The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-10-15
THE oAmPBBLI-McKINLBY DE-
BATE.


The debate between Governor Camp
bell and Major Mckinley at Ada, on
Thursday afternoon, was the most sen
sational event Of the campaign. Major
Mckinley was badly handled, and worse
worsted. He made no attempt to reply
to the many strong points made by
Governor Campbell, but occupied the
hour and q half allotted him In repeat
ing his regular campaign speech, with
occasional references TO the past politi'
cal record of Governor Campbell, which
an efficient clerk had looked up for him.
He occupied 81 minutes reading some
new matter he had prepared, being
mostly extracts from Millard Fillmore,
Thomas Ewing, ST., Horace Gresley,
Sam Randall, and other protsctlonists,
-WhiC, Democrat and RspNulican, on
the tariff As all these Viuguishsd
statesmen of q past era Ntsts before q
tariff for monopoly was heard OF, or
even dreamed Of, thes5 extracts had
about as much bearing on the present
issues as the fall OF Adam IN the Gar.
den had to do with hne fall OF Babylon.
Governor Camp Ssll acquitted himself
magni6cently. his speech opening the
debate is a model ofinct5ive statement,
keen satire, and inyinciOle logic. He
made all his points clear, and
he wasted no words In unnsce1sary
comment. He took the Mckinley bill
for his theme, aud he riddled that bun
gle of abominatioos from hcrns TO
tail. Those who heard the debate know
that Mckinley did not even attempt to
defend the brutal atrocities of his tariff
law. Those who did not hear the de-
bate, but who will read 1t In the news
papers, will see that Mckinley did not
answer one single point made by Camp
bell, nor even attempt ito. He satis-
fed himself and a few partisan
shouters by making q sort of hollow
tin horn Grafton on the glory of the
American nation, through the trying
ordeal of war taxes, in times OF peace.
Major Mckinley was badly ratified
when he arose 70 reply to Campbell.
Instead of attensN Sing to defend his bill
from the vigorous ssc-a1lts OF Campbell,
he went into demagogical discussion
of the silver question, upon which he
consumed 30 minutes of valuable time.
Here is an extract from Gov. Camp
bells opening, as given by the Repub-
lican agent of the Associated Press
"Yearly farming Is growing more un-
the seas and that industry abandoned.
Under protection the splendid palaces Of
protected manufacturers are crownin2 the
hills, while imported Huns, Italians and
Bohemians are displacing American citi-
gems. Those who are sometimes called
"rotten rich" are defying the people, and
seeking through a vennl press TO destroy
the reputation, the honor and the estate
of any who may wage war vigorously in
the cause Of the people. [Appleuse.l We
ere rapidly reaching condition which
was predicted by Abraham Lincoln, when
he uttered these words: "As q result OF
the war corporations have been enthron-
ed; an era OF high prices VIII follow the
money power will endeavor to prolong itr
reign until oil it's wealth 10 aggregated In
the hands of the few and the republic ID
lost.n Applause.l To convince you that
that prediction is being realised l cite you
the utterance OF q Republican Congress
man (Butterworth) from Ohio, who said
In Congress- that lhe could upon ten fiu-
gers of lis hands count the men who had
added more TO their wealth in the last ten
years than had been added TO the wealth
of oil the agriculturists in any State in the
Union. [Applause.l
Bradstreet, an authority in this country
says the total number of mercantile fail
ures in the United States for the nine
months of 1891 are 1856, as compared witt
1888 in like period of 1890, o gain of Il
per cent. This was under the hcKinle,
bill. lApp!ausr, Yet in 1890, when Maj
or Mckinney accepted the nomination fol
Congress-, he said that IL his bill pesseC
the Senate this country would witness ,
boom more marvellous than il had evel
known. (Laughter.l Where 10 that boom
| Democratic applause.)n
In his reply Major Mckinley nevei
even attempted to explain away thes,
deriSrable conditions. He was AfraiC
eyea to refer to these conditions lest ht
should get swamped. He concluded
| that cowardice was better for him thar
humiliation.
Gov. Campbell also discussed tn,
question of labor in its relation to
high tariff. On this point McKinle,
never attempted to reply. On the labo
question, Gov. Campbell among othe
| pertinent things, said
"LNst October the tariff of this eountr,
was raised from AZ to 90 per cent for tn
avowed purposs of benefltting labor ant
| increasing its compensation. VIII ever,
| laboring man in this audience who has hat
| his wages increased since the McKinle
bill went into effect please stand up ant
be counted 2"
Gov. Campbell paused and looket
over the vast audience. Some Of tn
reporters in front of the stand stood a
to see how many laboring men arose
The whole audience was as silent as
funeral. Not single man arose. The
the audience, and Gov. Campbell added
NJ want Major Mckinley, when he re
plies, to tell this audience where thes
workingmen are who have got bette
wages under his tariff. (Appisuse.) i
this country there has been more tha
800 great manufacturing establishment
which have reduced wages since the pas
sage Of the Mckinley bill, and i don
know one which has increased then
(Cheers.) In the iron industry We hav
more strikes which were unsuoce cessfu
since the passage of that bill than In thre
years. / hold in my hand alist of thirt
establishments, including OArnegie'l
working $4,000 men, In which organize
labor has been banished. / will Ask tn
major II he favors the banishment of ol
ganiEed labor from the great factories G
the country. (Cheers.) l have said bc
fore that the United States Glass con
pany, organized since the passage of th
Mckinley bill, and which has thrown OF
of employment already 500 men, il
trust. / say now that they are trust b
their own confession. What did these con
panies consolidate fort To reduce ex
penses they say. To control the produC
Is what they organized for, and they
not like TO he called q trust, because truI
is an unpopular word In this country.
was not in the dictionary until after tn
high tariff laws were passed. The glas
manufactured In Tiffin, Findlay and Fo.
toria l understand is made by Belgian
imported into this country. want to sa
now that II had my way l would put
prohibitiye tariff upon some things (aI
plause), and the first thing would be upo
an alien who comes here without the in
tention of Becoming an American citize
and with the intention of displacin
American workmen. Great applause an
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