Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-10-03
CONGRESSMAN MKINLEY
OPENS THE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN
AT IORAlN

With a Powerful and Logical Presenta-
tion of the Issues-The Advantages of a
Protective Tariff Clearly shown-Im-
portance of the Present Contest
Mai. William Mckinley in his open
ing speech of the campaign at Lorain.
in speech of an hour and half, pre-
sented the issues of the contest in
clear and logical manner. In. the
course of hiS remarks he said:
There never was time when the Demo-
cratic party was not opposed to any law
that would allow man to vote once, and
only once The election boards in the cities
were not in interference of Home Rule or
liberty. No honest man need fear an cleo
ton board under the present statutes of
Ohio. The truth about it is that the Demo-
cratic party of Ohio does not like Governor
Foraker But Governor Foraker has made,
Maj Mckinley went on to say, one of the
most magnificent governors this common
wealth has ever had He has been bold, ne
has been honest, he has been just, he has
called things by their right names. When
he saw Copperhead Applause and cries of
bully for him''l-and when he saw that
Cleveland was about to return the rebel
flags, he said: ''Stop, you shall not send
those flags back
There is one thing like about Governor
Foraker: he speaks his mind; you know
Just what he means, and he has given to
this state one of the best administrations
we have ever had 1t has been absolutely
clean You cannot find single dark corner
in the administration Of Governor Foraker
You may hunt it up, and you may hunt it
down. and under his administration you
will find the most splendid financial results
that can be found in any administration of
the past Why, Governor Foraker took
this state from the hands of Governor
Hoadly in condition of bankruptcy, with
an empty treasury. In the four years For
aker has been in the governors chair he has
reduced the debt, and he has funded part of
If at a lower rate of interest than any state
debt was ever funded in the Union He has
not only done that, but he has, with the aid
of Republican general assembly, reduced
taxation, and the levy to-day is lower than
it has ever been in this state for forty years
The Republican legislature has found new
sources of revenue that have not burdened
the people and removed sources of revenue
that burdened the people, so hat, while re-
ducing the dAbt, we have reduced taxation
Governor Foraker and Republican legisla-
ture stand for honesty and honest payment
of state debts, for the highest state integrity,
and the result is that the business of the
state never was so well managed as now
Do you want this continued, or do you want
to try Democratl You have had some ex-
perience with a Democrat. You have had
some experience with Governor Hoadly
Maj. Mckinley then entered into popular
exposition of tariff for revenue onlyn
and protective tariff" He thus defined
tariff for revenue only: II is a tariff or
tax put upon foreign productions which are
brought into the United States for sale and
consumption, and that tax is put upon the
foreign product which with the lowest rate
Of duty will produce the largest revenue to |
the government. For it Is revenue tariff |
1t is distinguished from protective tariff |
As it is sometimes expressed, it is "tariff |
for revenue only" tariff for revenue ex-
clusively, tariff which does nothing but |
raise revenue, and that tariff which does |
nothing but raise revenue is a tariff put |
upon foreign productions which do not COM |
pete with American productions. Because |
if you put tariff upon foreign productions |
which compete with American productions |
your tariff not only raises revenue but it |
does something else 1t affords protection, |
20 the home producer as |
against the foreign producer, and the very |
instant the tariff does that it ceases to be a |
revenue tariff and becomes a protective |
tariff, so that a tariff for revenue only |
would put the duty upon articles we cannot |
produce here and would let articles which |
are produced here come in free and untaxed |
from abroad Now, protective duty, or
protective tariff is tax or a tariff put |
upon foreign productions which come into |
the United States when competing with |
American products, and the duty is made
high enough so as to give protection and en-
cOuragement to our own pr9ucers as
against the foreign producer. The protec-
tive tariff not only raises revenue, but it at
the same time Civ es adequate protection to
American labor. The one tariff looks to
revenue and revenue only. The other looks
both to revenue and protection. We make
the foreign producer bear the burden, carry
the load, fill up the treasury an1 to that ex-
tent relieve our own people at home
Maj. Mckinley then applied his argument
to the practical question of how the tariff
affected labor and wages. He took the DO
Sition that tariff for revenue meant low
wages For one, he favored home manufac-
turerS as against foreign productions.
Referring to the state issue, Maj McKin-
ley said: There is one thing about the
head of the state ticket: you don't have to
look into directory to know who ne is.
Great laughter and applause.] There are
none that don't know him, and few that
iont admire him We must re-elect Fora
ler and we must get Republican legisla-
lure to send Republican companion to the
Hon. John Sherman, whose vote for twenty
years has been killed by the vote of Demo
rat. Ohio's voice is Republican and she
should have two Republican votes in the
United States senate That meant great
leal Look how close the United States SEN
ate is to-day-a bare majority for the Re-
publican party. 1t is of the highest moment
md deepest concern that the next legisla-
ure should be overwhelmingly Republican.
As question that must be solved in the
uture, Maj. Mckinley referred to the sup
preston of the black mans vote in the
outh He believed that it would be solved
~ agitation and reason, and by appealing
o the conscience of the nation, particularly
Of the people of the south.
THE Cincinnati Post, another indie
pendent paper with usual Democratic
endency, has wheeled into line with
he Republicans. 1t is in favor of For
Iker's reelection because he has come
more nearly up to filling the office of
he states chief executive than any of
he later of his predecessors. It says:
From the time of his induction into the
xecu i've office, Governor Foraker has been
more executive than most Of his predeces-
ors. Because The Post believes
hat the rehabilitation and reinstatement of
he executive department of Ohio in full .
institutional vigor and efficiency is the
most important state issue now before the
eople of Ohio, The Post would like to see
Governor Foraker reelected
No wonder the Democratic conven-
ion objects to the ballot reform law.
he men who had control of that con-
ention are the very men it hurts.