Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-03
CLARKE Is ENDORSED
Bryan Defines His Attitude at
Democratic Meeting In
Marion, Ohio
THINKS OPPOSITION UNFAIR
IS OPPOSITION UNFAIR
Bryan Says He Would Have Preferred
Some One for Senator Who Had Been
Active in Support of All Planlss in the
Platform, But That Clarke Will Work
Faithfully for Party Now.

Columbus, o., Sept 3.-W. ]. Bryan
was the guest yesterday of the Ohio
board of agriculture and in the after
noon delivered non partisan address
at the state fair grounds. John H. Gle
arke, of Cleveland, endorsed by the
democratic state convention. for United
States senator, spoke from the same
platform. Mr.. Bryan left late in the'
afternoon for Marion, o.. where he ad-
dressed a democratic meeting last
night.
While in Columbus Mr.. Bryan gave
out the following statement relative to
the endorsement Of John II. Clarke for
United States senator.
Il would have preferred the nomina-
ticn of someone who had been active
and earnest in the support of all the
planks of our platform, but the dele
gates who endorsed the Kansas City
platform also endorsed Mr. Clarke, and
after talking with him and listening to
his speech last night, ! am quite satis-
fed that his sympathies are with the
people in their fight against organized
wealth and that if elected senator he
can be trusted to stand for the reforms
for which the democratic party is con-
tending. AS an evidence that his sym
pathies are with the masses, point 10
the fact that he has long advocated the
election of senators by Il direct vote
a reform without which other reforms
are impossible. He is opposed to gov
eminent by injunction. and this ques-
ton is a good test of his sympathies.
He is in favor of an income tax-an-
other proof that he is not the repre-
sentative of plutocracy. His views on
Imperialism and the tariff are sound,
and in line with democratic principles.
His one difference is on one phase of
the money Question--nalnely. metallic
money-and on this question l believe
he was previously in error in 1896
but since that time the cumulative
(the quantity of money! has been es-
tablshed and arguments made in favor
of larger volume of money have been
vindicated. Believing, as l do, that his
sympathies ale right, l shall trust him
to carry out his platform on all cues
tions that come before him rather than
give encouragement to those who would
elect a republican legislature and thus
not only return MIR. Hanna, but prevent
the enactment of needed state leglsla-
ton on the more acute phases OF tn
money question, l believe he VIII De
found in entire harmony with the Kan
sas City platform democrats l canno.
conceive Of his supporting an asset cur"
rency or the Aldrich bill; neither do /
believe he would support the republican
measures which provide Tor branch
banks. and for making the silver dollar
redeemable in gold
MIR. Clarke recognizes, as he said last
night, that revolutions do not go back
ward. He recognizes the democratic
party is marching forward to meet
the issues presented by plutocracy ana
he is opposed to the scheme OF the re-
organizers. While we might prefer
some other democrat to him, we cer-
tainly must prefer him to republican
who is against US on all questions.
ITO oppose him because of his action
in1S96. in spite of the fact that he help
ed us heartily in 1900, in spite OF the
fact that he has supported Johnson IN
all his reforms in spite OF the fact ina,
ne is now helping us on everything ex-
cept one phase of the question, and In
spite of the fayt that on that question
/ believe his sympathies will lead him
to our side when he thoroughly undef-
stands the suhject--to oppose him,
say, in spite of these things would be
unrea sonable and unjust
The republican campaign in Ohio Will
be opened at Chillicothe, Sept. 8. Gov
ernor Nash will preside and addresses
viii be made by Senators Foraker and
Hanna, Myron T. Herrick and others.
This was decided by the state commit
~, x,,t,tol, wat hare Yesterday.