The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-09-01
THE PLATFORM.
Bryan and Free Silver Have a
Prominent Place in the
Declarations.
Special to News-Demoerat.

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Convention Hall, GAINESVILLE, Aug. 30
The committee on resolutions presented
the following as the platform on which
the Democracy Of Ohio stands:
First. We heartily reaffirm the Chi
cago platform of 1896, and we especially
emphasize the financial plank therein,
and we continue to demand the free
and unlimited coinage of silver and gold
as equal primary money at the ratio
Of 16 to 1, independent of all other for
eign nations of the world.
Second. The Honorable William ].
Bryan still retains our entire confidence
and we demand his denomination in
1900.
Third. We recognize the solemn fact
that our government cannot be both
Republican and imperial.
Fourth. We stand in line with Wash
ington. Jefferson, Jackson, Lincoln,
Grant and all other American patriots,
living and dead, and desire the perpet-
uity of our republic.
Fifth. We are radically and unalter-
ably opposed to Imperialism in the
United States of America.
Sixth. We are opposed to entangling
alliances with foreign kingdoms and
empires.
Seventh. We commend the action of
Congress in declaring that our war with
Spain was for humanity and not for
conquest.
Eighth. We recognize the value and
glorious achievements of our gallant
soldiers and sailors from Bunker Hill
to this very hour as being among the
most thrilling and glorious in the his
tory of the world, but we profoundly
regret that the American soldiers are
being unlawfully used in the name of
liberty to crush and destroy dawning
Republcanism in the Orient, and we
denoupce the secret and vicious alliance
now in evidence between England and
the Republican administration, where
b. this nation may become involved in
war with foreign nations.
Ninth. We demand that the Cuhans
and Filipinos not only be permitted
but encouraged to establish irdepen-
dent republics, deriving all their gov
ernmsnt power from the consent of the
governed.
Tenth. We denounce The Repaid car
party for its 3S years Of aSject subser'
viency to the shipping interests Of En-.
gland, and we denounce the so-callet
Hanna Payne shipping bill, which, Il
enacted into Law, would further shack!
our interests.
Eleventh. We are in favor of main.
tanning an efficient army.
Twelfth. A large standing army il
our republic Is menace to liberty.
Thirteenth. We favor the initiative
and referendum and the passage of thu
eight hour labor law. The most rigid IL
spection of mines and workshops. Th'
prohibition of sweatshops and the abo
lition of the contract system of prison
labor.
Fourteenth. We declare that all un
lawful combinations of capital are tn,
legitimate proofs of a gold STANDARD
and other corrupt Republican legisla
, tion and favored by the tariff, and w
, demand that all articles, the price o
which are controlled by the trusts, b.
placed on the free list We denounce tn
attorney general of the United States
appointed from the State Of New Jersey
, the hotbed of trusts, for his refusing t
! enforce the statutes of the Unite,
States against them, and we commen,
the present attorney general of Ohio o
\ his earnest effort to enforce statutes O
Ohio against such illegal combinations
and pledge the nominee of this conven
tion for attorney general to the enforce
ment of the statutes of this stat
against them.
Fifteen. We demand the cessation O
national bonded debt, building to ours
: posterity.
Sixteen. We demand a return O
rigid economy in the administration O
public affairs and proper reductio
of all fees and salaries.
Seventeen. We demand a reductio
of taxation and more equitable distri
button of it's burden.
Eighteen. We believe that honest 90
litical leaders are necessary and respec
of the people and parties. Politics
bosses are to be detested and inimics
l. to our form Of government. The Re
publican party In Ohio is now In bosse
Icontrol. The nominee Of its ticke
should not, and will not, commit tn