The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-06-25
BEIGE ON THE OHIO SIT
UATTON.


Senator Cal. Brice was a passenger
on the fast train, east, last evening, on
his way from Lima to Philadelphia. A
Canton Democrat conversed with him
from Mansfield TO Canton on the busi-
ness and political situation. Senator
Brice is without doubt one of the
shrewdest and ablest business men in
the United States, and his position as
chairman of the National Executive
Committee has made him intimately
acquainted with all the public men Of
the country.
The Senator is a brilliant conversa-
tionalist, and he has terse and sue
oiuct manner of statement that is won
derfully impressive. The Senator talked
Of the condition Of business, and the
general employment Of labor under the
careful and wise and economic admin
istration of Grover Cleveland, and then
called attention to the present deplo-
rable condition of affairs, under this
Administration and the Mckinley
tariff. Anybody can see that the diff
ference is vast.
Senator Brice said there was nothing
alarming about the present dissentions
among Ohio Democrats. These dissen'
tions will end with the adjournment
of the Democratic State Convention.
Brice said the nomination of Mckinley
was mistake. That he was weaker
than his party.
The personal popularity of Mckinley
will cut no figure whatever in the cam
paign. The Mckinley tariff is now on
trial in Ohio, and the people Of Ohio are
called upon either to approve or con.
demn that measure. If they approve,
then the measure will be approved 10y
the National Republican platform next
year, and the Republican United States
Senate will not consent to its modiGca-
tion next winter. But if Ohio goes for
tariff reform this November, the Re-
publicans of the East and West will
unite with the Blaine element in ask
ing the Senate to cooperate with the
Democratic House in modifying the
more odious features of the Mckinley
bill. There will be no mistake on the
issue; and no personal matters, or side
issues, or State or local matters, will cut
any considerable figure in the Ohio can.
vass this year.
Senator Brice thinks the Farmers
Alliance will il jure Mckinley more
than it will John sherman, as the ALI
ance everywhere has spoken against
the Mckinley tariff. They would gain
more force by beating Mckinley than
John Sherman, because the defeat of
the author of the bill in his own state,
aud that too, Republican State, would
have a tremendous influence upon the
public sentiment Of the country. The
leaders of the Farmers Alliance under
stand this, and / learn their best
speakers and organizers will invade our
State this year. look to see very
interesting campaign.
Col. Brice thought Mckinley would |
lose the State, but he will make tre-
mendous effort. He spent about $780, |
600 in his district last fall to defeat
Warwick, and his campaign will be one
of organization and money appliance.
The various trusts that have been or !
ganiz2d under his bill will be expected
to contribute largely. The glass trust, |
the white lead trust, the sheet iron trust, |
the oat meal trust, the licensed oil trust |
and a hundred others can contribute
$5O0OOO, aud hardly miss
it, from the enormous profits
they are now making.
Col. Brice thought ordinary manufac.
turers, in business outside of tusts,
would not contribute dollar to McKin
leys fund this year, because they have
been injured by his bill, in the loss of
foreign trade. He said very few mer-
chants would give dollar to McKin-
ley, because the dry goods trade had
suffered very severely from the McKin-
ley bill.
He said President Harrison's govern
ment officials would not be required to
contribute very literally, as it was not
to the interest OF Harrison to boom an
Ohio Republican for the Presidential
nomination for 1892.