Evening journal., 1891-10-09
M KINLEY AND CAMPBELL
They Meet in Joint Debate at
Ada, Ohio.
LUNoHING AT THE SAME TABLE

ADA, o., Oct Cone Of the strangest
sights Of the present campaign in Ohio
was that OF Hon. William Mckinley Jr.,
and Governor James f. Campbell, oppo-
nents in the gubernatorial fight, sitting
together al lunch at the table Of Professor
Lehr, where they broke bread together as
though the very best Of friends personally
and politically Both the candidates were
in Ada TO hold their joint debate on the
issues OF the day, and both were enter
tanned BY Professor Lehr, nonpartisan.
Each candidate received a royal welcome
from his politicsl admirers. The McKin.
ley men wore tin badges, carried tin walk.
ing sticks. swung tin cans and blew tin
horns, while even their hagpoles were OF
the same material. just az noticeable
was neat little white silk badge that
was proudly displayed by nlne.tenths OF
the women and a good many Of the men
Over the picture Of GoyernG Campbell
was the inscription, Our Candidate and
below this significant text; american
wool twenty-four cents on account Of the
Mckinley bill
The Joint Debate.
Benches enough TO seat Is, 600 people had
been provided at the grounds. There were
two charmen, Or. J. NJ Van Vleet acting
for the governor and James c. Howe act
ing for Major Mckinley. Governor Camp
bell was TO have the opening Of one hour
and five minutes, Major Mckinley the sec.
oud speech, one aud half hours, and his
opponent the final half hour Chairman
Van Nleet asked each side 20 vie with the
other in showing courtesy to the speakers,
and introduced Governor Campbell as the
fearless leader of the Ohio Democracy.
The governor opened with vivid word
attack on protection, saying that be was
| there to protest against the crimes com
mitted 10 its name. Continuing he said:
| The moments at my disposal are much too
few 70 properly present an indictment against
| that overRrown monster masqueradins IN the
/ garh OF protection and subsisting upon the
| wage worker and the farmer In the days Of
| the French revolution Nine. Rollins protested
against the crimes committed In the name Of
| liberty. protest against the crimes commit.
/ tee IN the name Of protection. a protection
/ which increases the living necessities of the
| poor and produces a reduction Of the wages Of
/ workingmen and women. Our once proud com.
| meree has been swept from the seas and our
| once great commerce has been abandoned. and
IN their stead VIZ have the splendid palaces Of
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hills while down Ia the valleys the Italian and
the Bohemian are usurpinr the rights and priv
ieges ~ this American workinenSn. Whose
| family crouch in the corner nf their hoyel cry
Z ing Tor bread. The wife OF The miner starve
that protection may be promoted while III
coal barons are rolling ia wealth There ar
women IN our great cities trying 20 maintaii
life on thirteen cents day that our infant IN
dustries may be protected
The governor quoted from The Ameri
cen Economist 60 show that the number
OF people in the Uuited States who owned
their own homes had fallen from five
eighths TO one-eighth in twenty-five years
he said that in 1850 the capitalists owned
Sls per cent. Of our wealth Today they
own more than one-half Did they de
serve better treatment at the hands OF
Providence than the farmer, the wage.
worker or the preacher, the doctor and the
lawyeri He quoted Bradstreet's 10 show
that failures and liabilities in this country
have largely increased The total number
Of failures ia the United States for the
first nine months Of 1891 showed an in
crease over 1890 Of II per cent. Continu-
ing Governor Campbell said:
Major Mckinley said when he accepted the
nomination for congress in lsgn that II his bill
passed the senate Cit had then passed the
house,. this country would witness a greater
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where is that hoomg With crops most abun-
iant more 50 than ia ten years with drought
! and famine abroad 90 give as a market for
these crops, because there is no home market
| for our surplus All Of which Ia the act Of provi-
dence and but for which the failures Ia 1891
under this benefcent tariff would be a great
deal worse than they are.
Major Mckinley speaks.
There was considerable applause when
/ "a hal 80
when Major Mckinley arose it turned
into a cyclone. He said the issues were
fixed not by himself and Governor Camp
bell, but by their respective parties There
were two Of them he desired to present
the question Of silver and the question Of
taxation. Continuing, be said:
On the question Of silver the Democratic
platform Of Ohio declares without qualification
for free and unlimited coinage The Republi-
can party stands opposed 20 free and unlimited
coinage under present conditions II insists
that il cannot be done until the great nations
| Of the world by concurrent action have nxed
ratio between gold and silver. The Republican
party stands for one dollars worth for one
| hundred cents, whether il be gold, silver or
paper money, and approves Of the legislation
Of the last congress which required the purchase
Of a certain amount Of silver monthly al mar
ket rates and the treasury note issued ia re.
turn has behind it dollars worth OF silver
purchased in the markets Of the world
The difference between what the government
pays for silver and what goes into its coinage
goes 70 the credit Of the government and for
the benefit OF the people Of the United States.
| Free and unlimited coinage on the other hand
| would give the profit TO the silver producers
instead Of the people When a farmer sells
wheat be gives fun measure. When he gets his
pay he is entitled 70 a fun dollar in value. II
there is anything that you have right to de-
mand Of the government IL Is that the dollar
Il issues shall be fixed in value TO represent a
dollar in every market in every place In the
wide world.
The TariT Question.
| Referring to the tariff question. Major
Mckinley said Governor Campbelrs plat
form commits him to a tariff for revenue
only, unmindful Of all other considera-
tions, not caring for the occupations or
industries Of the people. A revenue tariff
raised revenue for the government A pro
tectiye tariff would do that. But a revenue
tariff would only raise revenue, while a
protective tariff stimulates industries, en-
eourages the skill and genius Of American
citizens Continuing, he said;
1t secures TO us, as it has done in the last
twenty years, the first rank in the Industries OF
. the earth. Tell me why the foreign producer
should be allowed to enjoy the markets OF the
American producer. They pay not a dollar
toward your county. your state, your munich
pal improvements beyond our jurisdiction.
The only way to touch them is to tax. The
, | governor says they don't pay the tax; that our
people do. Then what are the English making
SO much fuss abohts Why are the Germans
making such noise about our tariff lawsg
J Major Mckinley went on to quote q
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