Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-06-25
MAI. McKINLEY,s NoMrNATIoN.

The nomination Of VIM Mckinley, ir.,
by the republicans for the goyernorship
of his state is an event Of more than po-
litical significance and Importance, says
the Sioux City Journal. The republ-
cans OF Ohio have made Maj. MoKin-
ley's case their own, and they have done
this with such unanimity and enthusiasm
as to disarm criticism as to the fepresen-
tative character of their work.
Maj. Mckinley was made the special
object OF attack by the democrats last
year, with view to promoting the in
terests of the national democratic party.
His congressional district was gerryman-
dered to that extent by the democratic
legislature that it was thought he could
not possibly be returned to congress.
Prior to last year Maj. McKinley's
district known as the eighteenth, consist
ed of the counties OF Carroll, Columbi-
ana, Mahoning and Stark, and his plur-
atty over his democratic competitor in
1888 was 4,099. In redistricting the
state he was put into the sixteenth, con-
sisting Of the counties OF Medina, Wayne
Holmes and Stark. These counties in
the presidential election gave Cleveland
over Blaine 1,756, and the democrats
counted that in the congressional elect
ion they would be good for 5000 dem
ocratic majority. Maj. Mckinley, how
ever took up the fight, and his demo-
cratic opponent only had a plurality of
312, in total vote of 40,672. The pro-
hibitionists subtracted for their candi-
date 846 votes, showing that Maj. Nc
Kinley could have carried the district
against the democratic candidate alone.
The purpose of the stubborn fight
against Maj. Mckinley in Ohio last fall
was to establish the unpopularity of the
tariff measure bearing his name. j. G..
Warwick, the candidate against him,
was selected on account of his wealth,
and all the resources at the command of
the democratic organization, state and
national, were at his disposal in the cam
paign. Instead of establishing the un-
popularity of Maj. McKinley's work as
chairman of the ways and means COM
mittee in the last congress the contrary
was done.
This latter fact, however, has not been
conceded by the democrats of Ohio OF
by the democratic party of the country
and therefore it is particularly interest.
ling to find the issue joined again this
year, and the larger field of the whole
state given to its trial.
The Columbus convention has furn
ished proof of the enthusiasm with which
the battle is entered upon by the repub
lican party of the state. The republi
cans of the state are united, and con.
scious of the fact that they are to make
the mlt1atory contest IN the great cam
paign of 1892.
The democrats the country over have
sought to attach opprobrium to Maj
McKinley's name in their desire to MAKE
offensive the republican tariff Legislation
of the last congress. The people o
Ohio this fall are to indorse this work O
| give it fitting rebuke.
| Republican confidence is general il
| the triumphant election Of Maj. McKin
ley to the governofship of his state
The abusiveness Of the democrati
party has added not little to this con
fidence, for fair play is true American
characteristic, and the justice of fair pla,
is honored by the Buckeye state in ever,
fair fight.