The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-16
srArrzE. THURsDAr. JUL 20.


haye nominated their ablest and most
popuIar representative In Mckinley; the
Democrats have re-nominated their ablest
and bert, II not their most popular man,
and from this date until November next
win Be fought with desperate energy and
yiror the most important political election
that has taken place since November, 1890.
In our judgment Mckinley viii win.
Ohio on full vote Is Republican state,
AYE when there are serious quarrels
within the party as there were in 1889,
when Campbell was elected governor over
Foraker by 10.s72 plurality, but the next
year the Republican secretary of state
was elected by 1880 plurality, and the
Republican aggregate congressional vote
exceeded the Democratic by much
higher plurality than these figures.
Mckinley was beaten for congress
in . total vote of over 10000
By . plurality of only BOZ in a
Democratic district that has hitherto
been good for at least 2. 800 majority. Since
1877 the Democracy have elected their
candidate for governor but four times,
viz, in 1874, 1877, 1888 and 1880, and she
has never cast her electoral vote for presi-
dent for other than the Republican candi-
date since the organization of the party.
Given these conditions, an exceptionally
able and popular candidate, competent to
organize, energize and execute his own
canvass, and victory is morally certain
In . state like Ohio, unless there exist
party feuds and discussions serious
enough to make the malecontents sulk in
their tents or desert to the enemy. There is
no serious discord in the Republican camp.
There is. to be sure, Foraker and an
anti-Foraker faction, but this quarrel will
cut no figure in this contest, and the
Tarmers' Alliance craze has obtained but
small foot-hold among Ohio Republicans.
The Republicans there will go to bat
lie with full ranks which justify their con-
6dence in the success of their candidate.
The Democracy on the other hand have a
disreputable. anti-Campben faction to
plague them in Hamilton county, which
includes the great city of Cincinnati. The
Republicans In the convention adopted
the following resolution on the silver ques-
ton:
We approve the coinage act by which the
great product OF the silver mines IL added to
the currency of the people, and out of which
experiment may come q wise adjustment of
financial questions nbe raj towards Western In
tsrests.
This In construed as q declaration
against the free coinage of silver. The
Ohio Democrats are divided in opinion be-
tween the advocates of free coinage, led by
ex-Congressman Warner. and its oppo-
nents who agree with Congressman Har-
ter that to advocate free coinage would
mean national defeat. On the subject of
the currency the Ohio Republicans are
united, while the Democrats are danger
ously discordant.
On the subject Of the tariff the advant-
age Is decidedly with the Republicans.
The Mckinley tariff has been on trial long
enough to obliterate the ignorant preiu-
dice created against it by Democratic mis-
representation in the canvass which pre-
ceded the election of 1890. The farmers of
Ohio now see plainly that the Mckinley
act 10 as completely "a farmers tariff as
It could be If congress had given them a
blank sheet and pencil and bid the farm
era write out tariff for the country. The
Mckinley act gives additional protection
to the farmers brought into COM
petition with their Canadian neigh
oIA ha
northern frontier in the matter
Of grain, hay, milk, butter, eggs and pota-
toes. Barley growers used to be griovous-
~ oppressed by the competition from Can
ada, which had been accustomed to send
TO our markets annually barley to the
value of nearly 100000 but the new
tariff has corrected this injustioa and bar
ley growing has entered upon boom. A
decided enlargementin the barley acreage
has taken place and good prices are almost
certainty. Our Eastern market used to
be flooded with Canadian potatoes, and
even Scotch and German potatoes. forcing
down prices and destroying the American
farmers profits. The foreign grower, un-
der the old tariff, could sell his potatoes al
Is cents bushel, pay the duty of IS cents
and compete in the American market at 4C
cents, but the Mckinley act, by its in
creased duty on potatoes, has made il un-
profitable for the foreigner TO send his DO.
tatoes here until the American farmers
half crop was bringing at least so cents
q bushel. That is. under the new tariff
the American farmer gets 10 cents a bushel
more than under the old law to console
him for unfayorable seasons.
These are but two of the many instance.
which might be cited where the MoKin.
ley tariff helps the farmer. The reduced
price of sugar has effected a considerable,
saving in the expense Of every farmer,
household. Mckinley prices are reported
by X. Z. Dun Il Co. as lower ali AROUND
than snti-McKinley prices. There is n,
complaint that the new tariff law ha
brought injury. but 1t Is admitted spin
dies, looms. FORCES and furnaces are al
doing well. William J.. Booker. the Eng
iish consul general st New York city
officially reports to the English govern
ment that the trade of New York has beer
benefited by the Mckinley law, which
has impaired new life TO business every
where, especially 20 the cotton and wocler
industries. In the South the old MILL
are being run. says Mr.. Booker, to theii
full capacity and new ones are being con
strueted with surprising rapidity. Mr.
Booker Is free trader in his sympsthies
and 10 not likely to exaggeraie the favor
able results Of the protective tariff.
The crop prospects are excellent il
everything save corn Al The West and cot
ton At the South; the harvest in Earope is