The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-07-16
SENATORIAL TICKET.
For State Senator, 0-lith District.
1.-TWO to be elected.)
+. c. RUTTER, of Fairfield.
j.. IVERS, of Morgan.
Tho Platform.

Tho Platform.
The Democrats of Ohio in convention as.
sembled reafIlrm and indorse the doclarn.
tion of principles contained In the platform
adopted by the Democratic party In national
convention at Chicago In 1906, which plat.
form declares the money question para.
mount to all others at this time, and ia as
follows:
We invite attention TO the fact that the
constitution names silver and gold together
as 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 4 ratio based upon
the silver dollar unit.
We declare that the act Of 1873, demone-
tizing silver without the knowledge OF up
proval OF the American people hos resulted
In the appreciation Of gold, and q corre-
spending full 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
money-lending class OF home and abroad,
the prostration OF Industry, and impoyer-
lshment OF the people
We are unalterably opposed to mono
metallism, which has locked fast the pros
perity OF an Industrial people in the par
alysis OF hard times. Gold mono met llism
10 q British policy, and Its adoption has
brought other nations into financial servi-
tude TO London. 1t Is not only un-Ameri-
can, but anti-Amcrican, and II can be fas-
tened on the United States only by the
stihing OF that spirit OF love Of liberty
which proclaimed our political independence
In 1770 and won II In the war of the revolu-
tion.
We demand tho free and unlimited coin
age Of both silver and gold at the present
ratio OF 10 to /. without waiting for the aid
or consent OF any other nation. We demand
that the standard silver dollar shall be q
full legal tender, equally with gold, for all
debts, public and private. and wo favor
such legislation as Will prevent for the fu-
ture the demonetization OF any kind OF legal
tender money by private contract.
We are opposed to the policy and practice
Of surrendeTing to the holders of the Sbllga-
tions Of the United States the o/tion re-
served by law to the government Of re-
deemlng such obligations In either silver
or gold coin.
We nre opposed to the Issuing OF Interest
bearing bonds Of the United States In time
Of peace, and condemn the tralncking with
banking syndlcates which. In exchange for
bonds at an enormous profit to themselves
supply the federal treasury with gold to
maintain the policy Of monometall!sm.
Congress alone has the power TO coin and
issue money, and President Jackson de-
clared that this power could not he dele
gated to corporations OF individuals. We
therefore denounce the issuance of notes
intended to circulate as money by national
banks as in derogation OF the constitution,
and we demand that all paper which 10
made legal tender for public ana private
debts or which Is receivable for duties to
the United States, shall be issued by the
government OF the United States and shall
be redeemable In coin.
in support Of these principles We Invite
tho cooperation OF all men who love liberty
and hate corruption, oppression and
tyranny.