The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-05-18
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racy will carry the State this fall.
Over-confldence has lost many a
battle in war and In politics, and
the Democra cy Of Ohio are In
danger Of fooling away a magnifi-
cent opportunity to make the Ohio
Democracy the leaders of the
National Democracy.
Where can we find a candidate
who will lead US to victory? Surely
no one will contend that we will
have gumshoe campaign this fall.
The intimidation, coercion and
bribery last fall, together with the
broken promises Of the party of
syndicates, trusts and combines,
gives the Democracy an unusual
opportunity for a campaign Of
education. The debating and speak
ing campaign of last fall converted
more men to the ca use Of the people
than have been converted by all
the barrels from the da ys Of Boss
Tweed down to the day of Mark
Hanna.
This fall Ohio is the only great
and conspicuous State in the Union
that will elect q Governor. All
eyes will be upon Ohio, not only
because IL is the home OF President
Mckinley and Boss Hanna, but al
so because the Republican party
will make itself detestable as the
representative Of plutocracy In its
selection of "barrel candidates" for
Governor and Senator.
Less III I'm year ago the people
repudiated the bosses and political
manipulators at Chicago, and turn
ed down all of the self-seeking and
machine candidates, and took from
their own ranks William Jennings
Bryan, because he was the ablest
exponent and speaker OF the new
Dem ocracy. Experience proved
that 1t was the wisest choice that
has been made in the history of
the Democratic party since the
people overruled the bosses and
machines and selected the courage
GUS and fearless Andrew Jackson
as their standard bearer.
Among the 477,OOO men in Ohio
who voted and spoke last Novem-
ber in favor Of the cause Of the
whole people, as against the de-
signs and sche mes of plutocrocy
and its agents, there must be some-
where another Bryan. NOwle let the
people of this great State turn their
Sc arch-light until they find the
man who will not be the tool nor
puppet of some millionaire mani
pulator, but who will have the un-
wavering honesty and courage, as
well as the mental and physical
ability to challenge and defy all
corners who pretend to believe in
the single gold standard, as did our
own gallant and courageous Con-
gresham, John j. Lentz, when he
humiliated and annihilated, not
only his opponent, d. X. Watson,
but also the banker, General John
Beatty, who rushed into the fight
to save the day, after Watson had
been turned over to the physicians
and surgeons and hauled away in
an ambulance from the field of
battle.
Neapoleon had the faculty OF
selecting the best men that ever
supported military leader. His
first inquiry, when considering a
man, was to ask: "What has he
done ?" Let the Democracy ask
this test question Of every name
that has been or may hereafter be
mentioned for tho Democratic nom.
inee, and that man, for whom the
most can he said In the shortest
time and In the fewest words.
should be their choice, without re.
gard to local pride or personal
friendship. What is said on the
stump by our nominee must be
well said, because the eyes Uf the
National Democracy will all be
turned to Ohio. The substance of
the Chicago and st. Louis platforms
will again be on trial before the
great jury OF the whole people, and
the man who leads our campaign
this fall will be followed and quot
ed by the leading papers OF the
country. 1t Is the duty of the DEM
ocracy OF Ohio TO put man on the
stump as their standard bearer
who has been tried and tested;who
will neither finch nor falter, hesi-
tate nor stammer; he must be a
man who Is known 10 be able TO
speak at all times and under all
circumstances without making