Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-22

Over Thirty Thousand Strangers Flock I
Hear Mckinley Speak.


Hear Mckinley Speak.
NILES, ONO, August 22-The republican
state campaign opens here today with q great
demonstration. Over sc, 600 strangers are in
town. Ex-President Hayes arrived tins morn
ing and Col. A. L. Conger came in from
Akron at the head OF a strong dele
CATION. President T. R. Morgan Of
the Morgan Engine Company brought o
delegation 500 strong from Alliance and
another special train loaded to the platforms
came from gainesville. A cavalry company,
fifty strong, puts in an appearance from
Sharpsville, Pa. The city is handsomely deco
rated. This afternoon there is great parade
and industrial display and a mass meeting,
Maj. Mckinley making the opening speech Of
the campaign.
Maj. Mckinley spoke as follows:
MAJ. M'KISLEYs SPEECH.
1.-THE campaign in Ohio, formally opened today
on the part Of the republican party will be un-
usually interesting because of the importance
to the state and the country of its results in No
vember. 1t is fortunate that the issues are Of
that character which will excite no bitterness,
but are well calculated to invite calm and dis
passionate judgment. 1t Is fortunate too that
the issues are SO well defined and clearly marked
that no misunderstanding or evasion can arise.
CONTRASTING THE PLATFORMS.
"The platforms Of the two par ties, which con-
stitute their official declarations are singularly
free from ambiguity and confusion.
1.-THE democratic platform declares for the
free and unlimited coinage Of the silver of the
world, to be coined as freely as gold 10 now,
upon the same terms and under existing ratio.
The platform Of the republican party stands In
opposition to anything short OF q full and COM
plste dollar and approves Of the legislation Of
the last Congress touching silver, which legis-
lation enjoins the monthly purchase Of silver
M, IN h00 000 daily m f,ll
equal II not in excess Of the entire silver
product Of the United States"
Maj. Mckinley then quoted the letter Of ex-
President Cleveland written In 1886. in which he
presents the dangers Of unlimited silver coinage.
Continuing, he said: Il am in favor of the
double standard, but am not in favor Of the
free and unlimited coinage Of silver in the
United States, until the nations Of the world
shall join Us In guaranteeing to silver status
which their laws now accord to gold. The
double standard implies equality at a ratio and
that equality can only be established by the
concurrent law Of nations. 1t was tho con-
current law of nations that made the double
standard; 1t will require the concurrent law Of
nations to reinstato and sustain It. Until then
for Us to decree the free and unlimited coinage
of the worlds silver would ordain that our sil-
yer dollars would surely depreciate and gold
would 60 to premium.
ION the subject of the tariff the issue is
equally well defined. The democratic platform
declares for purely revenue tariff and will
net consent that it shall perform any other SER
vice. Duties must BIO levied with view to
revene and upon those foreign products which
will yield the greatest revenue. and which will
not, incidentally or otherwise, favor domestic
industry and domestic labor. Its one mission,
and one mission only, il that Of raising revenue.
As q means Of raising revenue, a revenue
tariff is not as certain and reliable protect
i've tariff. The latter has never failed In time
-, hnvv a
itures, to supply the revenue required, and has
never failed but three times. and then in war,
to provide the enormous revenue required for
the public service.
ARGUING FOR PROTECTION.
"a protective tariff is not only surer agent
for raising revenue than q revenue tariff, but 1t
builds up our own industries and increases in
dustrial activity in our own midst. Itfurnishes
pioymsnt for labor and a: better wages than
! can be secured anywhere else or under any
! other system. revenue tariff breaks down
and destroys at home and builds up and en-
| courages abroad. Now, il protection is bur-
den upon the people we should find some mani
fes.ation of it somewhere We have been iv-
| ing under it for thirty years. Where does the
burden rest? The great mass Of the people Of
| our country were never 80 well of as they are
today. They are better OF than the rest Of
mankind. There never were SO many men IN
this country who owned their own homes as
|
workmen who had Accommodations in the saw
| ings banks Of the country as there arc today.
| There never were 50 many comforts, refine
| ments and educated homes as there are in this
country today. No nation in the world can
present such o picture Of progress, prosperity
and plenty"
Tariff LIQUIDATION RIvIEwKD.
The speaker then reviewed the tariff legis-
lation of the United States from the founda-
ton Of the government down to the present
time, and continued: "The new tariff law
went into effect October 6, 1890. 1t had been
in operation, therefore, q few days short OF
nine months on the 30th Of June last. The
last official report we have the statement OF
the foreign commerce, issued by the bureau OF
statistics of the Treasury Department. shows
the total value Of imports Of merchandise dur
ing those nine months was S6S0, 206 900. Dur
4 ing the corresponding period Of 1880 the total
| value of imports Of merchandise was $685., 769,-
sos. There were, therefore, imported during
| the nine months Of 1891, under the new tarin
law, S3l ,436, 100 more than in the correspond
ing period Of 1890 under the operation OF the
old law. Al showing the effect Of the opera
ton Of the new law it 10 important 70 know
what proportion Of these imports were free
and what proportion were dutiable both under
the old and new laws. During the nine months
ending June 50, 1891, the foreign goods cd
mitted free of duty we're valusd u s2S6, go 6e6.
During thu nina nao0tha and,u1 Iuma m i000