The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-13
DODGE The RATIO.
Ohio Democrats Meet in State
Convention.
Fall in Line For Bimetallism
and Bryan.
GOVERNMENT ISSUE
Of All Forms of Currency is
Demanded.
Dewey's Name Omitted From
the Proceedings.
ISSUE

Columbus, o., June 13.-The Demo-
cratic convention was called to order at
the Auditorium at 1O40 a. m. today by
VIM. S. Thomas of Springfield, chair
man of the state committee. Portraits
of Bryan, Thurman, Jackson, Mclean
and others were conspicuous.
After prayer by Rev. John Hewitt,
Chairman Thomas addressed the con-
vention on the work of the past year
and the prospects for the present po-
litical year.
The following temporary organization
was announced:
Chairman-Webster P. Huntington OF
Columbus
secretary-Louis Reemelin of Cincin-
natl
sergeant-at-arms-J McCarty OF
Defiance.
Chairman Huntington was received
with an ovation.
"A majority of the committee on cre-
dentials reported in favor Of seating
/ the Bowling delegation from MOntgom-
| cry and the Wilson delegation from
| Cuyohoga county and all that delegates
| hereafter be selected at primaries. Two
| minority reports We're also submitted.
one in favor of the seating the Grimsley
| delegation from Cuyahoga instead OF
the Wilson delegation and the seating
| of the Shoup, or the and-DOWling dele
! cation from Montgomery.
| The Bowling and the Grimsley5 dele
| cations were known as Mclean delega-
| tions, but the fights were both local. A.
| long and heated discussion enSued that
| caused great confusion in the hall. Some
of the speakers were very bitter in their
| denunciation of so-calIed machine
methods in Dayton and Cleveland. Amid
great disorder, the roll was finally cali
| ed on the second minority report which
was defeated, 314 yeas. 371 nays and the
% Bowling delegates kept their seats.
ffnr- Arar.l1rr ffra-+
| minority report was defeated, 354 yeas,
1853 nays and the Wilson delegation re-
tanned their seats.
Mr.. Bowling moved to reconsider the
vote on the first minority report and
this movement caused the widest scene
OF the day. The motion to reconsider
was finally withdrawn and the Wilson
delegates were again seated The ma
jority report on credentials as originally
submitted was then adopted.
The temporary organization was mads
permanent and the reports of the COM
mittees on rules and resolutions were
then adopted.
He spoke in part as follows:
| For the honor of presiding over your
preliminary deliberations, L thank yOu-
You are assembled in state conven-
tion for the fourth time since the
memorable campaign of 1896. Since
that time Democratic thought in Ohio
has been slowly but surely concentrate
ing along certain lines of reform and
nanifesting every year the renewed
| devotion OF Buckeye Democrats to fun
| damental principles; until today, more
than ever before in its history, our
party is distinctively and peculiarly
the party of the people,
| You are assembled at a time most
critical for the nation and for the Dem
ocratic party We shall take no step
backward, but we shall take long
strides forward. The time has come
when every American citizen must de-
termine for himself whether this nation
shall continue to be in fact as we'll as
in name republic, or shall pattern af-
ter Great Britain and become a colonial
empire. We believe that if we are to
have a Democracy, it can not be too
Democratic; if we are to have a repub-
lie, it can not be too Republican. To
remain a DemOcracy-tO remain a re-
! public-is to preserve the union; while
, to become a colonial empireis to destroy
the union. It was true in 1860 that this
: nation could not long endure half slave
! and half free and it is true now that
; it can not long endure half republic
and half empire. Therefore the para
mount question which must be answer
ed by the American people before the
: | ideS of November, is: Shall the union
be preSerVed2
2 I'VE must have long pull, a strong
/ | pull, and a pull altogether. And that
will be the end of Mark Hanna's pull
; with this government
e When we point to signs of empire
and their dangers, which have appeared
on every hand, multiplying every day
since the hour when William Mckinley
!
men that he would support the consti-
tuition of the United States. we are told
| that there is no Imperialism But they
= who say there is no Imperialism are the
very ones aiming to destroy the repub-
lie and create the empire. Their own
teachings, their own conduct, their
own purposes are startling evidences
n that they lie ignorantly or viciously,
n when they say there is no Imperialism.
II AS a matter of fact the empire is at
: hand today both in our dealings with
> our own people and our policy toward
q other peoples. The present administra-
Il tion has established and fostered an in
n duStrial Imperialism at home and a mil
IS itary Imperialism abroad. An army OF
= soldiers is more imperialistic than an
= army of trusts
? ssThe imperialism of industry-other-
II wise the trusts-and the Imperialism oi
" arms falsely called 'expansion'-is q
re hard taskmaster. Its promoters are tbs
s. enemies of mankind. They are telling
the youth of the land that the shoulder
- edS strap is more to be desired than tbs
~ diploma They are raising the cry tC
, stand by the president when no mar
Il can stand by him a moment withou
2 jumping from one platform to another
2 They are invoking the patriotism o.
l the people to destroy the very fOunda-
- tions of patriotism They are drapins
Is the flag around a golden calf and ask
s ing YOU to fall down and worship It
2 They are telling you that the constitu
tion is obsolete and the Declaration o
Independence written for an occasion.
They are doing all they can to remoY'
the possibility of a just and LASTING
peace among ourselves and with all ma
d; tions.
s-To defeat and confound the enemie
on of popular government is the mission o
n the Democracy. We shall do it nov
III or fail hereafter. The republic can no
fprnnoF-iZe with the empire.'