The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-10-13
POLITICS.
Senator Hanna Max
ing a Warm Cam
paign
Showing the Great Import
dnCe OF Preserving
Prosperity.

1Ou Johnson Is making hNCil
campaign, in his auto mobile, but the
fact that he is making a personal
C mpaign robs his speeches of all
force, as the people care for men,
only as they are in position to serve
their cOuntry, and as they stand for
principles, that are the basis of all
public prosperity and safety.
Mr.. johnson is a man who advo-
Gates putting all taxes on lands, and
letting bank stocks, money, etc, go
free. That is, he is an avowed be-
lever in the Henry George doctrine
of taxing lands only.
Whether he advocates this doc
trine or not, would probably depend
on whether he thinks it will make
him votes.
The fact that he entertains prin-
ciples so contrary TO all ideas of good
government, shows that he is flightv,
cranky and ursound, a dangerous
man to entrust with power.
What other principles he advocates
it would be hard to tell, as he repudi
ates a part of the Democratic plat.
form that was adopted by the Con
vention that nominated him; he ha:
voted and worked to defeat several
nominees of his own party: he advo
Gates three cent fare on street rail
roads, but never dropped his fares tC
three cents when he owned street
Railroads: he is an advocate OF free
coinage of silver, which the country
overwhelmingly repudiated: and ht
lis opposed to the tariff, which
brought prosperity to.our country
started our furnace fires set goinl
the wheels of our mills and factories
and wants to return to the free trad,
times when factories were closed
mills were silent, laborers could no
get work, and armies of tramp
marched to Washington ldemandin.
work.
He does not make an open fight 70
these, but tries to mask his real pur
lposes by posing as reformer, AM
attacking Senator Hanna.
Senator Hanna makes no defens
of himself or his record. 1t lis no
necessary. He has been an advocat
of all the measures that have brough
prosperity to the country; he ha
stood by the Republican party, it
principles and its leaders: he ha
been prominent leader himself, i
the great measures that have forge
prosperity, and placed our Natio
among the powers of the world, an
his record is unimpeachab,e. He ha
been a friend of labor and a friend c
, capital, and ne would have them &
/ forward, hand in hand, to furthe
, prosperity and success His speecht
: are therefore, epitomized in the on
, expression, ''Stand pat" to the n
publican party and its principle
aad all will be well. When the RI
. publican party is assailed, he point
to its record, to its principles, to il
success, and the prosperity of III
country, and says let we'll enoug
alone. And as a reason for distrus
ing the Democratic party, he point
= to its principles, its record, its fai
ures, and the calamities 1t hs
: brought npon the country, and point
to its leaders and their principle
and says it wou' d be foolish and dal
lgerous to turn against a party tn,
has done so well, and take up with
party that nourishes only on ii
[ calamities OF crop failures
The Senator's speeches are ther,
i fore convir cling, and are heartily a
plauded, and carry conviction; whi
Johnson is looked with at the curios
ty that men gather to hear sire,
fakir.
With Senator Hanna, Mr.. Herric
and Senator Harding are stumpiu
the State, appearing in close counti'
and are making a splendid campaigl
Ohio is good for 100000 Republica
majority, and the business men I
q the State feel safe of it.