Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-15
A ~FREE SILVER PLATFORM.
Result of Eight Hours Work OF the O.
mittec on Resolutions

Result of Eight Hours Work Of the O.
mittec on RESOLUTIONS
CIrvr1LSp. ONO. July l5-After q session
which commenced at 10 last night and lasted
with slight interruption until six O'Clock this
morning the committee on resolutions evolved
both majority and minority report They
are as follows:
THE MAJORITY REPORT.
The democracy Of Ohio. in convention -
sembled hereby resolve;
That most heartily indorse the honesty
and economy Of the administration 81 Gov.
Jas. F. Campbell and commend the sixiy-ninth
general assembly for its business qualifications,
economy aud reform, and especially for having
provided for a secret ballot. by which every
voter in Ohio can cast his ballot in
cret as he desires and have his vote counted -
cast and we invite attention to the fact that
the republican party though hypocriti-
cally processing TO favor "a free ballot and fair
count yet opposed and voted against the bill
Tor providing for free and secret ballot. thus
demonstrating its professions 30 be insncers
and for political effect only, and We cordially
indorse and approve the act Of the legislature
eSulating the compensation Of county officers
by providing For a fixed salary.
We are opposed 10 all class legislation and
believe in a tariff levied for the sole purpose %
producing revenue sufficient 20 defray the
legitimate expenses of the government. eco
nomically administered. We accept the issue
rendered TO us by the republican party on the
subject OF the tariff. as represented by the so
called Mckinley tariff act. confident that the
verdict of the people Of Ohio will be recorded
against the lniquitous policy of so-called pro-
lection. champloned by the republican party in
the interest of favored classes against the Masses
We favor a graded income tax.
We denounce the characterization Of silver in
1873 by the party then in power as an iniquit-
Gus alteration OF the money standard in favor
Of creditors and against debtors. taxpayers and
producers, and which. by shutting off one of
the sources of supply Of primary money, opeg-
ates continually 20 increase the value OF gold.
| depress prices. hamper industry and disparage
enterprise and We demand the reinstatement Of
| the constitutional standard of both gold and
silver. with the equal right of each TO free and
| unlimited coinage
We denounce the republican billion-dollsr
Congress, which by extravagant expenditures
exhausted a surplus in the national treasury,
lett there by democratic administration and
created a deficit. which substituted dsspotic
| rule for free discussion in the House Of Repre-
sentatiyes, and we congratulate the people
on defeat of the odious force bill demanded by
a republican President and championed by the
| repuDhcan party Tor the purpose Of perpetual
ing ITS rule by peryerting the constitutional
powers OF the government destroying free
| elections and placing the ballot box in tlIe
| hands OF Inscriptions partisans. in order,
| declared by Speaker Reed, TO register the yot-
| ers, supervise the elections. count the ballots
and declare the result
| We are opposed 10 the enactment of all laws
| which unnecessarily interfere with the habits
and customs of any of our people which are
not offensive to the moral sentiments of the
| civilized world. and We believe that the per-
sonal rights of the individual should be cur
| tailed only when 1t is essential to the mainten-
ance of the peace, good order and welfare VI
| the community.
We favor the passage Of such laws by the gen
4 WI lTaE uus
government of our municipalities. uniform
| throughout the state. the constitution re-
qulres, in which the executive and Legislative
power shall be separated, the former to be
lodged IN mayor and the latter in n council,
both to be elected by the people. thereby real
| iZIng the principle of home rule. safe IRON the
4 dangers and evils of special legislation. We
favor closer commercial relations with our
Canadian neighbors and the removal of embar-
| raising and annoying restrictions, which only
vex our people without yielding any substantial
revenue TO the government.
We favor liberal and Just pensions 20 deserv-
ing and disabled soldiers and sailors who fought
Tor the maintenance of the government, aud
like pensions TO their widows and orphans
The persecution of the Jewish people by the
| Russian government justly deserves and re-
ceiyes our unqualified censure. We extend to
| them our sincere sympathies and believe that
this government in connection with the ell
| lightened governments of Europe disposed TO
I
viate the wrongs inflicted on this long suffering
and oppressed people.
THE MINORITY REPORT.
We undersigned members Of the committee
on resolutions recommend the adoption Of the
| following resolution q substitute for the
plank in the platform on the free and unlimited
| coinage of silver.
We believe in honest money, the coinage q
gold and silver and circulating medium oon-
| vertible into such money without loss; and We
| oppose all legislation which tends 70 drive
either gold or silver out Of circulation, and ve
| believe In maintaining the coinage OF both
metals on parity. We also recommend that
the resolution declaring for a graduated tax ON
incomes be stricken from the platform.
signed-Jas. ID. Ermstom, first district y.
NJ Gorman, second district; Michael Dourelly,
| sixth district; f. U. Farrell, seventh district;
Manus oDonnell, ninth district; b. A. A.
iiarter, sixteenth district; Z. n. Scpick
eighteenth district; ID. {. Goldman, pineteerth
district; James Lawrence, twentieth District