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

ecutive committee have issued the
following appeal TO the Democrats
of Ohio:
OoLUMBUs, o., Jan. II, 1895.
: Now that the time-July 7-and
the place, Chicag6-have been
named for the holding of the next
Democratic national convention,
we most earnestly urge all Demo-
u Gratis of Ohio, who believe in the
free coinage of both gold and silver
the money guaranteed to the
people by the constitution of the
United Statesmen only to diligent-
ly continue their work towards Sc
curing THIS result, but to extend
and perfect, as rapidly as possible,
their organizations in each of the
congressional districts. This will
insure the selection of delegates to
both the coming national and state
conventions who are in favor of
this policy. The securing of ma
iority of the delegates to the Demo-
cratic national convention who are
in favor of the use of both gold and
silver as money upon equal. terms,
will not o. ly make certain the sue
cess of the Democratic party, but
will at last put final end In this
country to the rule Of the most gi
gantic trust-the gold trust-that
has ever existed in the world. The
repeated imposition of taxes upon
the people in time of peace, by
the issue Of interest bearing bonds,
by the executive branch of the
government for the purpose Of
maintaining, in direct violation of
law, redemption fund of gold
alone, the attempt nadet0 destroy
the legal tender notes of the gov
ernment and substitute therefor
bank notes based upon further
issue of long time bonds, so long in
deed that it will make the debt of
the United States like the debt of
England, perpetual, must now
make it perfectly apparent to
every thinking man how complete
ly this money monopoly has our
government which is supposed to
be free government--lti its mercy.
Not only has it the government at
its mercy, but there is not a single
industrial or commercial interest
in this whole broad land that is not
either directly or indirectly de-
pendent upon it. This is no eXag.
geration, for this trust has the gold
the basis upon which our whole
monetary system now rests-sub-
stantialIy "correred."
We know that the people are
told that gold Is not scarce. In
fact, that ali kind Of money is
plentiful, because it is piled up
unused N the money centers Of the
country. No doubt il any of the
people want to borrow money and
can give security in the shape of
that is based upon the
taxation Of the people like gov
ernment. state, county and munic-
ipal b nd, they can borrow 1t easily
it II low rate of interest; hut try
and get gold or any kind OF money
that you can really call your own,
by selling a farm, a house, wheat,
corn, iron or cotton, or any other
IF the products Of this country, and
you will find Ou. whether money Is
or whether 1t Is not. To
obtain money In exchange for pro-
,erty sou will find that you will
rave to surrender nearly double
he amount of property to secure
he same amount of money that
'ou would have secured by the
ame exchange ten years ago. If
We are to have any permanent re.
'ival in business affairs; Is capital q
which Is invested in industl ial en- \
erprises is to yield any return: If I
he workingmen Of this country s
ver expectto maintain anything .
pproaching the wages they now .
eceiye; If we are TO have any '
Prosperity in this. country this Q
hrinkage in the value of property
lust come to an end. IL IL does
OF, caDital which is employed in
and all other pro.
uctive industries. and which Ia
hus reproductive, and which cre-
ties work and wages, furnishes o
'eight to railways and other trans
ortation companies. and general
7 by Tins creating wealth brings =
TO the codntry,t will ine- .
itabIy continue to shrink and n
lrInk unnl it''1ilibs substantial
; destroyed. This wiibopt' devia- q
on has heemrcomfderclal history !
every country where this has 0
ccured and the fesulttn our c6un- .
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