New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-07
MAJOR MCKINLEY IN OHIO.
GREAT THRoNGS HEAR HIS ADDRESS AT
BATAVIA.
eoxE OF THE HARDsHrs OF cAMPNGNING-A
PERTINENT QUESTION FOR Mr.. MILLS
READY TO MEET GOVERNOR
CAMPBELL.
,sY TELEGRAPH TO THE rErRrNE.1

III
Cincinnati, Oct 6.-Major McKinley's stamping
.Our Of the State brought him to-day within nine
miles Of Cincinnati, Batavia Junction, whence nc
,,rncd eastward to Batavia, the county seat oil
the neighboring county of Clermont. This quaint
old dfashioned town lies hidden among the nils
some fifteen or twenty miles back from the ONO
Pver: and in the times before the war was
well-known station of the underground ralroao,
whose invisible but well-kept tracks stretched
away far north through the State to terminus
near Oberlin. on Lake Erie. Like many other
border counties where large Kentucky ana VIZ
cinia element has been infused into the popuia-
tion Clermont has kept pretty steadily at Electioh
Dav in the Democratic column. But the Demo-
cratic nrenonderance is small, amounting to Oniy
ooo or 900 votes in poll of upward of 1000 anu
the county is now, as it has long BEEN the ino0'
hotly contested politically, of all the ONO oOu"
ties. The Republicans in Clernont are na'ur"iiS
the most stalwart and aggressive OF Pai'S -,
and the strength and enthusiasm OF "'D =;
faith was never more cOnspicuously sro"I 5;do+o
their greeting to-day TO the RepuDhcAn -, 10
for Governor. Batavia is town pLpI,an,s "pp.ar ord
scarcely more than 900 or loV' .l.,.oI ono
the county is a small and purely a. MoE;nlov
- .Lo n,,diorco which greeted Major MchllieS
=. H. s,,rrossed in numbers that ontriDuteu yes
-, - .ho citv Of Xenia, and equalled In lts
.I..
.NnI.oa. ord sympathetic appreciation OF the
oIor,s serious and dispassionate discussion ol ohe
iss,es of the canvass. any that the Major mas au-
ssod since the campaign opened. inspired oy
- onnorent delight of his audience, Major Nc
Kinlev was to-day more than usually impressive
and convincing in his advocacy of Republican prlh-
cples and the effect of his oratory was immediate
and profound The party leaders were so invlgor-
ated by the success of the address and Of the
demonstration. that before Major Mckinley left
Batavia they promised him at least small ma
jority on election day.
The hardships of campaigning in Ohio were
ttrikingly illustrated in MAJOR McKinley's work
for the first two days of this week After speak
iur two hours in the cold and damp of an
open-ar meeting at Morrow, last night,
nm effort for which only the size and interest
OF the audience could compensate the orator,
Major Nc Kney was forced to get up about
daylight this morning to eaten the only available
train south. After three hours of tedious riding
and waiting he and his party reached Batavia, and
then, after a reception at the hotel before noon
and the two-hOur speech in the afternoon, the
party hurried aboard q special train for Cincln-
natl, whence the Major started at once again on
night train north for Columbus and Canton.
Happily his engagement 10 speak at Springfield
tomorrow has been cancelled and the Republican
candidate will have all day tomorrow to rest
for his encounter in joint debate with Governor
Campbell on Thursday at Ada This afternoons
meeting at Batavia was almost as picturesque as
it WAS interesting from political point of view.
The spot chosen for the gathering was the gently
sloping side of little hill north of the town, the
speakers stand being set in a slight ravine which
separated this open slope from sleeper tree
covered one at the back The seats were
rudely made benches, half circling about the
stand, tier rising above tier the whole forming
a ready-made and wholly natural amphitheatre.
On the platform sat the speakers and officers of
the meeting and about $50 members of the Lin
coin Club Of this city, which had gone out TO
take part in the welcome to the Republican can
didate The seats below were filled back to the
farthest tier with an attentive audience of from
3 600 to 1000 people, while along the crest Of
the slope stretched long line of carriages filled
with spectators rather than listeners. The sultry
heat of September had disappeared and to the
genial and bracing weather may be credited IN
some part the size of this gathering, which could
not but find openair exercises OF any sort de-
light.
OF Major McKiney's speech little need be said
It followed the direction and argument Of his
previous addresses with just enough Of freshness
and variety TO hold the attention of those who had
been present at other meetings. One amusing
incident was the Majors reply TO Mr.: Millss state
ment here last night, reported by The En-
qurcr," that the Mckinley Tariff bill had cost the
country 81 9 900 900 every day since its enactment
into law Mr. Mills was, perhaps unsupported: but
Major Mckinley aptly asked how the bill could have
cost the country anything at all. since the pr1ce
Of no article named in it was higher now than
lest wear. except pearl buttons. while the price
Of many articles was actually lower. 1t is to be
hoped that Mr.. Mills will take the opportunity
to answer this question in one OF his later
speeches.
OHIO REPUBLICANS WORKING IN HARMONY.
Chicago Oct. 8 (Speciall-"I can say with absolute