The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-09-23
sound Arguments.

"aJoi MCNlHlcy spohc dJ LvncnOuTB
Ohio, for an hour and half, and de-
voted his Ia k entirely to the silver and
tariff que tons, because tho farmers
were anxious TO hear a frank statement
OF the Republican position regarding
both questions His exposition of both
was fearless and frank, and along the
line of his speech at Mes. He discussed
these as business questions, and made
them so plain that the Old farmers nod
ded their heads i'm acceptance of his doc
trine, and the younger men cheered him.
When he said that the Republican
party stood for an honest dollar, hun
dred cent dollar which would not asso-
clate with an eighty-cent dollar, because
the cheaper money would drive the gold
and the greenbacks out OF circulation,
so that we should have silver alone, the
farmers were quick TO catch the full
significance of this and cheered Justify.
When he declared that we must have an
honest dollar as we must have an honest
pound and an honest yard, his audience
was in full accord with him.
The Major also discovered that he had
many soldiers present, when he referred
to the two great debts Of the country
that to the bondholders, which Is fast
being paid, and that to the soldiers, the
greatest debt Of ali. He was eloquent
and forcible In his denunciation of any
attempt to pay the old soldiers their
pensions in a deprecated currency, after
we have paid the bondhClders in gold,
and there went up a soldier yell which
showed that the veteran was there and
in force.
"A short crop is bad enough" sa ID Nc
Kinley In conclusion on the silver ques-
ton, "but short dollar is worse. Long
hours for workingmen, and short dollars
for their wages l have no patience
with the men who would depreciate the
currency. Governor Campbell is willing
to chance free silver, but l am not
Neither is the country willing TO chance
1t. 1t cost us too much to get back to
resumption in 1879. We don't want to
start out in the imitation business again.
appeal TO you to sustain the standard
OF the currency as you would the honor
of the flag"
He then took up the tariff as another
business question and handled it in the
same business like manner. 1t was
question whether we should have our
work done at home or abroad. The
Democratic tariff for revenue never
built shop or lighted a furnace fire in
this country. 1t had put out many of
them A revenue tariff is for other
countries than our own. A protective
tariff is for our own country and no
other. A revenue tariff is always against
the Government A protective tariff is
always for the Government lie fully
explained this question by illustration,
and then asked: "What do you WANT"
An old Democrat in the crowd called
out: Something cheap to eat.
He did not have time even to laugh at
his own interruption, for instantly the
Major came back at him with ado
you want it sweet?" And the crowd
roared with laughter, and the inter
rupter slipped away satisfied that the
Major does not have somebody e'se
write his speeches
"If had my way" said Mckinley, 81
would bring all factories TO Ohio, but IL
/ could not find room for them here l
would rather see them in any other
State than in Europe. Which would
you rather have next to your farm,
factory or another farm?"
"A factory" yelled out farmer
swell, vote that way" rep led Nc
Kinley.
In conclusion he said we could not
have free trade in this country without
q social revolution. Either we must
bring our farmers down to the level of
the farmers of Russia and India and
our laboring men in the factories down
to the level Of the men in London and
Berlin and all Europe, or they must in
Europe and India elevate their farmers
and laboring men to the level of those
in this country. One or the other of
these propositions must be true before
l., "a Ia,
He was W ling to see free trade come
with the latter condition, but never with
the former
He then showed that the Republican
tariff law had protected the farmer by
increasing the duty on farm products,
and good naturally took Gov. Campbell
to task for saying that wool was not
worth more than 90 cents. Campbell
claimed to own two farms, and yet he
did not know the difference between
washed and unwashed wool "There
are two kinds of farmers" said McKin-
ley, "those who farm the land and those
who farm the farmers / am afraid
that Governor Campbell is one of the
latter"
A note was sent to the platform ask
ing: "If your tariff bill is in the inter
est of the farmer, why did you put hides
on the free list?"
The Major stopped and read it and
answered: because we found hides in
the free list. They have been on the
free list for twenty years. We did not
change it, we left it as it was If you
have any criticism to put on the men
who framed the new tariff bill, criti-
else that for which they are responsible,
not for what has been law for years.
We are responsible for the changes we
made"
When the Ma or closed his speech the
people cheered him loudly, and, al
though there were other speakers present
to talk TO them, a great part of the
crowd followed Mckinley to the train to
give him parting cheer as he hurried
away toward Columbus to catch the
evening train.
Democratic Record I'm Ohio.
Under Hoady the Democrats of Ohio