The herald., 1897-06-30
a DEMAND FOR FREE SILVER
n MADE By THE DEMO Gratis
OF OHIO
It r q Little Platform, but It II Big
Enough for Every Patriot
to Stand Upon
Associated Press Special Wire.

cratic convention today than has ever
Ohio. It was thought today that a fus-
ion would be perfected with both the
Silver Republicans and the Populists
but the committee on rules, to which the
question was referred, could not agree
tonight on q report to give places on the
ticket to both these elements. and there
fore the question of fusion will be re-
turned to the convention tomorrow with
out recommendation.
The platform Is for free silver and
nothing else. It simply reafflrms the Chi
cago PLATFORM and repeats the language
of the financial plank.
When the delegates met at 4:30 p. m.
by districts 1t developed that there was
q strong feeling against some Of Nc
Leans managers because of their at
tempt to dictate the state nominations,
especially that Of r. T.. Hough for gov
ernor. After the pulse of the delegates
had been felt in these preliminary meet
.ngs a conference was called for tonight
between McLean's managers and other
leaders. The Mclean men carried all
OF the twenty-one congressional districts
by large majorities for members of the
state central committee and for all the
other committees.
The committee on resolutions Is COM
posed OF radical silver men, with the
exceptions of Ex-Governor James E.
Campbell ex-senator F. NJ. Marriott
w. P. Hackney and Carl Nau, who are
classed as conservative silver men.
The members Of the state central COM
mittee chosen at the district meetings
are classed as silver men and favor Nc
Lean for senator with possibly two ex-
ceptions.
After the meeting Of the delegates
by districts there was a movement to-
night to bring out new man for gov
ernor-one who had not been involved
In the complications Of the past two
days-and Gen. A. j. Warner, president
Of the National Bimetallic league, and
one of the silver advocates in congress,
was prominently mentioned as the dark
horse. General Warner has been here all
the week and is regarded as a candidate
for governor.
The convention will reassemble at 10
a. m. tomorrow.
At the meeting Of the committees to-
night 1t was decided to make the tenn
porary organization permanent so as
to proceed with business without delay
Hon. Ulric Stone will preside during the
day and Col. Taylor will be secretary.
The committee on credentials decided
all the contests in favor Of the Mclean
delegates.
The new state central committee was
organized by the Mclean men. Daniel
McConnville was reelected chairman
Of the state executive committee by
vote Of 20 to 1, which indicated the
strength Of the Mclean delegates on all
the committees.
The committee on resolutions was or
ganized with Gen. A. J. Warner as chair
man. The following subcommittee was
appointed to draft platform: A. J.
Warner, e. b. Finley, A. o. Myers, Geo.
Moore, W. T. Hockney. This committee
reported it's work to the full committee
and after discussing the resolution until
after midnight they were adopted.
THE RESOLUTIONS
The resolutions in part are as follows:
The Democrats of Ohio in convention
assembled reaffirm and indorse the dec
laration Of principles contained in the
platform adopted by the Democratic
party in the national convention at Chi
cago in 1896. which platform declares
the money question paramount to all
others at this time.
We declare that the act of 1873 demon
etizing silver without the knowledge or
approval of the American people has
resulted in the appreciation of gold and
a corresponding fall in the price of COM
modities produced by the people; a
heavy increase in the burden OF taxa
tion and of all debts. public and private;
the enrichment Of the money lending
class at home and abroad; the prostra-
tion of industry and impoverishment of
the people.
We are unalterably opposed to mon
ometallism, which has locked fast the
prosperity Of an industrial people in the
paralysis of hard times Gold mono
metallism is a British policy and its
adoption has brought other nations into
financial servitude to London. 1t is not
only un-American but anti-American,
and 1t can be fastened on the United
states only by the sitting Of that spirit
and love of liberty which proclaimed our
political independence in 1776 and won In
the war Of the revolution. We demand
the free and unlimited coinage of both
silver and gold at the present legal ratio
of 16 to l. without waiting for the action
or consent Of any other nation. We de-
mand that the standard silver dollar
shall be full legal tender equally with
god, for all debts, public and private
gold, for all debts, public and private,
and we favor such legislation as will pre-
vent for the future the demonetization
Of any kind Of legal tender money by
private contract.
We are opposed to the policy and
practice Of surrendering the holders of
obligations OF the United States the op-
tion reserved by law TO THE government
of redeemfng such obligations in either
silver coin or gold coin-
We are opposed to the issuing OF in
terest-bearing bonds of the United
States in time Of peace, and condemn
the trafficking with banking syndicates,
which, in exchange for bonds and at an
enormous profit to themselves, supply
the federal treasury with gold TO MAIN
tain the policy of gold monometallism.
Congress alone has the power to coin
and issue money, and President Jack
son declared tEa t this power could not be |
releented 10 corpora tlons or individuals |
We therefore denounce the issuance of |
notes intended to circulate AZ money by |