The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1895-10-03
The PLATFORM
OF THE OHIO DEMOCRACY.
Adopted at the State Convention
in Springfield, O., Aug.
q, 1898.

Tho democratic party ot ohio. in conven
tinn assembled. points With Satisfaction ana
pri,ie To the wisdom oi The ar'ion of tlia
party In the last Two years and the results
accom- plishcu ;'ccur'ihc io its PROMISES, TO
wit: he repeal oi The Republican esislnti"i
known as the Sherman law, the un- \ nicri
can federal election law. and ilr MCKINLEY
law, from which repeas has resulted return
Ing prosperity Ia the r"nn,rr la Snch an OK
re that even the Republicans ARE Obliged
tp recognize the same,
We congratulate President cleveland that
his .fl,,rtS in favor of Tie repeal OF nt'>e vie
IouS laws and the uI,huldiIg ~ The credit %
the country have b en- Succ,-ss ul.
We congratu ulaIe our :. .'Eator. Hon. CALVIN
8 Brirr. for The earnest and efltctiS" supp II
he has given To the piesid, nj IN these mai
terS.
When we consider the fact that the Demo
cratic party received from The Repnhl cans
in lSq3. - bankrupt ire ,surr. that IL rheriled
ra- vicious currency ana ttr,ff laws which
had prepare and fEnlly pro luced the paai''
of lSE,. insist that 1t il eiiitle: 10 The
III .nks of III: ptup.e for the courage with
w''irh il has attacked and repealed these
laws.
We. rea firm the following portion OF the
seventh plank of the platform OF th" last
national nen"'ciatic cohrention: We hold
To tile use OF bhh 'id ana silver rs lll'
standard money of the country aud To the
coinage at both gold and silver
without diStrimnat ion against either metal
or charge for m:ntage; hut the dollar mi. of
com ty, ot DO Il metals must lie equal in
tiinSic and cXchanseab'c value or be adjust
ed nv international agreement. or ny such
saf qua rtis oi legi Station a. shall insure Tie
maintenance. of II he parity II the two metals
and The equal power at every dollar ri All
times in the market and i'll the payment OF
debt. ami we demand That all paper currency
shall De kept at par with and rr'larmabla i'll
such coin. We insist upon This policy as
especially necessary for The protection Of
iai merS and laboring classes, the firSi and
most defenseleSs victims OF unstable money
and n fluctuatiEg currency"
We r;r!l the aii' niion oi the people TO the
methods and practices ol bnSsiSm by which
the Republican party IN ihis stale Las been
managed in the la>t lev years, and Tor eXr.n-
pi,> ioiIts To ills history in Hamilton crunty
the Zan,SN lille convention, and we ask the
prople by th'ir votes ihis Iall To rut their
condemnation on such practiceS.
We denounre the last legislature as rnr-
rnlI and unworthy of the cOrii'icnce of the
people and we submit To The voters WI eiher
IheN wish to lerpe! !uaie This condition %
affairs by placing the Republicans again IN
power,
We view with alarm the large irrrease OF
fndebte tnesS throuG hout the states by coun-
lies and municipalities, as authorized by
fhe last legislature. and the increase IN the
lat Iew years iL The tax rate. aud we de
mard economy in expenditure and conserV-
:.iism in the increase OF deb.
We view with alarm the armed invasion
by Great Britain of one of The republics ol
This continent under the claim of right for
collection nf u petty debt by force. in claim
ing ownershi p ard exerting jurisdiction over
american soil belonging la our sister Kepub-
lie of Venzuela. The British Government
has contemltoirSly diSregarded and defiel
tn. policy OF This Go. err meGt as announced
by President NoHrur in 1923, ana ever since
adhered 10. which should create the eraVest
np3rehenSion IN the minds of all patriotic
\ Americans and call tor the prompt and -ni-
hattie demands on the part of our Govern
1nrnt that the MGnroe doctrine must and
hhail lie respected and oh erved.