Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-10-20
M'KINLEY DAY.
The Renowned Protectionist Delivers
Two Addresses in this County.
At Flushing and Etnaville He Talks
Good Money and a Protective
Tariff to Great Crowds.

WEDNESDAY OI ldSU Week Was d lcdt
day for the Republicans of Belmont
county. Two monster meetings, one at
Flushing in the afternoon, and the other
at Etnnaville at night, were addressed
by "the man what wrote the bill" Will
lam Mckinley, Jr.
Governor Mckinley arrived at Flush
ing about l 80 o'clock by special train
over the c., L. & W. A procession head
ed by detail of the Bridgeport Repub-
lican club was formed and marched to
the new residence of David Branson,
stepping to music furnished by the Un-
iontown and Flushing bands. One fea-
ture of the parade was company of
miners mounted on mules. The speak
ing took place from the veranda of Mr..
Branson's house. Seats had been placed
in the yard and crowd of about $500
gathered to hear the issues of the day
discussed by the great exponent of pro-
lection. Capt. A. w. Lee was chosen
chairman, and in a happy manner intro
duced Gov. Mckinley, who was greeted
with prolonged applause. The Governor
entered upon the discussion of the issues
by making a grief statement as to the
difference between the two leading par
ties in regard to the manner of raising
revenue. He then turned his attention
to the state bank issue, and in his con-
vincing style showed up the dangres of
state bank currency and the idiocy of IL e
man who advocates such measure. He
read from a bank note detector pub
lished about 1860, the complete list of
banks then in existence. This gave their
standing. Very few were at par, thous-
ands were at discount from l to 20 per
cent, while many were utterly worthless.
The effect of bad currency on business
of all kinds was shown up effectively
and made a strong impression on his
hearers. The tariff then came in for its
share of attention. His exposition of
this question was characteristic of Nc
Kinley, and was so fully explained as to
be readily understood by child. The
fact that there never was time when a
dollar would buy SO much of the neces-
stiles of life as now was fully set forth.
His speech throughout received the clos
est attention, and that no abler effort
could have been made was the universal
verdict. At the close of his address many
pressed forward eager for the Opportu-
nifty to grasp the hand of the great pro-
tectionist.
The Governor was then driven to the
depot and took the train for Bridgeport
and Etnaville, where the greatest meet
ing ever held there was addressed by him
at night.
The procession consisting of clubs
from Wheeling, Martins Ferry, Htna-
vile and Bridgeport formed on Bank
street, Bridgeport, and escorted Maj. Nc
Kinley to Etnaville The crowd that
greeted him was estimated at 5000. ].
c. Heinlein, Esq, as chairman, intro
dueed the Governor, and that great
crowd gave him the closest attention for
IL hours. AS at Flushing he treated
with special attention the state bank and
tariff issues, but on the latter he spoke
more particularly on the phase oft as it
relates to labor. He laid down the fol
lowing maxim: "Buy where you can pay
the easiest" His remarks were fire.
quently interrupted by ringing applause,
and if anyone was possessed with the
idea that there was any apathy among
Republicans it was speedily dispelled |
that night. The effect of these two meet
ings will be felt in Belmont county this
year and look out for an increased Re-
publican majority at Flushing and Et-
naville.