St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-03
WHAT OF IOWA AND Ohio?
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promptly met this issue by the follow
ing declaration:
We affirm the issue rendered to us by the
Republican party on the subject of the tariff
as represented by the so-called Mckinley tar
if act, confident that the verdict of the peo-
pie of Ohio will be recorded against the in
iqultous policy of so-called protection. cham
pioned by the Republican party In the inter-
est of favored classes against the masses.
We favor graded income tax.
Thus, upon the tariff question, the
issue was clearly defined between the
two great political parties. The PrOhi-
bition party declared for tariff only as
means TO enforce international reci-
procity, and the Peoples party demand
ed that taxation should mot be used to
build up one interest or class at the
expense of another"
Upon the second great issue, the
financial question, the Republican
party declared as follows:
Thoroughly believing that gold and silver
should form the basis of all circulating me-
diums, we indorse the amended coinage act
of the last Republican congress, by which
the entire production of the silver mines of
the United States is added to he currency of
the people.
Upon the same subject, but after
considerable division of sentiment, the
Democratic convention declared:
We denounce the demonetization of silver
in 1873 by the party then i'll power as an in
IquitOus alteration of the money standard in
favor of creditors and against debtors tax
payers and producers. and which by shut
ting off one of the sources of supply of
primary money, operates continually to in
crease the value of gold. depress prices
hamper industry and disparage enterprise;
and we demand the reinstatement of the
constitutional standard of both gold aud sill
yer with the equal right of each to free and
unlimited coinage.
The Prohibitionists demanded cir
culating medium of gold, silver and
paper, but insisted that no private in
dividual or corporation should be al
lowed to make any profit through issu
ing it.
The Peoples party made the follow
ing declaration on the financial ques-
ton:
We demand that full legal tender treasury
notes be issued in sufficient volume to con-
duct the business of the country on q cash
basis; and we favor government loans di-
rectly TO the people in sums not exceeding
5000 to any one person, on real estate or
other ample security, at rate OF interest not
to exceed per cent. We demand the free
and unlimited coinage of silver.
Naturally and inevitably the tariff
and financial questions resolved them
selves into two paramount issues be-
tween the two great political parties. 1t
is thus that the campaign has become a
national one and Ohio will be the cyno-
sure of all eyes tomorrow. 1t can be
said with truth and qualification that
the campaign has been a dlgnifed one.
more than usually free from offensive
personalities and more than usually de-
voted to fair discussion of principles.
On the subjects of debate it was en-
tirely natural that a discussion of the
Mckinley bill should follow McKinley's
nomination by the Republicans. The
question of free coinage of silver was
before the Democratic convention IN a
majority and minority report of the
committee on platform. The majority
favored free coinage, and its views were
adopted. The Republican platform was
practically unanimous against free coin
age, and so, knowing that the Demo-
Gratis were divided oil that question,
Maj. Mckinley has given it prominence
in all his speeches, not forgetting, of
course, to give his best reasons in sup
port of the principles of protection to
home industry embodied in the law that
bears his name.