Morris tribune., 1895-08-28
The Platform.

| The Platform.
1.-THE democratic party of Ohio in conven-
| ton assembled points with satisfaction and
pride to the wisdom of the action Of that
| party in the last two years and the results ae-
| compliShe according to its promises. to-wit:
The repeal of the republican legislation
known as the Sherman law. the I'M American
| federal election law and the Mckinley law,
from which repeal has resulted returning
prosperity to the country to such an extent
that even the republicans are obliged to .rec-
| ogniZe the same
| his efforts in favor of repeal of these vicious
| laws and the upholding Of credit of the coun-
| try have been successful
1--WE congratulate our senator, Hon Calvin
] S. Brice, for the earnest and effective support
| he has given to the president in these mat
| tiers.
when we consider the facts that the demo-
| cratic party received from the republicans in
| 1892 a bankrupt treasury that it inherited from
| the vicious currency and tariff laws which had
| prepared and finally produced the panic Of
1893, insist that it is entitled to the thanks
of the people for the courage with which It.
has attacked and repealed these laws.
I'VE reaffirm the following portion of the.
seventh plank of the first national democratic
convention:
1--WE hold to the use of both gold and sill
yer as the standard of money of the country
and to coin both gold and silver without dis
elimination against either metal or charge for
miptage, but the dollar unit Of coinage of
both metals must be of equal intrinsic and ex-
changeable value or be adjusted by interna-
tional agreement, or by such safe 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
I'VE insist upon this policy as especially
necessary for the protection Of farmers and
laboring classes the first and most defenseless
victims of unstable money and fuctuating
currency"
The rest of the platform dealt with
state affairs of local interest and i'm
portance.
The platform was signed by nineteen
out of twenty-one members Of the COM
mittee, the dissenters being A. W.
Patrick, of Tuscarawas, and j. NJ.
Lewis, of Champaign. These submitted
the following minority report to the.
financial plank:
I'VE demand the immediate restoration of
the law providing for the free coinage and
without discrimination against either metal,
as provided in the constitution, and without
awaiting the assent of England or any other
foreign nation"
R. D. Marshall, of Dayton, spoke
afterwards for harmony, and a roll
call was demanded on the minority re-
port.
The vote for the silver amendment
to the platform stood: Aye, 27o; nay,
525; majority for sound money" 255-
At 2:lo p. m. nominations were in or
der. Ex-Gov. Campbell was nominated
by reclamation for governor The ex-
governor accepted the nomination in
a few words, saying that good SOL
der should neither falter nor fall He
would promise them that he would
not falter; it was for them to say
whether he should fall.
The Rest of the Ticket.
For Lieutenant Governor-B. Peaslee, Of
Hamilton county
For Supreme Judge--WiIliam T. Mooney, of
Auglafze.
For State Auditor-James W. Knott, of
Mansfield.
For State Treasurer-W. T. Shober, of CAL
la.
For Attorney General--George A Fairbanks,
If Franklin.
The convention adopted the rooster
is an emblem and at $40 adjourned
line die