Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-06-29
Tint Silver DOllnr

The paternity OF the silver dollar plat.
form may become question OF some con-
sequence. In fact the Democrats who
gathered in Columbus on the lst inst. re-
gardcd 1t MS matter OF overshadowing
Importance, and expressed the liveliest ap
rrehension as to who should have the honor
of setting the silver dollar to rolling.
The meeting was for the purpose Of set
ting things up" for the coming State cam
paign, and the main question was as to
whether the Democratic Convention should
be held before or after that Of the Republi.
cans, which has been appointed for the
first Of August. The gentlemen who took
possession OF the Democratic wire-works on
that occasion, from Senator Thurman down
to General Schleich, who is Represented to
be ambitious Of serving the Democracy
as candidate for Attorney. General, ex.
pressed great solicitude as to what they
were pleased TO term Democratic principles
They were afraid their principles would be
stolen by the Republicans. They charged
President Hayes with stealing his Southern
policy from the Democrats, and in tones of
alarm warned the Democratic brethren
that the Republican Convention might
steal all they had left, "the dollar of the
fathers" 1t was argument Of this kind
that influenced the committee 10 call the
Democratic State Convention to meet a
week earlier than the Republican Conven-
tion. 1t remains a question whether the
Democracy of the State, SO largely tine
tured with paper money and imitation the
orics, will follow the path blnzed by Thur
man, Thompson & Co. Your full hedRed
Greenbacker would rather have even gold
dollar than greenback with Thurman's
picture on it. But il the plan laid down
on the lst inst. should be incorporated into
the Democratic platform notwithstanding
the bitter divisions that must precede such
an accomplishment, the party will find the
larceny on its side. In fact the committee
and its advisors have already committed
larceny. Whatever may be the various
forms in which the issue OF the "dollar of
the fathers" will be presented TO the peo-
pie, the Democratic managers have stolen
the general affirmative declaration, or at
least have attempted to steal it, from Re.
publican legislature. In the last General
Assembly, which was Republican in both
branches, Mr.. Ransom, Republican, intro.
dneed the following joint reso solution, which
was adopted, and is now Of record
Joint Resolution relative to the restoration of
the Silver Dollar TO its former rank as lawful
money.
Rssolpsd by he General Assembly of tAs STATE
Of OAio, That common honesty to the tHxpayer,
The letter aud spirit Of the contract under which
the great body Of its Indebtedness was assumed
by the United States and true hnaaeial wisdom,
each aRd all d. mand the restOratiunnf tue silver
dollar 10 ils former rank a. lawful money. ~
@. II. 0AosvKNlR.
Speaker Of tue House of Representatives.
h. W. CURTIss,
President Of the Senate
Adopted April "a, 1877.
We shall not undertake to run the Dem.
Ocratic Convention, for that ia the especial
province Of the versatile Jongee, unless the
rag-baR boys oyerwhelm him; but we can
not refrain from suggesting that il the Con-
venlion want to say something peIspicuous
on the silver dollar they ought to ineorpo-
rate the Republican legislative resolution
bodily. II would be stealing, Of course
but il the old hunkers will take the trouble
TO look back through political history they
will discover that they never hae princi-
pie which stood the test OF time aud patri.
otism that was not purloined by them, or
forced upon them 10y the march Of events
Even tile distinguished Senator who led ofs
in charges of theft against the Republican
party has only recently accepted the amend
ments TO the Constitution utterances Of
his made less than hye years ago indicated
that he only accepted negro suffrage be-
cause he had TO. Democratic principles
have changed marvelously. The Senator
has only to look a little further back to re-
Southern brethren IN rebellion. Still he
tnlks about the President stealing the Dem.
ecratic Southern policy,-o, s JeErnai