The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-09-11

~ One Ooutsider is to Poke Into q
Purely Local Controversy, as john
son Insists II Is, Why Not Bring In
All Kinds, or Else Exclude Every
thing National7
William Jennings Bryan had bet
ter be minding his own business. in
stead Of assuming to instruct tie men
of Ohio, if the pending campaign 10
really and truly nothing but a state
AFFAIR, and has no national relations,
as johnson and Johnsons platform
insist is the case. What does Bryan
know about Ohio matters? Why is it
that he is the only man in his entire
party that should be specially called
in here among the Buckeyes to talk
to our people. il all the issues for.
them to think about and vote upon
are purely Ohio interests? If one out
slider is to be brought in what is the
matter with others? Where are
Grover Cleveland and John G. Carlisle
and David B. Hill and Arthur P. Cor
man? IL this is not a national cam
paign, but outsiders are to be brought
In to an exclusively local affair. let u
have them of all kinds and descrip-
tions.
II the Ohio campaign is purely .
state affair, as the johnson platform
insists, why was a transplanted New
Yorker called over from Chicago to
prepare that platform? Who made
him q prophet and a teacher be-
y0nd all the people of Ohio, or even
all the Democrats of Ohio, to teach
the citizens of this state the duties Of
| their citizenship with numerous now
elites. strictly according to Johnsonf
Or must we forgive johnson because
he is mixed up In his state relation
ships from having run political cam
paigns In other states 70 much while
he was neglecting to vote or pay taxes
in this state?
Then, too. II this is not national
campaign, what was the need for
nominating q candidate for a senator Of
the United States? Why heed Johnson's
party bother about voting for any
body for that position, if 1t makes 30
very little difference whether it il one
man more or les either way in the
United States senate, as the johnson
platform insists? Why bother about
any Johnson man in the United States
senate?
Furthermore, who can explain any
relation between purely state cam
paign. so-called, and the repeated re-
Affirmation of the national political
platform of national party? Where
does the so-called Kansas City reaf-
frmation and enlargement of the so
called Chicago platform of 1896 have
the least to do with Ohio affairs in q
purely Ohio campaign? An honest
and sincere purpose to appeal to the
people Of Ohio in regard to purely 10
cal questions and nothing but Ques-
tons concerning our own common
wealth would ignore all national par
Ity platforms, would pay no attention
at all to the lines of division between
the great parties that deal with the
relations of the states with each other
and with the wide world? 1t would be
in truth what Toledo Jones talks
about and pretsnds to support Per-
hAps In his heart of hearts Tom John
son really II trying to lead the Ohio
Democracy over into the Sam Jones
camp, and. hasn't the nerve to say 70
right out and at the beginning.
In that case, though, what in the
world would become Of all this talk
about johnson for the next presiden-
tial nomination? No negative from
him in respect to that has been heard
anywhere by the most careful listen
Iers. He did reiterate that he wanted
NO office but that of mayor Of Cleve-
land and would devote his life to his
fdear people of the Forest City. At
/ the same time his hired men were
|, tramping up and down through the
Estate to make dead sure that the NOM
ination for governor should be
forced upon him. Johnson said in
/, Just the same way as he declined the
, governorship while secretly working
Ifor 1t. that he would not think OF the
United States senatorship at all; oh.
Ino. But not a word from him dis
, claiming ambitions to be Bryan's
heir for the presidential nomination.
. But then this is mot a national cam
, paign" in Ohio. not even if it should
, nominate Tom Johnson for the presl-
dency.