Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-06-17

brilliant Governor Of Uhia, and the learn
ed author Of the great American reve.
nue. Law that bears his name, On being
elected permanent Chairman Of the Re-
publican Naticeal Cunveaticu, delivered
an address which has been published
broadcast throughout the country. That
address so clearly aud fulis -iescribcs the
aims, purpose and patriotic desires Of the
Republican party that, " have conclud-
ed to publish it. Sl-ps Mckinley
spoke as follows:
Il thank you for the homo, Of prcsid-
ing over this convention ofthe Republi-
can party. Republican conventions
mean something, have always ncInt
something. Republican conventions
say what they. mean aud mean what they
say. They declare principles aud poll
cies and purposes. and. when entrusted
with power, execute aud enforce them
The FIRST national convention Of the Re-
publican party was bel | thirty-six years
ago. in the city of Philadelphia. The
platform Of that great convention reads
to-day more like insoirs,ion than the
affirmation Of political party. livery
provision of that great instrument made
by the fathers of our party ispu the pub
lie statutes Of our country to-day Eve
ry oae Of them has been embodied into
pnbhc law, and. that cannot be said of
the platform Of any other political crgan-
isation in this or any other Country Of
the so:ld. Whenever there Is anything
to be dune in this country and by this
country, and for this country, the Re-
publican party is called upon to do it,
There is ono thing that can Be- said about
our. organisation that caaH6t be said
about any other. Il can look backward
without shame or humiliation, and it
can iiook forward with cheer and exulta-
ton. That cannot be said Of any poliii
cal organization other than ours IN the
United States. Thus, gentlemen Of the
convention, we are here to-day to make
a platform and ticket that will COM
menu themselves to the Conscience aud
intelligence and judgment of the Amer
lcln people. And we will do It.
Whatever is done by this convention.
either as to platform or as to ticket, will
receive the approval Of the American
people in November Of this year. We
have already heard some OF the notes Of
victory, for this is Republican wear
Rhode Island has spoken. Only yes
terday oregon spoke, electing three
representativcs-threc Republican rep
resentatives--to the Congress Of the
United States; and when we get through
with this convention. Its conclusions will
be the law OF Republican action, as they
will be the assurance Of Republican VIC
.ory. We are for protective tariff and
tor reciprocity.
I'VE propose to take no backward
step upon either one OF these great Re-
publican principles. We stand fe. d
protective tariff because 1t Represents the
American home, the american hres,de,
the American family, The American girl,
the \ aierican boy and the highest pos
sioihtIes OF American citizenship.
we propose to rise our mvney for
fpu5re expenses by taxing the products
OF other nations, rather than by taking
the produe OF our own az
T" The Democratic party beliefs
rect taxation; that y, intaxing on
but We do not believe IN that
so long As we can lind anybo
tax. M~s 81
Our protective tarlit Dot efsf 49,
everything which revenue tariff is do
ing raising all seeded revenues, but q
protective tariff does more; a Protec-
I'VE tariff encourages and STIMULATES
American industries and gises'the widest
possibilities TO American genius and nd
American effort Does anyoodySkhow
what tarlit reform Is! And that ls to be
the platform OF our political opponents
this year What does 1t mean! You
may study Presidents Cleveland's utter
ances from the first one he made in New
YORK, when he said he. did not know
anything about the tariff, until his last
one IN Rhode Island, and you come
away ignorant and uniformed as to
what tariff reform means. Since the
war there have been three great tariff re-
form bills proposed BY Democratic lead
ers. none OF them Ike another. none 81
them with the same free list, none OF
them with the same tsrI'f list, none OF
them With the same rates of'duty, but all
made by the Deuocratlc party upon the
same principle to synboilze. and repre-
sent iariff reform. 80
Ga may go to Mills gu nay, go
70 Springer and you VIII md they differ
totally. DUt V0H NAV 90 10 the HOuSe of