The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-05
Ohio Democratic
State Platform

ocratic convention is as follows:
The Democratic party Of Ohio in oon-
vention assembled, reafirms its 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 reverses In national elections are suf-
hoient attestation 70 the sincerity Of Its
belief.
Guided by these principles the Demo-
ortaio 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 It 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
full interest as a result Of fair compete
ton, 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
wrong doing
Every agency at his command IS being
employed to bring 10 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 a hos
tile legislature and Republican state ofti-
cals. 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 a legislature that viii
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 tax
rate Of 10 mills, without any right to
Increase 1t, except by a vote OF the
people.
we favor the fair and just regulation
Of all public utilities as well as railroads,
chises, carefully guarded.
We favor the ratification Of the I'm
come tax amendment of the federal con-
stitution, 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
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adopt the constitutional amendment re-
quirad
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.
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 lOuTS OF ldDOT OI eIuplOyeu WOlueils L
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, 900 Der year |
We demand the revision Of the 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 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
che president approved. The gradual re-
ductlons in tariff taxation to make It q
means Of raising revenue, instead Of an
instrument of eXtoTtion, 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
tice to all without either favors or in
Jury to any.
We favor the immediate enactment Of
the dollar a day pension bill introduced
and championed in both the Sixtieth and
gixty-frst congress by that Democratic
veteran, General Isaac r Sherwood OF
Ohio, and we condemn the arbitrary ac'
tion Of the speaker Of the house and the
in refusing to allow this
and patriotic measure to come
to a vote in the house Of representatives.
We believe in the conservation Of ouf
natural resources and we donounce the
and especially Secretary
for dismisslng from the public
service tried and true officers whose
only aim was the preservation to the
people Of such resources.