Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-30

Ohio Republicans Not Disposed to Relinquish
Old Principles.

L CLINGING 10 PkOIECTlOSs
Ohio Republicans Not Disposed to Relinquisl
Old Principles.
! Representative republicans from many sec
tions Of Ohio participated last night in a pro
tectve tariff banquet with the Republican Clut
Of Canton, Ohio rs the hosts OF the occasion
end which. sending greetings to the repub
licans Of the nation, incidentally declared
that the protective tariff must be kept well
in the front as one of the cardinal principles OF
the party.
! The tabernacle in which the event took place
was deliberately decorated. Over the main
I balcony was the sentiment in letters foot
| high:
! american wages for American workmen,
American markets for American people and
protection for American Homes
The chair occupied by Thomas Turner
of Canton with Judge J. B. Fawcett as toast
master while to their right and left were seated
/ Governor Mckinley. NJ. Chance of New York,
Judge John ]. Wickham of Beaver. Pa, James
Garfield son of the late President. State Treas
urer Cope. Auditor Poe, Secretary OF State
TAYLOR, Attorney General Richards and many
other prominent men,
The 400 guests sat down at o'clock. Two
hours later the oratorical proceedings we're in
order.
As preface letters were read from several
invited guests who had been prevented at the
last moment from participating in the speech
making Among these were x-President Har-
rison. ex-Speaker Reed and ex-Gov. Foraker.
who simply expressed their regrets in formal
terms.
Ex-Secretary Foster wrote as follows: The
republicans o. Ohio will renominate Gov Nc
kinley. will stand by their great principles of
taxation and finance through which the coun-
try has achieved condition of unparalleled
prOsperity. and when the issue is joined and the
verdict rendered Ohio will remain true to her
tme-honOred faith"
A long letter read from Senator Sherman,
who had been assigned to speak upon ''Our
currency" but who found it impossible to leave
Washington while the Senate is IN session.
SHERMAN ON THE CURRENCY.
Among other things the Senator wrote: 1.-The
currency question l regard as more important
than mere change of administration, or who
should hold public Offices. 1t Is proposed that
the government of the United States should
coin ell the silver that may be presented for the
benefit of the owner of the bullion. giving him
dollar either in gold or in the note of the
United States.
The inevitable effect of this policy would ne
to adopt silver as the only standard thus re-
ducing the purchasing power OF the dollar one
third for the benefit of the producers OF silver
and at the expense OF the people of the United
States Gold would be demonetized, exported
and boarded. and the basis of our entire fnan-
cial system and of all values would be measured
by money OF less purchasing power than now.
and on footing with the financial system OF
China and Japan and the South American states,
and we would be separated from the standards
of universal use in the great commercial coun-
tries of the world
This would be a dangerous and destructive
revolution in our whole currency system. af-
fecting the purchasing power OF all forms Of
money and changing all the diversified con-
tracts now existing.
Il hope this delusion has passed away, and
that the good sense of our people will resent
and reject it and stand by the financial policy
that has made country the greatest and
richest in the world. We have enjoyed now
for fourteen years the benefits of the best
financial system existing. with a growth more
rapid and prosperous i'll wealth and production
than any other country. Our national debt
will soon be extinguished and our currency
may be increased with safety with the growth
of population and on the lines now established
by law.
1.-The people NAV for a time be misled by
possible fallacies. but in the end their sober
judgment is sure to arrive at correct conclu-
sions. The policy of the republican party has
been to diversity our industries by wise pro-
tective laws. to strengthen our national credit
by always maintaining honest obligations and
to furnish currency always at par. cheerfuly
taken IN whatever form it may be in every
market of the world equal to the best gold
coin issued from the minis. The real remedy
OF the silver problem is to put into our silver
dollar enough silver al market value to be Of
equal value to a gold dollar and to maintain all
forms of money. whether coin or notes, of equal
or interchangeable value.
GCv. M'KINLEY's SPEECH.
The sentiments enumerated by the Senator
were received with loud applause and the en-
thusiasm was redoubled when Gov. Mckinley
presen ted to respond to the toast, 1.-The
republican Presidents"
The banqueters. their numbers reinforced
by the admission of several hundred ladies to
the balcony, rose and cheered for a couple of
minutes.
In opening his speech Gov. Mckinley re-
ferred to the fact that the Presidents had all
been men of lofty character and then reviewed
the life and services of the republican Presi-
dents. paving an eloquent tribute to Lincoln,
and reviewing with appreciation the patriotic
administration of Mr.. Harrison. He said the
history of the republican Presidents was the
history of the republican party and continued:
1.-The country needs the republican party, for
lis principles and purposes and policies under
lie every American interest and are allied with
its true growth and advancement. We have
now reached in the national pathway the place
where the ways turn. Since 1889 until the
4th day of March this year the democratic
party mas been without power to do anything
with public measures without the sanction of
the republican party. In all these years until
now they have never had at the same time the
legislative and the executive branches Of the
government.
They have both now They are in full and
undisputed possession. They have no divided
responsibility. There is nc longer any excuse