Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-18
The Ohio TreaCl1ery. !.

The deliberate refusal of the social
ed democratic state convention of
Ohio to reaffirm the Kansas City plat
form, its significant silence when the
name of Mr.. Bryan was mentioned and
the Kisses which greeted the presen-
tation of the democratic leaders, pic
ture, all indicate that the ''reorganiz-
ers" were in control, and have captur-
ed the party machinery in the Buck
eye state. In that commonwealth the
national principles and leader have
been repudiated, and the organization
has reverted to the direction of those
who in 1896 and 1900 secretly or open
ly opposed it and used their influence
and votes to give victory to the repub-
licans.
While the platform adopted affirms
the principle of equal rights for all
with privileges to none, the majority
which framed and adopted the plat
form cares nothing for the principle
or It's application. This is proved by
the fact that the demand of the John
son element for declaration in favor
of municipal reforms and more equi-
table taxation of corporations having
public franchises was strenuously op.
posed for time, and would have been
finally rejected but for the announce
ment that Mr.. Johnson's friends would
not insist upon an endorsement Of the
national platform. Then, for the sake
of harmony and not because of any
desire to apply democratic principles
to municipal government and the tax
alton of public service corporations
the johnson proposals were assented
to. Otherwise they would have been
excluded. And the insincerity of the
majority is also provided by the
fact that while denouncfng trusts il
committed itself to only one of the two
means proposed by the Kansas City
platform for suppressing them, and re
| fused to nominate Frank S. Monnett
for attorney-general. Mr. Monnett
| formerly filed this Office and during
his ipcumbency he prosecuted trusts
especially the Standard Oil octopus &c
vigorously that the republican party
refused to renominate him, and By
Furnishing him for his fealty to duty
forced him into the democratic ranks
No other man in Ohio incarnates the
spirit of hostility to trusts to tho same
extent as Mr.. Mennett, and as he is q
thorough democrat, having rendered
valuable service to the national ticket
in 1900, the convention, ii 1t had beer
in earnest, would have honored him
1t set him aside because 1t was insin
cere, and with the purpose of assur
ing the trusts, especially the nefariou:
Standard Oil combination, tina
though denounced by the platform
they have nothing to fear. A third ev
idence of the disingenuousness of the
majority is the nomination OF Colone
Kilbourne for governor. He Is di
rector in many banks and railroad:
and conservative" in politics, AM
his pecuniary interests, business asso
cations and opinions on public ques
tons all negative the assumption tina
IL elected he will in good faith endeay
or to carry out the platform.
The most conclusive proof of thu
undemocratic character and purposes
Of the convention will unquestionabl.
be supplied by the sequel The stat
committee Will have no difficulty il
raising an enormous campaign fund
Aware that the success of the tickle
will involve no peril to them, tina
! their wishes will be as carefully re