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The Commoner.
Ohio Democrats in State Convention
15
Ohio democrats met in state con-?
vention at Columus, June 28. The
Associated Press report is as follows:
After a continuous session lasting
several hours, with several striking
features, the Ohio democratic con
vention today named the following
state ticket to be voted on at the
state election in November:
For governor John M. Pattison, of.
Clearmont county.
Lieutenant governor Louis B.
Houck, of Knox county.
Supreme judge Hugh T. Mathers,
of Shelby county.
Attorney general James A. Rice,
of Stark county.
State treasurer Charles P. Mason,
of Butler county.
Members of the board of public
works Patrick C. McGovern. of Mus-
kigum county. The office of state
treasurer was the only one for which
but one name was presented for con
sideration," eight contestants lining up
in the race for governor and two bal
lots being necessary for both that
place and for supreme Judge.
After the temporary officers were
elected as the permanent officers -of
the concention, Chairman Daugherty
sprung a sensation by reading a com
munication from National Committee
man McLean, who wrote from Wash
ington offering his resignation, which
was at once accepted.
Pattison's nomination came on the
second ballot and it was brought about
notwithstanding the fact tfiat the four
counties having the most delegates in
the convention were voting for other
candidates.
In the way of demonstrations, the
greatest came at the close of Chair
man Daugherty's speech when an im
promptu tribute to William J. Bryan
as the party leader in the nation
brought out a storm of cheers that
lasted fully a minute, and it was re
peated later in the convention when
others referred to the former candidate.
ment, shall bo buried beyond all hope
ui. leuiurucuun. xne uemocracy be
lieves that the overthrow of the pro
tective system and the administration
of the government along the demo
cratic lines of equal rights to all men
and special privileges to no man will
be the panacea for all evils that now
afflict the body politic.
"The democracy faces the futuro
with hope, with courage and with con
fidence. Time and the progression of
events will vindicate its principles.
The dazzling delusions of imperial ex
pansion does not lure it from the path
of safety and the steady light of the
constitution. It does not measure na
tional greatness in large standing
armfes designed to crush labor at
home or freedom abroad, or In power
ful battleships built to destrov human
life and to crimson the seas with hu
man blood. It regards the growing
military spirit as an impending danger
to, and the mortal enemy of repub
lics. It summons young men to its
ranks to1 do battle in its cause that
the loved republic may not be sup
planted by an oligarchy of wealth or
be lost in the maelstrom of empire."
The announcement of the commit
tees was, on motion, disnensed with.
and the credentials committee report-
en mat there were no contests.
railroads and other public sorvlco cor
porations should be so changed as to
compel the assessment of those prop
erties at not less limn Minlr unir,i,i
value as going concerns to prevent
their evasion of just taxation.
"The democratic party now, as n
tho past, guarantees to each and ovory
citizen equal rights and protection and
to each and every individual tho great
est liberty possible consistent with
general good and tho proper consid
eration of tho rights of others.
"We believe in free and unniinlifloii
homo rule, free from state interfer
ence, ach city, town or village should
bo allowed to decide for itself all
matters of local policy, especially as
between public or private ownership
of all public utilities, including street
railways, as well as waterworks and
lighting system, and that provision
should be made for t?ubmli."ng such
questions to the people upon request
from a reasonable number of voters,
and at such elections the votes of a
majority shall decide. Such public
f ownership should bo safeguarded by
uio merit system of appointment and
tenure of oHlco so as to provont tho
building up of political machines and
tho perpetuation of noss rule.
"Wo favor tho election of United
States senators by direct voio of tho
people.
"We favor tho initiative and refer
ondum, especially with reference to
tho issuing of municipal and county
bonds and tho granting of public franchises."
Some Facts About Norway
On pay-days saloons arc closed and
savings banks open until midnight.
Servant girls hire for half a yenr
at a time by contract at public registry
office.
Illiterates Two men In a thousand
in Sweden, three In Norway and Den
mark, sevcnty-clght in Russia, which
wants to "Improve" Norway and
Sweden by dividing and conquering
them; 13.6 even in England. New
York World.
Chairman McKinney of Marietta, of
the state central committee called the
state democratic convention to order
today, introducing M. A. Daugherty of
Lancaster, as temporary chairman.
Chairman Daugherty said in part:
"Surprise is expressed that a demo
cratic club in Chicago should have
entertained the president. But demo
crats know what republicans dislike to
hear, and if the president is now be
ing borne on the crest of the popular
"wave, it is because it is understood
that he sanction's three significant
Planks in the democratic platform,
and proposes to employ all the power
of his administration and his own per
sonal Influence as well, to write up
on the statute books of the nation
corporate control, the regulation ' of
transportation rates, and the reduc
tion of the tariff, each and all of them
democratic to the core and to do this
against the controlling influences of
his own party. Popular favor was
never so showered upon President
Roosevelt as It is when he is sowing
the democratic seed in democratic soil
prepared for him by democratic
hands.
"The boasted prosperity enjoyed, by
the United States is not the result of
the highest tariff law of their history
it has come to them from natural and
other causes and in spite of a prohibi
tive tariff.
The democracy believes that the
nated trusts and the intolerable mo
nopoly will not be exterminated until
uie economic policy of protection,
wnich is their refuge and nourish-
PERRY DAVIS'
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roams, bralsen-coaphB. colds, sore tllroat. '
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Mayor Tom L. Johnson brought up
again the planks on wliich he was de
feated last night and today won by a
vote of 11 to 9 on that declaring for
taxation of railroads as other prop
erty Is taxed, although he was defeat
ed, 8 to 12, on the 2-cent railroad fare
proposition.
Judge Williams took the platform
and moved that the rules be suspend
ed' and the temporary organization be
made permanent and the motion was
carried with a rush.
The chairman read a communica
tion from J. R. McLean resigning his
membership in the national commit
tee. The resignation was accepted.
In answer to a question the chair
man said that the vacancy would be
filled temporarily by the national com
mittee and permanently by the dele
gates to the next "national convention.
The committee on resolutions re
ported the following platform, which
was adopted:
"The democracy of Ohio, in conven
tion assembled, announced tho follow
ing declaration of principles:
"We note with satisfaction the de
termination of the national adminis
tration to purchase supplies for the
Panama canal in the markets of the
world and not to nay tribute to our
protected monopolies. We trust that
the day may soon come when the com
mon people of this country may en
joy the same privilege and not be
compelled to pay the manufacturers
of the necessities of life a higher
price than these same articles are
sold for by the same manufacturers to
foreign purchasers.
"We demand of our representatives
in congress to aid In the enactment
of such laws as will prevent all re
bates and secret contracts by rail
ways and will guarantee the same ser
vice to every citizen.
"We favor the conferring upon the
interstate commerce commission the
power when it finds a rate unreason
able to fix a reasonable rate.
"The democratic party pledges itself
In this state election, if successful, to
use its utmost endeavor to eliminate
the graft and political corruption that
has been nourished and fastened upon
the state by the republican party in
the last few years. We have seen the
blighting effect of boss rule In one of
our cities and we call upon the voters
irrespective of party, to unite in pre
venting its permanent lodgment in
control of our state.
"We declare that the present laws
for assessing the property of steam
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