The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-05-31

gold This Is the only mOuOmetallC
system. II Is the degradation of our
dollar To 30 cents. If applied TO our ma
tionaI bonds. It Is the Reputation OF
one-haIf the national debt 1t l. the re
pudiatiOn OF One-half of all debts II
confers no favors on products of any
kind, whether of the farm, the NoIN-
shop or the mine, for If they get hoiIllh-
ally more dollars for their prOduc' iolls'
their additional dollars WonIo nav
ONLY one-half the purchasing power oi
the gold dollars. The great hardship of
this policy would fall upon the work
iur,1nen. skilled or unSkilled, whose
daily wage. measured by the pre- ;ent
standard. l. higher than III any o-her
country of the world. Their wages viii
purchase more of the necessarieS of life
than the wages paid for similar labor
anywhere outside Of the United States.
IL Is false pretense that the cheapeuiug
of money will be beneficial to them.
The Republican party in its national
platform of 1892, demanded good money
OF equal purchasing power, whether
coined of silver, of gold, or composed of
United States notes and national bank
notes based upon the credit of the
United States. maintained at par with
coin This Is the bimetallIC policy.
There we stand TODAY. | hope and trust
seek the cooperation of all nations and
of all parties III maintaining the parity
OF gold and silver coin. If they viii
not cooperate with u III this policy the
Republican party can and. hops, Will
do II alone Good money and plenty OF
it l. as important TO our people Is equal
ity OF rights and privileges.
His Closing Remarks.
Let us then. with i firm reliance
upon the principles. policy and wisdom
OF the great party To which we belong,
nominate OR candidate and declare our
platform, and then make an appeal 10
the intelligence of the people OF OHIO
In all of the great issues made III the
last 10 years the Republican party has
had the courage to propose and to do
what l. right. Let Us now follow in
tie same pathway, and we will not only
elect a Republican governor and sta
officers, but also another Republican
senator. and. | hope. president of the
United States from Ohio
AT the conclusion of the senator's
speech the 81 congressional districts
We're called for members of the commit
tees and other positions, when II WAS
found that there We're bitter contests
for seats. especially in the Toledo and
Springfield districts. The following
committee on resolutions was appointed
and afterward organized with eN-Secre-
tary Charles Foster is chairman:
T. W. GraydOn. j H BrOmwell. r
NJ Nevin, ID. l. GaskilI, R B. Heller,
George W. Hulick. George c. Rawlins,
J. l. Conover. ! X Richards. Charles
H. Grosvener, Henry G Taylor. W ).
Kerr. H G. Van NUrhIS Lorenzo Dan
ford. a. ). Mcclure. r. w. Taylor. >.
A NOrthway, J. b Burrows and II.
c. Wilder. with c. p Griffin's place
contested by J. NJ Ashley.
sherman Permanent Chairman
The temporary organization was
made permanent. The contested dele
cations from the Toledo and Spring
field districts We're not unseated. With
a corresponding number OF speeches the
following names We're presented 10 the
convention for the nomination for gov
ernOr.
J w Barger. J. Warren Keifer. J.
II HOyt George X. Nash. Robert
Nevin, \. l.. Harris and T. W Poe
General BuShnelis name was not pre-
sented by any speaker. There Were N2I
delegates III the convention, IA being
necessary Ia a choice
ON the sixth ballot General Asa :.
Bushnell was nominated. receiving 5O@
votes Nash, POI; Hoyt, III. Necessary
for choice. IA
President WoOdmansee. Secretary
Miller and other officers of the Republi
can League of Ohio, together with eX-
Governor Foraker, who was sitting in
the stage at the time, telegraphed their
congratulations to General Bushnell at
his home in Springfield. The CLARK
rounty delegation, from Bushnell :
home stood. out for General keifer till
the last ballot, when IL gave each halt
Of its vote. The result of the nOmina
ton was received as a great victory foI
FOraGer, amid very loud demOnstra-
tiOn.
The Resolutions Adopted.
Following are the resolutions adopted
The Republicans of Ohio, i'll state con
ventfon assembled. congratulate the
people of the country upon the sigma
victory in the state and congressional
elections last fall. assuring glorious ma
tional victory in 1896, and declare u
follows:
u We reaffirm our adherence TO tn,
principles of the Republican party a.
defined by the national convention il
1882, chief among which are:
"A protective tariff, which restoring
American wages and American prod
ucts, shall prove TO the highest interest
of American laborers and Amer can de
/ velOpment while providing adequate
revenue for the uses of the govern
ment.
Reciprocity which, while seeking
and gaining the worlds market for Ou
surplus products. shall not lower or de
strOy American wages, nor surrender
| our own markets to foreign commOdi
| ties which can be produced at home.
Pair elections, based upon FREE
| ballot and an honest count. the safe
! guard of American institutions, tn
! true source of public authority.
The Financial Plank.
| Honest money, consisting of gold. sill
ser and paper, every dollar as good a
any other dollar. and all backed by tn
| national faIth and honor We favor bi
| metalhsm and demand the use Of botl
| gold and silver as standard money
/ either III accordance with j ratio 70 b
! fixed by an international agreement.
that can be obtained, or under such re
| strictiOns and such provisions, to be de
| termIned by legislation, a Will SeCur
| the maintenance of the parity of value
of the two metals. so that the purchas
| ing and debt-paying power of the do
lar, whether of silver. gold or paper
shall be at all times equal
-. We denouuce the present Demo
cratic administration, whose vicious an
! vaCillating course has brought Us di.
| treSs at home and humiliation abroad
1t has inaugurated policy lookin
| toward ultimate free trade, which ha
deranged business, crippled our indu.
tries, distressed our homes and dea
! labor a serious blow. With deplorabl
| incompetency it has failed TO raise rev,
nue. enough to run the government. an
has had 10 borrow. in less than NV
years. Sl62, 900, 600, mainly TO pay ord
nary running expenses. selling in Secrt
to favor foreign syndicates the bonds c
the government at prices far belo'
their actual value.