The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-09-10
M'kINLEY'S KEY NOTE.
[Lincoln. Neh.. Lonrnal.

Maj. Mckinley has been rcnominated for
congress In his district, which has been
gerrymandered for big democratic major
ity by the democratic legislature, and he is
full of fight and will not be easily gerry
Wandered out OF Office.
His speech OF acceptance was well consid-
cred document and il full of good republican
meat. He first calls attention To the whole
some reform in the rules OF the house by
the republican majority, whereby gentle
men drawing good pay for alleged work are
no longer able TO obstruct business and de-
feat measures for the good OF the country
by sitting dumb in their seats when the roll
is called
Then he recalls the platform of the re-
publican party in 1SSS. and shows that the
majority in congress has lived up to the
principles therein enunciatcd Among
other measures the house has passed bill
TO secure honest returns OF elections OF
members of congress. OF this bill nc says:
ITO cast upon il prejudice and oppro-
brium, To give it character which does not
belong to IL, ii is designated by Our politi-
ical advcrsaries as force bill 1t is
wrongly named. 1t Is misnomer and
wilful one. 1t is. in fact. an anti-force bill.
1t is "A bill TO prevent force from Selling our
elections and overriding a constitutional
majority. 1t Is To protect the ballot box
from the fraud and the force of the minor
ity. II il called a harsh measure. Not 50.
III VIII rest llghily upon every honest voter
who is willing 70 accord 10 every other hon.
est voter the same right which he enjoys.
If IL Is harsh, IL Is only so against the law
breakers IL severe. only upon the nulllfiers
of the constitution, the suffer OF ballot
boxes and those who would doctor returns
TO reverse the will of the people. IL will
never be needed and never be enforced If
every section Of this country will protect
its citizens i'm the fullest enjoyment OF the
constitutional right OF suffrage"
He then speaks of the good effect OF the
"customs administrative bill' for the pro-
lection of the revenues from fraud i'm un-
dervaluations; of the joint resolution for
the better protection OF the silk and worSted
industries that had been greatly injured ny
decisions adverse 20 them by the revenue
department under the preceding admins
tratiOn; OF the bankruptcy bill, recon-
mended by the boards OF trade and business
men OF the country; of the bill creating
circuit court To relieve the supreme court Of
its tremendous pressure; OF the original
package bill;' the "anti-lOttCry bill;' of
the bill making an annual appropriation To
the various state agricultural coll
leges; Of the meat inspection bill, cal
culated to restore confidence of foreign
nations in our exported meats; OF the COM
pound lard bill. requiring that article 10
be correctly labelled as in the case Of oleo-
margarine; the antitrust bill striking at
combinations OF capital To fix prices, so that
they reap undue profits; of the admission
OF the new states that were kept out during
the four years OF democratic rule, though
fairly entitled to admission into the union;
OF the bill that restores 100000 acres of
uncarned lands that had been reserved for
| railroads to the public domain, and OF the
disability pension bill the most liberal legis-
lation for old soldiers that has ever been
! made by any nation.
Then he devotes little attention TO the
silver bill rs follows:
1--WE made another pledge. that the re-
| publican party is i'm favor OF the use Of both
| gold ana silver as money that the one
should not be Disseminated against, but
| that both should be equal and alike rccog-
| nized by the government. That pledge has
| boen kept The congress OF the United
| states has passed a law which utilities every
| ounce Of the silver product OF the United
states, and even more utilities IL for money
and turns IL into the channels OF trade and
| avenues OF business. and as result silver
| is nesrer parity with gold to-day than IL
| has been i'm the last fifteen years. By this
law We have not only increased the circu-
| lating medium Of the country. but we have
mado that circulating medium asolutely
safe, making all the money OF the country
| inter changeable with gold and silver, and
| redeemable in either or both OF these met
ais. Not single democrat voted for the
| silver bill. IL passed I'm spite OF demo-
| cratic opposition. The democrats had
| the house OF representatives and the
| presidency for four years and did moth
| ing for silver but To discredit IL. Cleve-
| lands first act was To demand the suspen-
siou OF the coinage Of the silver dollar. We
pledged the restoration OF silver to its true
| ami ancient relation i'm our monetary sys-
! TEN, and il has been done. When Cleveland
went out OF office the silver dollar was
worth II cents. Our legislation has brought
| IL up 10 02 12 cents. Our 300, 900, 900 OF sill
vor dollars. measured by the worlds stand
| ard. were worth 5000. 400. 900 then; they are
now worth 1888. 900 600. or S6G. 900 900 more
! than under Cleveland's management, an
enhanced value to the people OF SCI, 600, -
| O00."
OF his tariff bill he says:
| "Another purpose we declared In Chicago,
| another pledge we made 10 the people, 20
| revise the tariff on the lines OF protection.
| How? Let me recall the platform: by
| such revision as will tend 10 check imports
OF such articles as are produced by our peo-
| pie, the production OF which gives employ
| ment to our labor, and release from
| import duty those articles " for
| eign production Except luxurics) the
| like OF which cannot be pro-
duced at home No one questions but that
the house has kept that pledge in every re-