The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-29
"wILL STAND Right BY IT."
So Says Mckinley to Ohio Republican,
of His Tariff Bill.


CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 2s. = At the
opening Of the Republican State Conven-
tion today, Gen. w. II. Gibson declared
that he would nominate a slate without
regard to either side. He would himself
withdraw and would move that all
four delegates at large to Minneapolis
be nominated by acclamation, and
that they be Mckinley, Foraker,
Bushnell and Hahn. AS a result
OF this bold move, no fight was made on
the permanent organization, and Gov.
ernor Mckinley made his initial appear
ance and went to the chair amid tre-
mendous outburst Of applause and waving
Of hats and handkerchiefs.
"The Ohio Republican State Conven-
tion," he began, ais here today to orga.
nize for the victory OF 1892. This is our
opening of the campaign and must result
in triumph for the Republican party in
the nation. We were never, l am proud
to say, in better condition for BATTLE"
reference to the administration OF
President Harrison brought out hearty
cheers, succeeded a few moments later by
an extraordinary hurrah that shook the
roof when the speaker gave utterance to
the name OF Secretary Blaine. The men
tion OF Ohio's son, Secretary OF the Treas
ury Foster, was also well received.
eve love all our leaders," continued
Mckinley spiritedly, "but we love our
cause and our country better than all OF
them. With US II is no longer q question
OF promise. We stand where we have al
ways stood. The tariff which we stand
for ia a tariff which shall protect the
homes and the firesides OF America against
all the world.
And we need not be alarmed az to the
outcome. We are not dealing this year
with tariff bill four weeks old as we
were in 1890. 1t was then too young to
speak for itself. II Is now Is months old
and doing it's own talking. (Great cheer
ing and laughter.) The tariff system
that we uphold is the American system,
and we propose to stand right by it. Our
opponents say In attacking that system
that the last Congress was q billion dol
lar Congress. My friends it was a two
billion dollar Congress. By its enact
ments we have increased the foreign and
domestic trade of the United States to a
total OF two billion in one year, point
never reached before since the founda-
tion OF the American Government"
Tremendous cheering.)
The report Of the committee on rules
and order OF business which was expect
ed to be the signal for the opening OF the
conflict between the Sherman and For
aker factions, went through the con-
vention unanimously and without friction
Now came the platform, and it, too, shot
straight across the big hall to the mark
ofperfect unanimity. Not a single "no"
was voiced and the lightning quality OF
the harmony was simply bewildering, the
platform being unanimously adopted.
The Platform.
The platform of the Republican State
Convention reaffirms allegiance to the
Republican party and expresses conf
dence In the principles of the great or
ganization which carried the country in
1888.
President Harrison, IL says, has given
the country q wise, just and patriotic
administration. He has maintained the
national dignity and honor at home and
abroad. He has upheld the glory OF the
prosperity. He has faithfully redeemed
the pledge given before his election and
jealously guarded the interests OF the
whole people. While carefully and in
telligently observing the platforms and
teachings Of his party he has yet been a
statesman wise, broad and eminently
American and patriotic.
The people OF Ohio, the platform con-
tinues, have just pride In the admins
tration OF the affairs OF this state by Gov
ernor VIM. Mckinley, jr. He brought to
the discharge of his duties as Governor,
ripe experience, great learning In states
manship and an honest and patriotic
purpose and he has already shown him
self capable, faithful and wise and we
heartily endorse his administration.
It also cordially declares its adhesion to
the doctrines Of the Mckinley bill, in
cluding az worthy of particular mention
it's reciprocity features. 1t is opposed to
the free coinage of silver by the United
States under existing circumstances, un-
less under conditions, that would reason
ably insure the maintenance OF the sub
stantial parity between the bullion and
the mint or money value of it's coin.
Every coined dollar, 10 says, should have
the Intrinsic az well as the monetary
value of every coined dollar.
1t favors Just and liberal pensions to
every soldier and sailor who fought in
behalf of the Uuion, enforces the Disa-
bility Pension bill; advocates q free bal
lot and fair count.
1t demands the enactment Of laws that
will protect the country and people
against the influx OF the vicious and
criminal classes of foreign nations and
the importation Of laborers under con-
tract TO compete with American citizens;
and earnestly approves the rigid enforce
ment OF existing immigration laws by the