The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-10-28
NOMINATED FOR SPEAKER.
AND BoLTED BY PENNSYLVANIA TARIFF
REPUBLICANS.

AND BoLTED BY PENNSYLVANIA TARIFF
REPUBLICANS.
When the extra session of Congress
met in October, 1876, Garfield was nomi.
mated for Speaker Of. the H ,use by the
Republican caucus.
The Democrats nominated for Speaker
Hon. S. ]. Randall.
The uncompromising Republican pro
teCtionists bolted Galfeld's nomination,
because of his free trade record. Among
the boilers were Judge Kelly, Congress.
men Errett, Killinger, and Bayne. This
selegraphic dispatch tells the story of the
bolt:
From the Pittsburgh dailies, October 16 1877 ]
Washington, October Is, 1877.
"Major Errett and Colonel BAyne alb.
sented themselves from the Republican
caucus, and refused TO vote in the House
to-day for the Republican caucus Candi-
date for Speaker, General Garfield of
Free Trade and Golden Club fame.
Judge Kelly also adopted this course"
Tne Pittsburgh Gazette, now a warm
supporter of the election of Garfield to
the Presidency, supported the boilers
and editorially indorsed their action be-
cause Garfield was Free Trader" This
extract tells the story:
Pittsburgh Gazette, editorial, October 16, 1877
The Post is respectfully informed that
Hon. Russell Errett did not vote for Mr..
Garfield for Speaker. Neither did he
vote for Randall. He did not favor
THE FREE TRADER (Garfield) nor the
Democrat (RAndalD.
Congressman Killinger, who had
served twelve years in Congress from
the D.uphin district of this State, in ex.
planation of his refusal to support Gar
field for the Speakership, addressed the
following letter to the Philadelphia
Times, which was duly published in that
journal:
To the Editor of the Philadelphia Times;
In reply to the inquiry, l will say that
in the vote for Speaker we chose the less
er of the two evils. We could not elect
the Speaker, and the only significance
our action had was its indication of ex
preston of confidence in the nominee on
the great and vital question of protection
to our industries and employment for
our laborers. la my judgment all ques-
tions are subordinate to this. When,
therefore, the CAUCUS determined to COM
pliment Mr. Garfield in this way 1 had
to choose between sanCtioning by my
vote such an action or to express my dis
sent by Withholding it. Mr.. Gar6eld's
record on this question is well known to
the country, and some of it has come un.
der my own observation. could not,
therefore, pass it by as insignif snt or
unimportant Without meaning any
disrespect to him, / am compelled to say
his status has been eqnivocal, If not dc
ttLalty hostile 10 the opinions Ue hold IN
Pennsylvania. have leUer found him to
stand squGrly for protection He Would
not be accepted By ihe Republicans Of my
district as an exponent of their UieaOs, and l
could not compliment him with their
vote for the Speakership without mani.
fest inconsistency and doing violence to
all my convictions of duty and principle
No friend of the american syStsm of revenue
and finance has ever been cOmpIimented aU,th
honorary membership in The British free
trade leagues. The object of these leagues
is we'll known to be the strengthening Of
British influence in foreign countries.
They aim to secure markets here for
British manufactures, and to that end
are hostile to onr home industries. In
common with VIM, G. Bryant, s. s. Cox
and d. A. Wells, notorious free traders,
Mr.. Garfield stands in connection with