The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-05
QUAY'S FIGHT IS WON.
The Combine Compromises at
His Own Terms.
HE Is ELECTED STATE CHAIRMAN.
The Hastings Nominees For Superior
Court Judges Are Nominated Hay
wood Named For State Tressurer--The
Platform Adopted.

HARRISBURG, Aug. Ex-senator Quay
has won his fight against the combine.
A compromise was arranged so that
only one convention was held. Hon.
Jack Robinson was elected temporary
chairman over Colonel Harry Hall by q
vote Of 1881 to 1881. This showed
Quay's strength, and the compromise
arranged in his favor went through as
follows: Senator Quay was elected
state chairman; B. j. Haywood was
nominated for state treasurer; the Hast
ings nominees for superior judges were
nominated, namely, Judges Beaver,
Rice, Willard, Reeder, Orlady and
Wiokham. Governor Hastings presided
es permanent chairman.
Senator Quay has made friends with
Governor Hastings, but it is aid he re.
fuses to have anything to do with Ma
gee, Porter and Martin.
The platform adopted reads as fol-
lows:
We accept unreservedly the deter
mination enunciated by the Republican
national convention OF 1892; that we
demand the use Of both gold and silver
money with such restrictions and under
such provisions, to be determined by
legislation, as will secure the main.
tenance Of the parity of values of the
two metals so that the purchasing and
debt-paying power of the dollar, whether
Of silver, gold or paper, shall at all
times be equally faithful to the Repub-
lican party, and believing it to be the
settled doctrine Of the party that the
honor of the nation and the interests
N 10 ma iy,t tat n NJ Na
of the national currency, every dollar
Of which, whether in gold, silver or
notes, shall be of stable value, and of
equal purchasing power; we hereby de-
clare our opposition to the debasement
Of the national currency by the admis.
sion of silver to free and unlimited
coinage at the arbitrary ratio Of 16
to-
We declare our continued adherence
to the protective policy which has been
30 sturdily championad for 100 years by
the great men of our state and of our
nation, and to the acceptance Of which
policy by the Republican party the
country owes all the prosperity IL en-
joyed during the last 80 years.
We insist upon the passage Of such
legislation as will secure the restora-
ton and maintenance Of this policy
without qualification or abatement. We
charge the Democratic party, under MIR.
Cleveland's leadership, with the pre-
cipitation upon the country, in the early
part of 1893, of the most disastrous
industrial and financial panic in our
history, which was caused by the open
threat of Mr.. Cleveland to destroy the
protective policy and by the fear that
other radical and destructive legislative
changes would be attempted under the
same leadership. The country has had
an object lesson in destructive states
manship which 10 will not soon forget
We rejoice that the scheme Of Presi-
dent Cleveland and other free trade
leaders to infiict upon the country the
Infamous Wilson tariff bill as passed by
the house Of representatives was de-
feated In the United States senate, One
year ago tariff bill which embodies
substantially although not complete
concessions to the protective policy, be-
came q law without the president 8
signature.
Such measure Of prosperity as the
country enjoys today is due to the radi-
cal changes made by the United States
senate in the Wilson bill and to the
subsequent election of a new congress
piouBOu w IOoiSt blo SloNolduu IT66
trade policy, We thank the Republi-
can members of the house of repre-
sentatives from Pennsylvania for their
activity in exposing the destructive
character OF the Wilson tariff bill as
passed by the house of representatives,
and we thank the Republican senator's
from Pennsylvania for their efficient
help in securing its defeat.
Especially do we thank Senator Mat
thew Stanley Quay for his heroic re-
sistance to the bill throughout many
weary months, leading the Republican
opposition to its enactment, and finally
compelling the Democratic majority in
the senate to agree to the substitution
Of many protective duties for its free
trade provisions.
| We charge upon the Democratic
party the present condition of the fed.
eral treasury, which presents a con-
stantly growing deficit In receipts as
compared with expenditures. compell,
ing the borrowing Of money in large
amounts at exorbitant premiums In
time Of peace to maintain the credit OF
the government. For two years the
Democratic party has had complete