New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-09
MCKINLEY ON HIS VICTORY.
A TALK WITH oHos NEXT GOVERNOR.
THE FIGHT WAS WON MAINLY on THE ISSUES
OF PROTECTION AND RECIrRocITY-HIs
VIEWS ON SILVER AND OTHER
QUESTIONS.


Ohio and Mrs Mckinley, reached jersey City
OF IL a. m, yesterday, on the Pennsylvanias Rail-
roady where they wen met by the Majors
brother, Abner Mckinley. The party drove to tho
Hotel Hamilton, Forty second-st and Fifth-avc..
where the Major will be the guest Of his brother
during his stay in this city. His visit, he says.
has no connection with political affairs. lie
fatigued as any man might he who has made re.
Gently 1876 speeches, visited more than eighty
counties of the Buckeye STATE heard the cause OF
protection to American industries assailed by tho
free-trade Democracy, and struck back each time
with crushing and overwhelming force.
Il want rest for couple of weeks or So"
said he after the exciting contest through whlcn
have passed, and suppose will be able to take
it when the inevitable experience OF the American
public man is gone through and he gave
faint, though good-natured, smile Of resignation
he scanned with his piercing black eyes the
group Of reporters who stood around. Then he
went out with some friends; took drive in the
Central Park, and came back with his face aglow
and his hearty hand-shake indicative of a man Of
much physical endurance and unbending will
power.
The readers of The Tribune desire naturally,
Governor, to hear something from one who is so
well qualified to speak about political matters in
Ohio" said the reporter.
No doubt" said he, cheerily. The electoral
campaign there TO ill the place, which Governor
Campbell now fills was highly interesting"
And fought upon the tariff ?"
Was fought upon the issues made by the
platforms of the two parties. The fight, re-
member, was purely an impersonal one There
were no side issues The tariff and free coinage
of silver were the only questions discussed The
aroused interest of enormous masses of people in
all parts of the State was conspicuous feature.
The meetings, even in the most out-of-theway
places were unusually numerous and unprece-
dentedly large There can be no doubt what
ever that Governor Campbell made most vigor-
canvass. His personal qualities helped him
greatly. But got the most votes.' Mr. Mckln-
ley patted his gloved hand oil the arm OF the
chair; quiet smile of confidence played around
his tightly compressed lips, and if ever the gal
liant Ma jor looked like the hero Of Austerliu,
whom he has been oftentime said to resemble, hs
did then, surely.
WAS your majority as large as you expecteda"
The official canvass has not as yet been madss
but ] am able to say that my majority was larger
than | had looked for"
What was the relative importance Of tho
tariff question and the silver question as the
voters considered them ?"
TO answer that direct would really be Of
little consequence, for what | should say would
be merely matter of conjecture We made no
Republican gain, either in Cincinnati or Cleve-
land the great commercial centres where the
silver question would have been more likely than
in any other part Of the State to have inhnenced
the result Our gain was in other sections Of
the State The Democrats didn't discuss the
silver question at all
=" Did it attain prominent place in the debates
on the Republican side?'
81 did, but the Democrats absolutely declined
to discuss it,"
Did they show any disposition to shirk tho
tariff issue?"
The Governor-elect opened his eyes in surprise.
why, no." he replied. " Has any one sug-
Cested that we didn't have the tariff in the cam
pagn? The Democrats accepted the issue on
the tariff Immediately. and fought us. That was
manifest to everybody. / do not know how they
could leave the tariff out of the campaign
The English newspapers seem somewhat dis
appointed that William Mckinley, jr, has been
elected Governor of Ohio," suggested the reporter.
All said the Major, meditatively; and then:
| DO YOU know, | accept without any mental
reservation whatever the cable dispatches in the
newspapers which say that the English news
papers would have been quite pleased at my de-
feat Well he went on, suppose we are In
corricible on that point and will continue 10 con-
duct our affairs as Americans want them con-
Quoted and not in accordance with the quaint
notions of either the press or the people of other
countries OF course, if the persons whose
opinions you quote could vote in Ohio, he added
in tore of languid resignation, Il would have
been beaten"
do YOU draw inferenccs of any special sgnii-
cance from the result in Massachusetts?'
Il do not. and the reason that ] do not Is
because do not know enough about the details
of the contest in the Bay State
Or from the result in Iowa.
Nor Iowa either. But stop-I ought to say
certainly that the campaign there was carried
ou. on local issues
Or from the result in New-York? ~
The Governor-elect laughed Perhaps, said
Le least of all in New York would feel safe
in expressing an opinion for the simple reason
that / was SO busily engaged In my own cam
paign that | had no time 10 observe the vary
ing phases CT the great Da cerv IN dav "S in maxi
ing speeches. and ! only saw New-lork paper
once in two weeks. - :, -,
Well said the reporter. in New-iork they
found time TO think about Ohio and awaited
the result there with an interest second only ~
that which they felt in the battle nearer home
"Ah,' said the Major ~ think ths %- kspsSs sps.ets
Does the election of Mr. Flower take New-York
out of the list of doubtful States In 'ne heAs
Presidential ecction?"
Il am sure | do not know anything about IL
Like Iowa your battle, j believe. was ioughs
upon -loca. issues he said nuslngE. n,
Who now stands nearest the Democratic Presi-
Dental nomination ~ A.,
0r tbc Republican Presidential nomination ?"
MY Ignorance on these two points Is aoous
equal .. ,rri,od cta,.s Sana.
! TOR from Ohio ~
'0 On S that point, too" said the gallant Major,
lit is e.y to fathom the depth of of my nts tan,
senee 10 ,be no, State and never even heard it
,oiked Of That is a remarkable statement, but
it is neverthcess trsc You would not y
SRPT an hand There was, of course, n
nreat contest to carry the Legislature for our
5artv bnt as TO who was 10 be the beneficiary