The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-24
DEMOCRATS OPEN
STATE CAMPAIGN
Mass Meeting of the Old Guard at
Newark, Ohio.
PLAIN TRUTH is SPOKEN
SPEECH OF JOHN M. PATTlSoN,
CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR.

kIEWARK, O., Sept 2S.-The Demo-
cratic state campaign was opened
in this city today and far exceeded
the expectations of the most sanguine.
Two meetings were held in the open
air. and in numbers they outranked
any demonstration OF whatever charac-
ter ever held here. The city was hand
sOmely decorated with flags, banners
and bunting. and on all sides resounded
the music of bands from different parts
of the state. Among the visitors were
prominent Democrats from all over the
state.
At the afternoon meeting three OF
the party candidates participated as
speakers. assisted by a former candi-
date for governor.
The closing meeting tonight was as
largely attended as that earlier in the
day. Tie speakers were Mayor Tom L.
Johnson of Cleveland John M. Patti
son, candidate for governor. and James
4. Rice, candidate Tor attorney gem
eral.
Mayor Johnson SPOKE at great length
and was enthusiastically cheered
throughout. He spoke of boss rrie IN
Ohio and predicted ne election of the
Democratic state ..cket. Pattison and
Rice confined themselves to the issues
of the campaign, and both expressed the
conviction that the Democratic ticket
would be elected.
John NJ PattisOn, of Milford, Ohio,
former congressman and present Candi-
date for governor, was the first speak
er. Mr. Pattison said in part:
Herriek Arraigned.
We arraign Governor Herrick for his
subseTVienCe to the great boss of Ohio
as indicated by his own efforts and the
efforts of his party friends to induce
the boss TO consent to and approve his
nomination.
1T has been asserted by apOlogists for
the present organization of the Republi-
can party of Ohio that corruption and
graft have always existed; that the
morale of the present day is better
than ever before, and that the many
recent exposures of rascality in office
are the result merely of an enlightened
public conscience and of greater publ
city. which have brought to light these
evidences of graft.
No Honest Bosses.
Il deny that stealing and corruption
must be expected as nscessary incidents
Stealing and corruption are not only
necessary incidents to, but are the
foundation principles of. an admins
tration by bosses and gangsters. There
can be no such thing as good boss
or an honest boss i'm politics. All
bosses and attendant gangsters depend
for their existence on speculation and
plumber.
The plain facts are that the reason
sale corruption i'm office is that under
the balefu regulation Of bossism all
over the country there is more boodling,
more robbery than ever before in its
history. Grating has become so COM
mon, so brazen, that its exposures
cease to occasion surprise and wonder.
Pledge of Democracy.
Il promise you on behalf of the gem
tlemen on the Democratic ticket that if
elected we shall honestly and fearless
ly discharge our duties to the best of
our abilities. No insolent boss shall
dictate to us by telephone. No CRATER
shall find the atmosphere of the state
house cOngenial To his health and bust
ness. Honesty and economy shall gov
ern all our official actions. and when
We surrender our offices to the people
We shall have clean hands and clean
consciences, and you viii have a COM
mOnwealth once more the pride OF a
great people"
Thomas Z. Powell, of Columbus, a
former Democratic candidate for gov
ernor, was the next introduced.
Lewis &. Houck, of Mt. Vernon, can
didate for lieutenant governor, fol-
loved
The last speaker was James A. Rice,
of Canton, candidate for attorney gen
eral.
Tom Johnson's Speech.
Tom L. Johnson spoke for an hour at
the night meeting, taking as his text
The Difference Between a Leader and
Boss PattisOn. he said, was a leader
or the Democracy representing the prln-
ciples for which the party stood in Ohio.
The Republican party, he declared was
dominated by boss whose ambition was
graft MIR. Johnson declared that Patti
son stands upon a platform made by the
convention which nominated him with
ont the assistance of the prominent lead
eTs of the party. That platform. he said,
declares for home rule and equal taxa
ton. There is a declaration that the peO-
pie shall determine whether they shall
own public service corporations. Deciar-
alton for the maintenance and improve
ment Of the canal system is positive.
Attempt to Distort the Issues.
Mayor Johnson said that the idea Of
the tariff being injected into the cam
paign was merely TO divert the public
mind from the real issues. The Repub-
Leans, he said. dared not make a fight
upon the issues which concern the public
most
Mayor Johnson hkened the ''rebellion
of the ministry against Governor Her
rick" 10 the Old-ttme religious TeViVaIs
that swept over the country
Il live in that sort of religion" he said,
(which arimates men to know their
rights and 10 hold on to them when they
have them" He concluded by referring
20 George b. Cox, the Hamilton county
Republican leader.
Isn't il strange" he asked. that with
Cox being charged from one state line to
another with being a CRATER and playing
politics purely for graft there is no paper
in Ohio which defends him.
TESTIMONY ALL IN.
Portland. Ore. Sept. 23.-The taking