The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-07-02
TWO IDEAS.
WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED AT
CHICAGO CONVENTION.
Ohio and New York Proponents
Which will Go Over TO the Others
Position, or will They Remain
Apart,-Free Coinage Alarm.

1
COLUMBUS, o., June 27-[Special. j
The action of the Democratic conven-
ton held in this city on June 90 and ~
settled conclusively the position which
Ohio will occupy in the Chicago con-
vention which assemblies in Chicago 10
days hence.
BY vote Of b24 to 1928. upon a call Of
the roll ofst the convention, clear cut
declaration in favor of the equal and
unrestricted coinage of silver at the
ratio of 16 to was made, and the 40
delegates CT Ohio were instructed to
vote as a unit on all questions pertain
ing thereto, as well as in the nomina-
tion of candidates for president and vice
president.
The convention was not one of the
politicians, but of the people, fully $50
of the 673 delegates being farmers, who
came from the most distant corners of
the state to make themselves felt and
heard.
The ISSUE so far as Ohio is concerned,
is therefore made up, and wellnigh
universally acquiesced in by the entire
rank and f,e of the party in the state,
and hundreds of Republicans are flock
ing to the Democratic standard in an
ticipation of the Chicago convention re-
affirming the Ohio declaration.
If it be affirmed there the hegira
from the Mckinley standard will aston
ish the Republican leaders themselves.
The principal question to be settled at
Chicago is whether Ohio's declaration
shall be affirmed or whether there shall
be some sort of a compromise, similar to
the plank of both parties in 1892, which
was open to two directly opposite con-
structions.
The New York Democrats were in
session at Saratoga at the same time the
Ohio Democrats were celebrating
After hearing from Ohio, New York
adopted platform which is designed
as a common meeting ground" for the
eastern and western Democrats, and
sent it to the Ohio leaders, asking them
il they would indorse New York's view
in the Chicago convention.
To give proper idea of the meaning
of this overture from New York to Ohio
it is meet that the two platforms be
placed in comparison, and here they are
The Ohio Idea.
We, the Democrats of Ohio, in convention
assembled, hold that the money question il
the vital and paramount issue now before the
people Of this country, and that its early and
correct settlement is necessary to the revival
of business and the return Of prosperity
| therefore,
RESOLVED, That we are unalterably op
posed to the single gold standard, and demand
an immediate return to the constitutional
money of gold and silver by the restoration by
this government, independent of other ma
tions, of the unrestricted coinage of both sill
yer and gold into standard money at the ratio
| of IS to l. and upon the terms of exact equal
a full legal tender, equally with gold coin, fol-
all debts and dues, public and private.
The New York Idea.
We favor gold and silver as the standard
money of the country. We are opposed as
permanent financial policy to gold monomet
allism one hand or to silver monometallism
ON the other hand. The pledge contained IL
the repeal OF the sherman law, which repeal
was passed by Democratic congress and ap
proved by Democratic president should be
faithfully carried out, t,wherein IL was declared
that "the efforts of the government should bs
steadily directed to the establishment of such
a system OF bimetRllism will maint tain at al
times the equnl power OF every dollar coined
or issued by the United States in the markets
and in the payment of debts
We believe that such bimetallism TO which
the nation is soemnly pledged can only be Sc
cured and permanently maintained through
the concurrent action of the leading nations
Of the world.
Neither this country, nor any other country
independent and alone, is able to maintain it
and IL would be folly to attempt 1t. Being &c
convinced, we are opposed to the free and un
limited coinage of silver in the absence Of the
cooperation of other great nations.
We declare our belief that any attempt on
the part Of the United States alone to enter
upon the experiment OF free coinage would
not only prove disastrous to our finances, but
would retard or entirely prevent the estab
lishment Of international bimetallism. Until
international cooperation by which bimetal
lism can be secured, to which end all our ef
forts a. a government and q people should
be in good faith directed, we favor the rigid
maintenance Of the present gold standard as
essential to the preservation of our national
credit, the redemption of our public pledge
and the keeping inviolate Of our country.
honor.
Almost il not quite every Democratic
leader in Ohio who has responded to
this overture has said that it would be
! just as easy to meet ON the st. Louis
Mckinley platform as on that proffered
by New York, as they both mean pre-.