The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-07-20
The Coming Man.


ing to the statement that Horace
l.. Chapman is averse TO having
"handles" to his name to which he
is not entitled, works over the
much worn remark that he will not
be called upon to carry the handle
of "Guvernor." Don't believe it..
Fact is the Sun, long celebrated as
a splendidly edited newspaper, has
allowed its zeal for gold monome-
tallsm, tariff tinkering, centraliza-
tion, weakness in foreign policy
and Clevelandis:n and Hannaism
generally, to obliterate its facilities
for obtaining Ohio news, except
when it quotes from The Enquirer.
Mr.. Chapman is the winning man
and lie deserves to win. He is GO
Ing to receive the solid vote of the
Democratic party and that vote
will be larger than it was before
the boilers left it. Many of those
Democrats who voted last fall for
Mckinley, or for Granny Palmer,
or did not vote at all, will this year
fall into the Chapman column, be-
ing at home nowhere but in the
regular Democratic party, perpet-
uating the principles of Thomas
Jefferson and occupying the un-
breachable position of the party o.
the people. Many thousands of Re-
publicans who are bin etallists-
who believe in the free and unlimit-
ed coinage of silver and gold-will
asserted their principles by voting
for Chapman, who has been long
open and avowed on this subject;
who has no concealment on any
public question; who is amply forti-
fed with ability and knowledge,
and who is politically and person.
ally an honest man. Let the Sun
and other Eastern journals seeking
information from Ohio examine the
vote of last year and make an
honest analysis Of it in connection
with current events. The Demo-
Gratis of Ohio made splendid show
ing in 1896. They cut the phenom-
email Republican pluralities of the
Immediately previous years in half
The best test, though, was in the
size of their vote. 1t showed a
tremendous increase. The situation
is simply this: The Democrats, on
ii strictly silver platform that COM
mands .he support of sincere bime-
talists of other parties, can hold
the full vote of 1896 and gain on it.
The Gold Republicans cannot hold
their strength of last year. There
has been a tremendous growth of
silver sentiment among Republic
ans and it is an honest growth. 1t
is not one which demands Office or
other reward as the price of their
support of silver ticket. The ma
chinery of the Republican party
will, Of course, be with Mr.. Hanna.
The men who want Office see no
other medium of dispensation,
Though it has been extremely slow
even in that respect.
The vote for Chapman is going to
be a self-respeeting vote. 1t will
come from men who are disgusted
with the failure of the Hanna party
to redeem promises and who de.
nounce the Administrations reck.
less disregard of the prime question
before the people. 1t will come
from men Of pride and intelligence,
who do not want to longer present
the appearance Of being fooled by
the misrepresentation of the gold
ties. Chapman Is a man this sort
of independent element can man
fully support. He is a strong Dem
ocrat, but a broad man who is not
"iinicky" about joining with men of
all parties who are for the right.
He is liberal, high-minded and
patriotic; and practically as well
as sentimentally will make one of
the best Governors Ohio ever had
perhaps the very best. Those
delegates in the state convention
who voted for him because he was
a thorough silver man, capable of
advocating and defending his
favorite doctrine, could not have
done better. Those who supported
him because he was typical busi-
ness man, with flawless record of
probity. put their best judgment to
the front, Those who stood by him
because he was fair man toward
the workingmen, made no mistake.
Those who shouted for him because
he was all of these, made good use
Of their lung power, and showed
their good sense. Yes, Horace l.. |
Chapman is plain man-plain in
the sense that he assumes nothing
that ha ia NOT pntifIaI tn. concpaIs q |