The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-15
Holding the Watch on Mckinley.

1t Is not disrespoctful to say of the Hon.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY that if he is going
through Ohio with speeches OF such dire
length and distressing avoirdupois as
marked his effort at Akron. we don't Won
der that he has no time for joint debate
with the Hon. LAWRENCE TALBOT NEAL.
His Akron speech covers about seven col
ums Of the Tribune. and it is not altogether
clear whether the Tribune printed all OF it
or merely few elegant extracts. reservlng
the rest for q more convenient season.when
paper shall be cheaper. Now. even II you
grant that this grafton was bright as
rusty button, clear as a cracked bell. sharp
as a Bilboa blade in Fourth avenue an
tiQue shop. logical as the catechism read
backward. sound as nut. straight as
trivet. and convincing as brickbat. yet you
have to admit that there was too much of
It. Seven columns Of Schedule X poetry is
too n.,:h even for the most robust Ohio
constitution.
There were good things in the speech. Of
course. Mr.. MCKINLEY showed excellent
taste In his quotations. What could BIO more
interesting and instructive to IN audience
OF Republicans. that know not the light.
than the strong and sonorous language OF
tho Democratic platform. denouncing pro-
lection as fraud and declaring the uncon-
stitutionality of protection to be funda-
mental principle Of the Democracy? II the
Ifibune's report Is correct. however, Mr..
MCKINLEY did not read to the protection
excursionists at Akron that sentence OF the
tariff plank which mentions that protection
Is q robbery Of the great majority OF the
American people for the benefit of the few;
nor that which refers to Mr.. MCkINLEY's
own tarin as the eliminating atrocity of
class legislation. Was this an oversight or
little tenderness of vanity?
Mr.. MCKINLEY's quotations from the Hon.
WILLIAM J.. WILSON were equally valuable.
Perhaps tho best was this: % How can the
Democratic party any longer derive
strength from pandering to the deusion
that protective duties can in any way d.
rectly benefit labor?" From HENRY WAITER
Son come golden sentences such as this:
Every duty must DC laid for revenue only.
aud where revenue begins protection ends"
From Mr.. NEAL this summary and prophecy
OF the Ohio campaign: 1.-The victorywill
be decisive one. 1t will forever expunge
the foul blot Of protection from the fair
escutcheon of our grand and mighty repub-
lie. The result will be received by the mem
beers OF all parties as the full and final judg-
ment and decree of the people Of the entire
country upon the great problem oftaxation.
The vote OF Ohio will. with universal ac-
claim. be held the voice Of the nation"
Decidedly Mr.. MCKISLEY's extracts were
good; but IL is clear from tho size OF his
speech that he needs all the time there Is,
and will not endure to halve it with Mr..
NEAL. Well, while Mr.. MCKINLEY is firing
his seven-column guns. Mr.. NEAL will bang
and perforate the protectionists with grape
and canister. shot and shell. Krupps and
revolvers. Mr.. MCKINLEY occupies single
position. and fires SO regularly that his
heaviest assault is liable to be taken for
salute. Mr.. NEAL is whole park Of artil-
lery. an arsenal Of argument: and after he
has his days shooting he goes home to
dinner. He has no grudge against time.