The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-10-22

Tie Demo rats Of O5io In cchventicn ~.
sembled rcafiirtu and indovse the declara-
tlop Of principles coniained In the platform
adopted by the Democratic pcrty In national
convention az Chicago In 1895, which plat.
form declares the rloney question para
mount to all others at this time, and 10 a.
follows:
We Invite attention to the fact that ne
constitution names silver and gold together
as tho money metals OF tho United statea,
and that tho first 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 1879. demone-
tizing silver without the knowledge or ap-
proval of the American people has resulted
In the appreciation of gold, and o CORE
spending fall In the prices OF commodities
produced by ths people; heavy Increase
In the burden of taaxtion and Of all debts,
public and private; the enrichment Of the
money y-lcndlng class at home and abroad,
the prostratlon Of industry, and impover-
ishment OF the people.
We are unalterably opposed to none
metallsm, which has locked fast the pros
perity of an Industrial people In the par
alysis OF hard times. Gold mono-metallism
is a British policy, and Its adoption. has
brought other nations into HnaAeiul gervi-
tudc to London. 1t Is not only un-Ameri-
can, but anti-American, and II can bc fas-
tened on the United States only by the
sliding OF that spirit Of love Of liberty
which proclaimed our political Independence
In 1776 and won 1t In the war Of the Fevoiu-
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 consent of any other nation. We demand
that the standard silver dollar shall be 2
full legal tender, equally with gold, for el
debts, public and private, and we favor
such legislation as will prevent for tho fu-
ture the decentralization OF any kind Of iegal
tender money by private contract.
We are opposed to the policy anq prsctioe
Of surrendering TO the holders Of the obljga-
tlons Of the United States the o/tion 70
served by law to the government Of 70
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 traffickfna with
banking syndlcatcs which, in exchange fer
bonds at an enormous profit to Themselves,
supply the federal TREASURY With gold 10
maintain The policy OF monometalilsm.
Congress alone has the power to coin apd
Issue money, and President Jackson de-
clarcd that this power could not be defe-
gated to corporations or individuals. We
tnereIore oenounce tne issuahco Oh notes
intended to circulate as money by national
banks as In derogation Of the constitution,
and we demand that all papef which 10
made legal tender for public aud 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 redeemable In coin.
In support Of theso principles We invite
tho cooperation Of all men who love liberty
and hate corruption, eppresaian ard
tyranny.