The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-09-26
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declared, In his speech that state is-
suessarss paramount In the campaign.
His view Of these issues follows:

His view Of these issues follows:
/. The campaign In Ohio this year is es-
sentiallyrph Ohio campaign. No national
question or issue is presented and the
result can neither DIRECTLY nor Indirectly
AFFECT the laws or the .iawmakine body OF
the nation OF these facts all the people
have knowledge. We predict therefore.
q dismal failure on the part of Chairman
Dick and his committee IN their efforts
TO turn the peoples attention away from
existing conditions by importing national
officeholders and members OF the cabinet
TO appeal for party loyalty An appeal OF
that character, to be heard and needed
this year. must be based on justice, not
The result Of the election In Ohio this
year will, however, disclose to the people
Of the country at large one Of two things:
First, that Ohio likes machine politics
and boss rule and Is willing to pay the
cost thereof; or, second, that its people
are capable OF , ending to their own
affairs, and win lerate no political boss
OF corrupt and selfish machine. I have
no fears as to which will be the verdict
of the people. The spirit OF independ-
ence in the exercise of the great consti-
tutional prsrogative, the right to vote
according to our best judgment and the
untrammeled dictates OF our own con-
flying throughout the land for several
years past. 1t will be more manifest in
Ohio this year than ever before, at any
time in any state. When, In the same
election, the voters OF Missouri will give
n majority to a Republican candidate for
president and one Of nearly 10000 to a
Democratic candidate for governor; when
the people of Wisconsin forsake the or
ganization OF the regular parties and fol-
low by vast majority the standard OF
JaFollette; when the people of Chicago
will give a majority OF some 10000 to
Republican candidate for president in the
fall Of one year and a majority OF 25, 900
to Democratic candidate for mayor the
following spring; when the people OF
Philadelphia, oppressed, overtaxed. rob-
bed and outraged as they were for dec
ades, break party ties and, under the
leadership OF a Weaver, almost in a sin
gle night overthrow and annihilate one of
the strongest and most corrupt political
machines ever constructed by unscrupu-
lous grafters and politicians, may we not
safely rely on the law-abiding, liberty
loving, honest and God-fearing people OF
Ohio to deliver us from conscienceless
boss and political machine so rotten as
to be a stench in the nostrils OF decency?
The ST. Louis gang met its Folk; the
Wisconsin gang its LaFollette: the Phil
adelphia gang it's Weaver, and in this,
athe Cox x-Herrick-Dick gang will have
met it's Paftison. They boast OF their
great normal majority. To Patti
son, armed with a just cause, such
things have no terrors. That vast ma
jority under the peoples exercise OF their
liberty In voting will disappear this year
2 In Ohio as greater majorities have done
under the leadership of a Pattison on
two occasions In years gone by in our
sister state OF Pennsylvania.
5 The fight IN Ohio this year fs between
the people on one hand and the bosses
on the other. In the first preliminary
struggle, the Republican state conven-
tion, the bosses won. The rank and file,
the clean, decent. high h-minded and rep
utable element OF that party. were per-
mitted only to ratify a ticket chosen by
the machine, and approve n meaningless
and evasive platform Of the ready made
kind. Is Il strange that representative
men from alrsections of the state, chosen
by the good people OF their community
I, to represent them in the convention,
turned away disheartened and disgusted
Mt the spectacle Of a few schemlng poll
Iticians absolutely controlling the affairs
Of the once proud Republican party OF
Ohio?e Shades OF Grant, Garfield ana
Giddings, Hayes, Sherman and Hnnna,
Wade, Foster and McKinley-are these,
and the names Of other illustrious sons
party, TO be dragged down TO the level
OF the present all-powerful triumvrate7
And whence this power OF Cox, Herrick
and Dick7 From the people, clothed with
honor for good deeds done and confidence
Tor the future? Or from the concentrated
subtle power of. the vicious living and
moving in the ways of vice? When the
people are allowed to choose, they select
great and good men to represent them
In public Offices. When the machine II
allowed to choose, 1t selects men OF its
kind and under itr control. Applying
this standard of measurement, can you
bo ignorant Of the source from whence
the present Big Three" draw their
power? I'D
~ In. the second preliminary struggle, the
Democratic state convention, the people
won. In fact, there was not even a
!, struggle. The people through their rep
resentatives SO completely dominated the
convention that the erstwhile bosses in
the party submitted without struggle.
From the organization of the convention
TO the making OF a platform and the
nominating Of a ticket, the people per-
mitted neither hindrance nor dietation
from any source with special interests or
personal purpose to serve or promote.
Never was q convention more truly of
the people. or its work and its business
more surely transacted and controlled by
tsic pcuiic. iS ~ w pc WonueJcu tHeii
that from all parts OF the state comes
the hopeful news and glad tidings that
men and press always heretofore identi-
fed with the Republican party, are now
repudiating the bosses and joining lie
forces OF the people?
There being no national issues involved
In this campaign, let us see what are
some OF the, local and state issues. We
say some, because time forbids that we
attempt to discuss or even mention them
all. One OF the issues Is Economy vs.
Extravaganza. 1t In conceded on all
hands, regardless OF political bias or
favor, that the last general assembly was
the most open. notorious and reckless in
IT'S wrongful expenditure of money that
ever convened In Ohio The creationlof
useless Offices; employment OF needless
servants, payment OF unreasonable ,eand
exorbitant prices for properties, mater-
1als and so-called assistants: increase Of
salaries OF public officials, and" ways all
most innumerable were employed. You
ask for what purpose7 In the absence
of public need or public demand. there
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