The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-06-30
SITUATION IN OHIO.
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as Republicans have their atten'
ton fixed ON every feature of it. The
National elements in the contest are
readily seen by all. 1t is expected that
the general influence OF Republican
policy on the chief questions with
which Congress and the executive have
had to deal will clearly manifest their
effect in the result.
The first point, in which all cannot
but be now agreed, is that there is not
only entire harmony, but great en-
thusiasm in the party throughout the
State. The ATTEMPTS to make it appear
to the country that the leaders were
not united at Columbus have finally
failed. There was no doubt raised at
any time that the rank and file of the
party was not cordially united. The
tremendous demonstrations Of the con-
vention showed that And veteran
Democrats do not make the mistake OF
gazing upon Ohio with expectations Of
success whenever Ohio Republicans are
both united and enthusiastic, even il
their own party be at the same time at
peace and OF one mind; for, as all admit,
Ohio is normally u Republican State,
and when Republicans are aroused the
State is theirs by large majority.
This is the situation OH one side us is
readily admitted by Democrats here.
To strengthen it, everyone agrees that
on the other side the Democracy OF
Ohio, so far as one very influential ele-
ment is concerned, was never more dis
satisfied or more defiant.
InAIaior McKinley's nomination those
who are looking on from here see the
various elements Of party strength hap-
PLY combined. While in him the tariff
is made prominent, as it should be,
since protection to American labor,
American industries. and the product
OF American farms is one Ofthe corner
stones OF Republican policy, Major
Mckinley representsmany otherthings.
He is popular. He is q fitting leader OF
young Republicans. At the same time
he is recognized among the veterans OF
the party from all sections of the land
rs one OF its maturcst men in his grasp
OF and power to present those great
questions of policy of which he has
made q study.
He will be accepted by all soldiers as
a brilliant Representative OF those who
rallied early TO the support OF the flag
and fought till victory was declared.
Since last year the situation has
totally changed. AS the tariff went
into effect OH the threshold OF the cam
paign there was no time to meet the
Misrepresentation and to expose the
false scale of prices which were forced
upon tho attention of voters. Now
prices have begun to adjust themselves
to the new order of things. Every
family can observe the good influences
OF the tariff for themselves.
Much, is properly expected from the
energetic work OF the administration in
protecting labor. Thclaws against con-
tract labor are no longer a dead letter.
On the contrary, they are vigorously en-
forced. The arrest OF two marble settlers
sent over here by Minister .Whitelaw
Reid to work on his new summer resi-
dence is good illustration OF this vigor.
Every exertion has also been made to
protect American workmen against
that class who flock here from abroad
and from Canada at the opening of the
busy season, underbid our workmen.
stay till work is slack with the closing
season, and then go home where they
live cheaper, and there wait until they
can again return to this country and
compete with our laborers.
The agricultural interests Of the
country lave never received the prac-
teal attention which is now bestowed
upon them. In The one matter of the
inspection of American meats aud pro-
visions the farmers have much to con-
graduate themselves over. As Mr..
Columbus Dclano well expressed him
self short time since, there has been
more valuable legislation for the farmer
in the Mckinley bill alone than has
heretofore been enacted by all former
Congresses.
In the matter OF restricted immigration
it is fair to believe that both American
and foreign-born citizens will unite in
strong approval OF that plank OF the
Ohio platform which so unequivocally
supports the Administration in its
vigorous efforts to protect all classes in
the country against the evils OF pauper
and criminal immigration. Some OF
the most emphatic letters received
here on this subject are from foreign
born citizens who declare that the class
to which they belong is more deeply in
terested than even native Americans
can be in excluding the various de-
graded and undesirable classes, since
Just in proportion to the numbers that
come is the general average of standing
lowered for the whole foreign-born
class.