The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1891-09-24
THE OPENING GUN.
GOV. CAMPBELL S BROADSIDE
AT SIDNEY.
The Iniquity Of McKinleyism is
Shown up in all its True and
Repulsive Colors.

The following is a synopsis
Governor Campbell's great open
ing speech a, Sidney, OHIO, an
will repay a careful reading.
Gov. Campbell said:
Ole of The most encourasin
features of the pending campais'
is the universal apprehension ez
hibiled by The Republican lead
ers with respect to the tarif
Their concerted efforts 10 ignor
that issue, or 10 treat il as secOn
dairy and unimportant, are ex
ceedinSly suggestive. Less thai
a year ago, when the author O
the most oppressive tariff in on
history was defeated for re elec
lion, the Republicans with an al
most unanimous voice demanded
his nomination for Governor. Be
fore the convention met it wa,
whispered that the eIecllol
might be jeopardized by The nom
iuatiOn OF one who was The lncar.
nation of protection in IFS m0sl
aggrava' ed form. Ii was not on
ly TOO late, at that time for a re-
consideration, bat, undoubtedly
a large majority of I he delegates
did not favor it. They did not
then realize the deep seated hat
RED of the people for excessive
and unjust taxation. While they
were somewhat staggered by the
depression in wool, the slump in
iron, and the semi.panicky con-
dItion which had prevailed in the
money market since the passage
of the tariff bill, thev yet harbor-
ed the hope that the enormous
crops here. and The failure abroad
would result IN a temporary spurt
Of prosperity for which. as usual.
they could credit the tariff. So
he nomination. being in other
respects unobjectlonab!e, was du
|y made.
He was nominated wholly and
solely because, as chairman of
he Committee on Ways and
Means IN The Fifty-first Congress,
ne has been the principal figure
n the enactment of the tariff.
His nomination emphasized thai,
ssue as The supreme struggle of
he campaign. The Democracy
accepted this gauge of battle; The
people of Ohio are prepared for
upon that issue; and the
entire country awaited the onset.
Imagine The CONSERVATION of
he protectionists, and The amaze
nent of sincere Republicans,
when, upon the verr spot Of his
birth, their candidate for govern
'r, whom they had entrusted
With the gorgeous banner of high !
r taxation, deliberately sent j;
o the rear with the baggage
wagons and the camp followers,
7hlle he opened tn e battle upon
he subject Of silver coinage-an
'sue of which neither party has
yet spoken through lis national
latfnrm, and in regard 10 which
enator Sherman trul hfully said
Paulding, that "both the Re-
nblican and Democratic parties
re somewhat divided" After
he candidate had thrown this
oue of Republican contention
the people, and solemnlv de-
ared it TO be the vital Issue of
le campaign, he proceeded to
pologize for his unpopular tariff.
In his opening speech Major
plays number of va
in the high key, upon
le dishonest dollar" "lhe "shod-
y dollar" the "short dollar" and
'e "eighty-cent dollar" He
len touches a minor key and
roceeds to bewail the sad condi
on of the poor old soldier whose
tile stipend of twelve dollars
er month will, he predicts,
rink to nine dollars and sixty
mis-, should we enter upon free ,,
image of silver.
The Ohio Democracy wonld in
IKE the legislative and treaty
oneerS to undo the wrong they I
I'VE perpetrated, and TO aid, so
r as lies in their power, to re-
ore silver to its proper place q
id use. G
THE TARIFF AND WAGES. {
Ii would be too tedious to re- !,
te the daily reductions in wa C
s, and the frequent strikes for {
lention of wages which have I
Cured under the new tariff. q
'erything, almost. except la ],
r. is protected. There is no .
riff Oh that. Wage workers Q
me into Castle Garden, but no F"
stom house vexes or taxes
EN-. Mr.. A. b. Farquhar, pres
ant of fbo Poppcvlvoni, o,;