The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-06-18

violation of its plighted faith, or the de-
struction of its industries. Whether
against slavery or repudiation-hat money
or free trade, the Republican party has
stood firm and immovable FOR. right and
country, for freedom and free homes, for
the public credit, a sound currency, and
for the maintenance OF our industrial in
dependence and the dignity and eleva-
ton OF American labor.
Mckinley then proceeded to endorse the
platform, adopted by the convention. He
said the party endorsed the Adminstra-
ton of President Harrison, but he was
careful not to mention Blaine.
lie said the party was in favor of liberal
pensions, but he failed to state that he had
labored in committee to defeat the Service
pension bill, which was asked for by AGO.
600 ex-soldiers, He had the audacity to
assert that the Republican party was in
favor of free ballot, when he knows that
the worst bull doing practices ever known
in free State were inaugurated in his
own district last fall, and more Doodle was
used to corrupt and debauch voters ever
before known in one district since this
free government was organized.
He next proceeded to talk about the
money question, but did not say whether
he was for free silver coinage or not. In
fact bis talk seemed principally for the
purpose of Disgusting his ideas on that
question, provided he has any. He quoted
few we'll worn quotations from Wash
ington and Hamilton and Webster and
then tackled the so called Protection bus
mess. He said over again, his well known
speech on this question with few omis.
sions. He did not say that he despised
cheap things, and he did not say the for
eigner paid the duty, but he did perpetrate
again that rotten old gag that the Demo-
cratic party is advocating the tariff of the
Southern Confederacy. Then he tried to
coddle the farmers, and the thinness of
this part of his demagogery is what makes
us smile. Here is sentence entire from
his speech:
while securing to the farmer the home
market by increased protection, the law
provides reciprocity clause which is in
tended to extend his foreign market, and
upon terms more favorable than those
accorded to competing agricultural coun-
tries. The bill was drafted after the full
est consultation with the farmers of the
United States.
1t was made to meet their just demands
and reasonable requirements, and with a
single exception their requests were
granted"
Everybody who knows, knows that the
farmers were not consulted, and that the
bill was the product of monopolists and
trust agents, and that they were the only
ones who got what they wanted in the bill.
But what surprised most people was the
of our State Administration, when il is
known that he, as chairman of the ways
and means committee, is directly respon-
sible for the most reckless, rotten and cor
rupt Congress, that ever met in Washing
ton, and that knowing this, he would have
the gall to attack the Ohio General assem-
bly,, which has been prudent and econom-
ical, and has reduced taxation. He closed
his speech as follows:
l must detain you no longer; other oc-
casions will offer fuller opportunity for
discussion. must not further interrupt
the necessary business of this convention.
Its spirit and unity, its numbers and en-
thusiasm indicate an interest and purpose
which are the forerunners of victory.
We have never had a greater battle 10
fight-none where more vital issues affect
ing all the people were involved, none
where "the plain people" have greater
stake or deeper interests. To them and
for them the appeal must be made. In
them we must repose our trust. To them
we must look for victory.