, 1891-10-09
H WAR IN OHIO.
A Joint Debate Between the
Commanding Generals.
Mckinley Bill Fallacies Pointed
Out by Campbell.
An Enthusiastic Close of the
Monster Meeting.

the Ialr ROUNDS. Ureat taste was dis
played in the decorations. The artillery
was called into requisition and as the two
distinguished leaders appeared in sight a
governors salute was fired. 1t was l:45
whom the meeting was called to order by
Rev. Campbell, a Presbyterian minister,
and at that time fully 1000 people we're
on the grounds. The clerical gentleman
introduced the two presiding officers of
the meeting, Messrs, Van Fleet for the
Democrats and Howe for the Republicans.
Chairman Van Fleet, the Democratic
presiding off ,er. made a brief speech Of
cong~ratulation to everybody, and an
nounced that Governor Campbell had
gained the privilege of opening and clos
united a slight bull by alluding inadyert-
emily to Maj. Mckinley as Governor
Mckinley" and the Republicans cheered
Justify. while the chairman blushed in
confusion. Governor Campbell, after be-
ing introduced as one of Ohio's greatest
governors, launched into the debate.
Governor Campbelrs opening speech
was listened to with great interest by
both parties. de regretted, he said,
that he had no time to properly present
the indictment of that over grown mon
ster, which masquarading In the garb of
protection, subsists on the wage workers
and agriculturists. Applause Yearly
farming is growing more Improbable,
and our IN is swept from the seas.
Under protection, splendid palaces OF
protected manufacturers are ~crowning
the hills while imported Huns, Italians
and Bohemians are displacing American
citizens. We are rapidly approaching
tho condition predicted by Abraham
Lincoln when he said: las a result of
the war corporations have been enthroned;
an area of high prices will follow; the
money power will endeavor to prolong
its reign until all wealth is aggregated in
the hands OF a few and the republic is
lost"
Governor Campbell cited the utterance
of the Republican congressman. Butter.
worth. who said in congress he could upon
the fingers OF his hands couHt the men
who had added more to their wealth in
the last ten years than had been added to
the wealth of all the agriculturists in any
state in the Union. (Great- Democratic
auplause). He quoted from Eastern
papers the statement that when Egypt
went down 2 per cent of her people owned
81 per cent of her wealth; when Persia
went down | per cent of her people owned
all the land; when Rome went down l,SOO
men owned the world. In 1850 in this
country the capitalists owned 37t per cent
of her wealth. Today they own more
than twice that amount yet he who gets
before the people and points to these
facts Is sneered at as a calamity croaker.
He quoted a gain of II per cent in
mercantile failures in the United States
for the nine months ofthis year compared
with the same period of last. This is
under the Mckinley bill. Where is that
boom Mckinley predicted if bis bill
passed? Were it not for the abundance
of crops these failures would be worse
than they are. The governor went on to
analyze the question OF the tariff being II
tax on the consumer, presenting figures
to show that it was.
Now" said he. when genuine reci-
procity comes in we will not have a little,
one-sided reciprocity with the little coun-
tries of South America but substantial
free trade with England. France and the
world" Applause. He cited various
instances of enormous duties which
must be visited upon the Last
week a Chicago firm received 81. 400
worth OF pearl buttons from Australia
and the duty on them was lust SO. 200 or a
trifle over 100 Der cent. Did the foreign
manufacturers pay nearly 50, 700 for the
privilege of sending these buttons here2
The Mckinley bill provides that 80 per
cent of the duties on some articles shall be
refunded provided those articles shall be
exported. Last ear the STANDARD Oil
company imported tin to this country
upon which they paid more than 81, 250,-
900 duty. Ii they did not, and if for
eigners paid that duty, then the United
States put its hand in our pocket aud pre-
scented the Standard Oil company with
81, $50, 900 of our money, for this amount
was refunded to the Standard Oil com
pany.
There were manufactured in this coun-
try last year IS, 500, 000, 900 worth OF
goods. If the tariff on dutiable goods is
60 per cent, 1t is fair to preaume, taking
the protected and unprotected Industries
together. that at least one-third OF that
sum is paid in lieu Of duties to manufact.
urers at home upon the American pro-
ducts. 1t is said all this is done for the
of manufactures. How long,
oh, Lord, how long hal this upbuilding
go on2
Governor Campbell read a letter writ
ten by Mr.. Blaine in 1884 in which Mr..
Blaine said it was a fact that the coarsor
description of cotton and cotton prints,
boots and shoes, ordinary household fur.
%ni,ure, harness for draft animals, agri-
cultural implements of all kinds, doors,
sashes and blinds, locks, bolts and hinges,
silverware. plated ware, wooden ware, or
binary paper and paperhangings. common
vehicles, ordinary window glass and glass.
ware, rubber goods, coal, kerosene, white
lead, lead pipe, and articles in which lead
is the chief exponent, can be and are pro-
duced as cheaply IN the United States
as in any part OF the world. CApplause.
Governor Campbell went on to cite the
duties upon these articles under the old
tariff and the increases under the McKin-
lev bill. Glassware of the common kind
for instance. which was taxed 30 per cent
under the tariff Of 1883. Maj. Mckinley
raised to GO per cent, although Mr..
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