The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-24


Congress of March 3. 1879
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FRIDAY. JUNE "a, 1910.
A DIG MAN ON A BAD PLATFORM
The unanimous nomination of Jud
son Harmon for Governor of Ohio OF
the Democratic ticket means victory
His administration of that Office dur
ing his present term has drawn al
honest men unto him. AS thu
resolution adopted by the Convention
looking to his promotion to larger
political activities recites, she believes
sense of duty provides his only mo-
tive for official action, and his sense
of justice alone compels Judgment
The resolution further declares that
THE nation needs a real man, and the
Ohio Democracy presents and endorses
for the Presidency in 1912 Judson Har-
mon.'' The nation does indeed need
a real man, and MIR. Harmon answers
to the description. We agree with him
in his protest however, that as the
present contest in Ohio should be con-
fined to state issues it was a tactical
mistake for the Committee on Reso-
lutions to inject National issues into
this campaign. Overlooking a State
fight with National issues is never
good politics. II Mr.. Harmon shall
be reelected Governor OF Ohio in
November. 1t is a certain as anything
can be that he will be the most avail
able candidate for the Democratic
nomination for President.
There was at least one feature of
the Democratic Convention at Dayton
which is worth noting. On the propo-
sition to endorse a candidate for
United States Senator-a proposition
suggested by the Hon. William Jen-
nings Bryan-the Convention voted in
the negative, the vote standing 1909
against 254 for That action on the
part of the Convention might be re-
garded as Significant" as the saying
goes. but for the fact that in the
dOOpNcd ny NAic SoiAN NAANloAl
some of the most undemocratic of Mr.
Bryan's other propositions We're ac.
copied
There is no question of Mr.. Har
mons ability, integrity and courage
but it looks TO US as If he must Wi
his own personal strength rather thai
by the declarations of the shaky plat
forms upon which he was placed. A
to the purely local issues OF the cam
paign in Ohio, we know little, bu
upon the larger issues we hold some
very definite views There are at
least four worm eaten planks in the
Ohio Democratic platform, as follows
l. The ratification of the income tax
amendment to the Federal Constitu-
ton.
?, The, election of United States
Senator'S by direct vote of the people.
g. The principle of initiative and
referendum.
4. The immediate. enactment of the
dollar-a-day peasi9a bin introduced in
both the slxtieth and sixty-first Con-
crosses
We are sorry that Mr.. Harmon was
placed on such platform as that, and
he must win, in his own strength
against these handicaps
Several days ago Speaker Cannon
exposed the outrageous character OF
the dollar-aday pension bill when he
said that its enactment would result
In increasing the drain upon the pub
lie treasury to the extent of $780,
100000 annually. Probably this plank
was devised by the platform makers
for the purpose of catching the ole
soldier vote" and if such is its pur.
pose 1t is peanut politics of the mos
vicious character. The people of th'
United States are now paying on ac
count of pensions the sum of $3.50,
100000 year. The passage of The
bill. TO which the Ohio Democracy ha.
given its approval, would make thu
pension burden OF this country q quar-
ter of q billion dollars annually
We believe that Mr.. Harmon is tn,
strongest Democratic force in publ,
life to-day. His administration of III,
affairs of Ohio has compelled tn
earnest support of thousands of hon
est people in that State heretofor
affiliated with the Republican party
We believe If he shall be re-electe
Governor OF Ohio. nothing can proven
his nomination as the Democratic can
didate for President; but the Demo
cratic party cannot hope TO win, an
will not deserve 10 win, in the ma
tIonal election by the adoption &
populistic and xtra-Democratic poli
cies with the hope of catching tn
people.
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.MARsE HENRY ATTENDS A
DINNER.