Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-10-05
.ne unIo Elecuon.

i-NUFtu AudIQS
The people of Ohio are famous for their
intelligence, patriotism and courage They
have steadily condemned the follies and
crimes of the Democratic party and repu-
dated its policies and principles. 1t has
sent into the National Congress some of
the ablest leaders of liberty and progress.
In the dark days before the Rebellion, when
church and State bowed before the slave
power, Ohio kept Giddings in Congress to
defend the right, and when Congress eX-
PEELED him they went out in the dead of
winter and sent him back by an increased
majority. They elected Garfield, Chase,
Ben. Wade, John Sherman to guard the
rights of man and save the civilization OF
America from the barbarism of the plan
tation." Throughout the great war for
the Union Ohio was unsurpassed for the
heroic devotion and sacrifice of her volun-
teer soldiers. Her fearless and faithful
people crushed the Copperheads with mem
orable vengeance. They buried the great
Copperhead Vallandingham, under an ava
lanche of 100000 majority when he ran for
Governor. Such people, with such his
tory, will not falter now when that same
Democracy proposes to pauperize the labor
and destroy the industries of the State.
They have for a candidate Major McKin-
ley, one of the noblest men of our history,
and statesman of unsurpassed sagacity,
patriotism and courage. The issue is clear,
momentous and inspiring The factories,
furnaces and farms are all endangered and
listed in this fight A fight for America
against Europe. A fight for American
workshops against English workshops A
fight for steady work and adequate wages
for American labor. A fight to preserve
the prosperity the people have enjoyed for
thirty years under the protective policy,
against the ruin and wreck of the policy
advocated by Calhoun and the fre-eaters
of Carolina. The issue was never more
clearly drawn, and the conscience and
courage of the people were never challenged
to more important and decisive contest.
The success of Democratic deception in the
last National election has turned the heads
of their leaders. The voters of Ohio can
now teach them a lesson which will not be
forgotten in this generation.
Confidence in Protection.
There is not person living in the United
States who does not know that since the in
auguration of Grover Cleveland a wave of
commercial depression has swept over the
country. This depression has affected
manufacturing establishments to great
degree, and is largely due to the apprehen-
sions entertained by manufacturers that
there will be fulfillmens of the threat
of radical changes in the duties on imported
materials. Manufacturers are afraid to
operate their mills, merchants are afraid to
buy. Large numbers of mills have ceased
operations completely, but a much greater
number are running upon short time, while
the smallest hope for better things. Many
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wages 1t may be doubted that if more
than one manufacturing establishment in
a hundred is at this moment working with
the same number of persons at the same
number of hours a week as were employed
one year ago. Relief can be afforded in
stantly by the assurance that Congress
will not assail the tariff law in such man.
ner as to expose manufacturers to unequal
competition from European workingmen
with lower wage scales. As Governor Nc
Kinley says, President Cleveland can give
it in an hour or a moment any day he
pleaseS
Which Shall 1t Be?
The Republican platform: "Protec-
ton to American industries" The
Democratic platform: Tariff for reve-
nue. only" The first means goods used
in America are to be made in America,
and the second means that they are to
be made in Europe. Goods made here
means wages earned here. Goods i'm
ported means wages earned in Europe.
Which shall it be? How can any true
American vote the Democratic ticket
this year?
Get ont the Republican vote. upou