The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-02
ISSUES ARB Many
JOHN n. M'LEAN ASSERTS THAT
REPUBLICANS ARE DODGING
THE INEVITABLE
WANT THE FIGHT ON SILVER
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM WILL BE
OTHER POINTS
PHILIPPINE WAR DENOUNCED

Hd1L1fH1NE WAN UENUU NCEU
| Predicts RebuI<e for the Policy of
the Republican Party in Purchas-
ing a War From Spain, Conduct
ed Contrary to the Principles of
Free America Hannaism and
Bossism Generally Denounced.
| CINCINNATI, O., Sept. lin an inter
view today John R. Mclean, Demo-
cratic nominee for governor of Ohio,
| talked freely on the issues of the ap-
preaching campaign, and took occasion
to arraign the Republican party and the
present administration for the policy be-
| ing pursued in the Philippines Mr..
| Mclean said the aim of the Republican
managers was to confne the next cam
paign to the money issue, but that they
would not succeed, as there were many
other matters of vast Importance that
would play a part in the battle of the
ballots. Referring to Ohio Republicans.
| he said:
issues alone. We want one on all. We
especially want full, free and frank
discussion of state, hounty and mu-
nicipal affairs of government. Bear we'll
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 United States senator. The ad-
ministration of state affairs must be
STATE AFFAIRS.
with no national ticket to select, the
people can safely discuss their homs
| issues and pass intelligently on them.
free from the glamour of national ques-
| tions. 1t is the opportune time. The
| issue Is a plain one, and made plain in
the platform. The city of Cincinnati
and Hamilton county are in the clutches
of CoXism and ring rule Other mu-
| inequalities and counties are in the same
condition. The Republican party is
| dominant, controlled and dictated to by
| bosses, whose brutal treatment of inde-
pendent, self-respecting Republicans Is
! not forgotten The issue among Repub-
leans is plain. They are confronted by
Coxism and Hannaism They want to
free themselves from this yoke The
people feel increased tax burdens and
the reckless granting of franchises
without their consent-the iron heel of
these bosses. They resent 1t and want
to free themselves from it, They know
they can get no relief from the boss
ridden Republican machine nominee
They will seek and obtain relief by their
: defeat. They will feel safe to do it at
an election such as the approaching one,
where national officials are not to be Sc
lected. My position on such questions is
well known. I have and always will op-
pose bosses, and the partial defeat of
Coxism in my home county, largely
through my efforts, is we'll known. If
! elected I,will wage a relentless war
against them, and against state mu-
nicfpal and county extravaganza no
matter which party is the sponsor for
the same. My election and that of
Democratic legislature will insure an end
to Hannaism and CoXism, the defeat of
all measures loading burdens and bond
issues on our tax-ridden people without
the approval of the vote of the people
and the prompt defeat of all measures
granting valuable franchise for long pc
riods of time, without the final consent
of the people who own them. If elected
my administration will be a business
one, Democratic as 1t should be, with no
| plan to use it for political preferment or
as an adjunct to national political poll
cy. State affairs must be administered
on state issues National issues are i'm
| portant, but not all important. They
should and will be settled when officials
| in a national government are to be voted
for, and very properly so.
PHILIPPINE ISSUE.
"But your platform declares against
the war in the Philippines. Do you ap-
prove of this? Are you ready to fight
the administration
Yes, 1 indorse the platform heartily
| on this point. I am opposed to a need
! less war in the Philippine islands. My
record shows where l stand During the
/ war with Spain, while a war of human
| ity was being waged to carry the bless
/ ings of freedom to an oppressed people,
/ daily through the columns of the Cincin-
natl Enquirer I upheld the hands of
the president and pEeaded with the people
/ to support the administration, but when
the war was over, and peace was declar-
| ed, I with my party and paper, was
opposed to paying twenty millions of dol
lars to purchase another war which is
! being waged against people whom we
armed to fight Spain, and having armed
now propose to destroy them because they
ask of US the same freedom that they
fought for years to attain from Spain.
The money of the hard-Working people
of the United States has been used to
bribe the Sultan of Sulu, and help him
in maintaining those twin relics of bar
barisni-slavery ard polygamy-and all
! this is being done under the flag of the
free I am opposed to war being waged
by politicians for plunder.''
'"There is much talk about your resi-
| dence. What is it?"
'If [ don't live in Ohio where do I
live? l was born and educated here be-
gan my business life here, have my in
terests here. Not a day has passed that
I have not been in touch by wire with my
paper and It's readers Do Mckinley and
| Hanna live in Ohio? When the legisla-
| ture that Hanna induced by public pat
! ronage and other considerations to let
him hold the office of senator appointed
an investigating committee he and his
chairman, Dick, fled from the state and
| refused to obey a lawful summons Are
| they citizens of Ohio? 1 am citizen of
| Ohio, as they probably know now"
NOT FOR MAYOR.