Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-10-23
THE FORCE BILL.
TEE MONUMENTAL INIQUITY PROPOSED Bl
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
To Be Foisted on the American PeOpls-GOvsrnO
Hill, Of New York, Pays His Compliments
TO Mckinley and Tells Why BE
Should Not Be Elected

WOOSTER, O.. October Ex-Governor
Hill left Canton for Wooster this MORN
ing, arriving at the latter place at noon.
At every station along the route large
crowds were gathered and cheered Gov
ernor Hill as the train passed, and many
people took occasion to board the train
at each station and shake hands with
the Governor. At Massillon, Major
Mckinley, who was on his way to
Smithville, boarded the train, and John
G.. Warwick, McKinley's Democratic
opponent in this Congressional district,
who was sitting in company with the
Governor, gracefully arose and surren-
dered his seat to the Major, who chatted
with the Governor until he reached his
destination.
On arriving at Wooster an immense
throng crowded the station and the city
was in gay holiday attire. At least five
thousand people from surrounding
villages and hamlets within Wayne
county arrived before noon to listen to
the Governors address. Governor
Campbell. who was expected to be pres
ent, telegraphed that legislative com
plications prevented his attendance.
Governor Hill addressed an open air
mass meeting of 5000 people this after
noon. He was introduced by Judge
Critchfield, who said no political gather
ing in this Congressional district had
ever equalled the present one.
Governor Hill commenced his speech
by thorough explanation of the tariff
bill and said: The place for the sur
plus of taxes is in the pockets of the
people of the country and carrying
out of Democratic principles on this
point would tend to such result.
There is at this moment being perfect
ed the organization of trust in win
dow glass, at Findlay, Ohio, made pos
sible by the increase of duties on this
product by the Mckinley bill.
Your district is a great wheat
and pork producing country.
The wheat exports amounted to
millions of bushels last year, while the
imports were but one hundred thousand
bushels, yet Mckinley, after raising the
duty on farmers neceSSaries of life,
mounts the platform and tells you that
he has equalzed duties by increasing
the duty on wheat cents a bushel.
Has he hoodwinked you by such an ex-
PLANTATION? | think not. Ask Blaine
when he speaks here what he meant
when he said that there was not line
in the Mckinley tariff law which opens
new market for wheat and pork.
oppose the election OF William Nc
Kinley among other reasons, because he
voted for and advocated the Infamous
force bill. deny the existence Of any
valid or substantial reason for the pas
sage of such Il measure. Party eXpe-
diency and necessity may urge its en-
actment, but patriotism, good govern
ment, and the cause of honest elections
unite in opposing its success. There
has nothing taken place in any part OF
the South to Justify the exercise of a
doubtful power of Congress to regulate
our elections.
denOunce this measure as danger
Gus exercise of constitutional authority,
a menace to our theory Of government,
and an insult TO thepeople of the States.
The States have regulated their own
Congressional election. They should be
permitted to continue to do so. A re-
fuSal of such a privilege is devoid OF
justice. 1t is policy of force and par
tiSanship. A mere recital of the details
Of the proposed measure is sufficient to
make them eXecra6le.
Federal Supervisors in every election
district, strangers to the people vested
with authority to override the certiii-
Gates of local officials and the Cover
nors of States, constituted the frame
work of the proposed iniquity. The
tendency of such legislation would be
to provoke a conflict between Federal
and State officials, and race prcjudices
would be engendered at the South.
Those who affect to think that the peo-
ple don't understand this issue and are
not used to its importance, mistake the
signs of the times and the character
and temper of the American people.
In conversation with Mr.. Mckinley
on the train to-day, he told me 1t was
the intention of the present Republican
Congress to pass the Force bill before
its expiration, no matter which party
was successful in the coming Congress
sional elections. If they do not carry
the next tlcCJlOu Nou Ndh l'SN ''c"i ~
they will not pass the bill.
In conclusion the Governor said that
Mckinley, the apostle of nigh protec-
tive tariff and unjust taxation, should
go into some other State, and not ask
the support of a constituency he has be-
trayed
After the Governor had finished his
sneech in view of the fact that the
people on the outskirts of the crowd
had been unable to hear him, and that
many who are at their daily labor also
desired to hear him, he consented to re-
main until tonight. when he addressed
fifteen hundred people who taxed the
utmost capacity of the village opera
house. The Governors remarks were
mainly review of the tariff question,
the legislation and doings of Congress.
The Governor and party left for Mas
sillon at Q o'clock, where he speaks to-
morrow.
Cornell's Prosperity.
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