Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-06-25

al eOOhiou ~ Dc HAeu upon hill3 dHs
the convention spoke as one man whei
the opportunity was presented. Th'
convention, as we gather from reports
was highly charged with enthusiasm
united all the various elements of tn,
party, was emphatic in its endorsement
Of the administration, and by its har.
mony and courage presages a triumph
in the coming contest. And this con.
test is among the very first of those
which precede the national campaign
and which are charged with hopes and
fears. The principal speeches at the
convention were the one madn by Maj,
Mckinley himself upon accepting the
nomination, and one by Mr.. Foster,
the Sect'y of the Treasury, ne being an
Ohio man. In the absence of Mr.. Fos-
ter his speech was read. The substance
Of this was defence of the course of
the last Congress in its financial appro-
priations. The democrats have charg-
ed that the last Congress was billion
dollar Congress. Extravaganza is the
war cry. Mr. Foster shows that in
those expenditures that can in any way
lie termed misappropriations the demo-
Gratis were equally responsible with the
republicans, while the small increase
in various directions were no greater
than national growth and commercial
enlargement seemed to demand. The
interest of the convention, however,
centered in Mr.. McKinley's speech ac-
cepting the nomination. In this we
expect to find the keynote of the Ohio
campaign. He accepted the nomina-
ton heartily with many thanks for the
honor bestowed. He regarded the COM
ing election as of unusual Importance
because il would determine the COM
plexion OF the state administration for
the coming two years, and because a
legislature will be chosen that is in turn
to choose a United States senator; al
so, it will be charged with the duty of
re-districting the state for representa-
tives to Congress under the new CEN
sus and wiping out the outrage upon
suffrage perpetrated by the last demo-
cratic legislature. He assures the con-
vention that party issues must be fairly
presented and candidly discussed, that
there must be thorough and efficient
organization that the voting force of
the party may be brought out in its
full strength, and that there may be
earnest and intelligent work accom-
plished. He refers to the history of
the Republican party, its great names
and its great deeds, and in these finds
an assurance Of patriotism and devotion
to the interests of the people. Its past
record is one of successes in whatever
it has undertaken for the good of the
country. The Republican party has
stood firm against slavery, reputation,
fiat money, free trade. 1t has stood
for freedom, free homes, public credit,
a sound currency, foi the maintenance
of industrial independence and the Dig
nifty and elevation of American labor.
He accepts the platform upon which the
convention places him as containing the
great, fundamental principles of the
party and as touching upon the newer
questions which confront the party in
his own state. He emphatically en-
dorses the administration of Pres. Har-
rison. Among the new issues that have
sprung up aud which are of national
character, he mentions that of restrict
ed immigration. He insists that our
citizens and our labor interests must be
protected by shutting out the dissolute
and the vicious which foreign govern
ments would crowd upon us. While
the honest immigrant is welcome we
have no use for those who are good for
nothing but to fill our almshouses and
iails and swell the democratic vote. 1t
will stand by the veterans as the last
Congresses have shown, and though
temporarily defeated it viii press the
effort to secure honest elections. He
argues for a sound currency, making
the circulating medium large enough
to do the business of the country, but
not so large as TO give it fuctuating
and unstable value. We have not space
to follow him through the discussion of
The financial question or that OF the
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