The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-09-27

grain and every pound of wool in the market
was bought and sold under the Mckinley tar
H. which was in full operation and doing its
perfect work; and that since its repeal busi-
ness has revived and the market improved,
which is o complete answer 70 the charge
We dissent from the presidents views,
construction and treatment Of the silver ques-
tion and therefore believe that silver should be
restored 10 the position It occupied as money
prior to it's demonstration by the republican
party, and to that end We favor the unlimited
free coinage Of silver at the legal ratio Of 10 70
and with equal legal tender power.
4. We denounce the recent republican legis-
lsture of Ohio as the most extravaRant vensl
and corrupt known in the history Of the state.
IL adjourned at time when some Of its mem
bers charged their fellow-members with brib-
cry and when the people were clamorous for
investigation. Itwould not suffer investiga-
ton, for that meant conviction. Not to inves-
tigate was to plead guilty. 1t chose the latter
alternative Its appropriation Of money to
pay its members salary for two sessions,
while holding but one, was crime which mer-
It's the condemnation and supreme contempt Of
every taxpayer, being salary grab Of the
worst character
5. We denounce the administration of Gov
Mckinley for being the most extravagant
known In the annals Of our state, supplemented
by shameful. scandalous and immoral conduct
OF his appointees in the management Of their
ofnces, some Of whom are under Indictment
ofienses too delicate to name, while others yet
remain in ofhce, though publicly charged with
grave and immoral conduct and gross misman-
agement Of public AFFAIRS.
The democratic party has always been the
champion Of equal rights and religious liberty.
1t has ever been hostile to political proscrip-
tion on account of religious opinion. We
therefore denounce the American Protective
Association and all organizations which make
religious belief test of political preferment
vNn fax sNArp as<s,o HHx,a<
diers and ma rines, their widows and orphans
g. Realizing the growing danger from the use
Of money in elections we favor the enactment
Of corrupt practices law, limiting the
amount Of money to be expended by candi-
dates; requiring the publication after election
by all candidates and campaign committees,
Of sworn itemized statements OF oil money ex-
pended, and fixing forfeiture Of ONCE and dis
franchisement as the penalty Of violating its
provisions.
Other planks denounced the giving OF rail-
road passes to public oficers and declared that
the giving or acceptance should be made
misdemeanor.
When the platform had been read,
Hon. Thomas l.. johnson, of Cleveland,
arose and submitted the following ad-
di,ion:
I'VE favor the election of United States SEN
ators by direct vote of the people, and for the
purpose Of practically erecting this end, we
hereby direct that the democratic state CEN
trail committee in issuing the call for the state
| convention for the nomination Of state officers
| in the year 1895, include therein the announce
ment that q candidate for United States sena-
| tor will be named by said convention. who
| shall receive the support OF the democratic
members Of the legislature to be thereafter
elected"
johnson made a speech in favor Of
his resolution. which was signed by
himself, F. NJ. German, John J. Clark,
]. w. Eyler, Virgil p Kline and Her
man j. Groesbeck. In his short speech
Mr.. johnson said the senate of the
United States was getting too far from
the people, and the convention cheered
him to the echo.
John ]. Clark, of the Eighteenth dis
trict, followed Mr.. johnson. He de-
clared that the United States senate
had become a millionaire's nest, and
that it was matter of recent history
that, through the United States senate
the sugar trust had held up the demo-
cratic party and made it deliver. The
Brice men hissed and hooted, but Clark
held the floor, appealing to the chair
man to be protected in his right to it.
He finished his speech in spite of yells
of ''sit down and rats
Jesse NJ. Lewis took the stage and
urged the convention not to follow q
man who "bolted Hoadly and Camp
bell" He declared that Senator Brice
had been personally attacked.
He moved that the whole matter be
postponed one year, but his last word
was drowned in chorus of noes. Gen.
Finley then took the floor and urged
that the matter of the minority report
be postponed.
Ex-senator r. d. Marshall, Of Day.
| ton, got the floor, and in humorous
speech poured oil on the troubled
waters. E. B. Finley moved the previ-
Gus question, but yielded to Vigil P.
Kline of Cleveland.
johnson H, Clark, of Mahoning,
walked down the aisle, and mounting
| chair made speech in support Of
Johnson's report.
Pandemonium reigned.
Its no longer the question wnen man is
| mentioned for the United States senate, what
| is his worth, but what is he worth. The
| United States senate is the nest Of trusts" he
| Raid and continued to roast the senate.
M. Kline said it was an old dodge Of
those who advocated bad case to ad-
NIT that it was bad, but urged that
now was not the time to give it atten-
tion. The chair here stated that he
knew there was another minority re-
port upon the silver question, and sug-
gested that it be introduced SO that it
could be considered. If the previous
question carried, only the two reports
| already in could be considered.
| F. M. Gormen then read the silver
minority report
The chairman held then that the
| next question to be voted on was Sew
ards amendment to Tom Johnson's
minority report, about the election of
United States senators by direct popu-
lar vote. A viva voice vote was tried
but could not be decided, SO another
call of the counties was ordered. The
result was: Yeas, 467 5-s; nays, 32s 3-s.
The vote on the free silver question
was 319 Clio yeas and 46s 4-10 nays.
The names for nomination for secre-
tary of state was called for. The names
of Martin Mcintyre, OF Cincinnati, and