The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1894-11-01
Democratic Platform for
Ohio.
TIE PLATFORM.

The democracy OF Ohio, in convention as
s.nibied hereby expresses its hearty COM
merdatiGn ot the efficient, economical and
honest admlnlStlGt1 D3 OF President Clevp-
land.
We adhere to the d, ciaration of the Dem
ocracttc party in its national platform that
protection is Il fraud ,lnh while we recognize
the benefit OF the reduction OF duties on in
poitS just made by Col, gress, we favor such
Juriier reduction as can be mace having In
view the revenues necessary to be rafs Ell
for the support OF the Government, 10 the
end that the injustice .of purely protective
upiIes be abolished We congratulate the
country upon the repeal OF inc Mckinley
tariff and The enactinent OF = t,rifflaw IL its
S-ead. under the operation of which trade
ud business are reviviDg. and the country
again becoming prosperous. The Mckinley
tariff went Ito opcratio ID less than four
Hears ago. yet in That short period the
country changed from prosperity TO a con
di!ion of financial ana industrial depression
uupaia ieled IN our history as Il nItiun. Uu-
der its operation the revenues derived from
duties on imports decreased tn sum insult
firenJ TO meet the expenses of the Govern
ment, there5v neccSsitating the sale of boudS
auu consequent increase oi the interest
bearing debt Of the Government. Under 1t,
more b. SineSS failures occurred than ever
before in the history of couatry in The same
period of time. While il was in operation,
there were more people out of mploynieat,
mere labor strikes. more bread riots less en-
ploym"nt for labor, and lower Wages pii 1
Imam ever before known. Under its opera
IIon the produce oi The farmer, especially
wheat and wool, brought the lowest prices
reached since the wir. Whiie Il was i'll force
there were harder times more panicS, moi e
business houses hsnkrdptcu. more forced
s;,IeS. and more distress and destitutiOn thall
was ever Er"Tn III this country i'll the
same lenpth OF time. THE Republican pre-
t.I>e thar that these results were caused by
The cttang,. of administration is so UnSup-
ported by facts that denial seems unnec-
sssary; for 1t must not he overlooked HAT
uitil within The last thirty days every com
modify bought or sold, including every
i'ushel Of grail! ;nd every pouni of woo! IN
The market, WAS hunght and sold under the
Mckinley tariff, which was iii lul! opera
tion doing its perfect work; ANA that $ince
'ts repeal. bu> ines has revived and The mar
ket improved, which Is Il com pete answer
10 the charsr.
3 We dissen; frnm the ?resi!cut's vievs
construction and treatment oi the SILVER
question and therefore. believe that
silver should De restored Ia the position
il occupied as:n 1ney prior "a its aeihpu-tlzt
iina lay Ilie Rtnu llcnn p'Iir. and TO that
end "e fav..r the pniiimitei frc- coinage az
silver al The legal ratio of rs 10 AID with
equ Il legal lender p W. r.
We uenoUnca The recent Republican
Legislature "f 'Dn il as the n,t 4 s'xtEIVdGaEt
venhi ami corrupt known ia inc history "i
This SLATE. 1t adjourned M Il time Nhca
some uf its mem pcTS charged lncir fellow
members with bribery, and when toe peo-
ple we're clalaurous for invcstig ,'ipn. IL
would not suffer Investigation. i"r that
meant conviction. Not to iuve>ti:.-,te was
TO plead gully II chose the latter :.iternn-
i've. l'S Appropriation Ol lAH nubI!c money
10 pay ltS members salary lur Two s =
sions. while holding bat one, was Il crime
which merits the condemnation and su-
premc contempt OF every taxpayer, being
i; salary grab OF the worst ch tracter.
! We Gpnnunce the adminiStra ton ri
Governor Mckinley for being the most eE
ttavagant known III the annals oi Onl
State eAnpp,emenr by shameful ,scandalous
immoral cDnGuct of his appointceS in The
management o' their otliu =, some o! whom
are under int!ictaent Tor felOnie%- Others
disrni Sed rom office for uTenses too indsli
cate to name Wolfe Others yet remain la o.
flee, though publicly charged with graqe ana
immoral conducI AMI gross misSmanagemenl
of public Affairs.
q The Democratic party has al"ays been
lhe champion of equal rights aud religious
liberty IL has ever '."en hostile 10 political
prescription on account of religious opn
ion.
Wethcrefore denounce the American Fro
tectiye 4 hsociaiion and all Or.HniZ1tinn:
whici, make +. lle!uuS belief a test of po.it
ical preiermctt.
We favor liberal tensions to worthy
soldiers. sal tbs aid nitI!i-Cs, their widow,
agd utphaps-