The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-08-02
is IN THE RACE.
Mayor Jones, or Toledo, Announces
His Candidacy for GOvernor-StRndA
Upon Platform Framed by,WOrk.
lngmen.

AAAD NaAuAu9Cy AOL GONGEnOI-btuh0N
Upon a Platform Framed by, Work.
ingmen.
Toledo, July s1.-Mayor Jones Sat-
urday addressed an open letter to the
people of Ohio explaining his posi-
ton as an Independent candidate for
governor. The following is the let
ter, III part:
During the past two months l
have received hundreds of letters
from all classes of people through
out the state urging me to become an
independent candidate for the office
of governor of the state. These let
ters are not addressed to me because
| possess a peculiar fitness for this
high office that is not common to
many of my fellow men, but because,
as it appears to me, l happen just
now to stand in prominent position
advocating principles of human lib
erty that are as old as time and as
enduring as eternity.
81 believe in all of the people and
am, therefore,a a man without "a party
l believe in the people as people, not
republicans. not as populists or prohi-
btionists, nor union reformers. But
as people, as men, as brothers and
sisters, having common instincts,
common interests and common needs.
Standing on these declarations, 1
claim no privilege for myself that l
am not ready to do my utmost to
secure for all others on equal terms.
This is what ! mean when | declare
for equal opportunities for ali.
believing this to be a foundational
truth, |, therefore, declare that | will
never again wear the label of any
party or claim political loyalty to
anything less than all Cf the people.
In this way | shall always be free to
vote and act for principles, whatever
party name | bear on the one hand,
or independent of all parties if need
be, on the other side, and the whole
people shall always have the first
claim on my service and affection
rather than a fragment of them
named political party
There are many indications that
the present is the time for an inde-
pendent political campaign of educa-
ton in Ohio. On June 10 the repub-
lican convention met in Columbus
and named ticket. On the same
day u convention OF workingmen,
representing all parts of Ohio, was
held in Columbus. These working
men formulated a platform, setting
forth the relief they hope for and
demand through political action.
Every demand of their platform is
strictly in the line of progress and
no candidate for office who does not
believe in the principles therein set
forth should lay any claim to the
votes of the workingmen of Ohio.
The republican convention ignored
the demands of the convention of
workingmen, ignored even their pres
cnce in the city.
Not long after the democratic
state committee met to arrange the
day of the state convention and its
action was worse, if possile, than
that of the republicans. Realizing that
there was strong sentiment in the
a'dte loI lltuSpeHueHJ pOnllcal action
they set the date for the convention
so late that it would be impossible to
get an independent ticket into the
field after the democratic convention.
'In view of this situation | an
nounce that for the purpose of test
ing the quality and extent of the
sentiment for fan independent can
didate, | invite those who feel that
such move should be made to write
to me for blank petitions of correct
legal form upoR which to secure sig
natures, petitioning the secretary of
state TO place the name upon the
ticket. BY careful study of the re-
sponses to this letter we shall be
able to decide whether the SEN
timent is sufficiently pronounced
10 warrant so strong an un-
dertaking. If the decision shall
be affirmative, | will enter upon the
duties of the campaign in the inter-
ests of larger humanity, wholly in.
different TO the consequences to me