The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-06-17
MCKINLEY
Renominated For
OhiO'S Governor,
And He Accepts in an Able and
Lengthy Address.
The Rest of the Old Ticket Goes
Through With q Whirl,
Though n Hard Fight Was Given McNeai-
The Duke of Veragua Visitor to the
Convention - Tho Platform In
dorses High Protective TarifY.

| COLUMBUS, o., June S.-The republican
state convention opened in the Grand
opera house, Wednesday afternoon.
Intense interest was displayed by the
delegates regarding every move, though
much of the work of the convention
was regarded as n foregone conclusion
The morning was made lively by
numerous little fights in the primary
district conventions, upon the outcome
of which depended whether the friends
of Fighting Joe Foraker should acquire
greater or less control of the state
central committee and other party ma.
chincry.
Far overshadowing talk of factional
advantage, however, was gossip as to
the action of the convention in broad
national sense. 1t was more than hint.
ed by enthusiastic friends that Gov.
VIM. Mckinley would be made the
standard bearer for the coming Ohio
state campaign.
The absence of both Senator Sher-
man and eX-Gov. Foraker as if by tacit
agreement may have contributed to
this appearance of comparative peace,
but there was no doubt that il Foraker
was nominally retired from politics his
friends had not, while John Sherman
put forward reminder of himself in
the shape of notable letter. which
was read in the convention, suggesting
material for a platform.
After prayer by Rev. David H. Moore,
the temporary chairman, Gen. Chas.
Grosvcnor, delivered an address which
may prove not unlikely the keynote of
the latform-lauding the Mckinley
bill as a marvel of wisdom, and attrib-
uting hard times not so much to the
silver problem as to apprehension that
the democrats will proceed to carry out
pledges in regard to upsetting the pro-
tective tariff. Protection and reciproc-
ity, Gen. Grosvenor declared amid great
cheering, the twin coursers of American
prosperity.
GENERAL GRoSvENoR's SPEECH
After dealing at much length with the demo-
cratic tarif policy Gen. Grosvenor said:
How stands the democratic party upon the
subject OF the currency? That the admnistra-
tion OF Grover Cleveland proposes to stand by
the doctrines, statutes and practices of the re-
publican party, VIC must freely admit That
his purpose is TO uphold the circulation of the
country so that the republican doctrine that the
dollar OF the laborer shall be the equal in pur-
Ealuc Oh inc uOlllr OF the OonQhOlder, lS
manifest That he is right in all these things the
republican party CT the country will say beyond
dispute or doubt. But where does he look TO
uphold these wise and judicious laws? Where
is he turning his eyes to-day to prevent his ad.
ministration from being dragged through the
horrors Of irrcdecmabc currency, and silver
! standard and the dcthroncmcnt of gold. and
the crash OF credit among nations?
Where arc his eyes turned? He IS looking
with hope and confidence. not 10 the democratic
majority i'll the senate, not 10 the great majority
of the democratic house of representatives but
he is looking TO the indomitablc courage, leader
ship and patriotism and tho wisdom and virtue
OF thTce-fourths of the republican senators, and
TO at least ITO OF the Us republican votes in the
house OF representatives. They are the
salt OF the earth, and the salt has not
lost any. of its SAVIOR by reason OF defeat.
The only hope lie has of decent success in his
financial administration lies in his knowledge
OF the wisdom, the virtue and the patriotism
OF the men Of the republican party in congress
who have never bowed their knees to the Bnal
of wildcat money, or irrcdecmable currency or
any oil the fadS and foiblcS OF that party which
made it possible that Grover Cleveland should
be president of the United States, and which
party was not the Democratic party.
1t is fierce struggle that the current admin
istration is making with tho incongruous and
ted clements which elected him president.
1t is bitter contest that is being wagcd be
tween Cleveland, the representative of honest
finance and republican theories thereof and the
, elements which carried Kansas indirectly for
Cleveland and gave him the support, directly
or indirectly OF every organization in this
country that was opposed to honest finance and
just government. 1t is terrible struggle this
effort of the administration TO repeal the
Sherman law, but in the struggle the decent
! fnanciers OF this country, the men who be-
lieve in just legislation upon the subject
and In currency honest and true and faithful
hapr In ,y,,1 tk,n .
they had not had the Sherman law, bad Gs 1t
vas, defect i've as IL was admitted by its great
author, they would have had free and unlimited
coinage OF silver, and disaster ere this would
! have swept over the country in degree so
much m orc appalling than that with which We
| are now threatened to leave this condition
| inconscquential and unimportant The danger
OF Tree coinage is not yet past, and tho demo-
| cratic party alone is not able TO defeat It,
But the effort to repeal the Sherman law is
the effort OF the current admins tration.
Flushed with PRIDE confident OF power. 1t
rushed to the contest with that legislation even
before the Idos of March. but the admnistra-
| tion retrcated from the Waterloo OF defeat and
| left many mangled corpse OF Democratic hope
and democratic confidence strewn over It's first
| battlefield 1t is rcorganzng its forces with the
| hope that Its Austcrltz is TO come In the next
session OF congress. II Is marshaling its forces,
and II Is even estimated by the envious and the
carping and the critical that the administra ton
| ls DiOWlnH tne ram = hornS oil patronage around
| tho Jericho battiements of the finance commit
tee of the senate, in order to breach the walls
| and make possible cavalry charge of unsullied
| democracy in an extra session OF congress, TO
sweep out OF existence the Sherman law.
But without the scrricd columns, the rcpub-
lican virtue and republican faithfulness TO
| duty the rams horns may blow, and the flags
| may be waved, and the shouts may 20 tp but
| the democratic party will find Il worse than
Waterloo where IL is hoping for the sun OF Aus.
| terilz.
The speaker then paid q glowing tribute to
I the Harrison administration, saying VIC shall
always point with cxultaton to the career and
administration OF Benjamin Harrison. Intern.
| ally and externally, at home and abroad, the
success and perfections OF the admnistra tion
OF Benjamin Harrison, incident and corollary 10
| the enforcement Of the idea and development OF
| the republican party viii make pages OF Amer
| lean history that will outshine antcccdent
| events and anteccdcnt records forever
WHAT OF OHIO?
1t Is popular In certain directions to criticize
| the administration and legislation OF The repub.
| lican party during the last two years.
But we can safely assure ourselves now that
not only may We defend our admins lra ion and
| It's legislation against the assaults OF the enc.
| my, but we may proudly present 10 Tho people
| OF Ohio the record Of the SEVENTEEN general
assembly.
The administration OF Gov. Mckinley and
those with whom he has surrounded himself
has been wise. judicious, patriotic, fair and
| just. Ohio stands to-day well governed, well
legisatCd for and as prosperous as II is possible
| for u state TO be amid the gloom and uncertain
ty that surround III. whole people OF the
/ country. II is given TO Chic TO replant the flag
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