The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-09-12
HO Votes Against Reducing Expenditures-He
Votes Against the Repeal Of Shermsn's Re-
sumptIOn-He Votes Against Putting Silver
on the Same Footing with Gold, &c.

proof GudJ no 10 bHo LAY yoo'Oohh phOi
man administration candidate for Con-
gress in this district. They need such
serviceable tools in Congress to carry out
their schemes. These schemes are not
in the interest Of honest labor nor hon
est business.
With the effrontery Of wrong doers,
the Republican speakers and organs
claim to be in favor of "honest money"
to be the party of "honest money!
Could brazen impudence go further
What party, by their legislation, depre'
ciated the governmentgreenback? What
party in power refused, year after year,
up to this time, to make the greenback
receivable for all purposes the same as
gold? We need not say it was the Re-
publican party. And yet their leaders
and organs claim to be the party of "hon-
est moneyw Could unblushing knavery
go further2 The term "honest" cannot
apply to the legislation and acts of the
Republican party
William Mckinley jr,, is docile mem
Der of his party-obedient to all its re-
quirements, endorsing all its frightful
record of wrong doing and misrule His
votes during the late session of Congress
being his first, establish our statement.
Let US briefly give a few of his principal
votes:
l. In March last Mr.. Springer of Illi-
nois introduced bill, placing silver on
the same footing with gold. The yeas
were 140, the nays 102. among the noes
was William Mckinley jr.
2. On Nov. I'd the House repealed the
resumption act by vote of 1873 to 100,
The bulk of the vote for repeal was Dem.
ocratic; of that against it was Republican
Every Ohio Democrat voted for repeal.
But of the twelve Ohio Republican mem.
bers only three-Gardner, Jones and
Van Vorhees, voted with the Democrats,
William Mckinley jr voted against re-
pealing the Sherman sham.
8. While this bill for repeal was pend
ing in the Senate, Mr.. Townsend moved
in the House to suspend the rules, to re-
peal so much of the law as permitted
the sale of bonds for resumption purposes
and to compel the receipt oflegal tender
money for customs duties. Upon this
bill only two Ohio RepubliCans-Gard-
ner and Neal-voted with the Demo-
cratic members, and William Mckinley
jr voted against this righteous move.
3. Upon two separate occasions Mr..
Southard moved to suspend the rules and
pass bill making legal tender money re-
Ceivable for customs duties. Only two
Ohio Republicans voted with the Demo
cratic members-Gardner and Neal-all
the Ohio Democrats voting yes Upon
the last vote the bill passed the House,
The Senate took no action, but MCKin-
ley voting no.
5. When Gen. Butler introduced his
bill for the reissue of the fractional cur
rency, and of certain amount of legal
lender notes of small denomination,
every Ohio Democrat voted yes, and ev-
cry Ohio Republican who was present no
6. On June 10Th Gen. Ewing introduc-
I'd bill to retire the circulating notes
If national banks, and to substitute U.
J. notes therefor. receivable for customs,
axes, claims, etc., against the United
States, the bill providing carefully against
contraction.
This bill got ITO votes to ia against it,
IF the yeas all were Democrats but 13;
If the nays all were Republicans but 16.
All the Ohio Democrats voted no, and
Ill Republicans present no, Mckinley
)eing one Of the noes.
This is the financial record of the last
Congress, and it shows where Mckinley
tands. He prefers National Banks to
,reenbaCks-is opposed to receiving
,reenbaCks for customs duties the same
is gold-favors Sherman's resumption
scheme, by which the National
Debt is increased.
Such is the record of Congressman
Mckinley, Let every Independent vot.
ng citizen of the 10Th district choose be.
ween VIM. Mckinley jr and Aquila Wi
ey,
But this is not all. Other measures of
eform were introduced into the last
congress, which show where Congress.
nan Mckinley stood.
Z, The House passed bill exempting
matches, and reducing the tax upon to.
,aCCo and cigars. On this bill the yeas
we're l3l, nays 108. The yeas were all
Democrats but 10, and the nays all Re-
,Hblicans but Z, Mr.. Mckinley voted no,
s did all the Ohio Republicans.
8 The necessity for revenue was the
xCuse for voting against the bill ex-
mpting matches, and reducing the tax
n tobacco and cigars, and the Democrats
roposed an income tax that had been
n operation eight years, yielding a rev.
nue. of S346,0O0,000. On the 4th of
'ebruary Mr.. Mcmahon of Ohio intro.
uCed a resolution to test the sense of !
be House, as follows:
WHEREAS. In the present condition of public |
istress it is important that the wealth of the ma
on should bear fair proportion of the burdens |
taxation; therefore,
Resolved, That the Committee on Ways and |
leans be and are hereby instructed to report |
III imposing graduated tax on the excess of in
Jme above a reasonable minimum to be fixed by |
w. and that said bill be reported at the earliest
ractical moment
This resolution received 1855 votes to
Q nays. Of the SO nays only 81 were
'emocrats, of the 165 yeas only 50 were
All Ohio Democrats pres
Mt voted for the resolution. Only two
from Ohio, Jones and Van
'orhees, voted with yea. Cox, Danford,
oster, Garfield, Keifer, Mckinley, Mon
Do, Neal and Townsend voted no.
9. Another proposition was proposed,
erfectly legal and proper. The sinking
Ind has been very largely overpaid. |
Ir. Goode moved 10 suspend further
ayments for the period Of five years. !
he vote stood, yeas 122, nays liz, yeas
Democrats, nays mostly Re-
ublicans The Ohio Democrats all vo-
ID yes, all the Ohio Republicans pres