The record-union., 1894-09-20
Ohio Democrats Meet and N0mi-
nate State Candidates.
FRANK HURD SOUNDS THE KEY
NOTE TO THE CAMPAIGN.
President Cleveland Condemned by
South Carolina Democrats-Pro-
ceedings of the Republican State
Convention at Spokane, Wash.
speciaI to the REcoRp-UNIox.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
COLUMBUS Ohio, Sept. 19.-The DEM
ocratic State Convention met at 10
O'Clock, with Frank Hurd Of Toledo as
Temporary Chairman. In sounding the
keynote of the Ohio Democrats, Hurd
said: 81 congratulate you upon assem-
bling in convention in the first fiushes OF
dawn of new day of prosperity to the
United States. Through Red Seas the
business men of this country have
passed, until the hope began to fail and
despair had seized the managers OF
nearly every enterprise in the land. FOR
more than twenty years tariff reformers
had predicted that such condition must
inevitably result from protection. lie
Btrictions of the market resulted IN an
over-production of domestic goods, nor
for this condition was the Democratic
party in any respect responsible. What
ever diStur Dances come through reforms
must be charged against the wrongs
which make reforms necessary, anu not
against the reforms themselves. Local
interests represented by congressman
who desire popularity with their con-
stituents often interpose to prevent neces-
Sary changes and 10 prolong a system
which bestoWs local favors. IheSe con-
siderationS all appeal TO the practlcal
legislator and make necessary at Inc De-
ginning of great reforms sloWness OF
movement exasperating TO the enthusl-
astic reformers. For these reasons the
new law may not have gone as lar as
many have wished, but it goes a long
way in the redemption OF Democratic
pledges and reforming our tariff system.
1t reduces on an average rates OF the NC
KinIey law 30 per cent. But the cnlet
l. fn11 nd n
the free list. The people will be saved
nearly $50, 600, coo per year. The addition
of wool to the free list makes the law one
of the most important statutes enacted
since the war;
He predicted higher prices for domestic
wool to the farmer and cheaper goods to
the consumer. In this way wool is des"
tined to be the great educator OF the peo-
pie on the tariff question. Very soon
they will demand that other articles OF
foreign trade, so far as 1t is practIcaple,
shall be brought i'll free.
Coming to the division in the party on
the tariff question, Mr.. Hurd said: First
and foremost, / give credit to President
Grover Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle.
Free wool is worth more to tariff reform
than all other provisions of the law put
together. 10 their credit, be 1t said, the
Ohio Democratic members i'll the House
stood firm, every man voting tor Tree
wool, when by one word :hey could have
defeated free wool. More credit is due
Senator Brice than to any other intiu-
ence, or 10 all other influences COM
piued.1
Mr.. Hurd counseled harmony and a
further effort to agree, and continued:
1.-The different schedules will require
further adjustment III the interest OF tree
trade. The Chicago platform declares
that protection is unconstitutional and
robbery. Ii that declaration be true, our
mission cannot be ended while protect
i've statute remains"
Mr.. Hurd closed by saying he was op-
posed to the a. z. A. because 1t was a
secret political society, and such societies
organized on religious lines are uncOnStl-
tut;onal organizations, violative of the
fundamental law both ofthe United States
ana of this State. The a. i. A. gave
Governor Mckinley his majority OF 81
000, and the large Republican majority in
Maine. We must make 1t plain that no
man can be Democrat and an a. L. A."
The platform proposed praises the elf1-
cient, economical and honest administra-
tion of President Cleveland; declares pro-
Iection a fraud and faVors such further
reduction OF the tariff as can be made, to
the end that purely protective duties be
abolished. Business failures, strikes,
low wages and low prices for farm pro-
ducts are enumerated as the result of the
MCKINLEY law. I'VE dissent" says one
plank. ''from the Presidents view of the
construction and treatment of the silver
question. and believe silver should be re-
stored to the position 1t occupied as
money prior to its demOnetization Dy the
Republican party, and to that end we
favor unlimited coinage of silver at the
legal ratio of is to j and with equal legal
tender power" The platform denounces
the American Protective Association. IL
1avors liberal pensions, the Corrupt"
Practice Act, limiting the amount of
money to be expended by candidates,
and the law prohibiting free passes on
railroads.
The minority Committee on Platform
reported in favor of adding to that docu-
ment the proposal to elect United States
Senators by the people.
+. Nj. German, Tom Johnson, V. r.
Kline, A. j. Pearson, J. Tyler, Frank
Hurd and John II. Clark of the Commit
tee on Platform offered another minority
report to the effect that the Democrats of
Ohio favored honest money, the coinage
of gold and silver interconvertible with
out loss, and opposed the proposed COIN
age of these metals at is to /.
A dramatic scene occurred during the
discussion on the proposition to elect Sem
ators by ballot. John Ii. Clark of Ma
honing declared in bitter terms that the
Senate was q miliionaire's club. The
convention applauded loudly. MIR. Brice
sat upon the platform looking as pale as
marble. When Clark sat down Tom
johnson said he did not believe Brice
bought his way into the Senate. This
made the matter somewhat personal and
great confusion followed. The Chair
ruled the proposed amendment was not
in order.
The anti-free silver proposition was de-
feated by vote of 46S 10 3l9.
The convention, by vote of 467 to 23S,
in fa Of h. Il
United States Senators by the people.
This is regarded as tantamount to the in
direct censure of Brlce.
Milton Turner, one-armed soldier,
was nominated for Secretary of State.
The other nominations are: Judge OF
the Supreme Court, James Ermiston;
Member of Board of Public Works,
Harry b. Keefer; State Commissioner OF
Common Schools, DR.. A. j. Leech.
A POLITICAL BLOW STRUCK.
YANKToN Is. d., Sept. 19.-Colonel
Hughes East, Chief of the Department OF
Supplies OF the United States Weather
Bureau, who is here on vacation, and
Emmett o. Brien, Secretary OF the Demo
cratic Central Committee, created SEN
sation last night by indulging III fist
fight in public place. o. Brlen accused
East of having prevented his (O'Brien's s.
appointment TO the Postmastership, and
when East started to reply slapped him.
East, who is a cripple, raised his cane &c
strike o. Brien, but friends interiered and
separated them. 1t is feared that further
trouble will follow.
CLEVELAND CONDEMNED.
COLUMBIA IS. c.. Sept. 19.-The State
Democratic Convention met to-day. The
platform decided upon reatfirms the State
platforms OF lS90-92, also indorses the