The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-10-24
BOTH PARTIES
DIFFER ON issues
Curious Political Situation Pre-.
sented in Ohio.
DEMOCRATS OPEN CAMPAIGN
Colonel James KIlbOufne. Candidate for Gov.
ernor, Talks Against Trusts Cam.
pnlEn VIII Last But Eleven
Days.

~ NN'f D.' Dit. s--lhe peculiar
situation Is presented Ia OH, of two
parties not only differing on issues. but
also az to wha, are the Issues. At the
Republican opening a, Delaware last
Saturday none Of the wen speakers re-
terrel 20 state issues. At the Demo-
cratic 0penlag Of the campaign here to-
day, state issues We're paramount in all
o. the ,welye speeches OF the afternoon
and nlgn, meeting.
Nearly al the speakers denounced
what they call. airing from behind III
tomb Of Mckinley"
Colonel Kilboune compared the pat
forms and discussed both state and ma
uOnll issues. as did also Charles W
Baker. who !s considered the Dem )crat-
| g., candidate Tor senator. Baker opened
| bt saying the Republicans favored a
canal IN Nicaragua, while :hey had al
lowed Ohio canals 10 90 to the electric
traction complnes without compansa-
/ ton. H. stated tha, the Republican
leaders were seeking 10 divert atten-
/ ton from Ohio affairs bv discussing
/ foreign questions.
General Z. b. Finley. formerly con-
gresham from this district. was the
presiding officer for both meetings.
The association meeting was preceded
| by a parade of clubs and the evening
meeting by a torch,ight procession. Ths
largest visiting delegation came from
Columbus. the home Of Colonel XII
bourne The Democratic managers de-
cided 10 have no speakers from other
states and a short campaign Of only
eleven days will be carried on by Ohio
speakers only.
Colonel James Kilbourne the Demo-
cra;ic candidate fo7 governor. said in
part:
COLONEL KIL3oURNE's ADDRESS. |
Patriotic Republicans, you who love
your country and are devoted 10 its
f-ee Institutions. VIII You remain l5n-
ger with those who, seeking to extend
he exercise NJ arbitrary power by the
government preach that we have out
grown the constitution. or viii YOU unite
with those who believe that preservation /
o. cons.l,ut onal liberty is II greater con- !
sequaace than finding new fields Tor tx-
ploitation by the trusts or the establish
men; Of a hybrli imperialism.
Recognizing the power Of the trusts. |
and their control ot the Republican |
party watch they all SuPpor;, and whose 1
legislation created hem and still fosters |
them, the American 7eA9le cannot trust |
iha; party to carry nut satisfactory |
iar!ff reform. However much President |
Roosevelt may Ne inclined to follow the |
srgges lion OF Pr'slden; Mckinley in |
his Buffalo speech, the trusts, with their
controlling interest in the party will
stand in the way and prevent the free
trade which the best interests OF our
country demands.
The Democratic party wages TO war
against wealth. 1t is not a poor mans
party, nor the rich mans party It is
the peoples party. L believes that the
interests OF labor and capital should not
he permitted to conflict and should be
harmonzed by judlclous legislation. but
that in the event n conflict between
them. labor, which is the paren; Of
wealth is entitled to paramount con-
s,deratlon. II Opposes monopoly. not
only because II is unjus; and oppres-
slve, but because It IS destructive Of
hut it vouli not leg.slate to
check the legitimate operation Of our
great lndsu,r.es. II delights to see en-
ergy and enterprise rewarded; ii has
no sympathy with communism and an
archlsm. but it believes in taxing the
wealth rather than the labor Of ;he
country and ,t opposes, and from its
principles must ever oppose all subsidy,
trusts and monopol,cs as hostile to the
IN ttItSlN u lut SltNs u'NN w Nllc Nplh-
moa people, on whose prosperity the
welfare Of our country depends.
1T Is as true now as it was when
our government was founded that gov
ernments derive their just powers from
the consent Of the governed,' ana the
Democratic party. true to lis traditions.
stands today as it has always stood.
in defence Of that immortal declaration
which is the spirit Of the constitution
and has been for more than 100 years
the glory Of cur people,
II, believes that the policy now be-
Ing pursued by the Republican admin
IN the Philippines is subver-
slve Of our free institutions, and i'm
perlls the national safety without pro-
noting the national welfare and that
Il persisted in, it will threaten the life
Of the republic and the maintenance Of !