The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1894-10-25
Democratic Platform for
Ohio.
The PLATFORM.

The Democracy OF Ohio, in convention as
sembled hereby expresses its hearty COM
mendatt.n OF the efficient, economical and
honest administration OF President Cleve-
land.
2 We adhere 10 the declaration of the Dem
ocracttc party in its national platform that
protection is fraud and while we recognize
the benefit OF the reduction of duties on ill.,
ports Just made by Congress, we favor such
further reduction as can be made having in
view the revenues necessary to be rails ed
for the support of The Government, TO the
duties be abolished. We congratulate the
country upon the repeal OF the Mckinley
tariff and the enactment OF a taYifflaw in its
stead. under the operation of which trade
and business are reviviDg, and the country
again becoming prosperous. The Mckinley
tariff went iuto operation less than four
years ago, yet In that short period the
country changed from prosperity TO a con-
dition of financial and industrial depression
unparalleled IN our history as a nation. Un-
der its operation the revenues derived from
duties on imports decreased to a sum inSuf-
ficent TO meet the expenses of the Govern
ment, thereby necessitating the sale OF bonds
and consequent increase of the interest
bearing debt of the Government. Under 1t,
more business failures occurred than ever
before in the history OF country in the same
period of time. While IL was in operation,
there were more people out of employment,
more labor ST ri kes, more bread riots less en-
poym"nt for labor, and lower wages paid
than ever before known. Under its opera
ton the produce OF the. farmer especially
reached since the war. While it was in force
there were harder times more panics more
business houses bankrupted, more forced
sa les and more distress and destitution than
was ever known In this country in the
same length OF time. The Republican pre-
tense that that these results were caused by
the change OF administration is so unsup-
ported by facts that a denial seems unnec-
essary; for IL must not be overlooked that
until Within the last thirty days every COM
modify bought sold, including every
the market, was bought and sold under the
Mckinley tariff, which was in full opera
tion, doing its perfect work; and that since
its repeal business has revived and the mar
ket improved, which Is Il complete answer
to the charge.
3 We dissent from the Presidents views.
construction and treatment OF the silver
question and therefore, believe that
Silver should be restored to the position
IL ocsnpied as money prior TO its nernonetiz4-
lion by the espu plican party, and to lint
end We favor the unlimited free coinage of
silver M The legal ratio OF III 10 and with
equal legal tender power.
4 We deuounce the recent Republican
Iegislat urr ut Oh ID as the mcst extravagaDt
cenal and corrupt known in the history OF
this state. 1t adjourned AT time when
some of its memoers chargei their fellow
members with bribery, and when the peo-
pie were claEorous for Investigation. 1t
would not suffer Investigation. for that
TO plead guilty, 1t chose the latter alterna
tive. Its appropriation of the public money
10 pay its members a salary Tor two ses-
sions. while holding but one, WAS crime
which merits the condemnation and su-
preme contempt of every taxpayer, being
q salary grab OF the worst character
) We denounce the administra ton of
Governor Mckinley for being the most ex-
travagant known in the annals of onr
State, ,supplemenie ed by shameful ,scandalous
immoral conduct of his appointees in the
management OF their offices. some OF whom
are under Indictment for felonies, Others
.Iismi sed from office for offenseS TOO indeli-
cate to name while others yet remain In Of
fice though publicly charged with GRACE and
irn,norsl conduct and gross missmanagement
OF public affairs.
The Democratic party has always been
the chain pion of equal rights and religious
liberty II has ever neen hostile 10 political
prescription on account OF religious op'li-
ION.
we therefore denounca tlie American Fro
tective Association and all organ1zntions
which make 'hgiOaS bnlIef test oi p"iit-
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