The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-09
GLADIATORS MEET.
Governor Campbell and Major
Mckinley in Debate.
REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS

Vie with Each Other in Showing
Courtesy to the Distinguished
Speakers, Who launched at the
Same Table Before Meeting for
the Contest.
ADA, O., Oct. 0.-The Napoleon Of
high tariff and the young Goliath of
Ohio's Democracy crossed swords yes
.terday afternoon. Strangers began to
come in at an early hour to attend the
joint debate, and the common was COW
cred with wagons and buggies in which
the sturdy yeomen of tine agricultural
districts for miles around had brought
their families. The trains brought
in a large contingent, not only from
near by points, but from Toledo, Gin
clnnati, Cleveland, Columbus and other
Ohio cities, while even the smoky city
OF the Keystone state sent representa-
tion. Several hundred Hoosiers also
crossed the line.
The believers in cheap American tin
turned out in force. They wore tin
badges, carried tin walking sticks,
bWullS blll taucS, anu iilelE nag IlOiea
were of the same material. Just as no.
ticeable was neat little white silk
badge that was proudly displayed by
nine-tenths of the women and good
many of the men. Over picture Of
Governor Campbell was the inscription,
"our candidate" and below this signii-
cant text, american wool twenty-four
cents on account of the Mckinley bill"
launched at the Same Table.
Major Mckinley was the first to ar
rive. He was heartily greeted by Re-
publieans and Democrats alike, and
then hurried away to the residence of
Professor Lehr. Governor Campbell
came in on a special from Columbus
half an hour later, and received well
come not one whit less hearty than that
accorded his opponent. With good
natured alacrity he accepted the invita-
tion to lunch ut the professors, and very
soon the rivals We're seated ut the same
table, breaking bread together with us
much geniality as though the same
mother had given them birth.
Governor Campbell was the first to
arrive at the grand stand, and the en-
thusiastie tumult that greeted him had
scarcely suusided when Major Mckinley
stepped upon the platform and the en-.
thusiasm was renewed. Professor Lehr,
as a non-partison, called the gathering
to order and explained the conditions Of
debate. Governor Campbell was to have
the opening OF one hour and five minutes,
Major Mckinley the second speech, one
and one half hours, and his opponent the
final half hour
Chairman j. M. Van Fleet, Of the
Democratic committee, asked each side
to vie with each other in showing conr-
tesy to the speakers, and introduced
Governor Campbell as the first speaker
Of the Ohio democracy
Governor Campbell Speaks.
The governor opened with a vivid
word attack on protection, saying that
they were there to protest against the
crimes committed in its name. He was
compelled to stop by the arrival of
Mckinley club with II noisy band and
turned the laugh ON Mckinley with the
remark:
I'm sorry the interruptors carry a
picture Of the other men"
In the course of his speech Governor
Campbell said;
The moments at my disposal are much too
few to properly present an Indictment against
that oyergrown monster mHsqneradiug In the
garb of protection and subsisting upon tho
wnge worker and the farmer. In The days OF
the French revolution Madame Rollins pro.
tested against the crimes committed in the
name OF liberty. protest against the crimes
committed in the name of protection. a pro-
lection which increases the living necessities
of the poor nnd produces a reduction of wages
OF workingmen and Women Our once proud
commerce has been swept from the sea, and
in its stead we have tho splendid palaces Of
the protected manufacturer which crowd our
hills, while down in the valleys the Italian
and the bohemian are usurping the rights and
privileges OF the American workingman,
whose family crouch in the corner of their
bowel crying for bread.
The wife OF the miner starves that protec :
tlon may be promoted, while the coal barons
are rolling In wealth. There are women in
eur great cities trying 10 maintain life on
ahirteen cents n day that our infant industries
snay be protected. The governor quoted from
the American Economist to show that the
number Of people IN the United States who
owned their own homes had fallen from five
aightls To one eighth In twenty-three yeprs
Continuing the governor said: In 1850 the
capitalists of this country owned SIS pcr cent
of our wealth. Today they own more than
one half, and they live closer. Do they de.
serve brter treatment Rt the hands of Provi.
dence than the farmer, the wage worker, OF
the prencher the doctor and the lawyerl
Whenever Democrat points to these facts,
and they are statistical and unaisputed, the
only answer we get Is sneering allusion to
the calamity croaker.
The governor then read extracts from Brad.
streets to show the increase in the number OF
failures since the Mckinley bill became a law.
There was great applause when Gov
ernor Campbell resumed his seat, which
was renewed when Chairman james G.
Howe, of the Republican committee. in
Aroduced Major Mckinley. After ex-
pressing the pleasure that it gave him
20 meet Governor Campbell upon the
platform he said:
: Major McKinley's Speech.
The issues between us and between the par.
Ties for which for the moment we stand arc
hxed, not by ourselves, but by the platform of
our respective parties. There are two Of them
that desire TO present to this assembled multi
Eude. One the question of silver. tho other of
taxation. On the question of silver the DEM
peratic platform of Ohio declares without
qualification for free and unlimited coinage
Hhe Republican party stands opposed to free
nd unlimited coinage under present condi-
dons. 1t insists that 1t cannot be done until
ishe great nations of the world by concurrent
totion have fixed ratio between gold and sill