The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1895-05-23

coming state campaign isa. matter Of
great Importance. to the democratic
party. There seems to bea desire
on the part of some of the leaders 4oi
the party and,also among some news
papersto force INTO thu, campaign the
silver issue. To US this seems to be
an. un"is, thing to do. The money
question is national question and
will be the leading issue Of the cam
paign Of 1896. The people are show
ing a disposition to make a study OF
this financial question and by 1896
will have SO mastered the subject,
that they will be able to vote in
diligently. The American people
are possessed of Intelligence and can
be relied upon to cast an intelligent
ballot on any issue where they have
hal an opportunity Of thoroughly in
yestigatiag it.
No better illustration of this prop
ositiop can be offered than the man.
ner in which the tariff question was
disposed of, after the people had thor
oughly informed themselves as to
their best interests, when, they; dis
covered that they had for years been
misled by the protectionists and had
been persistently voting directly
against their own interests and to,
make the rich richer and the poor
poorer, until the eountry was in a
deplorahle condition. The. revival of.
business so soon after the passage Of
the new tariff bill together with the
improved condition: Of the masses. in
consequence of'the reduction in price
Of clothing and the necessaries of life.
has demonstrated to their full salts
faction that they have no reason ore
gret the action they took in electing
a Democratic Congress, without
which no tariff reform would have
been possible.
In our opinion the people have not
had enough time to study upon this
financial question, to vote upon, it@
intelligently as they will be able to
do, in 1896.
To undertake to force into the State
campaign an issue, which is. clearly 9
national one. for several reasons which
present themselves to our: mind would
be impoIitic, and in case Of a failure
to make good showing for lack of
time to. enable the people-to become |
posted would place the party at great
disadvantage in 1S98 1t would be
considered bad politics to undertake
to run hotly contested county cam
paign on purely State political issues
It would be equally as impOlitic to-
conduct the coming State campaign
on national issues.
The State campaign should be con-
Quoted solely upon the issue as to.
whether the M,Kinley administration
has not been a failure and whether
the present general assembly has not
been disgrace to tho great State Of
Ohio.
These two great propositions when
properly discussed and investigated,
will furnish such overwhelming proof
in the affirmation that there will be
no necessity of going outside the State
issues for campaign thunder. The
party of course will be
very glad to divert the attention of
the voters and taxpayers from the real
issues in the campaign, but the Dem
ocratic party should be too wise to al
low the real issues to be eclipsed by
permitting national questions to be
forced into the campaign which should
not be considered until the national
canvass is before, the people. Let us |.
not be misled in this matter. but start
in the campaign with the full determi-
nation of conducting it on State issues
only. With such course followed
he Democratic party should be. sue
,easfal, while with pursuing the OPP
posite course, their chances of success
will be greatly reduced.