Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-06

Endorsement sof Bryan. The Bryan plank
as carried provides for an instructed dele
cation with the unit rl1letto apply.
1t is recommended that resolutions of
sympathy. be sent 70 Grover Cleveland
because of his serious illness.
The committee was organized with Ben
L. Heidingsfeld of Hamilton county,
chairman, and Charles G. Duffy of Pick
away county. secretary, both Harmon
men.
Called to Order by Col. Taylor.
AS soon as the convention was called
to order Col W. A. Taylor of Columbus
presented the report of the committee on
permanent organization. making the tenn
porary organization permanent. The re-
port of the committee on resolutions was
presented by it's chairman, Ben l.. Hell
dingsfeld of Cincinnati
The report of the resolutions committee
was adopted unanimously without dis
cuSSiOn.
The Platform.
The platform submitted to the con-
vention opens as follows
In the eternal struggle between the
many who produce more than they en-
JOY and the few who enjoy more than
they produce democracy takes its stand
with the many. and sets its face against
the privileges. outlawed or leSalized, by
which they are despoiled.
we believe that the cure for the sup
posed Ills Of democracy Is more democ-
racy; that To the people belongs not the
shadow merely of political authority. but
it's substance. and that the power to in
itiate new laws and to review the acts or
their representatives is essential to the
preservation of popular sovereignty. We.
therefore. favor the initiative and refer
endum in state and local matters and the
principle that questions submitted to the
electors should be determined by ma
jority of the votes cast thereupon.
Unqualified home rule for the cities and
villages of Ohio. leaving them free TO de-
eide the question of public or private
ownership of public utilities Is declared
for. Revision of the existing system of tax
alton In Ohio. declared to he inequitaole
and unsound. Is demanded. as Is also the
passage of laws imposing taxes upon the
value added to tangible property of public
service corporations.
The platform favors further legislation
to perfect the child labor law passed at
the recent session Of the general assembly.
An eight-hour day on public work, an
employers liability act and law limiting
the power Of judges to issue injunctions in
labor disputes are favored.
Declaring that 1.-The state government
Is now controlled and administered by the
republican machine" the PLATFORM says:
THE republican state machine. TOO long
in power. has planned to perpetuate its
control by Stlnlng the repuOiicdIl HidSSeS
in their political action and forcing the
nomination OF deputies and favorites. The
republican primary was sham, and the
last convention of that party was the
most completely bossed political gather
ing that ever assembled in Ohio. The
auditor of state has built up "a powerful
Organization. having as it's chief purpose
protection OF the interests from which it
derives it's power. In control of this
machine he has refused to enforce. either
in letter or in spirit, the law taxing the
property OF public service companies. per-
hitting them to write their own tax bills
and relying upon those who profit by his
lawiess acts to save him from the indig-
nation Of the people whose laws he has
set aside. Corporations are bribed to the
support of his machine by the promise
of immunity from just taxation"
The auditor Is charged with having
wasted the public funds by unnecessary
and frequent examinations for political
purposes.
1t is charged that the state has lost
more than 100000 year by failure of
the state treasurer to take advantage of
the depository law. TT is charged that
enormous sums of state money are de-
posted In banks owned and Differed by
the state treasurer. his deputy and the
state auditor. and that the refusal of the
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