The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-10-25

plank.
Mr.. Johnson's single tax ideas have
nothing to do with the contest. Our OPP
ponents have simply tried to make the
people believe that Johnston desires to
raise all the taxes from the land and re-
lieve the corporations of their part of it.
Intelligent people know that the single
tax is not an issue, and they know that
Mr.. johnson is not advocating ii as
matter of local policy in the State. and
Furthermore that even II our ticket be
successful, we would not establish the
single tax system In the State. Mr.. john
son is a single taxer in theory and that
Is all there Is TO 1t.
las for the Presidency. Mr.. johnson is
a logical candidate or at least he will be
IL he be elected Governor next year. He
represents every vital principle which
Democrats are contending for Is for
sound money. believes in property rights.
tariff reform and the regulation of trusts.
He is a pure man and a friend of the
people. All this talk about johnson be-
ing a Socialist Is moonshine. The people
of the country have mistaken notions
about him. They will know more about
him later on. If he is not a great polit-
cal leader. then there is no such thing in
Ohio among Democrats He has had the
greatest audiences which have assem-
bled in the State this year and the people
have given him earn sst attention. They
are thinking about the reforms he pro-
poses, and while 1t is not reasonable TO
hope that he can carry the State this
year, what he advocates is right and it
will sooner or later become popular in the
State. Defeat does not dismay him and
he will continue the battle until he finally
wins. That is the kind Of man he is.
Tie more the people of Ohio know him,
the bette they will like him and the more
confidence they will have in his states
manship and The more the people of the
ration know him, the more certain they
are to accept him as a leader"
Mr.. CARRIER thus tells the real motives
of the Democratic fight in Ohio this year.
1t is the first skirmish in Johnson's fight
for the Presidency. He has the Demo-
cratic organization in Ohio in his own
hands ard he will not surrender It until
time and events have demonstrated that
the Presidency is beyond his grasp. His
individuality is strong. his purse is pie
thoric and his confidence in himself is
supreme. He believes the Presidency is
within easy reach. notwithstanding the
political status of this stalwart Republic
can State. He places implicit reliance in
Bryan's ability to bring the West and
South to him and Ohios Republicanism
is the only obstacle he sees in the way,
hence his plan is to obiiterate this OBJ
stacle In a two years fight
The country at large and the Demo-
cratic party at large may regard him as
a joke but to Johnson. johnson Is a very
serious quantity in the political equation.
The OLD line Democrats look at him in
amazement and regard his new doctrines
with dlstrust. but they are not In open
rebellion. If they come to the conclu-
sion they can not nd for him they will
not go to the polls, but it is even yet
time for them to reach the conclusion
that he is the coming man and that po-
litical prudence will justify them in get
ting into the Johnson band wagon. or,
to put 1t differently under the Johnson
tent" AS CARRIER says, the result of the
coming election will determine the future
attitude of the Ohio Democracw toward
johnson. If the Republicans carry the