The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-08-08
DEMOCRATS WILL FIGHT.
Tho Columbus CoRvensIon Dtd sai
settle EverythinR 60 the
PRrty'H Satisfaction,

was controlled by the Mclean ele-
mcni and those leaders who bolted
The ticket In 1895 aud gave but per-
fuuctoFy support to Mr.. Bryan In
1900. To plaCntr the fusion element
Of the party and Ia aid the candidacy
Of Col kilbourBe for governor, the
railroad taxation planks demanded 10y
the friends Of Tom johnson were in
cludcd In the platform, but any men
tion of She leadership of Mr.. bryan
or the national platforms Of 1890 and
1900 was studiously avoided. This
unpardonhhlc rudcness and inCon-
ceiyablc folly Of ignoring the nation
al platform and cnuf who In
two &C ~ gvcstrst campaigns IN The
history Of the party had Polled morc
votes than were ever before record
cd, has led 10 the calling OF another
convention at Columbus on July 81.
The Mclean ring have long domi-
mated the democratic party Ia Ohio,
and the more complete their rulc the
worse the condition the party has at
tanned until the last election for gov
ernor. when Mclean himself was
candidate, he was disastruusly de-
feated, but Etill controlled the party
machinery. Mclean interest In
Ohio politics has nlwnys been ~ a
personal nature. and II he WIS not
a candidate tho assistance he rcn.
dercd was lukcwarm. 90 say the least,
aud Vet by his control Of the party
machinery u has been Impossible to
clear the organization ~ this Old
Man Of the Sea.
The republican aud trust-cortrollrd
newspapers pretend 10 take great
satisfaction az the action Of the com
vrntion They coll II defeat Of
Mr.. BRYAN Of this Mr. BRYAN says:
"Mr. BRYAN rs not a candidate for
any office. aud q mention pf him might
have been construed by some a. an
Endorsement ~ him for office. The
vote should have hccn upon the naked
proposition to indorse the platform
of last YEAR. and then uu one could
have excused his abandonment Of
democratic principles hy pleading his
dislike for Mr., bryan"
Referring tu the platform. i" CON
tmucr. The convention not only
failed. hui refused to mdorsc n"
Kansas Cjy platform. and, from the
manner boo which the gold element
has rriuirrd over this feature uf the
convention. one would suppose thut
the main object 81 the convention
was not io write new platform
hui in rrpubiatc the one upon which
the last national campaign Was
fought.
The gold papers assume that the
convention refused 80 adopt the Kan
rna city platform because II con.
ta'nrd n silver plank. " SO, II would
have been more courageous 20 have
declared openly for the gold stand
ard. n the gold standard IS good "
ought 80 ~ - h"en Endorsed ii bad
n ought 20 have been denounced To
ignore the subject cntl.c!r WIS mex
cusahlc.
The money question H. not vet out
Of puliiics Every session Of congress
viii have To deal with it. EcUuhic-
ans declare chat 70 e. dead, but they
keep working NJ it.
Mr.. Bryan comments ON parts 81
the platform, especially thus" refer
ring 10 state aud municipal affairs.
lie indorscs the nominees of the con-
vcniion aud urges their support. Re-
frrrinC 10 the senatorial fight aud the
reported candidacy Of John H. Me.
Lean. hr say: Did the leaders ignore
tho money question IN order to please
those who hnllcd? or does MIR. Me
Lean want to be left free 10 affiliate
with the republicans on financial
questions in ease Of his election
He concludes as follows: III any
OF the Ohio democrats feel aggrtcvcd
because the reorganiEing element
of the party trumphcd at the con
vcntion, lei them not visit their dis
appointment upon the state ticket,
hut rather see 10 the nomination of
senators and representative who will
select Trustworthy senator. Let
them see to y also that the state
platform is made Mt the primaries
next time rather than at the convcn-
tinu A."