Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-08-29
MAGNIFICENT Demonstration at
Niles, Ohio, as an opening OF
the Buckeye Campaign.
Mckinley, Republican Candidate
for Governor Makes a Powerful
and Convincing Speech.
Democratic Tenets, Free Trade
and Free Silver, Assailed in
a Merclless Manner

was opened at Niles mayor EiChlnley
birthplace. Saturday with grand de-
monstration. Over thirty thousand
strangers were in town. Ex-President
HAYES arrived in the morning and Colonel
AL. Conger came in from Akron at the
head Of a strong delegation President
TR. Morgan, of the Morgan Engineering
company, brought a delegation of 500
from Alliance, and another special train
loaded TO the platforms came from Paines-
vile. A cavalry company fifty strong put
in an appearance from Sharpersville, Pa.
The city was very handsomely decorated,
street arch Of American an being a
notable feature.
In the afternoon there was a great pa
rade and industrial display, after which
the mass meeting was called to order and
Major Mckinley made his first speech Of
The campaign Following are the salient
points of the famous high-tarif cham
pion powerful address;
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 existing ratio. The platform of
the republican party stands in opposition
TO anything short of a full and complete
dollar. and approves Of the legislation of
the last congress touching silver, which
legislation enjoins the monthly purchase
Of silver np to 4 500, 900 ounoes-an
g.. -, 6
entire silver product of the United States.
That legislation is a mighty buwark
for the protection of silver. 1t has pre-
served ard enlarged its momentary uses
upCn a safe basis. and has provided that
the silver dollar shall be kept as good as
the best dollar of our coinage, always
equal in IegaI-tender oH3ity and debt-pay-
ING power.
What the Democratic Platform Means.
The free and unlimited coinage of silver
demanded by the democratic convention
recently Eeld in Cleveland amounts to this
That all the silver Of the world, and from
every quarter of the world, can be brought
to The minis Of the United States and
coined at the expense of the government:
that the miuts of the United States mist
receive 4l2l5 grains of silver, which aIe
worth but 50 cents the world over, and
coin therefor a silver dollar, which, by tle
fat Of the government, Is to be received
by the people Of the United States and to
circulate among them as worth full dol
lar of 100 cents. The silver producer,
whose 4l2i5 grains Of silver are worth
only 50 cents in the markets of this Coun-
try and the world, is thus enabled to de-
mand that the government shall take it at
100 cents, viii the O., vernment be as
kind 10 the producer 81 wheat and pay
him 20 cents more per bushel than the
market price? TIE silver dollar now
issued under a limited coinage has 50
cents Of intrinsic value in it, SO accredited
the world over; and the other 20 cents is
legislative wil--the mere breath Of con-
gress. That is, what the dollar lacks of
value to make it perfect dollar congress
supplies by public declaration, and hold
the extra 20 cents in the treasury for its
protection. Now it is proposed to remove
the limit and to make the government
com not for account of the treas
ury, but for the benefit of the silver mine
owner,
The short Dollar
II does not take wise man to see that
1t do.l9r worth only eighty cents intrin-
sicily, coined without limit. is made
iegal-tender to the amount of its face
value for the payment of all debts, public
ana private, legal tender in all business
U,nsa.tlons among tia people, it will be-
come n time the exclusive circulating
medium of the country Gold, which is
w per cent more valuable on every dollar,
VIII not be paid out in any transaction in
yrs country when an eighty cent silver
Collar w.. answer the purpose. Nor will
.Aa 4raeubaCk be long returning to the
treasury for redemption in gold We shall
ae OUT business, therefore, with short dol
@fs rather than with full dollars, as We
are now doing.
Tie danger of free and unlimited coin
age mas been pointed ont over and over
e-ata pF leading statesmen Of both p0liG
~. parties. the position Of leading re-
."ius upon the question is so well
4as"H that need not pause to quote from
.-eN. Let us call your attention TO what
..4 leaders of the democrat party who are
.-.-l in ITS councils say. No one has
.an with greater ability on the demo
.'le side than the eXpresIdent Of the
a.l.H states, Grover Cleveland. HIS let
Peg written but few months ago taken in
aleg.lgn with his falmer utterance upCn
.-l Object, show that nothing could be
more disastrous. in his Judgment, to the
business interests of the country, and to
NE Best welfare Of 80 he people than the
ne and unlimited coinage Of silver.
a5 competitor bars said in bis report in
'..Es thatlu sentiment upon this sub
.-. 5Ee democrats of Ohio are much diyid-
I-at The vote In the convention was q
one. This close vote only emphasi ICES
L danger in the mind. Of large number
.-- democrats of the tate Of the free
aZ. declaration, and enj0ius the i'm
trance ana necasslt" If the friends Of
.4s.t money standing together. as in all
+ contests Of tie past they have basn
aa 70 stand together for an honest cur
Gov Campbell win "Chanoe IT,"
Campbell declared that while he
- e, a9ubts about it be was willing to
taa tree and unlimited coinage Of
sm not willing to chance it
present conditions the c0untry can
FORD @ chance It, ! can imagine
z which would be more disturbing
credit ard m5ra deranginr to cur