The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-09-03

The Democrats OF Ohio In convention %.
nembled reafilrm and indorss the declara-
zion Of principles contained In the platform
adopted by the Democratic party In national
oonvention at Chicago In $780, which plat
form declares the money question para
mount to oil others at this time, and 10 ~
follows:
We invite attention to tho 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 tho
silver dollar the money unit, and admitted
gold to free coinage at a ratio based upon
the silver dollar unit.
We declare that the net Of 1873, demone.
tining silver without the knowledge or ap-
provnl 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; u heavy increase
In the burden of taaItiou and Of all debts,
public and private; the enrichment Of tho
moncy-lending class at home and abroad,
the prostntlon OF industry, and impoyer.
ishment Of the people.
We are unnltcrubly opposed TO mono
mctallsm, which has locked fast the pros
perity OF an Industrial people In the par.
alysls OF hard times Gold mono Tctallism
ls q British policy, and its adoption has
brought other nations into financial servi.
tude to London. II Is not only un.Amer-
can, but anti-Ametlcan, and II can be fos-
tened on the United States only by the
stifing OF that spirit of love Of liberty
which proclaimed our political Independence
In 17TG and won II In the war Of the revolu-
tiou.
We demand the free and unlimited coin
age of both silver nnd gold at the present
ratio OF 10 to 1. without waiting for the aid
or consent of any other nation. We demand
thoN hn ata pAnr I'll cll~ Aato hal h.
full legal tender. equally with gold, for all
debts public and private, md 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 the policy and preotios
Of surrendsrina to the holders Of tho 6bliga-
tions Of the United States the o/tion re-
served by law to the government 81 re.
deenlng such obligations In either silver
or gold coin.
We are opposed to the Issuing OF interest
bearing bonds Of the United States In time
Of peace, and condemn the trafIlcking with
banking syndcates which, In exchange for
bonds ut an enormous proHt 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-
ciared that this power could not be dele
gated to corporations or individuals We
therefore denounce the Issuance Of notes
int~nded to circulate as money by national
banks as In derogation OF the constitution,
and we demand that all paper which is
made legal tender for public and 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 redeemnble In coin.
In support OF these principles we invite
the cooperation OF all men who love liberty
and hate corruption, oppression and
tyranny.