The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-28
HAS NOT GIVEN UP
Democracy Still Hopes for Reg
ulatiOn of the Railroads.
It Is Not Yet Ready for Govern
ment Ownership.
BUCKEYE DEMOCRATS
Assemble in State Convention at
Columbus.
Temporary Chairman Daugherty
Sounds Keynote.
BUCKEYE DEMOCRATS

convention Hail. columbus, o., June
2S.-Chairman Mckinney, of Marietta.
of the state central committee, called
the Democratic state convention to or
der today, introducing M. A. Daugher-
ty of Lancaster as temporary chairman.
Mr.. Daugherty said in part:
The Democracy formulated its de-
mand for the extension of the powers Of
the interstate commerce commission to
regulate rates before the Republican
party awoke to the injustice and
wrongs inflicted upon the public by the
carrying companies. The coalition be-
tween Republican party and these car
rying companies is so well known and
of such long standing that there is jus
tifcation for the conclusion that grow
ing public sentiment has whipped that
party into a pretense of activity only
against its own will
1T has been the historic position of
the Democracy, a position now firmly
held by it, that corporate power created
by the state to subserve the public well
fare is always subject to the control Of
the government whose creature it is.
And the remedy of the Democracy is
regulation and not governmental owner
ship. The Democracy is not yet ready
to cOncede that that privilege has be-
come so powerful and so entrenched in
the laws and policies of the government
that it cannot be dislodged. The De-
mOcracy has not abandoned the strug-
gle.
Whenever Democracy shall cease to
contend against the constant aggres-
sion of privilege pressing on with it's
ever tightening coils whenever De-
nlocracy shall no longer marshal it's
legions in the defense of equal rights
and shall haul down its flag in inglori-
Gus. surrender, then the day of govern
mental ownership and the stagnatiOn
and decay of socialism is at hand.
The Last Resort.
THE last resort of the people against
the oppression Of privilege is govern
ment ownership. No man who knows
the history, the teachings, the tradi-
tionS and principles of the Democracy
dare associate its name with that of
socialism. Between Democracy and So
ciaiism there is no peace and no recon
ciliation.
Socialism, like tariff, trusts, monopo-
ly, privilege and corruption, comes
trooping from the poisoned womb of
Republican policies.
Surprise is expressed that a Demo-
cratic club in Chicago should have en-
tertained the president. But Democrats
know what Republicans dislike to hear,
and if the president is now being borne
on the crest of the popular wave, it is
because it is understood that he sane
tions three significant planks in the
Democratic platform, and proposes to
employ all the power Of his adrninistra-
ton and his own personal influence as
well to write upon the statutes books
of the natioE0corporate control, the
regulation of transportation rates, and
the reduction of tariff, each and all of
them Democratic to the core; and to
do this against the controlling influence
of his own party. Popular favor was
never so showered upon President
Roosevelt as it is when he is sowing
al
prepared for him by Democratic hands.
1.-The Democracy faces the future with
hope, with courage and with confidence.
Time and the progression of events will
vindicate it's principles
Mr.. Daugherty's speech was follow
ed closely and frequently applauded
and the mention of William J. Bryan
aroused a, storm of cheers which was
renewed at the end of the address. The
credentials committee reported no
contests.
Mayor Tom L. Johnson brought up
again the planks on which he was de-
feated last night and today won by a
vote of II to 9 on that declaring for
taxation Of railroads as other property
is taxed, although he was defeated
to II on the two cent railroad fare
proposition.
Judge williams took the platform
and moved that the rules be suspended
and the temporary organization be
carried with a rush.
The platform was adopted as pre-
sented and is as follows:
1.-The Democracy of Ohio in conven-
tion assembled announce the following
declarations of principles:
I'VE note with satisfa action the de-
termination of the national admins
tration to purchase supplies for the
Panama canal in the markets of the
world and not pay tribute to our pro-
@
day may soon come when the COM
mon people of this country may enjoy
the same privilege and not be COM
PEELED to pay the manufacturers for
the necessaries of life a higher price
than these articles are sold for by the
same manufacturers to foreign pur-
chasers.
I'VE demand of our representatives.
in congress to aid in the enactment of
such laws as will prevent all rebates
will guarantee the same service to
every citizen.
we favor the comforting upon the
interstate commerce commission the
power when it finds a rate unreason-
able to fix a reasonable rate.
The Platform.
1.-The Democratic party pledges itself
in this state election if successful to
give its utmost endeavor to eliminate
the graft and political corruption that
mas Deen nourlShed and fastened upon
the state by the Republican party in
the state in the last few years. We
have seen the blighting effect of boss
rule in one of our cities and we call
upon the voters. irrespective of party
to unite in preventing its permanent
Judgement in control of our state.
I've believe in free and unqualified
home rule, free from state interfer-
ence; each city, town and village
should be allowed to decide for itself
all matters of local policy, especially
as between public or private owner
ship of all public utilities, including
street railways as well as Waterworks