The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-08-17
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The Democrats OF Ohio In convention 40.
sembled reailirn and !ndorse the declara.
tion OF principles contained In the platform
adopted by the Democratic party In national
convention at Chicago III 1900, which plat.
form declares the money question para
mount TO all others at this tme and 10 90
follows:
We invite attention 10 the fact that the
constitution names silver and gold together
as the money metals OF the United States,
and that the first coinage law passed by
congress under the constitution made the
silver dollar TIE money unit. and admitted
gold to free coinage at a ratio based upon
the silver dollar unit
We declare that the act OF 1873. demone-
tizing silver without the knowledge or np-
proynl of the American people has resulted
In the appreciation of gold, and q CORE
spending full 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
moncy.lendlng class at home and abroad,
the prostration OF industry, and lmpover-
ishmeut Of the people.
We nre unalterably opposed to mono
metallism, which has locked fast tho pros
perity of an Industrial people In the par
alysis of hard times. Gold mono-metallism
10 British policy, and Its adoption has
brought other nations into financial servi-
can, but anti-Amcrican. and u 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 11f0 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 10 l. 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, and we favor
such legislation as will prevent for the fu-
ture the decentralization of any kind OF iegal
tender money by private contract
We are opposed 10 the policy and practice
OF surrenderlnR to the holders Of the sbllga-
tlons Of the United States the oStion re-
served by law TO the government Of re-
deeming such obligations In either silver
OF gold coin.
We aTe opposed to the issuing OF interest,
hearing bonds OF the United States In time
Of peace, and condemn the trafIicking with
banking syndlcatcs which, In exchange fer
bonds at an enormous proAt TO themselves,
supply the federal treasury With gold TO
maintain the policy OF monometailism.
Congress alone has the power TO coin and
issue money, and President jackson de-
clared that this powor could not be dele.
gated TO corporations or individuals. We
therefore denounce the issuance Of notes
Intended TO circulate as money by national
banks as In dcrogation OF the constitution,
and we demand that all paper which is
made legal tender for public and priyets
debts or which Is receivable for duties TO
the United States, shall be Issued by the
government OF the Unitod States and shall
be redeemable In coin
In support Of these principles we invite
the cooperation OF oil men who love uberty
snd hate corruption. oppression and
tyranny.