The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-05
FOE FREE COINAGE
OHIO DEMOCRATS COME OUT bold
LIZ AS RABID SILvERITEs.
Heavy Democratic Losses i'm Georgia,
Except I'm Crisp's District-Two
Noted Democrats Disguised.

COLUMBUS, o., Oct. 4.-The Democratic
executive committee of which a. w. Thur
man Is president and W. A. Taylor secre-
tary. issued an address to the voters Of
Ohio to the effect that tariff reform has
won, and that the money question Is now
the supreme issue before the country. The
address contains about 3,400 words and is
understood to have been prepared by Mr..
Thurman. 1t Is an argument for free COIN
age and negatives the statement Of Sem
ator Brlce and others that the silverites
have no real following in Ohio. Among
other things the address says:
Free coinage is not an experiment, but
so far as the single gold standard has gone
the dollar appreciating in value, as 1t
is now doing. thereby causing a decrease in
the price of all products taxpayers are
ucts OF more labor to obtain these dollars,
the only thing with which they can dis,
charge all state, county and municipal
taxes, all OF which are fixed charges.
Therefore. to decrease the price of products
is to increase taxes: Continued falling
markets must annihilate profits, without
which all industry must be paralyzed;
centers. where it is principally. used by
those who gamble in securities instead Of
being used in productive. enterprises. "The
gold supply of the world has been sub
~stantially cornered." (See Baron Roths-
child's speech at late monetary conference
At the Democratic congressional head
quarters Chairman Faulkner said that the
COMMITTEES was not engaged in promulgat-
ing policies. 1t was standing by the decla-
ration Of the national Democracy. On the
subject of the money question, however,
there was no general alignment, individual
candidates standing on different platforms
in that regard. Each State and district was
allowed to work out its own salvation.
AT the Republican headquarters Captain
Mckee expressed qualification over the
prospect of an increased prominence of the
money question in Ohio. He said that east
OF the Mississippi river Republicans would
welcome a discussion of the money queS-
ton, especially when the fight was justified
on the free coinage of silver, but in the far
West the committee had no desire to bring
the question to the fore.
AT the Populist headquarters the action of
the Ohio Democratic committee was hailed
as an attempt by Ohio Democrats to use
Popuiist weapons TO fight the political en-
envy. 1t showed, they said, that the Dem
ocrats realized that the money question was
would be unavailing, as the Democratic
record Of this Congress and administration
would not stand inspection if an attempt
were made to demonstrate that the Demo-
cratic party favored free coinage.
A dispatch from Washington says: The
free coinage declaration of the address
meets with nothing but opposition and
censure from administration officials. The
arguments are characterized as exception
ally weak and the fear is expressed that
Mr.. Thurman has imbibed some of what
are characterized as the mistaken financial
theories Of his illustrious father.