The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-06-18
THE OHIO CAMPAIGN.

Rarely do state political contests attract
and deserve so much attention as the pres
emit campaign in Ohio As Chairman
BUSHNELL said, "this contest reaches into
national politics." The Republicans of
Ohio have, by reclamation, placed in nomi-
nation for the governorship WILLIAM Nc
hINLEY, ir. He is the very head and front
OF the party In power so far as the one
great issue before the American people is
concerned -the issue of tariff reform and
revenue. And his speech in accepting the
nomination is the embodiment of Republi-
canism. He sounds the note of the whole
situation. He says they demand liberal
pensions for soldiers and sailors Does
not this mean that the billion dollar Con-
gress with its hundred and thirty-five mil
lion dollar pension bill is to be out bid by
the Republicans, and that some two-hun-
dred million dollars are to be used if the
opportunity is given, to purchase the
soldier vote and corrupt American man
hoods When the pension roll had
reached some fifty odd millions.
GARFIELD said that in a few years
1t would begin to grow less.
III such men "a GARFIELD had remained
in the leadership of the party, perhaps il
would have done so. No American lives
who desires to see the veterans of the
Union army and their widows and children
deprived of their pensions, but every true
American does desire to see this plumber
ing OF the public treasury under the pre-
tense Of patriotism cease
MCKINLEY says that $50 long as foreign
products can be found to tax which COM
pete with our own in our market. we pro-
pose TO tax them rather than to tax our
own" If these same foreign products
come to this country do they not come in
exchange for American products. and those
mostly of the farm. The American who
receives these same foreign products in
payment for his own pays this tariff tax
upon foreign goods. To show that this is
SO it is only necessary to ask for whom
are these goods imported, the citizen who
resides in the United States or the for. |
eignsr who resides abroad9 Are thew not
consumed here! And where is this hene- |
hcent tariff tax collected. at the port of ex- |
port or that of entryl The effect of this
is that the foreign merchant reduces the |
price of the American product he takes in |
exchange for his goods the amount of the !
American tariff on the same, for trade will |
always equalize artificial conditions no
matter by whom made nor how hard.
Continuing, the major said that idle fur
naces; dish antled factories; silent mines.
workmen: general distress are
the sure harbingers of Democratic vic.
tory" This is so, but why is it SO, It is
SO because the people. who can always be
trusted to discover the truth and do the
right, seek relief from the burdens that are
weighing them down in principles of free
dom in all things that have characterized
the Democratic party from the foundation
Of the government. Democracy says that
should be for the good of the
people. the whole people, and nothing but
he people, and that when the functions
md powers Of government are prostituted
or the benefit and enrichment of one por- .
ion of the people at the expense of another :,
becomes tyrant and robber
What have been the effects Of the Nc ,
zINLEY tariff Whenever any industry in ,
europe has been crippled through its oper ,
'tion, the Republican high tariff press have i,
houted for Joy and sung song of praise. !,
alsely saying, ''now will American labor :,
cap new benefit" When these industries :
ave been closed. the workers therein /,
argely soon get to our shores, thereby :
ringing European labor into direct COM =
etition with such labor in the United =
'tates. This has been unanswerably :
hown by ex-Congressman McADoo in an =
rticle in recent number Of the Forum, :
From figures given in the reports of the q
ureau Of statistics it was shown what the :.
hect OF the MCKINLEY bill had been upon !.
IMMIGRATION. The numbers Of immigrants :,
rho arrived at United States ports during :.