The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1892-06-23
THE OHIO DEMOCRATIC PLAT
FORM.
Adopted IN State Convention, June
18th. 1892.

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First-That confding in the care
full judgment of the National Dem
ocratic Convention about to assem-
BILE In Chicago, We hereby pledge
an earnest and cordial support to
its nominees for President and Vice
President, hoping to see glorious
and lasting victory as the result of
Its intelligent action.
Second-We are opposed to all
class legislation, and believe i'll a
tariff levied for the sole purpose of
producing revenues sufficient to de-.
fray the legitimate expenses of the
government, economically admins
tered, and We protest against the
iniquitous policy of so-called pro-
lection illustrated by the Mckinley
bill as ohampioned by the Republi-
can party, And in the interest of
agriculture and labor we demand
reform of the present tariff and the
reduction of unnecessary and bur-
densome taxation.
Third-That in the high tariff
recently imposed or threatened by
certain European nations on Ameri-
can grain and American meat we
recognize an effort on the part of
those governments to strike de-
structive blow at American agri.
culture we demand of Congress an
modification of our tariff |
law, such as will secure the admiss-
ion of these agricultural products
into these counties free of duty,
Fourth-The Democratic party
has always favored the use of gold
and silver as money and restored to
The people the silver dollar of our
fathers which Republican congress
in 1888. We denounce
he Sherman act of 1890 as false in
principle and dangerous in practice
md believing that both gold and
silver should circulate as money
With purity maintained, and with
'qual rights and equal value, we
ubmit to the wisdom of the Demo-
ratio party about to assemble In
convention to declare the
Methods by which that end may be
cached.
Fifth--The hypocrisy of the Re
publican party in its demand In the
ecent national convention for the
light that every citizen of the Unit
d States to cast one free and equal
allot and have it counted, is made
lost manifest its almost unanimous
osition to the Australian method
f voting recently adopted in Ohio
nd most of the northern states, and
n the other hand the advocacy as
n administration measure of the
nfamous Force bill designed to
rush by violence the elective fran
hise in nearly one half of the
ountry.
SlxtE-We call attention of the
onntry to the deplorable fact lately
scertained from Republican official
ources of undoubted authority to
be success of that party at the
asst presidential election, which was
ue to the expenditure of one mill
On of dollars In corrupting the bal
ot in the pivotal states, and not to
be legitimate methods as claimed
y the Republican leaders.
Seventh-The Seventieth General
Of Ohio with its Repub-
can majority of two-thirds of both
ranches will go down in the history
f the state as the most inefficient
lcompetent and profligate of any
legislature ever chosen in Ohio.
he action in recalling and altering
and wholesome legislation
nacted in the interests of the peo-
lie by the Democratic legislature
'hich preceded it, in failing and
efusing to enact important meas
res demanded by the people, in
reating local Indebtedness amount
lg to more than ten millions of
ollars, in creating additional police
ffices to provide places for party
lyorites, in increasing salaries of
ertain state officials and in so redis-
'ictlng the state for congressional
urposes as to disfranchise nearly
ae-fourth of the voters of the state,
| the selection of representatives
, the national congress and for
Lher acts of misfeasance and NAL
it should bring upon it the
everest condemnation of the peo-
lie of the state.
Eighth-The interests of humar-
y and the welfare of our public in