New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-16
Tile OHIO DENOCRATS.

Without unaninity, and without harmony
even as to the platform, Governor Canpoeii' Oh
Ohio. has been renCminated. His party places
him before the people, regardless OF the sorong
objection to his personal conduct III executive
office. and of the strenuous antaeonlsm among
members of his own party 1t dominates him
nm \ nlatior,n. also, which embraces free com
aga of silver, and uncomprcmising opposition
TO the Protective policy. 4 minority report
was submitted 10 the convention on the silver
ouoston hut was voted down. The majority
resolved in favor Of graduated income tax,
while the minority proposed to strike TINS from
the rhatform. The radical difference between
the two elements was substantially that whlcn
lies between the conservative and right-tnhk
ing pcople of all parties ann the sOcialistic ana
revolutionary element which the Farmers AL
lance at the West represents.
Whether Governor Campbell has special views
on these Questions does not yet appear. Ills
speech in accepting the nomination Is manly
devoted 20 the question of the tariff, ana ex-
presses in strong terms hostility to the recent
revision of the tariff by the Congress OF which
Mr.. Mckinley was the leader Apparently 1t
seems 10 Governor Campbell that this issue
rather than any other can be put before the
people OF Ohio with prospect OF success nc
objects to the new tariff because, in his own
language, sit has forced the farmer OF ONO 10
sell his wool in some instances a. low as ~
cents Mound, and that, too, in market where
he poys more dearly for hundreds Of necessary
a,ticles"; but he is careful not to say that no
farmer of Ohio receives 90 cents per pound or
ANYTHING like that price for his wool, who has
1 10 FOR
he is careful also to ignore the fact that OF
hundreds of articles purchased by farmers noV
one tenth nor even One-hmdredth are 'hlSh-
er in cost than they were before the new Uifli
was adopted. The character OF the man nom
mated for the highest Office in the GIT OF INC
people of Ohio is we'll illustrated by this re-
markable statement, which Is at war Win the
personal experience of every householder ana
every practical business man in that state
Governor Campbell supposes that he makes
strong point for his party when he shows 'haU
the average of duties under the present tarlii
is much higher than the average OF duueS ufiier
tariffs approved by Washington and his I'M
mediate successors in the Presidency. But IL
might be well for him to consider that the rate
Of wages in this country as compared with others
has been changed materially and greatly to
the advantage of American labor, by the Amerl-
can policy which has been maintained anu en-
forced for the last thirty years. 1t wtS tho
fact many years ago that labor could be DoushO
in this country about as cheap as III UTe3' brlc-
ain. That is the fact no longer. Inc very OK
isteuce of industries in this country depehoS
now upon the maintenance OF rate OF wages
ranging from 90 TO 200 per cent higher thah Ill
rho countries with which American Industries
have to compete. And this change, marvellous
rs il is. has been brought about in great meas
nre by the very economic policy which OoV-
ernor Campbell 50 bitterly opposes because
the American Of to-day receives lar hlghef
wages. compared with the wages paid in other
countries, than his ancestor received III tno days
Of the Revolution and in the earlier years OF
the Kepublic, it is necessary, as 1t wss not then'
TO impose larger and higher duties for the pro-
lection of American investors. II Governor
Campbell does not understand this, there arc
MANY thousand workingmen in Ohio who do.
Governor Campbell begins the contest with
= sharp controversy in his own party 80 impair
his prospects of success. The strongest Demo
Gratis in Cincinnati declare that his nomination
means 10, 900 majority for the Republican ucliht
in that county. The most intiueptial Democrats
in Cleveland in Ike manner declare that ne
will be beaten in that county by an overwhein-
inc majority. He appeals 90 the prejudice III
the country districts III favor OF unlimited com
are of silver, and yet in every town where
business is transacted he will find Democrats
not few who will oppose any party which
commits itself to measure so dangerous. lis
party stakes its success upon It's opposition to
the new tariff, and yet in more than half the
counties of Che State of Ohio new manufactur-
ing establishments have gone into operation
within the last six months because Of the new
duties imposed by that tariff. For three months
to come the discussion of the silver question
and of the tariff question will arouse public
opinion in every county in Ohio, and it will
be strange indeed if the people of that State
do not vote. as in times past they have voted,
in favor of a sound currency and protection OF
home industry.