The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-06-29
1.-THE DOLLAR OF THE DADDIES." I"

The paternity o. the silver dollar
some consequence. If fact the Demo
Gratis who gathered in Columbus on the
1st inst, regarded it as a matter of
overshadowing Importance, and ex-
pressed the liyeliest apprehension as to
who should have the honor of setting
the silver dollar to rolling. Tie meet
ing was for the purpose of setting
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 Republicans, which had been ap-
pointed for the first of August. The
gentlemen who took possession OF tie
Democratic wire works on the occasion
from Senator Thurman down TO Gener
al 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 prin
ciples They were afraid their princi-
pies would be stolen 10y the Republi-
cans They charged President Hayes
with stealing his Southern policy from
the Democrats, and in tones of alarm
warned the Democratic brethren that
tn, Republican Convention might steal
all they had left, "the dollar of the
fathers" Itwas argument OF this kind
that influenced the committee to call
the Democratic State Convention to
meet a week earlier than the Republi-
can Convention. Itremains question
whether the Democracy of the State,
so largely tinetured with paper money
and imitation theories, will follow the
path blazcd by Thurman, Thompson
s. Co. Your full fledged Greenbaoker
would rather have even gold dollar
than a greenback with Thurman's
picture on it, Bat il the plan laid
down on the 1st inst. should be iucor
porated into the Democratic platform,
notwithstanding the bitter division
that must precede such an accomplish
inent, the party will find the larceny
on its side. In tact the committee
and its advisers have already commit
| ted larceny. What ever may be the
various forms in which the issue of the
s'dollar of the fathers" Will be present
ed to the people, the Democratic man
ayers have stolen the general affirma-
tive declaration, or at least have at
tempted to steal it, from a Republican
Legislature. In the last General As
sembly, which was Republican in both
branches, Mr.. Ransom, a Republican,
introduced the following joint resolu-
ton, which was adopted, and is now
on record.
Joint Resolution relative 20 the restoration of the
Silver Dollar 10 its former rank as lawful
| money.
ResoIUed 6y the General Assembly Of
the State Of Ohio, That common hon
esty to tie taxpayer, the letter and
spirit of the contract under which the
great body of its Indebtedness was
assumed by the United States, and true
financial wisdom, each and all demand
the restoration of the silver dollar TO
its former rank as lawful money
c. II. GRoSyENOR,
Speaker OF the House of Represan-
tatiyes, II. w. CURTIsS,
President of the Senate.
Adopted April "a, 1877.
We shall not undertake 10 run the
Democratic Convention, for that is the
especial proyiDce of the versatile JON
gee, unless the rag bag boys over
wheim him; but we oanpct refrain
from suggesting that if the Convention
wants TO say something perspicuous on
the silver dollar they ought to ineor-
porate the Republican legislative reso-
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