The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-09-24
"MAC, WHO IS FOOLIN WITH THE ROPE ?"
Tho Platform.

The Demo erats Of Ohio In convention o.
sembled rea firm and lndorse the declara-
| tion of principles contained In the platform
adopted by the Democratic party In national
convention at Chicago In 1890, which plat
form declares the money question para
mount to all others ut this time, and is az
follows:
We invite attention to tho fact that the
constitution names silver and gold together
as the money metals OF tho United States.
and that the first coinage law passed by
congress under the constitution made the
silver dollar the 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-
tizlng silver without the knowledge OF ap-
proval of the American people has resulted
In the appreciation Of gold, and a CORE
spending fall in the prices of commodities
produced by the people; q heavy Increase
in the burden of taaxt!on and of all debts,
public and private; the enrichment Of the
money-lending class at home and abroad,
the prostration Of Industry, and impoyer.
ishment Of the people.
We are unalterably opposed to mono
metalllsm, which has locked fast the pros
perlty of an Industrial people In the par
alysis Of hard times. Gold mono met tallism
Is a British policy, and Its adoption has
brought other nations into financial servi-
tude to London. 1t Is not ouly un-AmeH-
can, but anti-Anerican, and Il can be fas-
tened on the United States only by tho
stihing OF that spirit of love Of liberty
which proclaimed our political Independence
In 1776 and won 1t 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 16 to /, without waiting for the aid
or consent OF any other nation. We demand
that the standard silver dollar shall be
full legal tender, equally with gold, for an
debts, public and private, and we favor
such legislation as will prevent for tho fu-
ture the demonetization of any kind of legal
tender money by private contract
We are opposed to the pelicy and prsctice
of surrendering to the holders OF the Sbliga-
tions of the United States the o/tlon re-
served by law to the government Of re-
deeming 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, and condemn the traficking with
banking syndlcates which, In exchange for
bonds at an enormous profit to themselves,
supply the federal treasury with gold to
maintain the policy Of monometsllism.
Congress alone has the power to coin and
issue money, and President Jackson de-
cared that this power 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 derogation of the constitution,
and we demand that all paper which IL
made legal tender for public and private
debts or which Is receivable for duties to
the Uhited 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 bate corruption, oppression and
tyranny.