The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-11-18
WILL IT Be N'KI.N|iIIE|.Y' /?
Congressman Boothman,
Ohio, as a Political Prophet.
THE LITTLE MAJORS CHANCES
For the Presidency, and tho Posi-.
bliitics for fS02..-Thc Mckinley
Tariff and Its Reciprocity t.
Feature n Grcnt Card. 5.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.-Congresumar
Boothman, Of Ohio, blew into Washing
ton yesterday. He feels little weather
beaten after the storm Of two weeks ago
but is full OF hope for tho future.
AYES, 1t was the tariff that defeated
u.s. he said. "Tho Mckinley law only
had been adopted three weeks before
the election and TIM Democrats made
tho most OF it BY misrepresenting the
law in every particular. The time was
too abort for the provisions Of the act
to DO put in operation. Then tho vote
OF the Farmers Alliance was drawn
largely from the Republicans, and
VIC felt the loss. hfsior McKin-
ley made, magnificent canvass
Ia his district. Between the
2i OF October and the day OF
election he madc fifty.one speeches, and
on the 9th OF October ho spoke four
times In one day. How DO regard the
MAJORS defeat? Well, In ono sense 1t
ia n fortunate thing for him, in this, that
1t will, beyond question, make him the
next Governor OF Ohio, and it will
place him in direct line Tor tho Presi-
Dental nomination in 1892, The feel.
ing is generalin Ohio TINT Msjor Nc
kinley will bo our next Governor. In
fact, l believe the nomination will be
given him unanimously. Ohio Is
great State, and will practically be
welded for him as 0hio's choice in
1892" ~ I'd
"If Mckinley should head the Re-
publican ticket, would not his tariff bill
DO made the issue Of the canpaign?"
"Undoubtedly the issue will be made
clear and broad. The Mckinley act is
founded on the principles Of the Re.
publican party. I understand that
President Harrison has declared him
self not to be candidate for renomina.
ton. il that is trns tho Republicans
must look around for another candidate,
and don't know OF better man, more
popular aB ~ leader, or more available
than Major Mckinley" 5.@
"Will not reciprocity cut figure in
The campaign two years hepcs?"
"Yes, but it will be reciprocity as con.
tanned in the Mckinley act, which looks
to the admission OF thoso articles free
into this country which VIC do not pro.
duce, in consideration Of free admission
af cur agricultural and other products
into thoae countries that agree to the ex-
change. This idea OF reciprocity does
not infringe upon the principals Of pro-
lection, and that distinction is carefully
drawn in section three OF the Mckinley
bill. Major Mckinley will be one
OF the strongest candidates in the
next Republican national convention
and he has NIL the elements that 70 to
make up National leader. I want 10
say, while ! think OF it, that ex-Presi-
dent Cleveland at tile Thurman banquet
last Wednesday indicated that he re.
CARDS Mckinley as competitor for 1892,
.ns the ex.President went out OF his way
10 nisrepresent and antagonize the ideas
advanced by Mckinley en- the stump.
Mr. Cleveland said ia so many words
Glst Mckinley wanted the people to re-
main in stale OF poverty, while the
facts aro that the Major had no inten-
lion OF conveying any ouch impression,
and ! EN- positive that the people who
heard him speak were not impressed
with the idea set forth by Mr.. Cleye-
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