The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-06-18

we present party in Ohio without OWL
sion in its ranks, without break in It's
line. The platform which you have
adopted meets my approval The Repub
Iican party of Ohio approves the admins
tration of President Harrison, and extends
to it its hearty congratulations. The party
is in favor of regulated immigration; Of
liberal pensions to our soldiers and sailors;
Of a sound currency, it is in favor Of gold
and silver; and also paper money, based
upon coin, all equal and at all times inter-
changeable, edQal in fact and law.
1--WE are con3epnted by real danger
which prudent men in all parties should
seek to avert before 1t is too late. Public
credit and sound finances must be pre-
served, and every scheme to destroy 1t
must be met with courage and intelligence,
and repealed by the mighty force Of public
opinion. Better risk defeat. which can
only be temporary, than capitulate with
demagogue or surrender to dishonesty.
The platform endorses q protective tariff.
We have protected American products and
American labor. So long as foreign pro-
ducts can be found TO tax which compete
with our own in our markets, we propose
TO tax them rather than to tax our own.
The Democratic party prefers 10 tax 40
nestle produce rather than imported. Their
tariff legislation would benefit every coun-
try but our own. We follow In our tarin
the policy and teachings of Washington and
Hamilton and Clay and Webster aud Lin
coin and Garfield. They pursue the fal-
lacies of Golden and Bright and Calnoun
and the statesmen OF the late southern con-
federacy. They are pledged now 10 IN
pede, il they can, our prosperity until
alter the next presidential election. Bust
ness disasters and reverses is the ladder OF
their prosperity and contentment among
the people brings them sure pollucal de-
feat. Idle furnaces, dismantled factories,
silent mines, unemployed workmen, gen.
eral distress are tine sure harbingers OF
Democratic victory. They are discourag
ing industrial activity through their press
and orators everywhere and every day,
and IL breaks their hearts TO see any mani
festations of industrial advancement IN the
United States. They sheer at every at
tempt to establish new factories and would
gladly frown them down. 1t Is the same
sneer and frown which have been exhiolted
toward our industrial enterprises since
1861. But in spite of them we now lead the
world in manufactures, agriculture and
mining, and we will prosper under the new
/ law in spite of their false omens and as
paraging prophesies.
J Referring to complaints among the free
/ traders about the increased duties under
the new law, Major Mckinley said 1875
per cent. of them Is for the better protec-
ton of the American farmer: IS per cent
is upon wine and spirits which will hardly
burden the farmers; D per cent Is upon TO-
bacco and agricultural products. No ike
recognition OF the agricultural industry
can be found in any previous tariff leglsla-
! tion. While securing TO the farmer the
home market by increased protection. the
reciprocity clause Is intended to extend
| this foreign market and upon terms more
favorable than those accorded TO compel
ing AGRICULTURAL countries Ii is significant
| fact that the articles which the farmer
most frequently buys, bear less tariff tnan
under the law of 1888, and the product
which he sells bears higher duty tnan
ever before. Turning to state issues, Ma
jor Mckinley charges The Democratic ad-
ministration and legislature with deprlv-
ing the legally elected Republican ieuten-
ant-governor Of his seat without legal
contest; with making an unjust and paru-
san congressional gerrymander, and with
unparalleled extravaganza In state expend-
itures.
Immediately after the close of Mckin-
of Sherman, Sherman" The familiar
| figure of the senior Senator from ONO,
finally emerged from tue crowd in the rear
| of the hall and again the enthusiastic
scenes of the convention were re-enacted. In
his speech Senator Sherman eulogized the
Republican party, reviewing its work from
the time OF its inception. Continuing,
|
claim our party has been the faithful SER
Want of the people and is fairly entitled to
their confidence and support, but we dc
not rest our claims upon this 1act alone.
( We invite the strictest scrutiny into the
conduct of tue present Republican admins
tration of BENJAMIN Harrison. The recent
Republican Cong ress, in connection with
President Harrison, dealt with all the
leading domestic questions OF the tine
and with the most important ques.
lions with foreign nations. Every one
| of these has either been settled or is in the
way of settlement The administration OF
Cleveland settled nothing but the sublime
egotism of Cleveland, his opposition TO a
protection policy, his want OF sympathy for
the union soldiers, and mis- narrow notions
of finance and public credit He devised
nothing and accomplished nothing. The
Democratic House passed the Mills tariff
bill but il was rejected by the Senate and
by the people in the election OF 1855. In
marked contrast with this Is the Republl-
can administration of Harrison and the re-
cent Republican Congress First in impor-
lance was the entire revision OF our revenue
laws This bill was subjected TO a careful
scrutiny in both houses and Was passed as a
Republican measure and approved by the
President. 1t is in my judgment wise law
and will bear the most careful scrutiny 1t
is a fair law for 1t extends Its
benefits not only TO the artisan but
to the farmer and producer in every
field of employment. BY my long ex
perience in passing upon tariff bills | Car
saw that the Mckinley bill more carefully
and beneficially protects the farmer In his
productions than any previous measure oil
the kind and its inevitable effect In encour
aging manufacturers will give to the
farmer the best possible market for hi:
crops The bill has received and will Deal
Ia, 81 md will
ance. The new features of the bill relat
ing to sugar aud tin plate will soon demon
strate the most satisfactory results. Tn,
increased duty soon To be put upon tin plat'
will develop and has already developed I'll
mixes in several states and territories 81
that we may confidentlally hope In shor
period VIC will be sweetened by untaxe'
home sugar ana prolecteu ny untaAeu III
plate.
1.-The arts of the demagogue which were a
the last election played upon the credulou:
10 deceive them as TO the effects OF the Nc
Kinley bill will soon return to plague theil
incentors and this Republican measur
with its kindred measures OF reciprocity
and fair pay to American ships Will b'
among the boasted triumphs of our part!
in which our Democratic friends will, a.
usual, heartily acquiesce
"rne state Of OnioiS an important facto
in this great union of states and the peopl
of Ohio, as it is Republican state, on
that has taken a conspicuous part in tn
, great drama of the past. In an evil hou
and under wild decisions Ohio elected tn
recent Democratic legislature With TIL
warning behind US let US not be backwar
, or laggard in the civic conrestin November
but with q ticket worthy our choice let u
appeal to our fellow citizens to place again
: our honored state at the head Of the Re
publican column" Cheersl
, Senator Sherman, referring TO the cur
! rency question, spoke at some length, say