Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-22


meet the cost of living. And neither
economy nor watchful regard for the
common welfare Is possible in Washins'
ton while the reign of the favored goes
on and the practical genius OF our PEG
pie finds such small expression In the
conduct of their public business.
The voters of the country have often
been imposed on by tariff taxes levied os-
tensibly 70 rpublic revenue. but really To-
private profit. But they were never be-
fore fooled by promise of substantial
reductions of these taxes broken in thelr
faces as soon as their votes were secured
A power so insolent in its control OF the
law-making powers must be overthrow
without delay. and will be IL the Ameri-
can people have not lost their spirit
There can be no relief as long as the
interests which profit through tarin laws
are allowed to frame them, as thus faT
they have always done. 1t has just been
shown. in the most striking way. that
these have complete command of the re-
publican party. as an organization IN
surgency is merely a protest. They scoff
can be dislodged is the democratic party.
Important Home Affairs.
The election of state officers will turn.
as it should on the important home af-
fairs which are now the chief concern of
our citizens. / shall refuse to he drawn
away from these What the present ad-
ministration has done and tried to do is
known to all, and the question is shall it
be approved or condemned?
But good government means just the
same in Washington as 1t does in Column
bus, and if the discussions which the
state campaign involves shall help the
voters to elevate the public service IN
both capitals at once i shall be douoiy
glad to have had part in them
Harmon Endorsed for Presidency.
The following resolution, presented by
the committee on resolutions. was adopted
by the convention. indorsing Gov. Harmon
for the presidency in 1912:
I'VE invite the attention OF the nation
to Judson Harmon and the work he is
doing for Ohio. Two years hence it will
have been completed; then We can spare
him for larger duties
He believes that guilt is pers onal-is
acting on that belief at home. and would
act upon il in larger fields A high sense
of duty provides his only motives for Of
fetal actions, and his sense of justice
alone compels Judgment. Firmness and
strength mark him the man to supplant
vacillation and weakness. The nation
needs a real man. and the Ohio democ-
racy presents and indorses for the presi-
dency in 1912 Judson Harmon"
Points in the Platform.
The leading points of the platform are
as follows:
The coming campaign in Ohio for the
election of state officers should and must
be fought on state issues. and it is there
fore proper that We declare first and fore
most our position upon these questions
of state government in which the people
are most interested.
he IL I'D
making by the present democratic state
administration.
Instead Of protecting and defending
grafters, as was the way of republican
officers. the present governor is having
them prosecuted and sued for the return
to the state of the many thousands of
dollars secured by fraud and wrongdoing.
The governor is handicapped in the
task of purifying and improving the pub
lie service by the opposition of hostile
legislature and republican state officials.
I'VE favor:
A maximum aggregate tax rate of
ten mills.
THE fair and just regulation of all
other public utilities as we'll railroads.
with the right of home rule as to fran
chises carefully safeguarded.
I'VE favor the ratification of the in
come tax amendment for the feoeral Con-
stitution-
Initiative and Referendum.
I'VE demand the election of United
pie.
We favor:
"A uniform school book law
The principle of initiative and referen-
dunn.
THE extension of the teaching of agri-
culture
.'The enactment of legislation limit
ing hours Of labor Of amnInvo6
ITO promote non-partisan judiciary
we favor the placing of the names of
all judicial candidates upon separate
ballot without party distinction.
"In national affairs We favor the ap-
plication of business methods in the
administration Of the federal govern
ment.
I've demand the revision of the present
unjust and oppressive tariff, regulating
rates so as to lower the prices imposed on
the consumers: the need of revenue for
the economical conduct of the government
must be the guiding principle instead of
the chief burden of tariff taxation must
be taken from articles Of the cheaper
grades where 1t was placed by the law of
PayneAldrich-Smoot and Cannon which
the President approves.
I'VE favor the immediate enactment
Of the dollar-a-day pension bill intro
duced in both the Sixtieth and Sixty
first Congresses.
we Def1ve IN the conservation OF our
natural resources, and we denounce the
administration, and especially Secre-
tary Ba1linger. for dismissing from the
public service tried and true officers
whose only aim was the preservation
to the people of such resources.
Bryan Men Beaten.
At the meeting yesterday of the state
committee. which is made uD of twenty
one members. one for each congressional
district in the state, the Bryan-Tom
Johnson contingent determined to force
the fight TO compel the convention to
name a candidate for United States sena-
tor in line with William j. Bryans open
letter of May 26 to Gov. Harmon.
Mr. johnson was represented by New
ton d. Baker. city solicitor of Cleveland.
who introduced resolution amending the
call of the convention. incorporating the
provision that the convention indorse the
candidate for United States Senator.
William Gordon proxy for c. ". Lapp.
the other committeeman from Cleveland,
seconded the resolution.
The Bryan-Johnson plan was defeated
by a vote of IA to o. with one member
absent, James Ross of Columbus, who
has expressed himself favorably to the
Harmon attitude.
Mr.. Baker said later that he would
take the fight TO the floor of the conven-
tion and insist upon minority report.