The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1894-10-18
Democratic Platform for
Ohio.
The PLATFORM.

The Democracy OF Ohio, in convention as
sem bled hereby expresses its hearty COM
InendatiGn OF the efficient economical and
honest administration OF President Cleve
land.
We adhere to the declaration of the Dem
ocracttc party in its national platform that
protection Is a fraud and while we recognize
the benefit Of the reduction of duties on I'M
ports just made by Congress, we favor such
iurther reduction rs can be made having in
view the revenues necessary to be rails ed
for the support of the Government, 10 the
end that the injustice .of purely protective
duties be abolished. We congratu ulate the
country upon the repeal OF the Mckinley
tariff and the enactment of a tarifflaw In its
stead. under the operation of which trade
and business are reviving. and the country
again becoming prosperous. The Mckinley
tariff went Ito opcratio N less than four
Years ago. yet In that short period the
country changed from prosperity TO n con-
dition of financial and Industrial depression
unparalleled In our history as Il nation. I'M
duties on imports decreased to a sum insult
ficent to meet the expenses of the Govern
ment, thereby necessitating the sale OF bonds
AMI a consequent increase OF the interest
bearing debt of the Government. Under it.
more business failures occurred than ever
before in the history OF country In the same
period of time. While it was i'll operation.
there we're more people out of EN- ployment,
more labor strikes, more bread riots less em-
ployment for LABOR, and lower wages paid
than ever before known. Under its opera
tion the produce OF the farmer, especially
wheat and wool, brought the lowest prices
reached since the war. While il was in force
there were harder times more panics more
business houses bankTupted, more forced
sales, and more distress and destitution than
;yas ever known in this country in the
same length OF time. The Republican pre-
tense that that these results We're caused by
the change of administration is so unsup.
ported by ftcts that a denial seems unnec-
essary; for 1t must not be overlooked that
until Within the last thirty days every com
modify bought or sold, including every
bushel OF grain and every pount of wool in
the market, was bought and sold under the
Mckinley tariff, which was in full opera
tion. doiug its perfect work; and that since
its repeal, business has revived and The mar
ket improved, which Is Il com plete answer
10 the charge.
We dissent from the Presidents views,
construction and treatment of the silver
question and therefore, believe tli it
silver should be restored to the position
II occupied as money prior 10 its ne.h"uetizt /
tion by the Rspu 'lican party. and TO that
end we favor the unlimited fre'' cninage ol
silver ~ The legal ratio OF i6 TO and with
equal legal tender power.
We denouncc The resent L ErpGilican
1,,gislat are of Jn ID as the mr~t eIt,ar tgaE [
renal and corrupt known in tho history oil
This state. 1t adjourned at n ting Ehen
some of its mem "ers charged their fellow
members with bribery, and when the peo-
pile were ciamorous fcr Investigation. IL
would not suffer Investigation, for that
meant conviction. Not to inveSti=":e was
tive. It's appropriation ofthe public money
10 pay its members salary lor two seS.
sions, while holding but one, n crime
which merits the condemnation and su-
preine contempt of every taxpayer, being
a salary grab OF the worst character.
) We denounce the administra ton ni
Governor Mckinley for being the most ex-
travagant known In the annals of oui
ate,supplemenied by shameful ,scandalous
immoral conduct of his appointees in the
management OF their oflic IS, sone OF whom
are under indictment for feloDies, Others
dismi sed from office for Otfenscs TOO indlli
cate 10 name while Others yet remain in OF
fce, though publicly charged with graqe ami
immoral conduct and gross smisSmana2tment
oil public Affairs.
The Democratic party has always bren
:he cham pion of equal rights and religious
liberty 1t has ever .een hostile 10 political
prescription on account of religions opin
ion.
We there fore deneuucs the American Pro
,ective Association ana all organizations
which make religious belief 4 test OF po-it
lcal preiermcnt
We favor liberal pensions 10 worthy
soldiers sailors aud marines, their widows
apd orphanS-