Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-02

Commercial Tribune will tomorrow
publish the following:
John R. Mclean to-day looked fresh
after the fatiguing experience of the
last three days. 1t was with grim sat
isfaction that a reporter proceeded to
interview the editor, now no longer the
autocrat of a newspaper, but the nomi-
nee for Governor, and, as such, the
legitimate prey of reporters.
In the name of the thousands of vic
tins that he has placed upon the rack,
the reporter proceeded to the torture:
This experience of the last few days
is new one for you, Mr.. Mclean, but
you seem to thrive on it,
Yes, I like it."
What do you think of the ticket and
the work of the convention?"
81 am delighted. l can't speak for
the head of the ticket, but the ticket is
strong one and all the candidates
must be better than the nominee for
Governor, for all of them got more
votes than he did when they were
nominated and if there was a slate, as
most of you newspaper boys stated in
your ante-convention reports, it was
badly shattered by the convention, for
the delegates knew better than the
politicians who were the better men"
What about platform, don't you
think"-
Hold on; are you interviewing me?"
Eyes, sir; that is what l came for.
You are no longer a newspaper man;
you are the Democratic candidate for
governor, and as such public property,
and all the people have alright to know
your business if you have any,
Mr.. Mclean looked like man who
had been halted and told to stand and
deliver. A look of trouble swept over
his face as he seemed to be grasping
his changed condition and his relations
to the public.
eyes, you are right. | am public
property in a certain sense. and the
people of Ohio have right to know
my views and purposes, as the candi-
date of the Democratic party for gov
ernor. The convention made the plat
form as it did the ticket, and it stands
as the unanimous opinion Of the 100000
Democrats in Ohio, who voted for IBry-
an
"But they make silver the conspicuous
and only issue"
"No; you belong to a Republican pa
per; you want to make silver the only
issue. There are many others. Ny
position on the silver question is well
known. The Enquirer favored Bryan
and the Chicago platform. This, how
ever, is a State campaign and State is
sues must not be overlooked. Bear
well in mind at this election we elect
only State and county officers. We
elect no congressman or other national
officials The legislature to be elected
does not elect a United States senator.
The administration of State affairs
must be settled sometime. Why not
now? With no national officials to
choose, the people can safely discuss
their home issues, and pass intelligent
ly on them, free from the glamour Of
national auctions. 1t is the opportune
time. The issue is a plain one and
made plain in the platform. If elected
I will wage a relentless war against
bosses and against State, municipal
and county extravaganza. no matter
which party is the sponsor for the
same. My election and that of Dem
ocratic legislature will insure an end
to Hannaism and Coxism, the defeat OF
all measures loading burdens and bond
issues on our tax-ridden people, with
out the approval of the vote of the
people; the prompt defect of all mea-
sures granting valuable franchises for
long periods of time without the final
consent of the people who own them.
NdbiOudl 4SSuSS ok lbipOi toAAs Odl MT
all important. They should and viii be
settled when officials in national
government are to be voted for, and
very properly So"
But your platform declares against
the war in the Philippines. Do you
approve of this? Are you ready to
fight the administration?
yes, 1 endorse the platform heart
lily on this point. | am opposed TO a
needless war in the Philippine islands.
Ny lvcord shows where / stand. Dur
ing the war with Spain, while war Of
humanity was being waged to carry the
blessings of freedom to an oppressed
people. daily through the columns OF
the Cincinnati Enquirer I upheld the
hands of the President. and pleaded
with the people TO support the admins
tration, but when that war was over
and peace was declared, /. with my
party and my paper. was opposed to
paying $4,000. 900 to purchase another
war which is being waged against peo-
pie whom we armed to fight Spain, and,