The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1914-08-28
Great Platform
By Democrats

The platform of the Democratic
party of Ohio unanimously adopted
at the state convention in Columbus
Tuesday, reads:
Pursuant to law the Democratic
party of Ohio, in state convention
assembled, this 25th day of August,
1914, declares and publishes the fol-
lowing platform of principles:
eve most earnestly indorse the
administration of President Wood
row Wilson. We are profoundly
grateful for the peace which his wise
craftsmanship has preserved us,
while pitiless war strikes terror to
the souls of the citizens of nearly
every other great power of earth. We
indorse the peace treaties he has
negotiated and respectfully invite all
the people of this state, without re-
gard to partisianship, to join us in
this expression of deepest apprecia-
ton Of his patriotism. This pledge
of our loyalty, fidelity and devotion
in these trying times and in his
messages of sympathy given him in
hours of his greatest personal grief.
"Bespeaking widest cooperation,
we indOrse the splendid record of
Hon. Atlee Pomerene and we promise
our untiring efforts to the end that
Ohio may send to Washington this
year another senator to join him
and new congressional delegation
all of whom shall continue to uphold
the president and be in and of the
administration in both heart and
spirit.
with equal earnestness and COM
mensurate pride we indorse and ap-
prove the wise, energetic and states
manlike administration of Gov.
James M. Cox and the general as
sembly who have redeemed to the
letter every platform pledge made to
the people, thus establishing new
record Of fidelity to trust.
1.-TWO years ago the people of this
state at nonpartisan election or
dered the first material change in
their constitution in over sixty years,
by ratifying more than thirty amend
ments thereto which had been sub
mitted by a constitutional convention,
1.-THE members of which had also been
elected upon a nonpartisan ballot.
The vote was emphatic. Thus was
imposed duty upon the general as
sembly and the executive elected in
1912 to enact and to enforce such
laws as would vitalize the peoples
mandate. In two sessions of the gen.
eral assembly and on the specific rec
concentrations Of the governor in each
instance all laws necessary to put
the peoples amendment of their con-
stitution in full force and effect were
enacted. Not a single responsibility
was lodged or shirked.
"These laws are the Democratic
Interpretation of the peoples will. We
challenge the critics of the opposition
to name the law or laws they would
repeal or amend, and if named in
what respect. Then an issue may be
joined. t
Believing that the enactments of
: the past two years constitute full
satisfaction of the demands Of the
people as expressed in their votes on
the constitutional amendments, we
pledge the general assembly which is
to be enacted in November of this
year to be the briefest possible session
and to the consideration of such mat
ters only as are Of general COM
munity interest
"The work of the last brief session
of the general assembly which con-
sisted In the cutting Of the state tax
levy more than so per cent, thus re-
ducing the same to the lowest point
in OhiO's history, will not excite the
citicisms of any honest citizen. This
result was made possible by the en-
actment Of q new tax law, which
simply introduced a business prin-
cipIe into the matter Of listing prop
erty for taxation. The general tighten
ing Of tie burdens Of all honest tax
! payers Is the, laws vindication. It
will produce even better and more
| equitable results next year than this.
ave urge upon the national con-
gress the enactment of workmen's
! compensation law similar to that in
force in this state, to the end Of
i our laborers employed in interstate
commerce may enjoy the same pro-
q lection that their fellow employees in
Ohio now enjoy"