The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-10-05

vNs Nsms rats OF Ohio In ccAvebtisu ~.
eenahlad REQ fnrm and indorse the declara.
tion OF principles contained In the platform
adopted by the Democratic party In national
convention OF Chicago In 1896, which plat.
form declares the money question para
mount to all others at thls time, and 10 AZ
fellows.
We Invite attention TO the fact that tbe
constitution names silver and gold together
as the money metals OF tho United States,
and that the lrst coinage law passed by
congress under the constitution made the
silver dollar the money unit, and admitted
gold to free coinage at ratio based upon
the silver dollar unit.
We declare that the act OF 1873. demone-
tiKinR silver without the knowledge or APP
proyal Of the American people has resulted
in the appreciation OF gold. and a CORE
spending fall In the prices Of commodities
prodtced by the people; a heavy Increase
In the burden Of taaxtion and OF all debts,
public and private; the enrichment OF the
money tending class at home and abroad,
the prostitution Of Industry, and impover.
ishment Of the people.
We nre unnlteraby opposed to mono
metallism, which has locked fast the pros
perity Of an Industrial people In the par
aiysis Of hard times Gold mono mctallsm
10 a British policy. and Its adoption has
brought other nations into financial servi'
tude to London. II 10 not only un-Ameri-
can, but anti-Amerfcan, and II can be fas-
tened on the United States only by the
sitting of that spirit Of love OF liberty
which proclaimed our political Independence
In 1776 and won II In the war Of the revolu-
tion.
We demand the free and unlimited coin
age Of both silver and gold at the present
ratio Of 10 to 1, without waiting for the aid
or con sent of any other nation. We demand
that the standard silver dollar shall be a
full legal tender, equally with gold, for al
debts, public and private, and we favor
such legisla ton as will prevent for the fu-
ture the demonetization Of any kind Of legal
tender money by private contract.
We are opposed to the pelicy and prsctice
Of surrenderina to the holders OF the ebliga'
tlons Of the United States the oItion re-
served By law to the government Of re-
deeming such obligations In either silver
o. gold COIN
We are opposed to tho Issuing Of interest
bearing bonds Of the United Scntes In time
OF peaoo, and condemn the traficking with
banking syndicates which. In exchange for
bonds at an enormous proat 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
rated to corporations OF individuals. We
therefore denounce the Issuance Of notes
Intended to circulate as money By national
banks 90 In derogation Of the oonstltution.
and ws demand that all papef which is
made legal tender for public and private
debts or which Is receivable for duties to
the United States, shnll be Issued by the
government OF The United States and shall
be redoemable In coin.
In support Of these principles we invite
the cooperation Of ali men who love liberty
snd hate corruption, oppression and
tyranny.