Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-09-24
TOM JOHNSON.
A Picturesque Description Of a Pic
turesaue Personality.

| PictureSQue Description OF Pic-
turesque Personality.
| Henry Watterson writes in the Louis
VILE Courier-J Journal Of Tom Johnson,
of Ohio, as follows:
Tom Johnson is a picturesque charac-
| ter. He is a man of his own head. He
has made his mark. OF two things
those who know him can avouch: He Is
squarely honest and sincere and thor
oughly fearless; sprung from good old
Kentucky stock; barefoot boy. whose
, energy and genius restored the family
| fortunes, which had been wrecked by
| the upheaval of the great sectional
war. Naturally, The Courier-Journal
takes exceeding interest in him, and
all that concerns him. for he began his
career here. married here and started
hence upon his uphill. but conquering
Journey, and has hosts Of friends and
relatives hereabouts, who would rejoice
to see him governor Of Ohio and pres
ident of the United States.
He makes no bones of his purposes.
The governorship and presidency are
the objective points which he has set
for himself. He is to make spoon. or
spoil a horn, as the saying is.
The plan Of campaign, which takes
Sandusky for it's base. Is equally orig
inal and intrepid. 1t is wholly and
solely a Tom johnson campaign. In
Ohio it seems to be anybody's fight as
far as the Democrats are concerned.
who has the means of making the fight
and who promises to win. Three years
ago Mr.. Mclean tried his hand. Last
year Mr. Kilbourne. This year, and II
the trial trip be encouraging, next year,
| it is agreed that Tom Johnson shall
have the field to himself, and his pro-
gramme is before us; like himself.
rugged and aggressive: to be wrought
out by methods of his own: the
circus tent; the travelling propaganda;
the direct appeal to the people: moth
ing daunted. nothing denying. from
nothing shrinking: at least. A Demo-
crat from the crown Of his head to the
soles of his feet: in one word, Tom
Johnson. However the issue betide.
whatever the result, there will be no
lack of exhileration.
This being kind Of gift horse we
shall not look too closely in his mouth.
One thing is certain and that is that
| little short of an earthquake will be re-
uuired to shake q Democratic winning
out of the prevailing conditions in Ohio.
Nothing venture. nothing gain. Tom
Johnson has at least the courage of his
convictions. He is not afraid to chance
the odds. He will not have the enthu-
siastic support of the powerful Mclean
following. In the end he may encoun-
ter it's opposition. If he carries the
state, it must be by a revolution. for,
abnormally, Ohio may be classified as
safely Republican. The Jones vote and
the Mclean vote in 1899. united, made
great anti Republican majority. We
take it that Tom Johnson thinks he
can substantially unite it. If he can
he has a sure road ahead Of him right
to the White House.
The recognition of Mr.. Bryan is re-
versal of his reputation in last years
campaign. We are free to say that we
should prefer to have the Democratic
party eliminate from it's consideration
personalities of every description. In
so great a country as ours nobody can
hope to do much as a one-man party.
It cannot be denied that Mr.. Bryan has