Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-03-30
CLING TO THE TARIFF.
Republicans of Ohio Still Worship
Their Broken Idol.
GOV. MCKINLEY HEADS THE TABLE


Republican Presidents Ex-
tolled-John Sherman Writes
aLetter on Finance.
CANTON. OHIO, March 99.-The Re-
publican tariff banquet here tonight
was a political success. -Four hundred
guests were present from various cities
in Ohio. The baDqnet was spread In
the Tabernacle, a mammoth structure,
which was dedicated to political pnr-
poses in 1884 by speech by James II.
Blaine. The interior OF the building
was handsomely decorated.
Governor Mckinley occupied the post
Of honor at the first table. Hon. j. I.
Fawcett was the toast master and at
the conclusion of the feast he read let
ters of regret from eX-Presldent harrl-
son, Senator John Sherman, Hon. j. Z.
Burrows, of Michigan, Ex-Governor
Foraker, ex-Speaker Reed, Senator
Manderson, OF Nebraska, and Congress
man John Dalzell, Of Pennsylvania.
With the exception Of that of Senator
Sherman the letters of regret contained
no significant utterances. Senator
Sherman took occasion to discuss the
financial question. He said what was
needed was an honest currency and his
experience had shown him that the
notes Of National banks secured by an
equal, or greater amount OF United
States bonds. form the best currency
that has yet been devised.
Notes Of the United States" he
saws, carefully limited in amount and
backed by the credit Of our whole
people, supported with ample reserves
In coin and with clear authority in case
of necessity to redeem them In coin by
the sale OF bonds, has been proved by
our experience since the first day OF
January, 1879. to be a wise and safe
currency, the profits OF which inure en-
tlrely to the benefit of the whole
people,"
Governor Mckinley spoke first, re-
spending to the toast THE Republican
Presidents"
He said: The Presidents OF the
United States since the beginning OF
the government have been citizens OF
lofty character, chosen because OF some
distinguished service either In civil or
military life. While we are not mill
tary people in the European sense, still
the country has never failed to re-
ward its most distinguished soldiers,
and has crowned them with its highest
honors. Not only did the fathers OF the
country make Washington, who was
their most illustrious soldier, the first
President, because Of his distinguished
war service, but their descendants be-
slowed upon General Grant, the most
illustrious soldier Of the civil war, the
same high honor, and both were accord
ed triumphant reelection.
Fovernor Mckinley then reviewed the
life and service OF the Republican Pres
idenSs, paying an eloquent tribute to
Abraham Lincoln.
Speaking Of Benjamin Harrison,
Major Mckinley said that his admins
tration was pure, vigorous and patriotic
and his own contemporaries will give
him his true place In history. His sd-
ministration taught the nations OF the
world that no country can with safety
molest an American seaman or insult an
American flag.
In conclusion he said: The history
OF the Republican Presidents Is the his
tory of the party for more than thirty
years. The Presidents, however, did
not create the party; the party created
them. They did not create the cause
for which the Republican party had
contended; that cause was created In
the consciences Of the people of the
north and II has been triumphantly
sustained and vindicated by the repeat
ed verdict OF the American people and
the deliberate judgment Of mankind.
Since 1859 until the fourth day OF
March this year the Democratic party
has been without power to do anything
with public measures without the
sanction OF the Republican party. 10
all these years until now they have
never had, at the same time, the leg
islative and the executive branches
of the Government. They have
both now. II they believe In
themselves and their professions
of 30 years, they can now make them
effective. What they will do, do not
know; cannot know. for they do not
Know themselves. Iublb - ~ 1ouoO
for Encouragement on our part. We
have but 70 move on with our old time
vigor. yielding nothing OF principle.
As Mr.. Lincoln said November 10,
1858: This fight must 90 on. The
cause must not surrender at the end OF
one. or even a hundred defeats"
The other toasts were responded to as
follows: THE Purity OF the Ballot, :"
Hon. D. X. Watson, OF Columbus, ex-
Attorney General OF Ohio; THE Pres
ent Duty Of the Republican Party"
Hon. p. c. Young, OF New Lisbon, o.;
THE Young Men in the Club Work, "
Hon. W. ]. Squire, Toledo; american
Citizenship" State Senator j. P. Green.
(colored), Cleveland; THE Future Of
the Republican Party" Hon. $. A.
Northway, OF jefferson; THE Young
Republicans" James R. Garfield;
"Ohio," Hon. J. K. Richards, Attorney
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