The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-06-15
M'KnIey's Speech.

MiNSEAPoLls, June s.-GOvernor Nc
Kinley, on assuming the chair, spoke as
follows
GENTLE2lEN OF THE C0NyENTlOS; /
thank you for the honor OF presiding
over the ninth National Convention Of
the Republican party. A Republican
Convention means something They
have always meant something. keplb-
hcan Conventions say what they mean,
and mean what they say. They declare
principles and policies and purposes, and
when entrusted with power they execute
and enforce them lOheers.1
The frst National Convention Of the
Republican party, s. years ago, me. 10
the city Of Philadelphia The platform
OF the convention reads to-day more Ike
an Inspiration than the affirmation OF
political party Every provision Of that
great instrument made by the fathers Of
our party Is On the statutes Of our eoun-
Try to-day. lCLeeEs Every Que Of
them has been embodied into public law.
and that can not be said Of the platform
Of any political organization IN this or
any country IN the world. Whenever
there Is anything 20 be done II this conn-
Try, and By TINS country, and lor this
country the Republican party IS called
upon % DO It. lAppiause.
CAN LOOK BACK WITHOUT SHANE
There il one thing that can be szid Of
our organization, Which cannot be said
ofsny other. II can look backward with
out shame or humiliation, and it can look
forward With cheer and exuitstion. That
cannot be said Of any other political or
gsnizati0n II the United States.
Gentlemen OF the convention, We are
here to-day 10 make a platform and a
ticket, that viii commend themselves 70
the conscience and the igence and
the judgment Of the people, and we VIII
DO il. Load cheers Whatever Is done
by this convention WIll meet the appr0y-
81 Of the American people in November
Of this year. ICheesl We have already
heard scme Of the notes Of victory. for
this S Republican year. Rhode Island
has spoken lApplause- Only yester-
day Oregon spoke, electiug three Repuh-
hcsn Representatives 70 the Congress OF
the United States. lChearsI
STANDING FOR FEoTEcuoS.
When we get through with this con
venti0n its conclusions Wil. te the law
Of Republican action, as they vail be the
ASSURANCE Of Republican victory We
are for q protective tariff and for Teci-
procity. Great applause. We propose
to take no backward step upoa either
one or those great Republican principles.
Applause.
We stand flr 4 protective tariff because
i represents the Ameiie2n home, the
American hrCside, The American f-mily,
lhe American giri and The American boy,
and the highest possl 5illt.es Of American
citizenship tApplause We proPose
70 raise or uo2ey % pay public sEpen-
ses by taxing The produces Of ether IA
tiOns, rather than by taxing the products
Of our own. Applause. The Demo-
cratic party believe u direct taxation.
that Is, in taxing ourselves. We don't
believe IN that principle. 50 long a. We
can find anybody else t0tax. Laughter
and applause The protective tariff not
only does everything which a revenue
tariff can do IN raising ali needed reve-
nues, but q protective taTiI does more
than that A protective taud encosnr-
Is and stimulates american Industries
and gives the widest possibilities ID
American genius and American effort.
{ Applause.i
TAEIFF REBORN A C0yCSDEr'I-
Does anybody know what tariff reform
means lCries Of no, 10 y And yet that
: % be the platform % our political op-
pOnents this year What does e mean2
You can study ex-President Cleveianls
utterancss, from the hrst one he uaaio ii
New York, when he said he did nos
zrOw ANYTHING about the tariI y Cniii bis
last ore II Rhode Island. and yog may
p away ign0rout and uEinformed as %
what iarif reform means. since tie var
there las been three great tarif T5form
bills proposed by tie Democratic leaders,
and zone OF them alike 10 two Of thenl
With the same free list, 40 Two o. them
With the sane tariff list 10 two of theal
with the same rates u duty, bat al Ilaie
by the Democratic party upon the sane
principle, % symbolic. and represelt tap
III reform.
You may 20 10 Mr. Mills, you may -
% Mr.. Springer. and YOU WIll lul that
they differ totally. But yea may - %
the Holse Of Representative az Wash
ington, which was elected dIstincilveiy
upon what they call a tlriE reform -ssl-,
Iith a tW0-thinis majority IN tle House.
and what DO y0a iind They have pass
"a three bills. Les me name them
Free tin. and steel or iron plates on
which ia Is coated taxei-the finished
prcGuct free and the raw material bear
ing g duty.
SYMBOL or TAMFF EEFo.sl.
Second, Free wool % the manGlIcigr-
sr, and tann Goth to the Consumer
Third, Free cotton ties O. the cotton
states, and tsriI hoop iron 70 all .he rest
0fthe states. That Is their symbol q
tariff reform. Gentlemen of tle couvcn-
ten. hos 60 you hseit2
This contest that yCu enter uTol IS
for the maintenance Of protection and
I reciprocity. Bus / want 10 say here, that
there IS not a line u The Ta1id iii that
Is not American there j. rot q fara-
graph that i not patriotic There b. not
q page that does not represent American
isn and the highest plssioiilles Of Amer
lean citizenship lApplsuse- Ne are
20 declare ourselves cp9u other qles-ioas
here to-day. We are % declare Ourselves
upon the question 0f free 0al.o- aEL
fair count IAPplausel.
TIE BALLor sIoCLD Be FEEE
No platform should ever De made -
/ Republican convention that dl1 aot -elt-
crate The great constitutional guaranty.
No Republican speech stocld ever i'e
made thaf did not iusis--lTuiy auri Ees-
d t4A-caF A--A-- laA-A t-.At -tra- alAart----
ti0u1l guaranty shall te GViuz birth
right- not the cold flrn4ll-g ofa consii-
tusional enactment. but lFiaz thing.
ahich the poorest and huub.-st may
confidently enjoy and Whieh the richest
and most powerful dare n7t deny. LGreat
applause
We can well leave tie Committee on
I Resolutions the iu.y % making q plat
form that shall represent the best
thoughts and the best ideas ami tie bes-
Risd0m Of the Republican patty A9-
pl4use. When We goout ofthis eoueen-
ton upon q true Republican platform,
we 20 on. marching 10 victcrg. no mat
ter what name we nay cGTry 0nolr ban
ner. Applause
He'll % to-morrow and bay a dia-
mOnd engagement ring
She-NoV, George, for the frs. time
your talk has the trus ring in IT,
is your father n favor Of pAtlonizirg
home industry p? asked visitor ofFret-