The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-10-05
MAJOR M'KINLEY.
The Meeting Wednesday Night.

For the past week or ten days the Re-
publicans of Leetonia had advertised a
meeting to be held here on Wednesday
evening. The meeting might be con-
sidered success in point Of numbers,
but it fell far below expectations, 1t was
originally intended to have an outdoor
meeting, but the weather being so incle'
ment, they adjourned to the school house.
After the audience had got comfortably
seated, Henry S. King, as Chairman OF
the Township Central Committee, called
the meeting to order, and introduced
Major Mckinley. We quote, in SUBJ
stance, his words:
The Major commenced as every Re-
publican stumper does, by shaking the
''bioody shirt" and calling Democrats
and all who differed with HIM, political.
ly, rebel Democrats. He next charged
Tilden with drafting the Chicago reso-
lutions in 1864, but failed to tell the Re-
publicans that Tilden opposed the adop.
ton of that resolution before the commit
tee. He next spoke Of protecting the
negro in the right of suffrage atthe South,
but he did not state that they were already
protected in that. He then plagiarized a
part of Morton's speech; he then said
the Democrats we're in favor of hard
money. In this he does not agree with
the Republican papers, John Sherman,
and Morton, who all say that Democrats
are in favor of soft money; said he was
not in favor Of the repeal Of the Resump-
ton Act. and was opposedto contraction.
Yet, every one knows that theResumption
Act demands contraction of the green
back currency, and Unless repealed, con-
traction must continue to 60 on and
grind. The Major attempted to explain
the suppressed silver resolution in the
Congressional Convention at Alliance, but
in this he completely failed III he is in
favor of the reconciliation of silver, as
he claims he is, will he bctray his consti-
tuents, who, by their action as party in
1873 demonetized silver, and, ashe says,
the party in its zeal to sustain that act,
suppressed a resolution at Alliance, which
demanded the reconciliation of the
same7 We think not, and even if he
was sincere in the matter (which we can.
not believe) it would amount to nothing
as the whole Republican party is now,
and has been, in favor Of demonetizing
silver. Will the Major tell the people
why silver was ever demonetized at all.
That is Just what the peo ole wish explain
ed, and will he be honest enough to tell
the people that by the demonetization of
silver in 1873 it increased the burden of
the people $Ioo, ,ooo, 900 and put just that
much more in the pockets of the gold
gamblers and bondholders, who had no
more right to claim such gift from the
taxpayers of this country than had the
Emperor of Germany. The Major next
defended Grants administration as eco
nomical and just, without any corruption.
Then said that in the investigations by
the last Congress no wrongs or corruption
were discovered or found, in fact, he, as
Hayes, think we need no change; that
all is going right, and if the people think
SO they should support Mckinley for
Congress and Hayes for president. He
finally closed by once more embracing
the "bloody shirt" then wept and sat
down.
Upon the whole, we think it was
disappointment to all 1t is, perhaps
useless for us to say that the Major; like
all other Republican speakers, does not
answer the arguments and issues made
by tide Independents and Democrats -
LsetOnia Reporter.