The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-09-11
Tho platform.

The Democratic party of Ohio in con.
yention assembled points with satisfaction
ana pride TO the wisdom of the action of
that party In the last two years, and the
promises, towit:
The repeal of the Republican legislation
known rs the sherman law, the un- A ner.
lean Federal election law and the Mo.
hinIey law from which repeals has re.
suited returning prosperity to the coun-
cry 70 SUCH an extent that even the Re-
publicars are pledged to recognize the
same
We congratulate President Cleveland
that his efforts in favor of the repeal Of
this vicious law and the upholding of the
credit OF the country have been successful.
we congratulate our senator, Hon. Cal
Vim >. Brice, for the earnest aud effective
support he has given to the president in
these matters, When we, consider the
Incts that the Democratic party received
from the Republicans in 1899 bankrupt
treasury that il inherited from the yiojons
currency and tariff laws which had ore,
pared and finally produced the panic OF
1893 we insist that 10 is entitled to the
thanks OF the people for the courage with
which It has attacked and repealed these
laws.
We reaftirm the following portion of the
seventh plank of the last national Demo
cratic convention:
We hold to the use of both gold and sil.
yer as the STANDARD money Of the conutrv.
and TO coin both gold and silver without
discrimination against each metal or
charge for mintage, but the dollar unit of
coinage Qf both metals must be of equal
intrinsic aud exchHnHeable yulue. or bo
RdJustei by international agreement. or
by such safe legislation as shall insilra
The maintenance Of the parity of the two
,netals ana the equal power Of every dol
lar At all times in the payment of debts
and we demand that the paper currency
snail be kept at par with and redeemable
in such coin.
We insist on this policy as especially
necessary for the protection of farmers
ana laboring classes, the first and most
neienSelesS victims of unstable money
and fiuctuating currency
we call the attention Of the people TO !
the methods and practice of "bossisnnn bv /
winch the Republican party in this state |
has been managed in the last few year,.
hnd ior examples point to its history in |
Hamilton county and to the final culmn- !
Rtion or the same in the /anesYille CON |
Hent.on, and we ask the people by their |
votes this fall 20 put their condemnation |
on such practices,
w denonnce the last legislature as cor
rnpt and unworthy of the confidence of
the people and we submit to the voters
whei her they wish to porpetuate this CON
dltion OF affairs by placing the Republi-
cans again in power.
We view with alarm the large increase
IN Indebtedness throughout the state by
;ountles and municipalities as authorized
by the last legislature aud the Increase In
me last few years In the tax rate, aud we
femand economy in expenditure and con.
'eryatism IN the increase Of debt
The platform was signed by 10 out of
'he 2l members of the committee, the
lissentiepts being A w. Patrick of
iuscarawas and j. NJ. Lewis Of Cham.
'aign. These submitted the following
minority report 70 the financial plank.
We favor thf immed ate restpration OF
DC law proY'ling log the free coinage and
ull legal tender Of bstl s4id and silver
oins aud their use, without disorinlina
ION, as provided for in the constitution ,
nd without awaiting the assent Of En.
ikba ~ Say other t!oFeigH netIoH, -