10 'Cbe Conservative *
WESTERN DEMOCRATS FOLLOW
THOSE OF OHIO.
( From the Evening Post , Now York , July 10. )
Lost year the Ohio democracy set a
good example to the democracy of the
nation by taking a conservative course.
It showed how the party could become
reunited by returning to its time-hon
ored principles , and shaping in accord
ance with them the policies necessitated
by now conditions. This year it has
proceeded on the' same lines , ignoring
altogether the subjects which disrupted
and demoralized the national party , and
caused its successive defeats. In this
prudent action lies the ground of a hope
for the reunion of the party. Cleveland
Plain Dealer ( dem. ) .
Hero is the signal for the democrats
of Iowa when they next come together
in state convention at DCS Moines. They
will be wise if they do all that their
brethren in , Ohio have done , and a little
more. Silverism is as dead as greeii-
backism. It has gone into the stage of
decomposition. Why not recognize the
fact and let the dead remain in the
ground ? Davenport Democrat ( dem. ) .
It is no mere victory of one party fac
tion over another which has been
' wrought at Columbus. It is rather a
return to true political concepts , which
has been made manifest. The rank and
file of a great constitutional party have
had expression given to their better
judgment. Under such a dispensation
of party principle and party policy , all
democrats , whatever their personal
preferences or predilections may be , can
co-operate in the great work that re
mains to be done. Constitutional land
marks must be re-established ; the indi
vidual citizen must be restored to his
time relationship towards his govern
ment , state and federal , and the sacred
principle of the consent of the governed
must be successfully reasserted. St.
Paul Globe ( dom. ) .
The party in Wisconsin has long been
ready for the change indicated by the
result in Ohio , but is undoubtedly more
conservative. It is not likely to indulge
in radical reaction , but to take clear and
well-defined ground without seeking to
- antagonize any one. This is the only
way to secure a reunited party. They
must act on the present and look to the
future ; the past is gone ; let it bury its
own enmities. Milwaukee Journal
( dem. ) .
The democrats of Ohio ore to be con
gratulated. They have achieved a great
triumph in platform-building. It is a
model that is commended to imitation
by those of other states. Kansas City
Times ( dem. ) .
The great democratic drunk is over
with. By rights it should have ended a
year ago. Chicago Chronicle ( dem. ) .
More Expressions From the South.
The Ohio convention is the first demo
cratic body that has assembled since
Mr. Bryan's edict was published. It
las set an excellent example as to demo
cratic regard for that pronouncement ,
which , it is to bo hoped , will be gener
ally followed. The Ohio democrats also
seem inclined to fight for victory and
not to struggle for defeat. Charleston
Evening Post ( dem. ) .
The time is coming , and it may bo
near , when conviction and courage will
go hand in hand , and the democratic
? arty will not be content simply to ig
nore , but will denounce with solemn
emphasis , the errors of the past few
years. It will out loose from assooia-
ion with repudiation and win back the
confidence of the country. It will bo a
.ong and tedious journey , but it is the
only way home.-Mobile Register ( dem. ) .
Wo believe that the Ohio democracy
: ms made up its mind to come to life
again. Its platform , has the old demo
cratic ring. It declines to load itself
down with dead weights or to dwell
in the night-thoughts of an irrevocable
past. It recognizes that it is the func
tion of a political party to win victories
and not to perpetuate failures. It has
presented us with the best democratic
chart formulated for many years , there
being but one questionable plank in it ,
and that the criticism on expansion.
Memphis Commercial Appeal ( dem. ) .
The Ohio democrats have spoken in
language not to be misunderstood.
Democrats of other states will bo heard
from in due time. Nashville American
( dem. ) .
The Ohio democrats knew what not
to write. The things that were written
are a good starter not just as we would
have written , them , but they look away
from Bryauism and in the right direc
tion. Three more years will develop
more clearly the lines to be taken by the
next national convention. Macou Tele
graph ( dem. ) .
The lesson of the Ohio platform ought
not to be lost. It teaches that the time
has come when all divisions among
democrats must end. It recognizes that
the silver question is not a live question
in the public mind today. It calls for
united action on the part of all men
who believe in the fundamental doctrine
of the democratic party , no matter
what have been the differences of the
past. Raleigh News and Observel
( dem. ) .
It is to be hoped that Alabama demo
crats will carefully ponder their Ohio
brethren's declarations. Much can be
learned from them. And if we mistake
not , Alabama democratic sentiment has
been , and will continue , developing
along some of the same lines. Bryanism
must bo dropped , the tariff issue inusi
be pressed forward , crying evils of vari
ous kinds must bo made war upon , if
the national organization is to get in
shape for 1904. Montgomery Alabama
Advertiser ( dem. ) .
The Scimitar is no admirer of Ohio
politics in general , but it believes that
u. repudiating the isms and leadership I
that have almost wrecked their party ,
the democrats of that state have sot an
example which will be followed in
other states. Memphis Scimitar ( deni. ) .
The democratic party of Ohio has
said that democracy mxist be supreme ;
that democrats must bo subservient to
democracy ; that idols cannot exist
within the great corporation of the poo-
pie ; that isrns must scatter before the
jarty dictation or find a berth beyond
; he party itself ; that individual dicta
tion can no longer be attempted. The
; ip from Ohio democrats is that they
have thrown off the yoke. Augusta ,
Ga. Herald ( dem. ) .
We ought to realize by this time how
jadly , fatally handicapped we have
seen by tying on to the West , first , by
having our smoke-houses and corncribs -
cribs in that section and latterly by fol
lowing after the phosphorescent states
men and wild-cat humbuggery which
that section has thrown upon an honest
but too confiding people. Raleigh Post
( dem , )
Some Republican and Independent Views.
It is not too much to say that the
Ohio democratic convention marks an
epoch in the -history of the great party
founded by Jefferson and splendidly led
since by statesmen of ability and con
viction. It spells the repudiation of
populism and the disappearance of the
cheap-money issue. It means complete
defeat for Br.yan.ism and the leadership
which has caused three disastrous de
feats in presidential and congressional
campaigns. Chicago Post ( rep. ) .
While the silence of the convention
is only a negative attitude , yet it may
be assumed that the democratic party in
Ohio will not again be the champion of
monetary heresies for at least a genera
tion. The Bryan experience has been a
warning which the Ohio democrats are
not likely to forget unless some unlocked
for change in the business situation
should cause leaders to think that they
could ride into power on a cheap-money
heresy. Such a condition is not likely
to occur. The party may not declare
for the gold standard , but it will be
very certain iidt to go daft again over
16 to 1. It will denounce national
banks , but it will not shout for the issue
of irredeemable paper money. For this
reason the attitude of the Ohio demo
cratic convention is a distinct gain for
the country in that it removes a long
standing menace. Indianapolis Journal
( rep. ) .
The great majority of the demo
cratic party has waited for just such an
official demonstration of anti-Bryan
sentiment. The example set by Ohio
