Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-02

CINCINNATI, Sept. 2.-John r. Nc
Lean, the Democratic nominee for gov
ernor, i'll an interview published in The
Commercial Tribune. the Republican
organ, denied that silver was the only
issue of the platform. Said he:
"There are many others. Ny position
on the silver question is well known.
The Enquirer favored Bryan and the
Chicago platform. This, however, is a
state campaign and state issues must not
be overlooked.
"Those are issues which the bosses of
the Republican party are so anxious TO
cover up They want campaign on
national issues alone. We want one on
all. We especially want full, frank
and free discussion of state, county and
municipal affairs of government Bear
well in mind at this election we elect only
state and county officers. We elect no
congressman or other national official.
The legislature to be elected does not elect
United States senator.
With no national officials to choose,
the people can safely discuss their home
issues: and pass intelligently on them,
free from the glamour of national ques-
tions. The issue is IA plain one and made
plain in the platform. The city of Gin
cinnati and Hamilton county are in the
clutches OF CoXism and ring rule. Other
municipalities and counties are in the
same condition. The Republican party
is dominated. controlled and dictated to
dy bosses whose brutal treatment of in
dependent. self-respecting Republicans Is
not forgotten. The issue among Repub-
rcins Is plain. They are confronted by
Coxism and Hannaism. They want to
free themselves from this yoke.
My position on such questions is well
known. | have and always will oppose
bosses and tie partial defeat of COXism in
my home county, largely through my
efforts Is well known. If elected l will
wage relentless war against them and
against state, municipal and county ex-
trayagance. no matter which party is the
sponsor for the same.
MY election and that of a Democratic
legislature will insure an end to Hanna
ism and Coxism, the defeat of all meas
ures loading burdens and bond issues on
our taXriduen people without the ap-
proval OF the vote of the people; the
prompt defeat of all measures granting
valuable franchises for long periods of
time without the final consent of the peo-
pie who own them, If elected, my admin
istration will he ii business one, Demo-
cratic, Gas it should be, with no plan to use
it for political preferment or as an adjunct
to national political policy"
but your platform declares against the
war i'll the Philippines: Do you approve
of this: Arc you ready to fight the ad
miniStration:"
''Yes. endorse the platform heartily on
this point. | am opposed to "A needless
war in the Philippine islands. My record
shows where | stand. During the war
with Spain, while war of humanity was
being waged to carry the blessings of free
dom to an oppressed people daily through
the columns of the Cincinnati Enquirer
| upheld The hands of the president, and
pleaded with he people to support the ad-
ministration, but when that war was over
and peace was declared l, with my party
and my paper, was opposed to paying So
000,00o to purchase another war which is
being wageu against people whom we
armed to night Spain, and, having armed
them against their lawful sovereign, we
now propose to destroy them because they
ask of us the same freedom that,th have
fought for lGO years to obtain from Spain.
''The money of the hardworking people
of the United States has been used to
bribe the sultan of Sulu and help him in
maintaining those twin relics of barbar-
ism, slavery and polygamy, and all this is
being done under the flag of the free. l
am opposed TO war being waged by poll
5icians Tor plumber"
''There Is much talk about your resi-
dence. What about it,"
IL QOn live III ollO: Wuefe uo i've!
was born here educated here, began my
business life here, have my interests here.
Not day has passed that 1 have not been
in touch by wire with my paper and its
readers DO Mckinley and Hanna live in
Ohio? When the legislature that Hanna
induced, by public patronage and other
to let him hold the office
of senator, appointed an Investigating
he and his chairman, Dick,
fled from tic state and refused to obey a
lawful summons-are they citizens of
Ohio
Il am citizen of Ohio, as they proba-
bly, know Eow.'
He denied there was anything in the
platform that could be construed as an
attack on business.