The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1884-01-24

find their employ
ment and livelihood in these in
Iron ore and coal and
other raw material are simply
inexhaustable; her people are
educated, industrious and enter
prising; and there is no reason
why a thousand other home in
dustries should not spring up
and flourish in our towns and
villages as they have sprung up
and are flourishing in the towns
and villages of New England
This will assuredly be the result
if only Congress will let US alone.
We ask no high rates or special
protection that favor monopolies,
but We ask and demand stability
and exemption from agitation
Let the law of March last have a
tair trial, and as resulting sta
tistias disclose errors and Unequal
ities, they rcan and should be
remedied /; as already our far
mers are making a loud and just
demand for the restoration of the
duty on wool. See how admira
bly, the Ohio platform supplies
the satisfactory solution of this
economic problem. 1t reads
ave favor tariff for revenue.''
(No resort or direct taxation or
the voluntary contribution of
Statss.) Limited TO the neces
sites of the Government"-(neg-
ativing the idea of protection for
protection only, "eccnomlcally
administered" (not three hun
dred and fifty or four hundred
millions IS under Republican ad-
ministration of extravagance and
waste, but two hundred and fifty
or two hundred aid seventy five
millions under the plain cut fru-
gal and efficient rule Of the Dem
ocratic party) "and SO adjusted
in its application as to prevent
unequal burdens, encourage pro-
ductive industries at home and
afford just compensation for la
Dor and not to create and foster
monopolies. No fair criticism
caa question the justness and
soundness of the policy here out
lined. The man who would place
wool and all other dutiable arti-
cles On the 'free list" and resort
to direct taxes for revenue and
thereby destroy those home in
dustries, and dismiss this army
of labor hands to idleness and
want, or drive them into exile
from the State, is not wise or
beneficent friend of the people.
This platform then, in my judg-
ment, is the fairest and wisest
that has ever been presented for
public consideration. 1t may be
christened the three J's-
JUDICIoUs, just, JACKsONIAN,
and I here declare it az my delib-
crate intention that We, adhering to
this platform, will carry the State
ut both the October and November
elections. l am gratified that the
workingmen, cons' lidatinZ them
selves into labor organisations and
better understanding the relations
of capital 10 labor. have almost uni
versally accepted the doctrine of
this platform and can no longer be
deceived by tho specious argu-
ment Of the SO called freetrader;
nor can they be placed in an'ago
nism to US by the selfish appeals or
threats of aggregated capital that
has grown to unsafe proportions
under the banefal influence of a too
high protective tariff My own po-
sition is definitely taken. l adop,
the Ohio platform in letter. and
spirit. With the party ] stand on it
square'y and perpendiculariY.
There is broad line of demarca-
ton, ext nding from the equator to
the Arctic, distinctly separating our
citizens and interests from the inter
ests of Enpla1d. Succeeding or
falling, standing or falling, will
succeed or fall. stand or fall, on the
American side of that line, and
there in al cases will my voice and
my vote be found.
We had partial test of this tar
iff policy in the lato canvass, which
resulted in the most complete and
magnificent victory ever won by our
party. 1t has borne luscious fruits
Columbus was never w,eaihed in
such Joyous smiles as tO-day. The
departments are all in the keeping
Of our friends. We have asserted
our power and placed on the bench
lawyers eminent tor their leaning
and their integrity. We have once
more democratic Governor. who
IN all the accomplishments for the
office, In talents IN culture, and
spotless purity of character is not
surpassed by any of the Governors
in the thirty eight States of the I'm
ion. And what shall | say of this
Democratic Legislature bat that
the high character and Intelligence
of is members give confidence that
their actions will be governed by
wisdom and prudence and furnish
the gratifying assurance that posi-
tive progressive legislation, modl-
fed by reasonable conservatism
guarded by free and frank inter
change of views, will result in the
enactment Of laws, equal and just il
their character, tina, will make thi.
session memorable for its regard fol
personal liberty and care for the
rights of individual citizenship
And 1 anticipate with confidence
such results from the Democratic
administration that the public wi