The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-30

ganization at state headquarters. the
committee referred the whole question
without recommendation or prejudice to
the state convention.
The committee on resolutions organized
with General A J. Warner as chairman.
The following subcommittee was ap-
pointed 70 draft a platform: A. J. War
nsr, Z. 3. Finley. Allen o. Meyers. George
Moore W 7. Hockey. This committee
reported its WOrk to the fun committee
ane aite- discussing the resolutions till
AFTER midnight, they We're adopted.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The resolutions. in part are as follows:
ne Democrats of Ohio. in convention
assembled. reafh-n and endorse the
declaration of principles contained in the
platform adopted by the Democratic
party N the national convention at Chi
cago n 1896 which platform declares
the money question paramount TO all
others - his time
We declare that the act of 1873. de-
moneuzin- sii-er without the knowledge
or approval of the American people. has
resulted IN the appreciation OF gold and
q corresponding fall in the price of COM
rnodities produced By the peopie: a heavy
increase in the burden of taxation and
OF all debts. public and private: the en-
rlchment Of the money lending class at
nom, ana abroede the B-ostration of in
dustry and imDoverishment of the peo-
We are unalterably opposed to mono
metalLsm. which has locked fast the
paralysis OF hard times. Gold mono
metallism is a British policy and its
adoption has brought other nations into
financial servitude to London Il is not
only un-American. but anti-American and
II can be fastened on the United tates
only by the sitting of that spirit and love
OF Hoefty which proclaimed our political
-nce.endence IL 40 and won in the war
of the revolution. We demand the free
and unlimited coinage of both silver and
500 az the present legal ratio of 16 to l.
without waiting for the action or con-
sem OF any other nation. We demand
leat the standard silver dollar snail be a
lut legal tender equally with gold. for
al debts, pu0hc and private. and we
favor such legislation as viii prevent for
the future the demOnetiZatiOn of any
contract.
We are opposed to the policy and prac-
tee of surrendering TO the holders of
obilSatlons Of the United States the
opuon reserved by law 10 the government
of redeeming such obligations in either
silver coin or gold coin.
We are opposed 10 the issuing of
Understanding bonds of the United
Stctes IN tim OF peace. and condemn
the traifckin,. with banking syndicates.
which IN eXcnange for bonds and at an
enormous profit TO themselves. supply
the federal treasury with gold to main
tain the policy of gold monometallism.
Congress alone mas the power to coin
and issue money. and President Jackson
deciered that tnis power could not be
delegated to corporatiCsis Or individuals.
We therefore denounce the issuance of
notes intended 10 circulate as money by
national banks rs in derogaton of the
constitution, and we demand that all the
paper which is made a legal tender for
quito and private debts. or which 5 re-
ceivabie for duties TO the United States
shall be Issued by the government of the
United States and snail be redeemable in
con.
In support of these principles we in
o tFsea1ssf i'm Of nj n n
love liberty and hate corruption, oppres- I
sion ard tyranny
All the resolutions on Cuba, tariff and
else. We're thrown away. .
There IS nothing new in the platform.
The Chicago platform is re-affirmed and 4
that part of it which refers 10 the (
financial question is re-incorporated in /
the same language as used at Chicago. /
This is all the platform that Mclean {
wanted in the state convention last year, {
and il is all he wanted at Chicago.