The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-11
The Chicago

public" says:
The only real fight he had to maxi
was against William H. Earhart, O.
Richland county. Earhart was den
ant. So were all the local democratic
leaders, When Johnson had the stu
alton looked over, there seemed ne
possibility of securing the nomlna
tion Of c X. Hershey who had enter
ed the lists against Earhart almos'
without local political backing. Iher
Johnson scattered literature over the
county. and from the goth to the 23rd
both dates inclusive, he made a rush
ing automobile campaign, speaking II
every town. village and hamlet. He
smoke wherever he could get an audi
ence, and that was everywhere.
In the best Of senses this was not
a nartisan campaign. So far as
Johnson spoke in behalf Of success
for the party he appealed to the
people to make it successful by MAX
ing it worthy of success. These eX-
amples are from his speeches:
The democratic party will remain
the minority party in this state as
long as a handful Of bOOdlerS are per
mittei to parcel out second terms to
such men as Earhart. 1t is worth much
to the democratic party to punish one
sinks to that level, it doesn't deserve
Il charge Earhart with voting for
unjust corporation privileges, against
TWO platforms and a caucus of his
party
I'm not for every man that marks
himself a democrat. I'm not with
every local or national leader. The
mission of the democratic party is to
advocate principles that will bring
victory to liberty loving people Of
all parties.
When a handful Of men distribute
the local offices, when democracy 5
the local offices. when democracy
sinks to that level. it doesn't deserve
success. and | hope it won't get it.
The steam roads don't pay one
third as much taxes as you men who
pay rent. You are taxpayers three
times as much as the steam roads. |
preach a democracy Of equality, JUS
tice. home rule. and equal taxation,
and am not for Legislators who ride
to Columbus on passes and when there
remember the passes and forget their
constituents. When the principles of
equality. justice. and home rule bring
success to your party, you bring sue
cess TO democrats and republicans as
we'll"
Mayor JohnsOns own account. in
brief. of the results of the victory are
thus given in the plain Dealer" Of
Cleveland:
The result in Richland county is
certainly a stern warning to office
holders, who hold what they can get
out of their offices higher than the
principles of the democratic party.
In the future | believe that any hand
full of office-holders who want to over
ride the principles Of the party will
stop to think. The defeat of Ear
hart. of course. means the utter hui
initiation Of the eight black sheer.
Earhart has been beaten, Bill Gear is
absolutely out of the race in Wyan
dot county, and the other six have
not dared to show their faces. But
the result is of more far-reaching i'm
pOrtance than the mere defeat OF Ear
hart and the other black sheep. 1t
will give the democratic party a
chance from now on to move forward
and accomplish results A note Of
warning has been sounded to the eff
feet that treason to democratic prin-
cipIe i'll the democratic party in Ohio
will not be tolerated by democratic
voters Another thing has been con
clusively demonstrated by the result,
and that is that some Of the old lead
ers of the party in the state have got
may not have been a bad sort Of
fellow. but the men that he was
training with had to be taught les
son. | look for great results because
RiChland county"
Here are qualities of leadership that
make for better citizenship and for
purer government. 1t is refreshing
to find a leader so Enthusiastically ele-
waiting principle above commercial
politics. and honest business methods
above ring schemes, in the conduct
of public affairs. 1t will be singular
if the better element of both political
parties in Ohio shall be found unre-
spOnsiye to an example whose whole
some influence should be felt in many
other states.
1t is to be hoped that Governor
Mcbride will be as successful in this
state as Tom Johnson has been IN
Ohio in securing the reputation 81
the promise breakers
In the Shadow of the Gallows.