The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-07-10
OHIO DEMOCRATIC CoHvRur1or
The Second Great Historic Battle for
-. :. Free Silver Begun.

The Second Great Historic Battle TO
Free Silver Begun.
The silver Democrats of Ohio me,
In state convention June 3Oth. Si1
thousand enthusiastic silver men re-
affirmed and Endorsed the declara
ton of principles contained in the
platform adopted by the Democratic
party in the national convention al
Chicago in 1896, which declares the
money question paramount to all
others at this time.
The convention also added a plank
demanding the Immediate recogpi.
ton of the belligerent rights of C uba
and another plank demanding leg.
islation for the immediate and final
suppression of trusts and monop.
olies.
The enthusiasm manifested was
unprecedented in the history of
Ohio Democratic state conventions.
The roar of the vast multitude was
compared to that of Niagara.
On the platform was suspended a
crown of gold and beneath it the
face of q clock with the hands indi-
eating Is to /.
When the name of William J.
Bryan was mentioned the immense
building shook with. the shouts and
applause of the people.
The second great historic battle
for free silver began with the NOM
ination Of Horace L. Chapman for
Governor, a mine owner and nation
al bank president, an aggressive
silver man, and who is much be-
loved by the grimy toilers of the
Hooking valley.
Mr.. Chapman was brought to the
hall by a committee and made a
vigorous free silver speech. He said
that the Democratic party was alb
solutely certain of victory in Ohio
this year.
The platform which was adopted
g as follows:
The Platform.
"Recognizing that the money question
8 paramount to all others at this time, |
W invite attention to the fact that the
names silver and gold to-
,ether as the money metals of the United |
states, and that the first coinage law
'assed by Congress under the Constitution
aade the silver dollar the money unit
nd admitted gold to free coinage at a
alto based upon the silver dollar unit.
1--WE declare that the act of 1878 de-
nonetizing silver withou. the knowledge
r approval of the American people has
esulted in the appreciation of gold aud
corresponding fall in the prices of com
,odities produced by the people; heavy
acrease in the burden of taxation and of
II debts, public and private; the enrich
lent OF the money-lending class at home
nd abroad; the prostration of industry
nd impoverishment of the people.
I'VE are unalterably opposed to mono
letallism, which has locked fast the
rosperity of az industrial people in the
analysis of hard times. Gold monomet-
l!ism is British policy, and its adoption
as brought other nations into financial
srvitude to London. 1t is not only un-
merican, but anti American, and it can
e fastened on the United States ONLY
J the sitting of that spirit and love of
berty which proclaimed our political .
in 1776 and won it in the
ar OF the Revolution. We demand the ,
ZEE and unlimited coinage of both silver
Id gold at the present legal ratio of 16 :
1, without waiting for the consent of :
~ other nation. We demand that the
andard silver dollar shall be full legal
nder equally with gold for all debts,
lblic and private and we favor such leg
lation as will prevent for the future the {
Of any kind of legal ten ,,
n money by private conduct.
1--WE are opposed to the policy and
'actice of surrendering to the holders
the obligations of the United States I
e option reserved by law to the Govern
ent Of redeeming such obligations in G
ther silver coin or gold coin.
1--WE are opposed to the issuing of in =
rest bearing bonds of the United States =
time of peace, and condemn the traf- Q
king with banking syndlcates, which 8
exchange for bonds at an enormous
oft to themselves supply the Federal q
'easury with gold to maintain the policy !
gold monometallism.
Congress alone has the power to coin
d issue money, and President jackson g
clared that this power could not be C
legated to corporations or individuals. t
e, therefore, denounce the issuance of n
ties intended to circulate as money by {
tional banks as in derogation of the
and we demand that all u
per which is made a legal tender for q
bic and private debts or which is re- Il
vable tor duties to the United States d
Ill be issued by the Government of the !,
lited States and shall be redeemable in :. ;.
n.
In support of these principles, we in.
9 the cooperation of all men who 81
e liberty and hate corruption, oppres. Il
q and tyranny" o
New Planks inserted. n
General A. J. Warner, as chair t,
an of the Committee on Resolu- II
ms, reported the platform, which is
s loudly cheered and adopted. t.
The antitrust resolution was Il
opted as follows: b,
We hereby declare all trusts and mon il
plies hostile and dangerous to the peo- II
IS interest and standing menace to r.
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