The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-09-04
The Platform.

The Democratic party OF Ohio il con
vention assembled points with satisfaction
+ and pride to the wisdom of the action of
that party in the last two years, and the
results accomplished according TO iCs
promises, towt:
The repeal of the Republican legislation
known 10 the sherman law, the un-Amer-
= ican Federal election law and the Nc
kinley law, from which repeals has ro.
suited returning prosperity 20 the coun-
try to such au extent thar even the Re
publicans are pledged To recognize the
n Baine.
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.
III We congratulate our senator, Hon. CAL
I vim $. Brice for the earnest and effective
support he has given to the president in
= these matters. When we consider the
"A facts that the Democratic party received
from the Republicans in 1892 a bankrupt
/ treasury that IL Inherited from the vicious
currency and tariff laws which had pre-
4 pared and finally produced the panic OF
4 1898, we insist that 1t is entitled TO the
thanks OF the people for the courage with
. which 1t has attacked and repealed these
laws.
Wereafllrm the following portion Of the
aeventh plank Of the last national Demo-
cratic convention:
We hold 10 the use OF both gold and sill.
yer as the standard money Of the country
and to coin both gold and silver without
discrimination against each metal or
4 charge for niintage, but the dollar unit Of
poinage of both metals must be of equal
intrinsic aud eXchangeable value, or DO
adjusted by international agreement, or
by such safe legislation rs shall insure
| the maintenance of the parity of the two
. metals aud the equal power OF every dol.
i lar at all times in the payment OF debts
and we demand that the paper currency
shall be kept at par with aud redaemable
ia such coin.
We insist on this policy as especially
necessary for the protection Of farmers
and laboring classes, tue flrst and most
defenseless victims Of unstable money
aud huctnnting currency.
We call the attention of the people to
the methods and pructice of "bossisin' by
which the Republican party in this state
has been managed in the last few years,
and for examples point TO its history in
Hamilton county and to the final culmin-
alton of the same in the GAINESVILLE CON
yention, and we ask the people by their
votes this fall to put their condemnation
lon such practices
We denounce the last legislature as cor
rupt and unworthy of the confidence of
the people, end we submit to the voters
whether they wish to perpetuate this con
dition OF affairs by placing the Republi-
cans again in power
We view with alarm the large increase
IN indebtedness throughout the state by
counties and municipalities a. authorized
by the last legislature and the increase in
the last few years in the tax rate, and we
demand economy In expenditure aud con
PeryAtism in the Increase of debt.
The platform was signed by 10 out OF
the2l members of the committee, the
dIssentients being A. w. Patrick of
Iuscarawas and j. NJ. Lewis of Cham,
paign. These submitted the following
minority report TO the financial plank.
We favor the immed ate restoration Of
the law providing fog the free coinage aud
full legal tender of both gold aud silver
roins and their usa, Without disorinina,
tion, as provided for in the constitution
End without awaiting the assent Of En-
Rland OF any other foreign nation,