The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-07-13
The Platform.

The Platform.
The Democrats OF Ohio in convention a..
aembled reaitlrm and indorse the declara.
tion Of principles contained In the platform
adopted by the Democratic party In national
convention at Chicago In 1890, which plat
form declares the money question pare
mount to all others at this time, and Is es
follows
We invite attention TO the fact that tbs
constitution names silver and gold together
Us the money metals OF the United States,
and that the first coinage law passed by
congress under the constitution made the
silver dollar the money unit and admitted
gold TO free coinage at q ratio based upon
the silver dollar unit.
We declare that the act OF 1879. demone.
tising silver without the knowledge OF ap-
proval OF the American people has resulted
In the appreciation OF gold, and q ooRrs.
spending fall In the prices Of commoditieS
produced by the people; heavy increase
In the burden Of taaxtion and OF all debts,
public and private; the enrichment Of the
Inoney-lendlng class at home aud abroad,
the prostratlon of industry. and impover-
ishment Of the people.
We are unalterabiy opposed to mono
metallism, which has locked fast the pros
perity OF an Industrial people In the par
alysis OF hard times. Gold mono-motallism
10 British policy, and its adoption has
brought other nations into financial servi.
tude to London. 1t is not only un.Ameri.
can, but anti American, and II can be fas
tened on the United States only by the
stihlng of that spirit Of love OF liberty
which proclaimed our political Independence
In 1776 and won II In the war Of tho reyoiu-
tion.
We demand the free md unlimited coin
nge Of both silver and gold at tho present
ratio OF 10 TO 1, without waiting for the aid
nr nf nfh Va nA
that the standard silver dollar shall be 0
full legal tender, equally with gold, for all
debts, public and private, and we favor
such legislation as will prevent for tho fu-
tuRe the decentralization Of any kind OF legal
tender money by private contract.
We are opposed to tho policy snd practice
of surronderinR to the holders Of tho obliga.
tlons Of the United States the option re-
served by law to the government Of re.
deeming such obligations In either silver
or gold coin.
We are opposed to the Issuing OF Interest,
bearing bonds Of tho United States n time
Of peace, and condemn the traf1ckinB with
banking syndicates which. In exchange for
bonds at an enormous pr0at to themselves,
supply the federal treasury with gold TO
maintain the policy Of monometaliism
Congress alone has the power TO coin and
Issue money, and President jackson Do
clared that this power could MOI bo dgie-
gated to corporations OF individuals. We
therefore denounce the issuance OF notes
Intended to circulate as money BY national
banks AZ In deFogation Of The CONSTITUTION.
and wo demand that all papef which iB
made legal teRder for public ana private
debts or which Is receivable for duties 10
the United States, shall be issued by the
government Of the United States nnd shall
be redsemable In coin.
In support of these principles we invite
the cooperation OF all mon who love Nberty
and hate corruption. aSpssssisn asa