Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-07-23

can party demonetized and the demo.
cratic party restores. [Cheersl In view
OF the position occupied by the republi.
can party on this question, the demo
cratic party would not have dared 10 re.
main silent. Applause. To have done
so would have been to act the coward,
and tho American people have no use
for q coward. Applause. We must
meet the issue, and the time and place
to do SO is in this convention, A dis.
tinguished democrat said, He who
hesitates is bastard and he who doubts
which no democrat should object.
On the roll OF counties the minority
report was rejected by a vote of 300A
yeas 10 1904 nays The platform as re-
ported by the majority OF the committee
was then adopted by acclamation.
The nomination Of governor was next
in order, and Congressman Follet, OF
| Cincinnati placed in nomination Law
renee +. Neal OF Ross county.
S. ID. Dodge OF Cleveland nominate
| Virgil p. Kline Of Cuyahoga county.
There was one wild enthusiastic cheer
when Michael Ryan OF Cincinnati arose
to nominate Campbell Hats were
and umbrellas swung TO the wild ac-
claim Of thousands. His speech in max
ing the nomination was eloquent and
impassloned and was punctuated with
frequent applause.
The balloting began without more
ado Campbell leading his competitors
from the first. When the result was
finally announced showing Campbells
the wild scenes Of enthusiasm and the
are coming While others we're
cheering the Hamilton county dele
cation Kissed vigorously and refused to
be quieted. The vote stood Campbell
507 7-l6; Neal l34 SIG; Kline, III: john
son, J..
ION behalf OF Cuyahoga county, said
the leader OF the Kline men II move
we make the nomination unanimous" I"
The motion was quickly put and de-
clared carried on viva voce vote, the
Neal men failing 10 demand the yeas
and nays. The Cincinnati men however
voted mo- in a chorus and Missed the
announcement OF the result OF the vote.
Governor Campbell was then intro
duced TO the convention and addressed it.
After devoting some time to state
issues Governor Campbell said,
''rhe electors OF ohio have other reasons for
voting With us this year besides such as solely
affect this state The battle before us is ma
tional one. Not only IS this true because the
result must seriously anect next years federal
elections. but also because the republicans OF
Ohio have unreservedly Identified themselves
with every phrase OF tho iniquitous legislation
accomplished or attempted by the fifty-nrst
congress, In their platform they have reaf-
HgNFNpnre tufam9ng
bill-the republican lost cause-a measure so
obviously designed 20 destroy elections that
republican senators, unwilling TO violate their
consciences and their oaths, refused TO nfiict II
upon the country. The republican party OF
Ohio appears as the defender OF the arbitrary
disregard OF minority rights which disgraced the
last house OF representatives. II upholds the
fraudulent unseatng OF lawfully elected mem !
hers, the steal OF Montana by the senate and all
Ihe Other sh,handed outrages by which that
party has sought 10 pcrpetfate It's power against
the wishes OF the people, IL represents the
reckless extravaganza and astonishing profiiga
cy which have disspated the splendid demo
cratic surplus, forced extension OF the national
bonds and compelled an Ohio secretary OF the
treasury To resort 10 tricks OF bookkeeping and
subterfuges unworthy OF his ONCE In order to
conceal dencit and deceive the people.
"Pre.eminently also does the republican
leader In Ohio fwhoSe high character and con
splcuous career but emphasizes his advocacy
Of bad legislaton) stand for that pcrnieious tar
in measure which was rejected at the polls last
year BY the people of the entire country;
measure locntllt0 WIN MS HuEles saturated
with his ideas aud wrought by his hands, and
measure designed. as has been well said in the
interest OF monopoly for monopoly ameasure
which Is bringing about the worst Of ell central
ization-the Capitalization OF wealth with its
debauchng and destructive results, o measure
which has already IN many cases made less
work and lower wages for protective labor a
measure which has forced the farmer OF Ohio
to sell his wool IN some cases as low as 30
cents pound and that too. in a market where
he pays more dearly for hundreds OF necessaries
1b ia
humbug OF bounty produced sugar; a measure
which forces from the labor OF the country sll-
0OO,o0 each year OF the bunent OF tho prospeo-
tive tin mines owned by capitalists who live in
England and prospective tin plate works 10 be
operated by labor imported from Wales; a
measure which, as it came from the hands OF its
author, did not, In the opinion OF an eminent re-
publican, open a market for another pound OF
beaf or barrel OF pork; measure which could
not be forced down the throat o. a reluctant
senate until sugar coated with the old demo
cratic doctrine Of rcciprocty-a doctrine finally
though feebly embodied IN the bill Ia spite OF
opposition from the great Ohio proiectionists
I'm his recent speech OF acceptance this great
champion OF high protection sald; I'VE follow
the tarf teachings OF Washington and Hamil-
ton Of Clay and OF Webster oi Lincoln and OF
Garfield Let us see how wide Of the mark
this statement Is. The tariff today is at the
rate of57f per cent. the tarin OF Washington
was ~ per cent. The protection sought by
the tariff OF to-day increases protection upon
Industries which have been coddled for more
than ninety years; the protection OF Garfield
was, to quote hi own words, that kind Of pro.
lection which leads 20 ultimate free trade Let
the republicans OF Ohio who have not gone mad
on protection come over this year and start with
as on the backward march top ard the tArif OF
or better yet enroll thems evgu
under banner inscribed with those burning
words Of Garfield. Let the well meaning men
who train under the names OF the farmers al.
lance or people, party and who seek to remedy
grievances brought about by republican legiE-
lation, remember that no third party can sue
oeed; but With ms ana ~ part OF us they can
help 70 swell the joyous hosanna that will peal
10 heaven frum the tax hurdeued people Of the
country when the glad tidngs 30 forth nert
November that We are yet In possession OF the
DID republican citadel now the democratic