Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-30
THE DATE YET UNDECIDED.
Close Of the Majors First Week of
Campaign Work at Kenton.
A FREE SILVER WARNING GIVEN
To His Many Hearers by the Ohio Republic
can Standard Bearer.
STRONG FEELING For JOHN SHERMAN
rFRoM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT. J

bell has challenged MAJOR Mckinley TO dis
cuss the issues of the campaign at Ada.
The Republican candidate has accepted the
def, and this morning SHE'D his castor into
the ring. The day has not been fixed, but
il viii be sorle Saturday in September,
which does not conflict with dates made.
The meeting was arranged through Prof.
II. S Behr, President of the Ada Normal
School The suggestion came from Cover
nor Campbell
When Major Mckinley heard of it this
morning he said he would be glad to meet
Mr. Campbell at any time that would be
suitable to both. 1t is what he has hoped
fer. and more joint discussions are liable to
follow. The famous Lincoln Douglass de-
bates in Illinois may be repeated in Ohio.
M'KINLEY's FIRST WEEK.
To-day Major Mckinley closed the first
and a remarkable week of the campaign.
He has mortal terror of catching cold and
he carries two overcoats constantly. He has
made from one TO two speeches per day,
most of them in the open air. He remarked
that the first two weeks were the hardest,
but after that he could stand almost any
thing; so far while the strain has been
severe. he has kept up very we'll
At times his voice would be husky and
hoarse. but cleared as he warmed to his
work The Major has been in the strong
Republican counties, but he gave his
brethren in the minority boost in several
Democratic sections. The meetings have
been large and enthusiastic. The crowds
ran from 5000 TO 10000 people. The best
Of feeling prevailed and the Majors ex-
position of the tariff has been very salts
factory.
A DEMOCRATIC TRICE.
The Democratic papers have q favorite
trick of submitting free trade questions to
the Major TO answer Several of them have
fallen into traps which they ought to have
seen before they leaped. The happy man.
ner IN which Mckinley has answered his
opponents has made him numerous votes.
He hopes the Democrats will continue in
the questioning mood.
Las; evening q large crowd gathered in |
the rink at Marion to hear a tariff speech. |
The Major said it was a good thing to find |
out what your enemies want and then dc |
the opposite. He for one would not accept |
his political economy from the London |
Times. Years ago, when a duty was put on |
axes, the Thunderer said it was an outrage |
TO deprive the bacilwoodsman of an instru-
ment so necessary to his existence
The London press predicted that such a |
policy was ruinous and would prevent the |
cauntrv from being settled. The United |
States and its remarkable growth after 80 |
wears is q sufficient answer 10 the foreign |
ers. When the Mckinley bill was passed |
the London Times declared that a tariff |
would destroy the American industries. |
The last nine months, OF the contrary, have |
seen new factories introduced.
CHEERS FOR BLAINE
In his Marion speech Mckinley for the |
frs time in the campaign, mentioned the |
name of Blaine. He did it in quiet way |
in quoting something the Secretary had |
EaiG. For second there was silence, but |
as soon as the crowd caught the Magic words |
there was a howl of applause that startled |
the bootblacks outside the building Blaine |
is certainly the choice of the people in Ohio |
for the Presidency, and Republicans and |
Democrats alike cheer his name.
At this juncture some one in the house |
yelled: 81 will bet S10 Campbell is elected"
"I'll take that bet" came instantly from |
the other side.
Mckinley paid no attention to the COM
motion and proceeded with the speech.
STRONG SHERMAN FEELING.
The Republicans OF Hardin county held |
their convention to-day and Mckinley ad- |
dressed them in the rink this afternoon.
The sentiment in this neighborhood is for |
the return of John Sherman to the Senate. |
Judge Lawrence said that no other man |
would be considered in Hardin. He thinks |
Sherman is the greatest statesman in Amer
lea, and it would be disgraceful if Ohio |
turned him down. The country at large de-
mands his reelection, and it is the duty of
the Ohio people to obey their wishes.
Hardin county is the highest ground in
the State and ii is also the closest county.
In the last election it went Democratic by
5o. The Alliance has a good foothold in
this section, and it is one of the counties
thar the Republicans are afraid Of The
Democrats engineered the Peoples party in
mated for the Legislature, with the hope
that he would draw enough votes to elect
Democratic member The indications are
that this will be the result.
When Major Mckinley entered the room
aud stepped on the platform he was loudly
applauded. He stumbled and almost fell,
when somebody remarked that it wouldn't |
do for him to make slip in November
OVATION FOR M'KINLEY.
The large rink was packed to overhowing,
and Major Mckinley was given a rousing |
reception. He said the Democratic leaders |
took exception TO his discussion of the cur
rency in his Niles speech. Some of them
claimed he was trying 10 push the tariff is
sue into the background. To this he re-
piled that he was ready to speak on the pro-
tective system in any place and on any
platform in the United States. This state
ment was cheered to the echo.
He declared that the Democrats could not
fozeclose him on the silver question, and he
would discuss tine subject wherever he
pleased. 81 would rather" he exclaimed, I
''go down under the flag 1 am sailing under
this fall than capitulate with dishonesty or
surrender as the demagogue." Great ap-
plauSe followed.
The Majors position on the currency was
concurred in by his hearers, judging from
the cheers given each conclusion. His |
views on this subject have fully appeared in
THE DISPATCH.
FREE SILVER WARNING.
lie warned his audience TINT they were
close TO free silver. The South
and the silver States want it, and just as
they voted in November so would the great
Northwest 60 next year. He told them that
when out on the wild sea of imitation that
their troubles would begin.
On the tariff, he said there was nothing
cheap enough in Europe to buy the dignity
and glory of American manhood. He ex-
planned the difference between protective
and revenue tariff Under free trade the
public might he able to buy cheaper for
awhile, but when the home Industries were
wiped out and the people were at the mercy