The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1895-09-26
The PLATFORM
OF THE OHIO DEMOCRACY,
Adopted at the State Convention
in Springfield, o.. Aug.
81, 1885.

Tho democratic party Of ohio, in conven.
;ion assembled. points wi ID satisfaction anu
,,ride io The wis'ipm oi iBe action of thit'
smrty in the laSt swo Years and The results
rrompli>hcd according 10 its promises. 10
sii: The repeal ot The Republican legislation
Known as the Sherman iiw, the un- Ahrri-
ram federal .lSctlon law. ana the Nch may
3tw, from which repeats has resulted return
ing prosper ~ Ia the country 10 such an eS,
tent thai even the Republicans are Obliged
80 recognize the same,
we ,nuuratulnte President Cleyclnnl that
his Efforts in f1yor of iir rcpcnl oi in''>r we,
i,.uS laws and the uphoidii = ~ the elniit a.
the country have ID an S!icCtSS III.
We congratulate oar senator. Hon. Calvin
< I.ticc for The earnest and rfirrtis'" sul'p 10
he has Gir.n To th0 presid, mt ln these mat
irrs. .
When we consider the fact that the Demo
cratic party gecrir'd from the Repuhl cans
in lSg2 n bankrupt ire sury, That II irheriied
30. y,,.iouS curr,.nry and tdriff laws which
had prepared and iimnlly pro iuoed the pa;ir
nrlS3 we insist that II iS ei.iitle! 10 The
thanks oi The people for the courage WIN
which il has attacked ANA repeated These
W.. reafliria the following portion Of the
seventh plank of The pl 'tiorm OF the lhSt
national Democratic convention: we hold
Iotue use OF both gold and s-lNrr as ihe
standard mouey of The country ana 10 the
roinagc Of both gold and silver
without Discrimination against either helai
or charge Ior m.ntage; but Ine doiiar hii' ot
coin icr Of bo'h metals must he equal IN
,finsic and exeIlapgeab'c value or ne ADJUST
ed W. International a.reeinehl or D! such
saf, Cu, r,ls oI legislation HS snail insure ule
maintenance of The parity 'f the Two metals
and The equal power ot every doil'r NJ ah
limo. i'm thp market and in the payment OF
nebi ana we demand that All y per cu,rchcy
shall I,. Lent nj r1r with and re,ia,mable in
.uci coin. We insist upon ihis po.icy ils
especially necessary for the proteclion oi
farmers and laboring CLASSES the frSi anu
}n,r>t d.f,nseleSs victims of unstable money
and a tiuctuaiing CURRENCY
W.. call the atto niiOn of the people 10 the
methods and practices OF boSsiSm hv which
the Republican, party IN ihis Stale Las peei
pIcs ,ninfs To ills history IN Hamilton crunty
and 10 ills final cGpmnaiinn oi The same IN
The Zancs> lille convention. ana we ASK me
people bS their VOTES This fali 10 lut thelf
r0ndempation on such praciices.
We denounce the last legislature as for-
Tupt nnd unworthy of the CDR ii'iencc oi the
people and we submit To the voters WI ethef
they wi h 10 perpe!nate TINS condltlil %
faiis ny placing The Republicans again III
power,
We view with alarm the large i"rrease OF
Indebtedness hrou: hout The states by conn
Ties and municipalities, as authorized by
the last legislature and the increase in the
lat few years in the tax rate. and we de
mard economy in expenditure and conserv
:Itism in the increase OF dt b..
We view with alarm the armed invasion
by treat Britain of one of The republics of
This continent under the claim Of right for
collection af petty debt by force. in claim
ing ownership ard exeriing iuI uIistiiciion over
American soil belonging 10 oGr sister Hepnb-
lie of v-nznela. The Uiti~h Government
lias contemporary dsresarded and defied
The policy OF This Go. eri meni as announced
by President MoErnr i'll 1913, and ever since
adhered TO. which Should create the eravest
apprehension in the minds of all patriotic
4 tmerirans and call Tor the prompt and EN-
hattie demands on the pari of unr Govern
ln,nt that the M'nrce GOctrine must and
bLall be respected and Oh cyyetl.