The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-10-09
CAMPBELL VERSUS M'KINLEY.
The Opposing Candidates for Governor In
Ohio Keet in Debate.
TIE GOVERNOR EXCORIAIES HIS FOB.
They Break Bread Together Like Two
Brothers Prior 20 the Verbal Battle.
Abstract OF the Speeches.

Abstract OF the Speeches.
ADA. o., Oct. s.-About thirty thousand peo-
pie were in town this afternoon TO hear the
Mckinley Campbell debate at the fair grounds
Tho two gubernatorial candidates arrived ut
noon and were greeted by immense crowds OF
people 3he rival candidates accepted invita-
tions and took lunch at the residence OF Profes-
sor Lehr. br, alng bread together with as much
geniality as though the same mother had given
birth 10 loh.
Later in The afternoon Governor Campbell
opened the debate at the fair grounds with an
hours peech.
In the course Of his speech, Governor Camp
bel SAID he moments at M olsposal are
much 100 f3w % properly present an indictment
against thal oyergrONn monster ma'4ueraalIg
IN the garD Of protection and subsistlng ultn
the wage-worker and the farmer In the days
OF the French revolution Madame Roland lto-
tested against the crimes commlttei III the
name Of liberty. 1 protest against the crimes
committed in the name OF urotecuon-a pro.
lection which increases the living necessities Oh
the poor amt prOluces a reduction OF the wages
OF working men and women.
ALL oS ACCOUNT or Protection
"Our once proud commerce has been swept
from the seas, and our once great industries
have been abandoned and lntheir stead We nave
the splendid palace Of the protected manutac-
turer Win b crown our hill, while down IN tLe
NnAeA5 me llaldu anu tht ioAthlitu ~ u7thi-
ing the rights ami privileges OF the American
worklngman. whose family are crying Tor
bread. Ihe wife of the miner staryes that Ir
lection mas be promoted, while the coal barons
are rolling in wealth. j here are women IN every
great city trying to m lntain HE on thirteen
cen day that our infant industries may be
protected
he Governor read an extract from Brad
street. which SAID That the fai ures aud lieblii-
ties in this country hayo been largely increased,
and that the total number OF failures in the
Initial Nfafae for the first months OF 1871
were $500 as cOmp pared with s,53s during Ike
period OF 1870 an increase OF IS per cent. Com
@s9i"s oM .or oF c h' ineH H' saG i''V9h When % ne
accepted the nomination Tor Congress IN
Senate, it had then passed the House, this coun-
try would witness greater boom than ever
known have % ask him where is that boom
With crops most undant more 20 than lnten
years.with drought and famine abroad 10 gave rs
market for these crops becau there IS no
hone market FOR our surplus all OF whch Is
III act OF Providence and but for which ine
falluies IN ISL under ihls ienenclent iatiAi
would he a great deal worse than they are
MG LEY REPLY
Major Mckinley. after expressing the pleasure
| that II gave hm 10 meet GovtrAOr Campbell
upon tie platform, SAID:
II he issues eiwcen US and between the par
| ties for which Tor the moment We stand are
| fixed, not 10y ourselves, hnt by the platforms OF
| orr respective parties Thrre are two OF ihem
that 4 oesire 10 present T. this assembled multi
| tude. One the question or silver, tho other the
| question OF taxation.
"Cn the question of silver" no continued
tho Democratic platform of OHIO dec ares
| without Qualification for free and unlimited
coinage he hepubhcan party STANDS opposed
| 20 free and unlimited coinage under present
| conditions IL insist that 1t cannot be done
| until the great nations OF the world 10y con-
| current action have hNed ratio Dei"fen
| gold and silver. Tho bepul llcen party', 1'
for ono dollars worth iOr one luni ed
cents, whether II be goli, silver or paper money,
and approves OF the legislation Of the last Con-
| tVI reuTfrol I'll g uuTeDncg OF q certain
| amonnt Of silver MONTH AZ market rates, an,
| tho treasury note a. issued IN return has bchlnd
ia dollars worth, OF silver purchased IN the
| markets Of the world. The difference between
| what the Government pays Tor silver
| and what goes into lts coinage goes
80 the credit Of the Government and Tor
| the benefit Of the people of the United states.
| Free and unlimited coinage, on the other hand'
| would give the profit 10 the silver producer IN
stead of the people II there Is an thing you
have a right TO demand OF the Goyernment 1t is
| that the dollar issues shall be txed IN value to
represent a dollar IN every market IN every
| place IN the WIDE world
THE TARIFF QUESTION.
Referring 10 the tariff question. Major Nc
| Kinley said: Governor Campl ellis platform
| commits him TO q tariii for revenue only. levied
| for revenue, unmlndful oi all other consldera-
tions, not caring Tor the occupations ana IN
| dustries of the people. revenue tarin raises
| revenue for tho Government. protective
| tariff would do that. But revenue tarln would
only raise revenue, while protective tarih
|
| of American citizens. Tell me why the
foreign producer should be allowed 10 enjoy
| the markets of the American producer? They
| pay not q dollar towards your county. your
! State or your municipal improvements beyond
| our iurisiic ion. We cannot lmpel him 10 pay
n dollar beyond the reach OF the law The ed
| era arm cannot touch him J he only way to
touch him is to tax. The Governor says they
| don Z pay the tax. that IT'S the people linen
what are the English making so much inss
about? Why are the Germans making such a
! noise about our tariff laWs?"
| The speaker continued that people talked
about our foreign commerce having loit the seas
when the fact was that we had tho greatest IN
tcrnatiOnal commerce known 10 the world;
greater than that OF England and half dozen
GOVERNOR CAapBELLs REJoNDER.
The shades o. evening were beginning 10 fall
as Governor Campbell proceeded with his clos
ing remarks. 40, ,,.
Mckinley that this IS the greatest, ana nest
and proudest nation on the earth: but unlike
him / would distribute that greatness and that
wealth as God distributes the dews
the unjust alike. AS said at
the outset. when ] depicted from oihcial sta
| tistics the deplorahle condition OF the farmers,
and cited the reduction of wages OF the work
| lngmen and women he answered not IN words,
but byintimation that am calamity shrieker,
| and saws you must not grumble Major Mchin-
lev has spoken one hour and a half. but has not
| fold the audience why his bill raised the tarifi
from ~ 70 80 per cont; nor has he pointed out
| why the wage-wOrkers have not hal an increase
of wages
Referring TO the silver question, the Governor
said: The great trouble about SILVER Is that
there il not enough Of il in circulation. and
that the working people don't get their share
| of it, Major Mckinley has said that the Re;
publican party Is rtsp0n1ble tor the nnanclll
legislation for the past thirty years. and IT. there
are any eighty-cent silver dollars IN circulation
! rhe Republican party is responsible for IL. The
d. ate ended az 5:Sl 7. NJ, having lasted tribe
" three hours.
20 night the candidates held sn informal re-