Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-08-24
MANGLBD DEAD
Aud Chirfsd Remains Taken
from The New York Ruins.
Major Mckinley Opens The CimpdSl
In Ohio.
Discusses Free Silver and Free Trade
in q Mastery Manner.

NILES, Ohio, Aug. 23 Maj Mckinley,
the Republican candidate for governor.
opened the campaign Saturday by . speech
here. In the course Of his remarks he
said
The Democratic platform declares for
the free and unlimited coinsge Of silver Of
the world. The Republican platform ssands
| in opposition to anything short Of . full
ard complete dollar. and approves Of the
le glslaiion of the last Congress, which 10 =
mighty bulwark for the protection Of silver.
The free coinsgs demsn led by the Dem
ocrate platform means that all the silver
Of the world can be brought to the mint Of
the United States and coined ss the expense
Of the government; that the United state s
mints must receive 4l2A grains Of silver,
worth so cents the world over, and coin
therefor silver dolla. which, by the fat
| Of the government. 10 to circulate among
the people IS full dolla'.
Ii does not AXE very wise man to see
that this short dollar will become in time
the exclusive circulating medium Of the
country. The gold dollar viii be taken
from the circulating medium Of the country
and boarded. and the effect will be that the
circulating mctium will be reduced to the
XttHk VI Tic kuku HUW CICu ouu We
will be compelled 10 do the bu'iness Of the
county with silver dollar exclusively.
The speaker then reverted to the tari6
question. He said: A revenue tariff
breaks down and destroys at home and
builds up and encourages abroad. IL pro-
lection is = burden, we should hnd some
manifestation Of it somewhere. We have
been living under it for thirty years. The
great mass Of 'he people Of oar country
were never 50 well od rs they are 10 lay
There were never 90 many in this country
who own their own homes ~ there are to-
day. There were never 80 many comforts.
refine m snts and educated homes As there
are in this couutry today. No nation Of
the W orld can present such = picture Of
progress, prosperity and plenty.
1t is said by our opponents that the pre-
tective system enriches the few and impOv-
erishes the many. wealth in England has
been concentrated in the hands OF tbs fe~
to a far greater ex ent than in the United
States.
Maj. Mckinley touched briefly on fecip-
rocity. which, he said, is u provision that in
no way enrosches upon the protective
principle. As regards tin plate, there has
b en- as much misreprs ,ntaiioD as criti-
cism. 1t is absurd to say that we cannot
make tin plate, for we are already making
it, and it will not be long until We shall
make the larger part Of the consumption.
lie devoted some space to a review Of
British conde M alton Of the protective tar
If and the delight Of certain English news
papers over the Republican defeat last fall,
and in closing said: Much ss the Repub-
licsn party has done, it has great things
yet to do. II will be mighty force in the
future, As it has been a mighty force in the
past. Its glories will { ,ntinue to blaze on
The heights, light to the world, pointing
to higher destiny for mankind And the
upholding and uplifting Of \ patton ap-
proved Of God. 1t will not pause in its
march and xcbie vements until the tsg-
the f4g Of the stais--shsll be the upqnes-
toned symbol Of sovereignty at home and
Of American rights abroad.