Evening journal., 1893-09-12
N M'KINLEY OPENS FIRE.
The Ohio Governor Begins
His Crusade
FOR REELECTION AND PROTECTION
Akron, Ohio, Alive with ProtoctIonists--
White Plug Hats and Mckinley Badges
Are Everywhere and Republican Enthu-
siasn Was Never so Great.

White Plug Hats and Mckinley Badges |
Are Everywhere aud Republican Enthu- |
siasIn Was Never so Great.
AKRON, Ohio, Sept. 1s.-Governor
Mckinley to-day blew the first Slast in
the great gubernatorial fight now on be-
tween Protection and revenue tariff and
this city is in holiday attire in honor Of
the event.
Every business place and residence
Of any size has its red. white and blue
streamers to-day. White plug hats and
Mckinley badges are everywhere and
Republican enthusiasm was never so
great.
Distinguished Republicans from all
over the state are arriving on the special
trains which are rolling into this city
from all points Of the compass and
loaded with shouting and enthusiastic
Republicans Benjamin Butterworth and
the members Of the State Board Of Pub
lie Works are at hand to join in the en-
thusiasm.
Mrs. Mckinley is the guest Of friends
and will listen to her husbands speech
this afternoon
Governor MoKinley's Introductory.
When Governor Mckinley was brought
before tine convention, he said
"Mr President and my Fellow
Citizens;-We meet in political dis
eussion for the first time since
the overwhelming defeat of 1892.
We meet with deep concern and in
changed conditions from those hap
/ PLY existing when we last
assembled The business condition
of the country has created Just
alarm among our people, and is SO grave
that the President Of the United States
has convened Congress in extraordinary
session with view to securing prompt
relief. The President in his message TO
the Congress he has convened, says:
"'The existence Of an alarming and
extraordinary business situation involv-
ing the welfare and prosperity Of all our
people has constrained me to call to.
gether in extra session the peoples rep.
tresentatives. Values supposed
to be fixed are fast becoming coniectural,
and losses and failures have invaded
every branch Of business
'The presence and pressure Of the
situation described by the President is
felt in every section Of the country and
few IL any OF our people are exempt
from IT, The rich and the poor are in
distress and are hoping and praying fol
relief from the strain and wondering
when aud how it will be found. This
business condition calls for sober re-
Election aud demands of all Of us the most
careful Judgment as well as the exercise
Of the highest patriotism. Whatever
comes or goes, we are all for our country.
Having settled that much. we cap dis
passionately discuss what will best re-
turn it to the magnificent prosperity
which IL has so recently lost
"At such a time as this the voice OF
of sober conservatism and wise states
manship should rule Il will do no good
to find fault The faith finder Is Of NOR,
use just now than the fault finder Criti
cism OF the past should give place tc
confidence in the future. Whoever ma,
be responsible for bringing this condition
upon us is no longer important; but
whoever stands in the way Of relief e
the country from it's present stress Il
responsible for its continuance and is
public enemy who will be held to awfu
accountability.
THE President in his recent messag,
makes significant and for hima some
what surprising statement. He says:
"'It may be true that the em barrass
ment from which the business OF tbl
! country is suffering arises as mucl
from evils apprehended as from thos'
actually existing.
Il believe that in this sentence, thu
President has uttered great truth, onl
. which will find in the mind Of ever
thoughtful man a quick and approving
response. Whatever other things ma,
have contributed to our present con-
dition every man knows, as tn
President puts it, that the grea
underlying cause is from evils
apprehended" "-eviis which are ye
to come-evils which are threatened
!. evils which it is believed will follo'
the executed DEGREES Of the last Demo
}. cratic National platform. He announce
9 in his message the real evil to be appre
hended. He emphasizes the menace /
d almost the last paragraph of the mes
6 sage faom which quote in The followln
7 language:
1T was my purpose to summon Con
8 gress in special session early in th
{ coming September that we might ente
promptly upon the work of tariff reform
a which the true interests Of tue countr
d clearly demand, which so large
J. majority of the people as shown
e their suffrages, desire and expect, and
y the accomplishment of which ever
effort of the present Administration
i pledged.
/, ''Thisis the note of warning. This
4 the alarm bell. This is the evil to
o apprehended, and the one most of a
d others W hieh the country fears, and b
5 cause of which it is, in a large par
, suffering to day He renews the threl