The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-10-05


and enthusiastic support"
The mention of Mr.. Johnson's name
was received with loud applause by the
large crowd, showing that in Norwalk the
unwaTaned and INSCRIPTIONS attacks
upon him have no effect-Norwalk Re.
tlector.
In closing his speech at North Fairfield
Senator Sherman said;
And now, fellow citizens. something as
to your local politics and am done. You
are to elect member of congress TO carry
out your views in national policy. Ii is
not merely choice between two men, but
II Is a choice Of principles. You, as re.
publicans, are taught to believe in a pro-
tective tariff, in sound national money and
in coin Of equal intrinsic value. Now, on
these questions you know the republican
candidate is sound. He agrees with his
party and with you. You must know
that the democratic candidate is not in
sympathy with you on these great and
controlling questions. His views on the
subject OF Tree tIade and protective tar
if are directly the opposite of yours. l
know him personally, he is my neighbor
and my friend, but have no hesitancy in
saying to you that | cannot vote for him.
Nor do concur in the views of Mr.. Har.
Ter as TO state banks as | understand him.
He introduced one or more bills in the
IN the house Of representatives 10 enable
the state to charter banks to issue notes.
] belieye that circulating notes issued by
state banks are forbidden by the constitu.
ton of the United States. And, aside flom
this. believe they are vicious in princi-
pie, dangerous in practice. | do not OBJ
ject to them as banks of deposit or ex.
change, but as banks Of issue they are in
palp opposition TO theihitherto avowed
principles of the republican and demo-
cratic parties. AS to the silver question, |
wish heartily to commend the action Of
Mr.. Harter. Upon this both parties were
divided and he took the right side and
maintained it with yigor and ability. !
believe that Mr.. johnson will faithfully
represent your opinion and convictions as
a republican on all these questions and,
therefore, is entitled to your vote.-Leater.
Mr. Foraker at Shelby spoke as follows:
~ have nothing against Mr.. Harter per.
soually. but his political principles are not
such as TO commend him to the support Of
republican voters. Mr.. Harter is good
citizen and an able man, say his friends.
II he Is all right as a citizen and nearly
all wrong politically, then keep him at
home as citizen. In L, G.. johnson, the
republican candidate, you have worthy
man, one who is right on all the great
questions of the day; one who will need
no watching ut Washington. johnson
was right in the days Of the war. he en-.
listed in the service TO defend his country,
and in all the trying periods Of the war
days he was the supporter Of Lincoln and
the union. He is ln inll accord with the
principles Of the republican party. 1t is
said that Mr.. Harter was right on the sill.
yer question. Well, he did happen to be
right on that issue, but his being right on
one question m which the majority of his
party Is wrong does not constitute cause
for him to receive republican votes when
be is radically opposed to protective tar.
III and the several financial systems which
are the creation OF the republican party"
In closing the portion OF his argument
on the banking system Governor Foraker
read the bill introduced by Congressman
Harter to repeal the 10 per cent. tax on
state banks. "Why was that done " he
asked. "Did any OF Mr.. Harier's constit-
uents demand a revival OF the state bank
ing system' Did anybody here In Shelby
or at Mansfield ask Mr. Harter 10 intro
duce any such bill' Who wanted wild.
cat or red dog money! l have never
met Mr., Harter, but have an admiration
for him for bis versatility. The democrat
ic platform subsequently adopted at Chi.
cago contains clause faYoring the repeal
OF the TAX on state banks.
Judge Foraker then took up the tariff
question, dwelling particularly on Mr.
Harter's tariff views, and quoting from his
speech iavoring free wool. On the decla.
ration OF the national democratic plat.
form that a protective tariff is unconsti.
tutional he read from the messages and
state papers Of Washington, Madison,
Jefferson and Jackson, showing that they
favored the levying Of tariff for .rrotec-
ton. The speaker then quoted John @.
Calhoun and the articles Of the confeder.
ate constitution declaring a protective tar.
III unconstitutional. "0n the one hand,p
he said, I'VE have the declaration of the
Father Of His Country and the founders
of the government and on the other those
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