The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-07-09
WELTY HAS
WITHDRAWN.
Declines to lake a Stan
for Governorship.
"SPH|NX HAS SPOKEN"
Says the Enquirer in introduce
Ing an Interesting Inter-
view Given Out in
Canton.

The following interview with John c.
Welty, OF this city, in which he an
nounces his intention to withdraw
from the race for the Democratic nom
ination for governor, appeared in the
Cincinnati Enquirer, Sunday:
The Sphinx has spoken and declined
to make the stand for the Democratic
nomination for governor. John c.
Welty, the Stark county possibility,
who, ever since his name was first men
toned has been hoping against hope
that his professional affairs and bust
ness cares would so shape themselves
that he could make the race for the
nomination, and finally, If chosen for
governor, made the final declaration to-
night from bed of sickness that he
could not even think of making the
race.
Mr.. Welty has been involved for the
past six months ia big electric traction
railway fight, which gives promise o.
continuing on through the remainder
reason he expressed himself as unable
to enter the political arena. His hard
work and the intense heat of the past
two weeks have brought on a severe
attack of bilious trouble that is now
keeping him confined to his room, and
will render it impossible for him to
even attend the state convention at
Columbus.
CAN'T EVEN ATTEND.
Said Mr.. Welty: These railway
matters and the promised continuance
of them, in addition to my professional
duties, will make it impossible for me
to think of entering into such a cam
paign as should be conducted in the
state this year. ! am even, through the
sickness which has overtaken me, de-
barred from attending the state con
vention. ! had particularly desired to
attend it because l am taking a great
interest in the campaign which VIII
shortly occur and in the platform which
l think we, as party, should adopt.
l wanted to go to Columbus to assist
In framing platform that would ring
with true Democratic principles and
truths.
Equal rights to all and special priv
ileges to none should be the foundation
of the platform, on which should lie
reared reiteration of the Kansas City
platform, denunciation of the grow
ing trust evil, the mismanagement of
and extravaganza in the handling of
state institutions and some sort of an
embodiment of the taxation ideas ad-
vanced by Tom Johnson.
CRITICISES NASH.
"These matters should all have their
place. In addition to these there should
be some kind OF stand taken by the
party on the usurpation of power by the
governor, such as was assumed by Gov
ernor Nash in that Saengerfest prize
fight episode in Cincinnati. In that re-
gard we ought to state that the powers
of the civil authorities, both judicial
and municipal, should be exhausted
before the governor should attempt by
force of arms or the proclamation of
martial law to attempt to override their
authority.
"If the governor of the state would
Nash assumed in that Cincinnati affair.
he would be as absolute in the state as
the cZar is in Russia. The matters
should be first carried through all the
courts before the governor should at
tempt to interfere.
"The trusts and the lack of the equit-
able distribution of taxation should be
attacked. Proper legislation should be
framed which would stop the trusts
whenever they attempt to discriminate
against other combinations of capital
or other legitimate endeavors to make
money. Corporation taxes should be
paid in proportion to the amount of
money each person or corporation has.
LOOKS LIKE KILBOURNE.
"The extravaganza in and the willful
mismanagement of all state institutions
should receive particular attention. /
believe that the governor of the state
should make a personal inspection OF
all state institutions once every month.
Free silver is not yet dead issue, al
though the great production of gold at
the present time is setting 1t in the
background. The Kansas city platform
should certainly be reuttered
"Kilbourne, believe, will be nomi-
mated, although both Zimmerman and
Sherwood, who have been mentioned,
would make strong and able candidates.
Patrick, too, would be a good man.
do not recall any better year for Demo-
cratic success in the state If platform
ringing with true Democratic principles
be enacted. Almost any one of the rest
of the men suggested can win on such