd.
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 n 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 agrl-
culture
The promotion Of a 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-
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, 0Qa Der year
"a rafrict1fn pf fNtn rorncnnt
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 It is placed by the law Of
Payne, Aldrich, Smoot and Cannon, which
ine president approved The gradual re-
ductlons in tariff taxation TO make II a
means Of raising revenue, instead OF an
instrument 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
Jury to any.
we favor the immedir te enactment Of
the dollar a day pension bill introduced
and championed in both the Sixtieth and
gixty-hrst congress by that Democratic
veteran, General Isaac r. Sherwood OF
Ohio, and we condemn the arbitrary ac-
ton Of the speaker Of the house and the
administration in refusing to allow this
beneficent and patriotic measure to come
to q vote in the house Of representatives. !
We believe in the conservation Of our
natural resources and we donounce thd
administration, and especially Secretary
Ballinger, for dismisslng from the public
service tried and true officers whoss
only aim was the preservation to the