The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-09-16
The Great Issue In Ohio.

There is dispos ton on the part of
Demo ratio papers to assert that Major
Mckinley in Ohio has abandoned the
tariff issue and proposes to fight his
battle on the silver question, because in
his first and opening spec h OF tho cam
paign he made the silver problem the
subje of his opening remarks.
They are we!t ONE to &C GIVE them
selves on this ore, if they so elect, says
the New York ress, but it is not TO be
overlooked that viii g Ma or Mckinley
devoted the first twenty minut OF his
address to the impalcm mt OF the Demo-
cratic party of Ohio for it's unlimited
coinage plank, and quoted the Demo
cratic national idol, Mr.. Cleveland, to
show the extent to viii h they had de-
parted from the Demo racy of the
Cleveland era, he gave his fullest atten-
ton, his greatest weight, his most in
tense thought, end his most powerful
diction to the portion Of his speech in
wifi h he dwelt on the tariff in general,
the prote tive tariff in the case of the
United States, AID the Mckinley bill in
parti ular.
AS reported in full, his remarks on sill
yer occupied only about one-fifth of the
space devoted to the tariff. Space does
not a ways indicate weight, but the space
devoted to these two topics by Major
McKin ely happ ms in this instance to be
somewhere near their reiati,e import
ance The tariff issue is the great issue
I'm Ohio, with which nothing can dispute
supremacy.
Nevertheless it was good politics for
Major Mckinley by putting silver to the
front, to challenge the Democratic posi-
ton on that subject, and let the people
of Ohio see how ridicu Gus 1t Is. With
all the shining lights of Democracy in
the East in favor Of k eping down silver
circu alton, lest it shoald destroy the
double ard, and with fully half the
Democrats in ohio agreeing with this
Eastern view, the Democratic conven-
ton nevertheless passed resolution de-
) elaring that the country must have un-
restricted coinage OF silver. The plank
was scarcely cid in ink before Cover.
nor Campbell ha repudiated il by saying
that it would not become an issue in the
campaign, and that, who it was the
act of the convention, 1t would cut nc
figure.
The convention undoubtedly passed the
resolution to cater to the Alliance vote
The Governor as undoubtedly saw in II
n dangerous weapon to cut away from
his support the German Americans, who
have supported the Democrats on the
Aquor question in Ohio, but never fail to
vote with the Republicans on the money
question. Major Mckinley, therefore,
very properly called his antagonists to
time by putting the silver question well
to the front. IL was good politics that
dictated his course.
The paramount issue in Ohio, how
ever. is the tariff, and the Democrats
may be sure there will be no Sinking
IL. no sde-tracking, no letting down
I'm its advocacy. Ohio is peculiarly
we'll adapted for discussion of the
tariff policy Of the country. 1t might
be termed free field wi h nc
favor. 1t is neither overwhelmingly an
agricultural nor manufacturing State,
hut combines nearly oil the elements
that enter into the prosperity of her sis
ter States, the mining OF precious
metals alone excepted 1t is protection
state. both as regards manufacturing
and agriculture Its wool-growing in
dustry alone engages a sufficient mum