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policies. the money question cannot die.
You know that I have nsver accepted the
doctrine commonly known as 16 to l.
have worked with those who do accept 1t
because have believed, as I believe yet,
that the free silver fight was the first
great protest of the American people
against monopoly-the first great struggle
here of the masses against the privileged
classes. 1t was not free silver that fright
ened the plutocratic leaders. What they
feared was free men!
I'VE have In national politics also the
vital questions of self-government. snail
we continue to govern distant colonies
from Washington, as distant provinces
were governed by Imperial Rome before
her fall and as crown colonies are govern
ed by the British empire, today2 That
question is also at the bottom OF the mo-
nopoly question. There would be no subject
colonies IL colonies could give no mo-
nopoly franchises.
but national questions are not for us
to deal in in this state convention. Great
as is Ohio in territory and population and
wealth and important as she is In the SIS
terhood of states, influential as her Dem
ocracy is capable of being in the councils
of the national party, she is not great
enough nor important enough nor is her
Democracy influential enough to warrant
this convention in debating policies or
remodeling national platforms. We have
not been elected for that purpose. The
function of revising national platforms be-
longs with conventions chosen for nation
al purposes. Our function, so far as ma
tional questions are concerned, begin and
end with an unmistakable identification or
the Democratic party of Ohio with the
Democratic party Of the republic. That
can be done in good faith only by ac-
knowledging the authority of the latest
national expression of party doctrine on
national questions. In my Judgment,
therefore, this convention ought to rec
ognize the Kansas City platform. 1t ought
also to pay the tribute of Its respect to
the great Democrat VINO has in two ma
tional campaigns brilliantly led US against
the Republican party and It's allied hosts
of non-partisan monopolists.
IOWA DEMOCRATS KNOCK
KANSAS CITY PLATFORM
DIES MONIES, Ia, Sept, 3.-State Chair
man s. F. Mcconnell called the state DEM
ocratic convention to order at IL a. m.
today. The principal issue was the ques-
ton Of endorsement of the Kansas City
platform. By a vote of seven to four the
district caucuses this morning decided
that there would be no reaf1rmation Of
the Kansas City platform by the conven-'
ton. There will. however, be a minority
report of the committee on resolutions ia
voring reaflrmation, and the convention
itself will be required to decide the mat
ter.
H. c. Taylor, Of Davis county, acted as
temporary chairman, and delivered a
speech of two hours length.
BOOM FOR, JOHNSON
LAUNCHED FOR 1904
SANDUSKY, o., Sept. 2.-The prelimi-
nary conferences of the Democratic state
convention were held here today with the
drift of sentiment strongly in favor OF the
candidates and the platform proposed by
Mayor Tom L. Johnson, Of Cleveland, who
is to be the presiding officer Of the con-
vention and who is regarded as a candi-
date for governor next year and for pres
ident the following year.
1t is generally conceded that Mayor
Johnson will be directly interested in the
outcome of the Ohio Democratic state
convention in 1904 and his friends are ma
king the present convention an occasion
for bringing him into special prominence.
AS a member Of congress and mayor OF
Cleveland, and as q radical advocate of
taxation systems, he has Secured a large
following. which is now organizing TO
make him a presidential candidate. The
first general mcyenent was in securing
his selection by the state central commit
tee to preside over this convention with
view to furtheving his interests in the
two subsequent campaigns
Mayor Johnson is not now a candidate
for anything, but he is certainly the hero
of this occasion! The banners Of his
headquarters are conspicuously displayed
and his rooms are visited by ALL
While his headquarters are the Mecca
of all who are here, IT is openly stated
by the callers that If Mayor Johnson
makes a good showing for the party this
year, that he will canvass the state this
year with his big tent just as thoroughly
as if he were on the ticket and IT is conce-
deu to be a trial race for him as to
whether he win be available next year.
His friends insist If he should indirectly
next year. that he then will be the logi-
cal, candidate for the national nomination
in 1904
The delegates concede that Mayor John
son should now name the state ticket and
dictate the platform, as he is more inter-
ested than any one else and they also
say II Johnson can win in year of such
minor Importance In state affairs as this,
that they will be more interested in him
than in any one else.
The friends of other leaders, notably
those Of John r. Mclean, claim that May
or Johnson will be held responsible this
year for defeat II the party fails, as we'll
as great credit for success in the event of
his new departures winning.
Among those here watching the course
of events is John L. Zimmerman, of
Springfield, who is a candidate for Demo-
cratic nomination next year for govern
or, and who is friendly to Mclean. The
Zimmerman men say they opened head
quarters this week because II was evident
that Johnson came here more as a candi-
date for the future than as a presiding
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