The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-23

and industrial display this afternoon, clos
ing with an elaborate address by Major
Mckinley as follows:
The campaign is formally opened in Ohio to-
day on the part of the Republican party. II will
be unusually interesting, because of the import
ance to the state and country of the results in
November. 1t is fortunate that the issues are so
clearly defined that no misunderstanding or
evasion can arise. The Democratic platform de-
clares for the free and unlimited coinage of the
silver of the world. The Republican platform
stands in opposition to anything shore of the full
and complete dollar, and approves the legislation
OF the last congress which is d mighty bulwark
for the protection of silver. The free coinage
demanded by the Democratic platform means
that al the silver of the world can be brought
to the minis of the United States and coined at
the expense OF the government; that the United
States mints must receive 4l2}z grains OF silver,
worth 80 cents the world over, and coin therefor
silver dollar, which, by the fat of govern
ment, is to be circulated among the people as a
full dollar Ii does not take very wise man 10
see that this short dollar will become in time,
the exclusive circulating medium of the coun-
try Gold will be taken from the circulation
and boarded. and the effect will be that the cir
culating medium will be reduced 10 the extent
OF the gold now circulating and we will be COM
PEELED TO do the business of the country with the
silver dollar exclusively. We have not been
able to secure the international ratio which all
nations of the world would adopt, and with free
coinage of silver the United states would be
still further removed from any International
agreement of the nations which, on a silver
basis alone. are the poorest nations of the world
and are in constant financial disturbance and
monetary disorder. This had been pointed out
by President Cleveland, and even Governor
Campbell had declared that he had doubts
about the wisdom OF free coinage Under the
inns he rom rsfr affn To
chance il. II there is 70 be any profit in the
coinage OF silver it should go 10 the govern
ment, as il has ever since the Bland-Allison act
This new declaration would give the profit 20
the silver producer. No class OF people would
suffer so much from the s0-cent dollar as the
wage-earner and ag-iculturist. ! am in favor
of the double standard. bat not OF free and IN
limited coinage until the nations OF the world
join US IN guaranteeing 70 free silver the status
which their laws now accord 10 gold"
Speaking of the tariff the major said:
A revenue tariff, such as the Democratic party
advocate can benefit and encourage and build
I'D no domestic industry. He declared it did
not encourage labor save in foreign countries;
that il supplies work for foreign labor, and takes
IL from American labor. II was well conceived
10 benefit every other nation but this. He said
the revenue tariff would fail 10 supply the rev.
euue wants of the government. and failure Of
the government TO secure sufficient revenue
would result IN direct taxation Not alone
would this result, the speaker decisred, but the
industries Of this country keuld be destroyed
and the laborers forced 70 the farm
/ and become farmers competitors. The
! rrotectiye tariff. which keeps the treasury
! full OF money. builds Up the industries Of this
/ country and furnishes employment for labor,
/ and at better wages than can be secuIed any
! where else, or under any other system. Tbs
sneaker declared that under the protective tariff
! the public debt was reduced nearly two-.hirds,
( and state debts had also been reduced McKin-
lev refute3 the statement that the protective
| tariff increased mortgages IL had nothing
whatever 70 do with the question. More than
/ this, the speaker declared, the protective sys-
! ten preserved the home market for the people
| st home The reciprocity provision in no way
/ eucroached on the protective principle, nor can
/ il in any way destroy OF undermine the pTotec-
/ tive tariff He declared that Tire statement tbst
| the sugar bounty was more burdensome than
/ tae tax was untrue. The bounty viii encourage
/ the production Of sugar here. instead Of de-
/ srroyiug tha. industry. The tin plate tsx was
+ also de ended by him The major said there
/ was much criticism OF the duty On tin plate, and
1 fully as much misrepresentation IS criticism
| In closing, Mckinley said:
/ What viii the Democrstic PARTY do On the
| silver questionable vast majority Of the party
/ being in favor OF the oebssed dollar: viii
/ they register their VIII, or tEat OF Clevel&nd?