The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-13
M.KINLEY ON cLEVELAND.
lie Attacks the ~ President in a speech BE
tore the Ohio Republican League.

Ft@N+'N'+s'
ToIrDo. ONO. Feb. l2.-The Ohio bepub-
hcan League met AT Odd-Tellows' Hall this
morning at If o'clock in honor Of Lincoln's
birthday President BOYLE made a speech in
congrltulating the delegates on the success
achieved by the organization.
Mr. Mckinley, after the usual complimen-
tary alll ions. began his speech with critl-
cisln Of Mr.. Clevcle nd's remarks at Ito
Thurman banquet II was gratifying, he said.
to the friends of protection 10 have that einl-
uent Democrat Cf the State Of New York
make open confession 0t the purposes which
Ae and his party associates aim 90 accomplish
by free trade tariff. Assigned to respond 10
flp inspring sentiment American Citizen
ship hr made "Cheapness' the theme OF ms
discourse. and counted Il among the highest
aspirations OF American life. His ayowal is
only that protection has always claimed 70 be
the inevitable tendency of his tgrih policy,
which exalts cheap goods from abroad above
good wages at home.
THE TARur REFORNfTRs ASswEBFD.
The tariff reformers asks why we want
manufacturing established in the United
States when we can buy our goods IN other
countries as cheap as We can MANUFACTURE
them at home. II not cheaper. Why main
tain defen .ive tariff at all Why not pelmit
foreign goods 10 come unfettered br
an custOm-house restraint; The best
a. r, the most conclusive one is
written in our Own experience under the
last free trade .aIih Of the Democratic party
when cheap foreign goods invited by the low
tariff Of that period destroyed or manutac-
tories. checked our mining, suspended our
public works and present enterprises, sent our
Workirgmen from work a. idlcness or 20 the
already over-crOwded field Of agriculture,
from renunerative TO starvation wages or no
wages at all surrendered our markets
la fD
his shops and his men bv taking It
from our shops aud Dur M Il. and dlmln she'd
domestic production and domestic employ
ment therehv increasing those Of other
countries and other peoples. Tins vas an era
Of ch.apness aud poverty" Mr.. Mckinley
said 10 which the great Democratic leader aud
his faction of the party want us To return and
which they have "cOnsecraied' themselves
secure The masses Of the people a.e IN 40
mood for such suggestion.
SUGAR TAXATION.
The gentleman, Mckinley said, VINO Is now
SO iusisteut for cheap necessarles OF life while
in Office ard clothed with authority. was un-
willing that sugar an article oi prime
necessity 10 every household, should cone
untaXed 20 The American people when II was
known that il was an annual burden on them
of sG0. 60. 0)0 He stood then rs the uncom-
promising friend for the dear sugar.
Durino all of his four years 40
in, he'd of the Government he was
disnOnOring one of our prtcl IL metals. one
of or graat products, discrediting silver and
enhancing the price Of gold. He end"avored
even before hc was naugurted 20 office 10
stop The coinage Of silver dollars. and after
wards and to the end of his administration,
persistently used his power TO that end.
The protective system, Mr.. Mckinney
said. by encouraging capital to engage in pro-
ductiye enterprises, has accorded 70 labor
and skin greater rewards than could OH 'r-
wise he secured, defending them against
ruinous foreign competition while pro
noting home competition and giving
the American consumer better products
AT owa' prices aud the farmer better market
thai was ever enjoyed under the free Trade
tariffs of the Democratic party 10 support
this Lereierred to the history of the English
working classes since the repeal ot the corn
law. and contrasted them with American
working men since the war.
The Major :oSed with the statement that
the American policy was best adapted 70 our
citenzenship and civilization which he be-
heved was sustained from Washington down,
and by hundred years Of experience.