The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-02-04

Ooh pHitAOS upVi INC CuiItiIN
question alone. To most of the
doctrines and teachings Of the Pop
ullst party they never did and dc
not now subscribe, and all Of them
would most certainly vote with the
Democratic party if that organiza.
ton, at It's coming national convrn.
tion, declared without any equivo.
cation in favor of the free coinage
of both gold and silver.
II the Democratic party, however
does not do this these men and
others who will follow them will
continue to act with the Populists,
and by so doing hey may be able
to secure such II following rs will
enable them to carry enough states
to prevent an election of president
Ivy the electors chosen at the next
election. But this will bring no
change, for should this occur the
election will be thrown into the
present Republican house of rep
resentatives, the result of which
will be the election Of gold stand
ard Republican as president.
With the Democratic party, how
ever, the situation is entirely diff
ferent, because In the first place il
is almost certain that nine-tenths
of the rank and file of that party
throughout the states west of the
Alleghenies and south of the Po-
tomac and Ohio rivers are in favor
of the free coinage of both metals,
Certainly this is the case in the
south and in the states we t of the
Mississippi. In these sections not
only is this true in regard to the
rank and file of the party, but it is
true in regard to the leaders;
all these states will un-
doubtedly send delegations to our
convention who favor the
restoration of silver. 1t, therefore,
only remains for the silver
Democrats In the states of Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois and Michigan to
see to IL that they secure sufficient
number of delegates from these
states, which, added to the south
and west, will give us majority.
If this is done, and we most sin
cerely believe that the Democrats
Of Ohio will do their part, not only
will victory be certaiI in the con
vention, buta victory for the people
will surely follow at the election in
This is true because
The gold or straddling platform
which will be adopted by the Re-
publican party at st. Louis in OPP
position to the platform Of the
Democratic party, unequivocally
declaring for the free coinage of
The money of the constitution
gold and silver-will insure the
Democratic party carrying not
,nly every southern but every
western state, including Indiana
md Illinois. This is made almost
loudly certain by the fact that the
liver men of all parties have called
! convention for the purpose Of
candidates for presi-
lent and vice president at st. Louis
IN the 22l of July, because if the
Democratic party follows the
curse mentioned above this con.
'entiOn at ST. Louis of the silver
nen will undoubtedly ratify its
ction, the result of which will be
he presentation of solid phalanX
# all the people in the United
'tates who are opposed to gold
MS Will CcItdIHIH
insure US sufficient number of elec-
oral votes to elect our president.
On the other hand, If the Demo.
rats Of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and
lichigan permit men to he chosen
8 delegates who will agree to the
doption OF Il gold platform or
lraddle upon this question by our
then not only is Demo.
ratio defeat insured, hut he cause
monetary reform will he deferred
'r an indefinite time. In all pro-
ability it will only be secured by
ie country passing through con :
nued harder and harder times.
gain, II both the Republican and :
emOcratic parties adopt the same
ind of platforms ION thisques!ion
, was ain Ohio, Kentucky and =
IVA last year, the defeat of the :
emocratic party and the election
Republican president IL made
,rtain, for under such conditions
'e Democratic party coulI not
,ssibly carry single western
ate, and in addition they would
st as certainly lose two states 4
the south, viz, Alabama and &
orth Carolina. Democrats, two,
ust remember that. the state elec-