Smyrna times., 1893-06-14
The Ohio Idea.

The Republicans of Ohio last week
renominated VIM. Mckinley for Gov
ernOr, as well as the other officers,
with great unanimity. Ohio thus leads
off for the several states that have elec-
tions this year, and is interesting in
that it sounds the keynote of the cam
paign. Gov. Mckinley, in his speech
of acceptance, among many other
things said
The National Administration has
done nothing thus far except to create
in the minds of business men a deep
distrust. The financial situation which
for the most part has prevailed since
the fourth of March, has not been i'm
proved, nor has the financial string
ency been relieved by anything the
National Administration has said or
done. 1t has announced no policy,
suggested no relief and given no sign
OF its disposition or ability to
restore confidence and stop the out
flow of gold to foreign countries and
the contraction which has taken place
at home. The one hundred million of
gold reserve which Mr. Cleveland, in
his first administration set apart as a
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and which sum he dedicated to that
purpose and no other, he has been
the first, singularly enough, to en-
croach upon, the first to drop below the
hundred million line which he himself
established as the only line of safety.
He announced in 1885 that this sum of
one hundred millions was a trust fund
for the redemption of the greenbacks
of the Government. Prior to that
time it had been carried on the debt
statement as any other cash balance in
the Treasury, available for the nav.
ment of any obligation of 5he Govern.
ment Mr.. Cleveland fixed that sum.
below which the Government should
| not go, and could not go in honor and
good faith, thus creating in the minds
of the people the feeling that this was
the danger line, and that to cross it
meant financial dishOnor and the Vio-
latiOn of plighted faith. So, when he
was compelled to cross it, as he has
been several times since the fourth of
March, is it to be wondered at that SER
ious apprehension and Insecurity
everywhere prevail? Mr.. Clevelands
| course has justified the alarm. He put
up the danger signal and the country
took note of it, and was naturally mis-
trustful and disturbed.
What will the Democrats do with
the tariff? We can only wait ard see
but the waiting and the anxiety and
uncertainty are paralyzation. Certain
it is they will make wool free, and thus
strike down one of Ohio,s great agri-
cultural products. Tin plate must also
be made free, and the new and splen-
did enterprises for making black sheets
/ and timing them must be crippled fl
nancially, the millions of capital inves-
| ted imperilled and the thousands OF
workingmen driven from employment
or be forced to work at reduced wages.
Sugar will have to 90 from the list OF
free articles to the list of fairfield artic-
les, and cheap sugar be again made
dear to the masses. Coal, another pro.
duct of Ohio must be made free. A
general revision upon British free.
trade basis must take place if tley dc
what they promised in 1892, anG upon
which promises they claim their vic.
tory was won. Every vestige of pro.
lection from the laboring men and in.
dustries Of the United States must be
Withdrawn and Free Trade era must
be inaugurated. Do you want this {
We want no coin dollar which does
not measure up to full one hundred
cents in value. and we will never re.
turn to paper dollar issued by State
authority, resting upon uncertain and
doubtful securities. The pledge of the
Republican party that gold and silver
shall be maintained at parity
the one with the other must be sacred.
ly kept.
The Government must not suffer any
faint to be put upon it's credit or finan
cial honor. 1t can preventit. Repub
lican legislation vests il with full power
The Administration should use il
promptly if required. Uncertainty O
the financial policy of the Government
breeds distrust in the minds of the peo
pie. The word of confidence and cour
age born of purpose is the need of the
hour, and should no longer remain un
spoken.