Arizona daily citizen., 1901-07-30
THE OHIO BOLTERS.

In utter contempt of Mr.. Bryan's request that
every loyal Democrat in Ohio rally to the support of
tho Columbus nominee, certain element claiming
to constitute the only genuine Bryan following in
Ohio has issued call for bolters' convention. In
pretending to embody tho principles of Mr. Bryan
they display audacity that is in politi-
cal life. Not only do they organize in violation OF
the late leaders advice but they are unable to COM
mand the cooperation of the two Ohio men most in
timately associated with his career-Tom L. johnson
and John j. Lentz, both of whom enjoy the conf
dence of the whom these boilers assume to
serve and who earnestly deprecate the movement
The manifesto which accompanies the platform
wholly inconsistent with their pretentons and with
in itself constitutes impeachment of their sim
cerity. Their claim that the men who dominated
the Columbus convention sacrificed principle to ex-
pediency will not hold water. 1t is true that the
platform does not dwell upon issues of tho past but
there is not line that is not fundamentally and ag-
gressively Democratic. Like most fanatics these
boilers ruin their by overstating it, When
they so far to declare that there essential
difference between the Democrat and Republican
platforms of Ohio they become ridiculousy absurd.
We are unable to find even the slightest resemblance
The two platforms are positive contradictions upon
State taxation, protective tariffs and imperialism;
sist upon making tho money question the para
mount issue, we hold that the rank and file of the
party have decided in the Columbus platform in
favor of those of trusts and imperialism They re-
veal their insncerity ignorance of the position
assumed by the Democratic party during the last
campaign when they insist that the money question
was substantially the only question of any cons-
derable Importance that then and is now before
he tbn:~
of the Kansas City platform must be slight indeed
and they surely did not participate in the campaign
of 1900 The Kansas City platform which seems to
be the object of their especial solcitude not only
will not bear them out in their assertion that "the
money question is the paramount one" but expli.
city takes issue in these words:
The burning issue of Imperialism growing out
of the Spanish war, involve the xstense of the
republic and the destruction of our free Institutions
WE REGARD 1T AS THE PARAMOUNT ISSUE
OF THIS CAMPAIGN.
If those boilers are anxious to ndorse the Kan.
sas City platform they must indorse the paramount
issue and not repudate it in favor of some other
paramount ISSUE Mr. Bryan, whom these men
pretend to follow, not only accepted the platform
but in his classic speech accepting the nomination
he gave it his further Endorsement by confining
himself almost exclusively to a discussion of the
resents all these by concluding:
We believe that of all the questions before the
people for their consideration by far the most i'm
portant one is the money question.
Was such the attitude of the Kansas City plat
form of Mr.. Bryant Certainly not.
The platform of the boilers is more nearly akin
to the Chicago platform than to that adopted during
the last campaign. In 1896 the money question
was the paramount issue. In 1900 the money ques,
tion relegated to a secondary position and the
new question of Imperialism was declared of para.
mount Importance Conditions change and issues
change to meet conditions But since the last cam
paign nothing has occurred to impart added impor-
tance to the money question, to make that of
Imperialism of less vital interest We do not believe
that the boters will receive any encouragement from
either the leaders of the Democratic party or the
men in the trenches