The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1900-08-30
RENOUNCES DEMOCRACY.
John J0hnsoa, of Mcdonald County, for
Mckinley.


From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Aug. Is
John johnson, for years the chair
man of the Democratic Central Com
lnittee of Mcdonald County, has de-
cided that he can no longer support
the candidates of the Democratic
party, and has declared himself op-
posed to the non-progressive ideas
promulgated by the Democratic plat
forms. Ever since the organization
of this congressional district the Re-
publican party has been making gains
in this county. But owing to the
leadership and executive ability of
such men as Chairman johnson, Re-
publican victory has heretofore been
impossible. In making the announce
ment of his change Of party af1ilia-
ton he is in line with the other old
time Democratic voters of this county,
who, now that Mr.. johnson has taken
the lead, will no longer hesitate to
align themselves in support of the ad-
ministration and the flag. This rem
ders Republican victory in this county
practically certain this year.
JOHNsON's STATEMENT.
"After long aud earnest consider
ating of the questions and principles
involved in the present campaign, l
have concluded that it is my duty as
q progressive citizen aud patriot to
lend my support to the Republican
national, state and county ticket, and
in so doing it is fit aud proper that l
should make candid announcement of
the motives which have impelled me
to make this choice. For twenty-five
long years have given my support
to the Democratic party, aud, during
that time have spared no effort to
bring about the success Of that party
at the polls. In 1896, while l deplor-
ed the action of the party in its rapid
drift toward Populism, Was in hopes
that time would reveal to it the folly
of its course, and that it would ere
long return to the principles OF true
Democracy as enunciated by all the
party leaders from Jefferson to An
drew Jackson, and with these con-
siderations in mind 1 worked cease
lessly for the SUCCESS of the Demo-
cratic ticket.
ain 1898 the Democratic party of
Missouri, in state convention assem-
bled at Springfield, declared as fol-
lows: This war was forced on
as by the intolerant conduct of the
Spanish government and people, and
we declare that it should be prosccut-
ed until Spain is driven from the
Western hemisphere.' The same
platform, after reciting the fact that
the prosecution of the war has en-
tailed to us great loss of both life and
aud treasure,' demanded that porto
Rico anil ali Spanish territory in the
West Indies, except Cuba, should be
siezed by the United States or be
taken by possession of arms and
held under the sovereignty Of this
country There was no consent of
the governed injected into that plat
form, for the reason, suppose, that
no people worthy to exercise choice
would object to becoming a part of a
country so great as the American
nation, Offering, as it does, unexani-
pied personal liberty, and unlimited
fields of achievement to inventive
genius and individual enterprise.
The same platform declared in favor
of the acquisition of Cuba and also
demanded that the administration
should acquire all necessary harbors
and coaling stations in the Philippines
or elsewhere, and that the treaty
of peace with SPAIN should 'guaran-
tee to us commercial privileges equal
to or superior to those enjoyed by
any other nation
MISRULEIN MISSOURI.
81 had only one recourse, and that
was to retain a dignified silence upon