Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-09-14
GOV. M'KINLEY.

AKRON, O., Sept l3.-The republican
campaign in Ohio was opened with u
monster meeting Republicans from
all parts Of Ohio turned out by thou
sands to give Gov. Mckinley a send off.
Two special trains brought the march
ing clubs from Cleveland while hun
dreds of other republicans from that
city arrived on the regular trains. Big
delegations were present from all the
manufacturing cities within tifty miles
OF Akron, many republicans coming
even from Columbus and Pittsburgh
A conservative estimate places the
number of visitors at 1000
After the street parade at 1890
o'clock, Gov. Mckinley spoke at Grace
park to one of the largest political
gatherings ever assembled in Ohio.
Gov. Mckinley, after few Introduce
DRY remarks, said: 1--WE meet in POI
litical discussion for the first time since
the defeat OF 1892. We meet with deep
concern, and in changed conditions
from those happily existing when we
last assembled. The business condi.
ton of the country has created just
alarm among our people, and is so
grave the president of the United
States has convened congress in extra
ordinary session, with view TO secur-
ing prompt relief"
lie then quoted from President Cleve-
lands last message TO congress, show
ing the chief executive charges the
present condition of affairs to the
operation of the Sherman silver law.
Gov. Mckinley said that Senator
Sherman had introduced in the last
congress bill TO repeal the silver law,
and he believed the great majority OF
the republicans In the senate would
now vote for its repeal, as a great
majority of the republicans in the
house had voted for the Wilson bill
lie took II that the law would have
TO go. IL IL was not repealed the
democrats would have to bear the
blame. The governor continued by
saying that the republicans OF Ohio
favored honest money, composed of gold,
silver and paper maintained ut equal
value and International, not state, con.
troll.
I'VE do not want to strike down
either gold or silver he said. "We
want 10 use both metals, but insist one
shall go at parity with the other, and
that both shall be equal intrinsically
us legal tender and debt-paying power"
lie said when the business disturb
ance began the outstanding currency
was the largest in the country's his
tory, being $1,000, 900, 900, or S2l as per
capita. The trouble was not, there.
fore, due 20 want of currency. But
the money had gone out of circulation
and had been boarded by the people.
With confidence in the future once re.
stored, with an abandonment of the
declared purpose TO introduce q reve'
nue. tariff policy in the country, conh,
dcnce would come back, the money
boarded would once more find its way
into the banks and the channels OF
trade
The governor turned 10 the tariff
question and called attention Ia
portions OF the report Of the com,
mittee ON resolutions, which were
strictly outlined in the Chicago conven,
tion ON motion of Mr., Neal, now the
candidate for democratic governor OF
Ohio lie said the difference between
wages here and abroad Is not to b,
recognized by the democrats la revis,
ing the tariff; that no heed Is 10 b,
given to injuries that may result TO do,
nestle industries; that the democrats