St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-23
Projections Little Tin God
Opens the Campaign at
His Birthplace.
Cid Friends and Neighbors OF
His Parents Turn Out to
Greet Him.
Els First Oratorieal Effort
Has Little Merit Except
That of Brevity.
The Major Stands Squarely
Up to the Party Platform
on All Issues.

NILES, o., Aug. 22.-Niles is the
birthplace of Maj. Mckinley, the Re-
publican nominee for governor, and her
citizens, irrespective of politics, joined
in a movement soon after the nominal
ing convention in jane to have the
opening meeting of the campaign held
here. Maj. Mckinley readily acquiesced
n the arrangement, and for weeks the
preparations have been going forward.
Forty thousand visitors were expected,
and accommodations for that number
were provided. The committee of ar
rangements had not greatly over
estimated the crowd, for between twenty
five and thirty thousand people were
in attendance at the meeting. Five rail
roads enter Niles, and all the forenoon
special trains came in loaded with ell
thusiastic Republicans. Delegations
came from Cleveland, Ashtabula and
gainesville, on the lake; from Warren,
Youngstown and other places down the
valley; and from MassillOn, Canton, Al
lance and other places in Stark county,
where Maj. Mckinley lives. there was
aperfect OutpoUring of his political adj
were closed and the mines which pen
citrate the earth in all direc-
tons hereabouts suspended operations
for the day. giving the wOrkmen an op-
pOrtunity to attend the meeting. There
was also a good attendance of farmers.
Mai Mckinley arrived in Niles at II
o'clock. and at once a procession was
formed in which 5000 men joined, to eS-
cOrt him through the streets of the
town. Business houses and private
residences were beautifully decorated.
In front of the house in which McKin-
ley was born was an evergreen arch
bearing the inscription, "PrOtectiOn
Means to Protect" On the top of the
arch was the cradle in which Mckinley
was rocked, a chair supposed to represent
the governors chair. and a picture of
the White house at Washington. From
the balcony of the house, uncovered
cottage, Mai. Mckinley reviewed the
procession and received the cheers of
his admirers. Tin was one of the prin-
cipal articles used in the decorations.
At the public meeting Mr.. Mckinley
was the only speaker, and spoke III sub
stance as follows:
Mckinley Has the Floor.
The campaign in Ohio, formally opened to-
day on the part of the Republican party, will
be unusually inter esting. because of the
importance 10 the state and country of its re-
suits in November. 1t is fortunate that the
issues are of that character which viii eX-
cite no bitterness, but are well calculated 10
invite calm and diSpaSSionate judgment. 1t
is fortunate, too, that the issues are so well
defined and clearly marked that no misun-
derstanding or evasion can arise. The plat
forms of the two parties which cOnsti
tute their official declarations are singu-
Iarly tree from ambiguity and confusion.
The Democratic platform declares for the
free and unlimited coinage of the silver of
the world, to be coined as freely as gold is
now. upon the same terms and under exist
ing ratio. The platform OF the Republican
party stands III opposition 10 anything short
of full and complete dollar, and approves of
the legislation of the last congress touching
silver which legislation enjoins the monthly
purchase OF silver up to 100000
ounces-ar amount fully equal if
not in excess of the entire sill
yer prodg4 of the United States.
Maj. Mckinley then quoted the letter of ex-
President Cleveland, written in 1885. in which
he presents the dangers of unlimited silver
coinage. Continuing, he said: Il am in
favor of the double standard, but l am not in
favor of the free and unlimited coinage of
silver in the United States until the nations
of the world shall join US in guaranteeing to
silver q status which their laws now accord
TO gold
The Double Standard
implies equality at q ratio, and that equality
can only be established by the concurrent
law of nations. 1t was the concurrent law
of nations that made the double standard;
IT Will require the concurrent law Of nations
10 relnStato and sustain II. mill then for US
to decree the free and unlimited coinage of
the worlds silver would ordain that our sill
yer dollars would surely depreciate and gold
would 60 to premium. On the subject
of the tariff the issue is equally well
defined. The Demo cratic platform de-
claTes for purely revenue tariff, and
will not consent that it shall perform
any other service Duties must be
levied with a view to revenue and upon
those foreign products which viii yield the
greatest revenue. and which will not Incl
dentally, otherwise favor domestic industry
and domestic labor Its one and Only mis-
sion is that of raising revenue. As a means
Of raising revenue a revenue tariff Is not as
certain ana reliable as a protective tariff.
The latter has never failed in time of peace,
no matter how great were our expenditures.
and has never failed but three times and
then in war to provide the enormous reve-
nue. required for the public service.
A protective tariff is not only a suIrer agent
for raising revenue than a revenue tariff. but
il builds up our own industries and increases
industrial activity in our midst. Il furnishes
employment for labor and at better wages
than can be secured anywhere else or under
any other system A revenue tariff breaks
down and destroys at home, and builds up
and encourages abroad. Now, if protec-
ton is
A Burden Upon the People,
we should find some manifestation of it
somewhere We have been living under it
for thirty years. Where does the burden
rest? The great mass of the people of our
country were never so we'll off as they are to-
day. They are better off than the rest of
mankind, There never were so MANY men in
this country who owned their own homes as
there are to-day. There never were so many
Workingmen who had Accommodations in the
savings banks of the country as there are to-
day. There never were so many comforts
Tefinements and educated homes as there are
in this country to-day. NonatiOn in the world
can present such a picture of progress,
prosperity and plenty. The speaker then re-
viewed the tariff legislation of the United
States from the foundation of the govern
menJ down to the present time, and coDtiu-
Ued: The new tariff law went into effect
Oct 6, 1899. 1t had been i'll operation, there
fore, few days short of nine months on the
Both of June last The last official report we
have of the statement of foreign commerce,
issued BY the bureau of statistics of the treas
ury department. shows the total value of i'm
ports of merchandise during those nine
months was $500. 100000. During the cor
responding period of 1890, the total value
of imports of merchandise was S59S 769. 3O5
There were, therefore, imported during the
nine months Of 1891. under the new tariff
law, S31. 436, 100 more than in the correspond
ing period of 1890 under the operation OF the
old law. As showing the effect of the oper-
alton Of the new law, il is important to know
what proportion OF these imports were free
and what proportion were dutiable. both IN
der the old and the new laws. During the
nine months ending June 30 1891, the for
eign goods admitted free of duty were val
ued at S295, 993. Cos. During the nine months
ending June 30 1890. the value of free i'm
ports was SOS, $50, S73. an increase of free i'm
portatOns, IN favor of the law, of $50 979. 1872
Concerning Reciprocity
Mai Mckinley spoke as follows: There is
contained in the new reciprocity provision
by which the administration has already
made valuable treaties with Brazil, San Do
mingO and Spain. Il Is provision which in
no way encrOaches upon the protective prin-
ciple nor can in any way destroy or under
mine our defensive or protective tariffs.
Reciprocity is based upon our free list and
practically upon noncompeting products II
provides that the United States having made
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