Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27
OHIO CAMPAIGN IS ON
Throngs of Democrats Attend
Big Mansfield Meeting.
KERN RECEIVES OVATION
Judson Harmon Discusses Few
Burning Issues.
COMPARES THETWO PLATFORMS
Other State Candidates Make Pleas
for Honesty and Fair
Dealing"
COMPARES THETWO PLATFORMS

MANSFIELD. Ohio. September 26.-
The Ohio state campaign was launched
here today at a monster mass meeting at
tended by democrats from all over the
state. Issues of the campaign were dis
cussed at great length by various candi-
dates for state offices, including Judsor
Harmon, candidate for governor; John II
Newman, candidate for secretary of state
Timothy S. Hogan, candidate for attorney
general; William w. Durham. candidate
for auditor, and David S. Dreamer, can
didate for state treasurer.
Another big tent meeting was helC
tonight at which John w. Kern the dem
ocratic nominee for Vice President and
James E Campbell the democratic a s.
pirant for the United States senatorship
spoke. Mr.. Kern arrived in Mansfield to-
day from his campaign in Maryland, ant
was greeted at the station by large
delegation of Ohio democrats and severa
brass bands.
The streets through which he was es-
corted were hung with bunting and flags
and crowded with members of marching
clubs from various cities of the state.
The reception to the vice presidential can
didate was held, and after luncheon he
was escorted to stand overlooking the
line of march TO review parade of the
clubs and county delegations.
Ovation for Kern.
The speaking this afternoon was from
a platform erected in the center of Cen
trail Park, in the heart of the city. Thou
sands of women were in the crowd that
gathered long before the meeting began
and gave a gala aspect to the assem-
bIage.
Mr.. Kern was given an ovation as he
was escorted to the platform by MIR.
10 r-ro1n bn,, lot i,,t-
Chairman W. G. Sharp it was many
minutes before he could make himself
heard. Although not on the program
for speech, the crowd insisted upon
hearing from Mr.. Kern. and he spoke
briefly, begging to be excused from a
discussion of the live topics of the cam
paigr in view of the address he made
tonight Chairman Sharp then introduced
Mr.. Harmon, the gubernatorial nominee,
who said. in part:
After eleven years of clarifying the
tariff law as the unfailing breeder of
prosperity too sacred and delicate for the
slightest touch. 1t is now confessed that
it must be changed. Not by the hands
of the profane who know it only as a law
which taxes the people in part by pubic
officials for the expenses OF the govern
ment. but in greater part by private per-
sons for their own profit by way of col
lecting higher prices for their goods.
No, the changes must be intrusted only
~ tIlOSc WHO Hdue lIlb tdTil III the llfSl
place. and they are the very men who
profit by it.
More Questions for Taft.
But what hold would Mr.. Taft's ad-
ministration have on them which Mr..
Roosevelt does not have? Mr.. Taft, with
the President behind him, could not get
the relief he asked for the Filipinos.
How does he expect to force a general
reduction?
Il make this proposition and am con-
fldent Mr.. Bryan and every democrat will
stand by it. Let Mr.. Taft and the re
publican leaders who control Congress
promise to secure verified statements OF
the differences paid American and for
elgn workmen in every protected in
dustry and to reduce the tariff tax in each
instance to exactly that difference. The
democrats will agree TO such revision.
the tax to be increased or lowered from
time TO time to meet changes in wages.
But, says Mr.. Taft a reasonable profit
besides must be provided by the tariff.
AT last the cat is out of the bag The
pretense has always been that our higher
wages prevented competition with foreign
goods, and that. with the difference in
wages made up by law, the people would
get the benefit of such competition.
Special Favors Capitalized.
Foreign goods would still have the dis
they could carry that load and still be
brought over and sold at a profit surely
there must be a still greater profit on
American goods. Why then. tax the
people still further to swell this prott:
Simply because every concern which gets
the benefit of the tariff has capitalized the
specla! favor thus granted it by law and
VIII never consent TO reduction of divi-
dends.'
Mr.. Harmon then entered upon an ex-
tended comparison of the provisions of the
democratic and republican platforms. de-
ciarlng that the advantage was all with
the former. He then proceeded to dis.
cusS the campaign situation in Ohio He
charged financial miSmanag cement of the
state funds on the part of the republican
auditor, treasurer and attorney general.
Some Flowery Language.
Mr.. Newman was presented after the
applause following Mr.. Harmon's speech
had subsidized. He said that he had an
abiding faith that people whose church.
eS and schools are recorded among their
choicest jewels would keep unsuiled the
name of the state that gave to the world
Thurman. Sherman. Rosecrans McKinley
Hayes, Grant. Garfield, Pendleton and
Pattison.
But" he said, you must watch and
| pray. The siren is singing a lullaby tc
| you: you have already slept too long II
| YOU "OuIu tAtidCl lIt pUiSOn ALREADY IN
| Jected into the system you can only dc
| 1t by vigorous application of ballots"
| referring to recent investigation 81
| the state treasurer relative to his dispo
| s1tion of state funds the speaker said:
| Il think l see the dawn of a new day
| The boss and CRATER must .Vacate anC
| men will take position who will recognize
| the supremacy of the people.
Digs Down in the Past.
| You all remember that last winter
when the people had grown suspicion:
| and had sought to investigate certain of
fees through their legislature the infor
| nation asked for by the committee wa:
| insuitingly refused by certain state Off
| GERS. a public office is a public trust
| and sacred one, and the man who take:
! money from the state is worse than the
| man who takes it fro mhe Standard OF
| Company. \ chunk of S9s.o9 lost to the
| state of Ohio through carelessneSs, Grim
| inal or otherwise, of officials Is mucI
| worse than a chunk of $4,000 taken from
| the Standard Oil Company. even though
! the intention was TO substitute the pres.
| with II. a man who is chosen for United
! States senator because he takes money
! from a trust and with smile gulps dowr
! a state official charged with grating by
/ a legislative committee appointed to in
vestigate his conduct is inconsistent i
| not dishonest, and is unworthy of the