The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-03-03
PfOgreSSivGS We're COnSpiCu-
Gus By Their Absence
Was Simply A Gathering Of
Old Stand PatterS
Who Continue To Face The
Political Setting Sun

Columbus, o., Feb. 27-AdVertised
extensively as "get-together" move
ment for the purpose OF extending the
olive branch and inviting refractory
Progressives back into the fold, the
gathering of Ohio Republicans in Co
lumbus Thursday turned out to be on
ly "get-together" assemblage OF 5000
dyed-in-the-wool standpatters. Pro-
gressives and the dove Of peace were
both conspicuous by their absence.
Hatchets and brick-bats were hurled at
the Progressive party and It's leaders,
not olive branches.
The political convictions OF those
present can best be- shown by stating
that ex-senator j. b. Foraker, of Stan
dard Oil memory, drew more ap-
plause than all the other speakers com
bined, and that he was made the popu.
lar hero of the meeting. The Cinoin-
NATHAN had the audacity to ignore the
mandate of those who arranged the
meeting that there must be no can
didates pomoted, by placing an O. X.
upon the gubernatorial candidacy of
ID. Meade Massie, the Ross county
man, who so bitterly denounced Forak-
er's political enemy, William Howard
Taft, in the 1912 campaign The fiery
ex-senator was not even rebuked for
his audacity, and TO disinterested per-
sons in the audience il appeared as
though the Republican party might
have a Foraker candidate for Govern
or, with Foraker In control OF the cam
paign. The old warrior was certainly
in the saddle Thursday.
As result of this assemblage, 1t
was made plain that Ohio Democrats
would have to defend the adminisira-
tion of President Wilson as well as
their state officers in the next cam
paign. Both were attacked, and the
record of the administration at Wash
ington will be about as much Of an Is
sue in the fall campaign as will he the
work done by Governor Cox and his
associates In Ohio
If Governor Cox and his associates
were expecting a joining Of issues on
specific laws enacted during his ad-
iministration at this meeting, they are
today disappointed. The G. O. T..
standpatters criticized the Democratic
state administration in general terms
they did not specify, The orators sim
ply welded their hammers. They sug-
gested nothing constructive. They told
Of no laws which Governor Cox had
passed that they would repeal. They
sought TO knock down pins, not set
up any,
Senator Foraker assailed the Wilson
administration and defended the in
terests In the greedy efforts of the lat
Ter TO bring about "a war for capitals
sake" In bleeding Mexico The Presi-
dent was bitterly excoriatcd on ac-
count OF his Mexican policy Senator
Borah also whaled the federal admin.
istration quite strenuously. paying
eBRAAhi hNANhAibi w Auh AfNliiNAl NAiA
tariff law and the scheme of President
Wilson for delivering a knockout blow
to the trusts, The structures which
Senator Borah handed to the Progress
siye party were as cutting as anything
that was said In the mud-slinging cam
paign OF 1912.
Plenty of tafy was fed TO the Pro.
lgrefsiyes about their being welcome
prior TO the meeting. but when Memor-
ial hall was thrown OPEN ana the meet,
ing was convened the stand'pat ele-
ment was In the saddle and the Pro
gTessiye had sore back, as result
The meeting was bossed aud run by
HAIRY NJ. Daugherty. Senator Burton,
ex-senator Foraker OK Congressman
Keffer, ex-Congressman Longworth
and a host OF other Bourhons
Choice speaking places on the pro
gam were preempted by the standpat