The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-12
WATTERsoN's EDITORIAL.
Comment on the Ohio Democratic
Convention and Its WORK.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

under the caption 1.-THE Day Begins to
Dawn" Henry Watterson In to-morrow's
Convention, and the turning down Of Mr..
Bryan and the Kansas City platform. He
says:
sucking eggs that have no meat in them.
They realize that inflationism in all its
forms is a losing card. They want to win.
To win they must get together. To get to-
gether they must get away from dead is-
sues and line up on living issues. Mr., Bryan
has had both his chance and his day His
plea for another trial will not hold water.
of command 1t means simply hopeless d.
vision continued defeat, ultimate ruin.
Anybody with half mind can see this
Convention, realizing the situation and act
ing upon 1t, put the past. with its factions
and dissensions. behind them. and. choosirS;
their faces toward the future and to vic.
tory. This is the conduct Of reasonable and
sensible people who have conditions, not
theories. to deal with. and who 90 not
oper.
Now. as in days gone by. 1t is the boys
m int ae reIy Some Of te old
have passed in their checks and turned their
toes to the daisies but the ranks are fill
ing Up and r the battle lev Will IL 60 on "a, .
the rest. All that he can do by staying
out will be to SOW seeds of future trouble,
to disorganize and dissruntle; and. in the
Presently the tramp of the legions will
be heard treading down all before it.
Presently the CLEAN of the .Mauser rifles.
loaded with the most modern and improved
ammunition. and the fixed bayonets of
Democracy. unterrified and indebted. will
be seen above the hilltops. The new day
has dawned; Death to the fools that get
in the way"
OTHER EDITORIAL OPINIONS.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Atlanta. Ga. July 1.-THE Daily News,
leading afternoon paper; says Of the treat
"The action of the Ohio Democracy.
though unnecessarily offensive to Mr.. Bry-
an, is clear indication that the Democrat
ic party will OF hereafter be as subservient
to the element which has led 1t to defeat in
the past two campaigns"
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Detroit. Mich, July 1.-THE Free Press:
ut is clearly demonstrated by the Demo-
cratic Convention that Organism has run
Its ccurse." =.
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Columbus. O.. July 1O.-The Press-post:
In the features Of harmony courage and
progressive vfgor. Ohio's Democrats scored
splendid triumph in its State Convention"
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The platform adopted by the Democrats
of Ohio on Wednesday is the frat compre-
hensive statement Of Democratic PRINCIPLES
Enmfxed with the vagarles Of Populism and
Socialism, which has been made in this
Democratic Republic in more than five
years."
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New. York. July 11.-New York Journal
and, Advertiser; THE Democrats of Ohio
their State from the grasp Of Hanna. The
platform wisely drops the Kilkenny cat
issues. upon which the Democratic OF the
nation have been berating themselves for
some years and devotes itself to the i've
problems of the present
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Washington, July I.-Senator Stewart OF
Nevada, who recently espoused the cause
OF Organism and free silver, remarked to-
night, as to the action Of the Ohio con-
vention:
well. see the Ohio Democrats have
grown weary of Organism and his the cries,
go they turned him down good and hard.
l have noticed for some time Bryan does
not excite as much enthusiasm among the
Bryan has had his last inning, so lar "a
the old-line Democrats are conce:ned''
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The Ohio Democrats yesterday pointed
out the only possible way to succeed in 1904
when they adopted q platform with free
silver and the other obsolete Byanisnas left
inspiring confession: but at least repent
ance." -
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Ohio convention did more than ignore the
Chicago and Kansas City platforms. The ac-
ton Of the Ohio convention II. Therefore
q challenge. which. II answered ~ the By.