The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-23
oHIo.s CAMPAIGN.
Mei. Mckinley Starts the Ball Rolling
at Niles.


NILES, o., Aug. %. = The republican
state campaign opened here to-day with
great demonstration, over $4,000 strangers
being in town. Ex-President Hayes ar,
rived this morning and Col A. Z.
Conger came in from Akron at
the head of strong delegation, and
T. II. Morgan brought a delegation
of 500 from Alliance and another special
train loaded TO the platforms came from
Painesville, and a cavalry company, strong,
came from Sharpsville. The city is hand
somely decorated There was great
parade and industrial display this after-
noon, closing with an elaborate address by
Maj. Mckinley, his first epeech in tho cam
paign.
MAI. M'KINLEY's SPEECH.
The following is a synopsis Of what Mai.
Mckinley had to say upon the silver uues-
tion: The democratic platform Of Ohio de-
claros for the free and unlimited coinage
of the silver Of the world. The republican
platform stands in opposition to anything
short of the full and complete doller,
and approves Of the legislation of
the last congress, which is a mighty
bulwark for the protection of silver.
The free coinage demanded by the demo-
cratic platform means that all the silver Of
the world eau be brought to the Inints of
the United States and coined at the expense
Of the government, that the United States
mints must receive 4l214 grains Of silver
worth 80 cents the world over and coin
therefor silver dollar which, by the fiat of
the government, is to circulate emopg
the people as full dollar.
1t does not take very wise man to see that
this sort OF q dollar will become in time
the exclusive circulating medium Of the
country.
GOLD WOULD BE HoARDED.
The gold dollar will be taken from the
circulating medium of tho country
aud boarded. and the effect will be
that the circulating medium will be reduced
to the extent Of the gold now circulating
Of the country with silver dollars exclus-
lively.
We have not been able TO secure an in
ternational ratio which all the natione of
the world would adopt, and with free
coinage the United States would be still
further removed from any international
agreement. The nations which ere on q
silver basis alone are the poorest nations of
the world, and arc in q constant financial
disturbance and monetary disorder.
DANGERS OF FREE COINAGE.
The danger Of free coinage has been
pointed out over and over again by the
Ieaolng statesmen OF DOM political parties,
and no one has spoken with greater ability
on the democratic side than ex-President
Cleveland.
Gov. Campbell declared that while he had
his doubt about it he was willing to take
his chance with free coinage. Under the
present conditions the country cannot af-
ford TO chance it. II there is any profit
In toe free coinage Of silver it
should 60 to the government as it
has ever since the Bland-AIlison act. This
new declaration would takefit from the
gogenment and give it to the silver pro-
ducer. No class of people would suffer
SO much from the S0-oent dollar as the wage
Garner and ogriculturist. I am in favor
of q double standard, but 1 am not in favor
OF free and unlimited coinage until the
nations of the world join us In guaranteeing
to silver the status which their laws now
accord to gold.