The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-08-29
THE PLATFORM.
Full Text Of the Party's Declarations
What the Minority Plank
Contained.

The majority report OF the committee
on resolutions, which was adopted by
the convention, reads as follows:
The Democratic party of Ohio in
convention assembled, points with sat
isfaction and pride to the wisdom Of
the action of that party in the last two
years and the results accomplished ac-
cording to its promises, to wit The re-
peal of the Republican legislation
known as the Sherman law, the un-
American federal election law, and the
Mckinley law. from which repeals has
resulted returning prosperity to the
country to such an extent that even
the Republicans are obliged to recognize
the same.
We congratulate President Cleveland
that his efforts in favor of the repeal of
these vicious laws and the upholding of
the credit of the country have been
successful.
We congratulate our senator, Hon.
Calvin S. Brice, for the earnest and ef-
fective support he has given to the
president in these matters.
When we consider the fact that the
Democratic party received from the Re-
publicans in 1892 a bankrupt treasury,
that il inherited from them the vicious
currency and tariff laws which had pre-
pared and finally produced the panic of
1898, we insist that it is entitled to the
thanks of the people for the courage
with which it has attacked and repealed
these laws.
We reaffirm the following portion of
the seventh plank of the platform of
the last National Democratic conven-
ton:
1--WE hold to the use Of both gold and
silver as the standard money Of the
country and to coin of both gold and
silver without discrimination against
eitgher metal or charge for mintage:
but the dollar unit of coinage of both
metals must be of equal intrinsic and
exchangeable value, or be adjusted by
international agreement, or by any such
safeguards of legislation as shall insure
the maintenance of the parity of the
two metals and the equal power of
every dollar at all times in the payment
of debts, and we demand that the paper
currency shall be kept at par with and
redeemable in such coin. We insist
upon this policy as especially necessary
for the protection of farmers and labor
ing classes. the first and most defense
less tvictims of unstable m oney and
huctuating currency"
We call the attention of the people
to the methods and practices Of bossism
by which the Republican party in this
state has been managed in the past few
years, and, for examples, point to its
history in Hamilton county, and to its
final elimination of the same in the
GAINESVILLE convention, and we ask the
people by their votes this fall to put
their condemnation upon such prac-
tices.
We denounce the legislature as COR
rupt and unworthy OF the confidence Of
the people, and we submit to the voters
whether they wish TO perpetuate this
condition of affairs by placing the Re-
publioans again in power.
We view with alarm the large in
crease OF Indebtedness throughout the
state by counties and municipalities, as
authorized by the last legislature, and
the increase In the last few years in the
tax rate, and we demand economy In
expenditure and conservatism in the
increase of debt.
Judge Patrick from the committee on
resolutions offered the following minor
ity report:
We demand the immediate restora-
ton of the law providing for the free
coinage and full legal tender OF both
gold and silver coins without discrimi-
nation against either metal as provided
in the constitution, and without await
ing the assent Of England or any other
foreign nation.
1t was defeated.