Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-07-18
BRYAN NOT THE ISSUE
So Says Eminent Nebraskan In
Speaking of Ohio Convention.
SHOULD HAVE BEEN PLATFORM
Ohio Democrats Criticised for Failing
to Reafirm Kansas City Plank.

Ohio Democrats Criticised for Failing
to Reaffirm Kansas City Plank.
Money Question Not Yet Dead.
Nominees Of Convention Endorsed.
Lincoln, Neb., July t6.-In extended
comment on the platform adopted by
the Ohio Democratic convention, W..
J. Bryan criticises the convention for
it's failure to reaffirm the Kansas City
platform and for what he regards as
the weakness of some of the planks
1t did adopt Mr.. Bryan insists that
the convention made mistake IN max
ing himself an issue, and says:
Mr.. Bryan is not candidate for
any Office, and a mention of him might
have been construed by some as an
endorsement of him for Office. The
vote should have been upon the naked
proposition to endorse the platform Of
last year, and then no one could have
cratic principles by pleading his dis
like for Mr.. Bryan"
Referring to the platform he con-
tinues: 1.-THE convention not only fail
ed, but refused to endorse or reaf1rm
the Kansas City platform, and, from
the manner in which the gold element
has rejoiced over this feature of the
convention, one would suppose that
the main object of the convention was
not to write new platform, but to re-
pudiate the one upon which the last
national campaign was fought. The
gold papers assume that the conven-
ton refused to adopt the Kansas City
platform because it contained silver
plank. If so, it would have been more
courageous to have declared openly for
the gold standard. If the gold standard
is good, 1t ought to have been endorsed
If bad, it ought to have been de-
nounced. To ignore the subject en-
tirely was inexcusable.
"The money question is not yet out
of politics. Every session of congress
will have to deal with it. Republicans
declare that 1t is dead, but they keep
working at it."
Mr.. Bryan comments on parts OF the
platform, especially those referring to
state and municipal affairs. He en-
dorses the nominees of the convention
and urges their support.
Referring to the senatorial fight and
the reported candidacy of John R. Nc
Lean he says: did the leaders ignore
the money question in order to please
those who bolted? Or does Mr. Nc
Lean want to be left free to affiliate
with the Republican financial ques-
lions in case of his election?"
He concludes as follows: If any of
the Ohio Democrats feel aggrieved be-
cause the recognizing element of the
party triumphed at the convention let
not them visit their disappointment
upon the state ticket, but rather see
to the nominations of senators and
representatives who will select trust
worthy senator. Let them see to it also
that the state platform is made at the
primaries next time rather than at the
convention"
The Johnson Planks Adopted.
Columbus, O., July 18.-The Demo
cratic state convention convened here
yesterday under peculiar circum-
stances. All the more conservative
elements had combined in the prelim-
inaries against the friends of Mayor
Tom L. Johnson, of Cleveland but the
combination was not maintained after
the committees were selected. The
three planks of the Johnson men-on
franchises, steam and electric railways
and corporation taxation-were adopt
ed as amendments.