The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-09-03


wiles and blufing can make the i'm
preston that he is bigger and broad
er than his party. and willing 10 serve
t~he-cch1nca people with unselhsh zeal
and courage. It IS not<a good season
for uas1us-ades. The johnson plat
fern is smart and plausible. but
neither safe nor convincing. Il Is
like its builder. Ohio VIII reject beth.
Minneapolis Journal. Tom Johnson
Won ont easily in Ohio. His victory
shows that it IS still possible for men
IN win in politics with principles In
stead OF tricks as the weapons. Whe-h-
or one admires Mr. Johnson or not.
the fact remains that he wins be
cause nc stands for ideas and does
things He viii doubtless be defeat
ed for governor Of Ohio by the repub-
lican candidate. but he has won the
victory he was after in forcing the
Ohio democrats to stand fer something
besides a vigorous demand for Offices.
Cincinnati Commerce. Tribune:
Tom Johnson has it all-nothwith-
standing. Like Macbeth, he played
most foulIy for it. But he has it. and
Mr.. Bryan has another delegation
clinched for himself. or for his polit-
.cal residuary legatee in the next dem
0tratic national convention. The DEL
-gates were Johnsoa,s. the convention
was ~Jolnson's. the committees were
J-hnson's and anything and every
thing he wanted was Johnson's. not
-or the asking. it is true. but at John
sons stern command. for there was
none 70 say johnson nay. Incident
ally the ticket is ~Johnson's. body and
soul, boots and breeches-toga-he-
With ali the rope necessary for John
5c1'c final ending in November.
1~-inneajolis Times: Mr.. Johnson
does not expect to be elected. but he
ices hope 70 make 50 creditab-e race
Lat the national convention will nom
rate him for the p~residacy. Ohio
mas net gone democratic since 1889,
though it came p~erilously near it il
1892. when Harrison carried the STATE
by a plurality Of oaly 1912 and one
democratic e,ector was CHOSEN. Since
1892, however. republican pluralities
in Ohio have been very heavy. run
ming as high as 137,OS7 for secretary
Of state in 1894, 1852 for governor in
1885, 80 023 for governor in 1899. and
30, 465 for secretary of state last year.
St. Louis Clobe-Democrat: Ohio's
viii show that the chances for
democratic harmony in 1904 in the
country at large are faint. Through
out al the states in the Mississippi.
valley Organism is still a potent force.
Bryan himself will never be nominal
Ell by tae united democracy again.
but he is strong enough 10 have a de-
cided influence in naming the candi-
dates and framing the platform. The
democrats who have been writing
Situa-ies Of the Nebraskan will seq
By his Ohio victory that ne is q very
lively dead man. He is likely to De
still lively in 1904. In the mean
time McKinley's plurality in 1900 in
Ohio and Nash's margin Of $1,000 for
governor in 1901 stand a chance to be
exceeded by Herrick's lead against
Johnson in 1903.
Detroit Journal: The best thing
that a be said of Ohio democracy
is that it neve dominates or elects /
a president. 1t may be too busy pull
ing kindred hair, but the country at
large is too content TO be inquisitive.
These conditions gave birth to the
personality Of a Tom L. johnson and
he is a harmonious e.ement in the
political landscape. He has caught
the spirit Of ~sanguinary conflict. He
knows the methods, the tricks. and
he hidden bypaths. He knows what
argument will best befuddle the
masses and discredit a too persistent
rival. He knows when nothing but a
circus procession or a balloon ascen-
sion will convince the masses of his
popular imagination. Exigencies Ct
political tumult gave q johnson TO the
world. Elsewhere he would be an an
omaly. In Ohio he is the whole
works" In New York he would be
sought after by dime museum mana
gers.