The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-07-02

The Platform.
The Democrats of Ohio in convention as
sembled eaflirIu and indorse the declara-
tion Of principles contained In the platform
adopted by the Democratic party In national
convention al Chicago In 1896 which plat
form declares the money question para
mount to all others at this time, and Is as
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 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.
tizing silver without the knowledge or ap.
proval OF the American people has resulted
In the appreciation .Of gold, and CORE
spending fall 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
moneylcndlng class at home aud abroad,
the prostration Of industry, and impovcr-
ishment Of the people.
We are unalterably opposed TO mono
metallism, which has locked fast the pros
perity Of mn industrial people In the par
alysls OF hard times. Gold mono -metallism
Is Il British policy, and It's adoption has
brought other nations into financial scrvi
tude TO London. 1t is not only un-Amcri-
can, but ant.Amrrican, and It can be fas-
tened on the United States only by the
sthlng Of that spirit Of love OF liberty
which proclaimed our political Independence
in 1876 and won 1t In the war Of the revolu.
tion
We demand the free and unlimited coin
age ot both silver and gold ut 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 a
full legal tender, equally with gold, for all
debts, public and private, ana we favor
such legislation AS will prevent for the fu-
ture the decentralization OF any kind of legal
tender money by private contract,
We are opposed to the policy and practice
OF surrcnderlng TO the holders of the obliga-
tions Of the United States the option re-
served by law 10 the government Jf re-
deemng 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, aud condemn the trnflicking with
banking syndicatcs which, In exchange for
bonds at an enormous profit to themselves,
supply The federal treasury with gold TO
maintain the policy of monometallsm
Congress alone has the power to coin and
issue money, and President Jackson de-
clared that this power could NOT be dele
gated TO corporations or individuals. We
therefore dcnOunce the issuance OF notes
intended to circulate as money by national
banks as In dcrogation OF the constitution,
ana 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 redeemable In coin
In support of these principles we Invite
the cooperation OF all men who love liberty
and hate corruption, oppression and
tyranny.