Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-10
JOHNSON MEN RULE
Ohio Democratic Convention
Dominated by That Faction
of the Party.
Bryan and the Kansas City Plat.
form Entirely Ignored In
the Resolutions.
Tom Johns on's Views Given an
Airing in the Platforms.
Salen's Speech.

Columbus, o., July 10.-The demo-
! cratic state convention coyened here to-
day under peculiar circumstances. All
the more conservative elements had
combined In the preliminaries against
the friends of Tom L. johnson. but the
combination was not maintained after
the committee We're selected and in the
committee on resolutions. where the real
| contest occurred. the johnson men won
or their favorite views on state matters
and other national issues.
There is no confirmation of the Kan
sas City or any other platform and no
mention of previous platforms or Bryan.
The convention was called to order at ii
o'clock by Chairman Brucker and after
prayer Hon. Charles p. Salen was in
troduced as temporary chairman. He
spoke as follows:
You are gathered in state convention
mot alone to nominate a ticket which
shall command the respect of the voters
iof the state, but also to define your at
titude upon questions which to them are
of the most vital concern. 1t is for you
20 decide whether this gathering shall be
be the commonplace kind. which nom-
mates ticket. INDUCES in platitudes and
| adjourns. or whether it shall take action
so forceful and so productive of results
as to entitle it to a page in history.
The party in power fosters mammoth
monopolies as its domestic policy, and
in its foreign policy it Initiates the
crown colony system OF Great Britain.
Against both policies the democratic
party must be unwavering in its hostli-
| ty When our party ceases to oppose
those policies it ceases to be democratic
And let no one protest that this opposi-
ton is negative and reactionary. In
fact, 1t is Affirmative and progressive.
by opposing trusts, we promote lib
erty. In fighting against them we fight
for the just rights of property. for an
| Equitable distribution of wealth, for in
dustrial peace. for social order, for IN
/! civiaual ana national advancement.
Am told that the democrats have no
foreign policy? Whether they have or
not depends upon what is meant. 1t is
true that they have no dishonorable poll
licy of conquest. 1t is true that they
| have no autocratic policy for governing
! subjects by military power. But ii is
| not true true that they have no foreign
policy. They have Inherited one from
/ Washington and Jefferson which is as
far in advance of world power politics
| as the twentieth century Is in advance
/ of the middle ages. The foreign policy of
the democrats of this country is to make
our republic the model of political and
| commercial progress They would again
have the American flag upon every sea:
not by subsidies wrung from the labor
Of the people, but thru commercial free
dom. They would inspire all mankind
with confidence in the fidelity of the ma
tion to its pledges-not its money
pledges alone, but also its pledges to alb
stain from conquest; not only its prom,
ises to European bondholders. but also
It's promises to Cuban patriots. The
democratic party would have this nation
give to the world an example of self
government, of equality of all men be-
fore the law, of equal opportunity for all
men in the race of life Of orderly free
dom--such an example Of democracy as
would make the American nation a
world power of transcendant influence
No nation should dare or even wish to
trade. Its word to the humblest should
be as good as its bond to the greatest.
Under every government upon the globe
the democratic masses should watch our
glorious example, should study our in
cprrg history should consider our un-
sulied reputation as great ard faith
full democratic republic. Our splendid
| realities should be their noble IDEALS
And pointing to our flag as the beauti-
full symbol of it all. they should exclaim
las at times in the past liberty-loving
men of other lands have exclaimed-'By
this sign we conquer
Let us not, as many democratic con-
ventions have done. merely meet and
parcel among individuals few nomina-
tions. Let US by decisive action start
the movement that will ultimately lift
| the worse burdens from the poor. that
will establish reign of justice In our
civilization, that will among the masses
substitute contentment for despair and
! love for hatred"
| AT the conclusion of Salen's speech the
| various committees reported and the re-
| ports were adopted.
! A resolution reatfirming the Kansas
! City platform, and expressing continued
! commence In Bryan was overwhelming
lily defeated. Nominations were made
az follows
| Governor Col. James Kllbourne.
Lieut.. Gov. Anthony Howell, Massil-
Ion.
The platform adopted says in part:
The democrats of Ohio reatfirm
their belief in equality of taxation and
other public burdens; their advocacy
of equal rights to all people. with spe-
cial privileges to none; their hostility
to monopolization of industry with it's
| tendency on one hand to crush out in
| dividual enterprises, and on the other
| to promote the socialistic spirit among
the people as the only refuge from OPP
preston. and their faith in that theory
and practice of constitutional govern
ment which brought the nation into
existence and has preserved it to the
present generation"
| The platform calls for radical re-
form in municipal government. advo-
eating submission to vote of the people
extension or renewals Of all franchises
The republican majority Of the state
Legislature is condemned for RECKLESS