The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-06-08
A Perverted Convention
IEnouirer June ard

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EXAMPLE of degeneracy in politics.
It is a body of men mainly selected
to do the bidding of bosses and trust
agents. II has SO many factions in ii
that it is difficult TO make an an
alysis of its antagonisms. It's main
quarrels, though, are between men
who have precious little advantage
of each other in the wickedness of
their leadership and either road that
the convention may take leads a.
gainst the people. The convention
is not representative of the Repub-
lican party of Ohio. 1t is run by
men, some of whom are degenerates,
and others primarily bad. It's affairs
are conducted by men who thrive by
maladministration of public affairs
and gloat over their achievements in
bald, brutal bossism; by men to
whom public Office is means of
private enrichment; by men who
are principals or tools in organized
oppression of the masses of the people
and whose pockets are bulging with
the money which they vulgarly re-
gard as the best means of persuading
opponents of their system.
The country is now in a state of
excitement over the gravest prac-
tical questions; over the problem of
making living and getting along in
the world in decent way; over the
danger of being deprived entirely of
voice in affairs, and the autocratic
conduct of Governments and business
by upstart usurpers, who can see
nothing to guide them In the exam
pie of the wise and just men of other
days, and hear no voice that is no,
in the ring of the mighty dollar.
On all the serious questions which
now startle the country the people
are right; and they are the only hope
of regeneration. The Republican
party is right. There are honest and
important differences as to cardina.
principles and abstract administra.
tion OF affairs; but naturally the
people of all parties are opposed tC
that which robs and disgraces them
and renders them vassals rather
than citizens, and takes the money
out of their pockets to rock the aud
acious few in the cradle of wealth
The corrupt leaders who have grad
ually gained possession of politica
machinery are the ones who make
the trouble. They have become ac
customed 70 that standard of morals
which make a convention or Leg
islature something to buy or intimi
date. Their aldacity is going TO bt
the brake on their race to destruction
The people will revolt but it takes
time to make themselves felt whel
the natural medium for the expires
sion of their desires has been takel
| from them.
The Republican bosses are the one
The Enquirer is talking about now
Take look at those who are run
ming things at Columbus. How dt
they please those who look will
pride on Abraham Lincoln as th,
| substantial founder of their party
the man whose birthday they chief.
celebrate? Are they fit to mention
with Chase, Wade, Giddings, Den
nlson, Garfield, John Sherman ant
the other men who built the part,
up? Behold the trust monarch o
one of the cities, and the brazen bos
of another, in the seats of tn
mighty. See the real Republican
element of Cincinnati sneeringly de
nounced as loafers and refused ad
mission to the convention. GaZ
upon the swelling attitudes of th
Cincinnati ringsters who assum
that to be Republican man mus
bear their flag. Look at the intlu
ences that are debating the action 0
the convention and assuming t.
= place it before the world as a boos
for the denomination of William
KcKinley for President. 1t is
wonder that there is rebellion in tn
Republican party in Ohio? 1t
! strange that a nomination by stat
convention no longer command
discipline and obedience?
Inere Is 10 De an ANTITRUST reSc
luton under the orders Of the mos
fragrant trust agents. The temporar
Chairman boasts that an anti trus
law now on the Federal statue book
was put there at the instance of a
eminent Republican, John Sherman
but there is no man who has be
: treated with greater contempt thi
same John Sherman by the pre-
tenders who are running the con
, vention at Columbus. The Admin
istration is to be indorsed AN Ad
} ministration born in the money c
the trusts and that dare not go furth
er in its denunciation than the trust
: themselves permit as a matter c
hollow policy,