Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-10-09

Mckinley and L; mpbell H. q
Joint Debaie.
EMPIRE STATE DEMOCRATS.
Addrt Ssed by Cleyel nd and Hi
at Their Ia lAcli,On,

EANtfllfTs VIII Dc u loNB-ltll'tllp ptfGu
event in the history. Of Ada and Madrid
county. For weeks the joint debate be.
tween Governor Campbell and Major Nc
Kinley has been referred TO as the impend-
ing battle Of the giants, and the di.eps-
sion fully demonstrates that Mckinley
and Campbell are indeed peerless as tho
exponents of the high aud low tariff
principles which they respectively espouse.
The little town OF Ada was in gala attire
yesterday in honor of this great event,
and not only did every front window pre-.
sent n likeness Of either Mckinley or
Campbell, but from the very limbs Of the
trees were suspended above the streets tho
portraits Of the distinguished Ohioaus.
Flags and banners aud bunting there were
without number, and great decorative
taste was displayed in the various tri-
umphal arches.
Professor II. s. Lehr, president Of the
state normal university, and the protector
Of this famous meeting Of the governors
entertained Major McKinley and Governor
Campbell at lunch. For brief hour poll
tics and the great struggle which is being
waged for partisan supremacy in the
Buckeye state, were forgotten, aud these
two gentlemen met in social friendship in
fullllmenC of their mutual pledge at the
opening of the contest, that there should
be a campaign of measures and not OF
men, Of principle and not Of personality"
The union meeting was held in the vast
amphitheatre in the fair grounds. Great
taste was displayed in the decorations. AS
the two leaders appeared q governors
salute was fired. The meeting was pre-
sided over by two chairmCn, J. NJ. Van
Feet Of tie Hardin county Democratic
central committee, on behalf of the DEM
ocrats, and James G. Howe Of the R"ruoli-
can county central committee, on byaJlf Of
the Republicans,
The meeting was called TO order by Rev
erend Mr.. Campbell. Seven thousand people
were then on the grounds. The clerical
gentleman introduced the two presiding
officers and announced that Governor
Campbell would be the first speaker.
Chairman Van Fleet, the Democratic pre-
siding officer, made brief speech Of c3n-
graduation to everybody and announced
that Governor Campbell had gained the
privilege Of opening and closing by casting
lots. The gentleman alluded inadvert-
emily to Major Mckinley az Governor
Mckinley, and the Republicans cheered
Justify, while the chairman blushcd in
confusion. Governor Campbell, after
being introduced rs one Of Ohio's greatest
governors, launched into
The Debate.
In the course Of his speech Governor
Campbell said:
The moments at my disposal are much too
few to properly pIcsent an indictment against
that oycrgrown monster incorporating in the
garb OF protection, ana sub iajag uvon the
wagc-carncrs and the farmer. In the LAYS Of
the French revelation, Mime. Rollins protested
against the crimes committed ip tie name OF
liberty. / protest against the crimes COM
mitted in the name Of protection, a protection
which increases the living ncCeas'ins OF tho
poor, and produces a reduction Ct WGgCs of
worlSingmen and women. Our once proud
commerce has been swept from the seas, and
yearly farming Is growing more Improbable.
The splendid palaces oi protected monufac-
turerS crown our hills, while down in the val
lcys the Italian and the Bohemian are usurp-
ing the rights and privileges OF the American
workingman, whose family crouch in the COR
ncr of their hovcl, crying for bread. Tho vito
Of the miner starvcs, that protection may bo
promoted, while the coal barons arc rolling in
wealth There are women iu our great Citie5
trying to maintain life on 10 cents day, THAI
cur infant industries may Lc projected.
In 1850 the capitalists Of this country owned
lilp per cent of our wealth. Today thcy own
more than one-half and they liyrclosCr. DO
they deserve better treatment at the hands Of
Providence chan the farmer, the wago-W or'er
or the preacher, the doctor and the hWyer2
Whenever q Democrat points 10 these facts
the only answer we get Is a snecriUg alluson
20 the calamity croaker. We arc rapidly
reaching condition which
Was Predicted by Abraham Lincoln
when he said: "The money power will en-
dcavor to prolong its rcign until al wealth is
aggregated in the hands of the icw cad the Re-
public Is lost"
The total number Of mcgcontHcs failures in
tnc United States for the nine months OF 1891
arc Ssg6. as compared with ,j2' I'm q Ike period
of lS"' gain OF /. per cent This is under the
Mckinley BILL yet, when in lsaJ Mckinley Rc-
cepteS the nomination for congress, be gaid IL
his bill passed the senate this country would
win boom moro marvellous than II had ever
known. Where is that boomI We're it not
for the present abundant crops, the best IN
ten years, theso failures would be n great deal
worse than they are.
Governor Campbell here caused board
to be holsted from the stage, on which he
demonstrated by methods Of bookkeeping
the alleged injustice Of high tariff. The
governor then said that when.
Genuine Reciprocity
comes in we would have not little one.
sided reciprocity with the little countries
of South America, but substantial with
England, France and the world.
Mr.. Campbell read a letter written ny
Mr.. Blaine in 1884 naming certain articles
which could be produced in this country
ss cheaply as in any other country in tie
world. Mr. Campbell called attention 10
the length Of time during which many in
fant industries had been protected, and
criticised various provisions Of the Nc
Kinley bill lie said: | sta &c IL as n fact
that not one farmer in one thousand in
Ohio Is "a well Off today as in 1850.
Right, right; that's a fact shouted
various voices. Mr.. Campbell asked any
lqbariny man whose wages had Leeu in
creased since the Mckinley bill was passed
% stand mp. No one rose, and the Demo-
Gratis cheercd Justify. The speaker said
over 800 great manufacturing establish
ncnts had cut down wages since the
Mckinley bili was passed aud not one had
ra'.ei wigcs.
He asked Mckinley II lie favored the
tanshMcut Il 5000 organized workmcn
from tho great factories Of the country
The governor said ne would put a pro.
hbitivc tariff upon an alien who comes
here without the intention Il becoming
an American citizea and with the inten.
tlon of disp'aciug a erican wcikiugmcn
Mr.. Mckinley side.
Colonel Howe, Republican chairman Of
the meeting, introduced Major Mckinley
as IAN ideal typical American, one known