The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-11-07
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of MR. Mckinley.
The candidature of william McKin-
ley for reelection as governor OF Ohio
is not of itself particularly important
II carries with it no element of special
interest to the people who reside out of
Ohio, nor is il particularly thrilling to
the people of the Buckeye state itself.
Ohio is a Republican state, or at least
has been since before the civil war;
and were it not that its people have a
lucid interval about once in six years,
the outside world would not concern
itself about Ohio politics at all.
Gov. Mckinley, in the course of the
long and rather dull speech with which
h 2 opened his canvass, quoted from his
opponent the statement that 1.-The voice
of Ol.io will be held with universal
acct IN, the voice of the nation" and
,..d that he accepted the issue thus
rendered. As usual Gov. Mckinley
was unfair. The voice of Ohio in favor
of tariff reform, which was what Mr..
Neal was speaking of, might well be
accepted as the voice of the nation, be-
cause Ohio has so long been stead
fast and bigoted advocate of spoliation
by means of protective duties. Her
pronouncement in favor of an honest
tariff for revenue might well be accep-
ted as the voice of the nation. To re-
verse the case, IL the protectionists
would come over into Kentucky and
get a verdict in favor of the robber
baron, they might well call IL the
voice of the nation, but they have
never been willing to accept our devo-
ton TO the star-eyed goddess as repre-
senting anybody but ourselves, Mr.
Neal may well say that Ohio's declara
ton for tariff reform would be equiys
lent to the voice of the nation, silce Y
she reverses herself on that issue. ev-
cry other protection state might be ex-
pected TO do likewise. On the other
hand her adherence to the heresy
of tariff for spoliation would mean
nothing more than a repetition OF the
old lesson that 'Ephraim Ia joined to
his idols: let him alone" Gov, MoKin-
ley should know that we long ago made
our arrangements TO reform the tariff
without the aid of Ohio. Should she,
however decide that she wishes to
have a share in the great and glorious
work without the hope Of fee or re-
ward, her assistance will not be rejec-
ted. Her repentance will have come
too late, hut who shall set bounds to
saving graceP
Nevertheless, there is something pic
turesoue In the candidature of Gov.
Mckinley The serenity with which
he bobs mp with the most delightful
Inconsistencies of the fact that he has
wrecked his patty is without parallel
, in history or fiction. Perhaps the
Young gentleman mentioned in Great
Expectations" who fought Pip ia Mrs
Haversham's back garden, without the
c faintest suspicion that he was out
classed in spite of dozen knockouts
: may afford something like sugges
7 : ton of Maj. McKinley's state o
! mind; but that gpileless yqpRgster. IL
!, yolved nobody but himself in defeat
!, while Mckinley called down the dis
! pleasure of the greatest nation oil
!, earth, not only on himself, bat on Ri
marty also. fhar ha :. 80 a<ain t,
pai raisc :, his head g @ A Owens IL he sho
at shows cul I'D uneonsciousncs IS o
ths mischief he aas done, or else
" wonderful confidence in the ignoranc,
l. of the Ohio electorate Perhaps boil
:, these reasons cooperate To make posi-
& BILE the candidatbre of the putative au
e thor of the most foolish and abomina
n BILE tariff law that ever encountered tn
N statute books of any enlightened ma
lion. louisville Courier-J ournal.
"a theatrical Phitics OF the Caiamit,
q HowliiG Republicans,
- We cannot help feeling a degree O
= eommisefatioa for the organic Reput
D. lican editors They are so hard up TO
=, a political scare. For twenty year
y they have been conducting their cam
paigns with terrible spook of som
d sort as the enter piece of their politi
co-theatricl properties.
~ The '.relels' served them admirabl
Tor . DECIDE and more attsr the wa
~ was over and all the swords ha
~ been beatA into ploughshares and tn
l.. spears init pruning hooks Even a
~ late as psf many of their leader
- thought here was "one more pres
q. dent in ts bloody shirt"
~ Then he British bugsboo wa
81 pressed hto service. Every propose
'n to redue the tariff bounties enjoyed b
~ the proJoters of Republican canpaig
~ FUNDS Nfs met hy the cry of "Britis
4. gold. " Other variations of the FIRE
70 trade" care were invented and playe
Io i. with gsat ingenuity and no little sue
ln cess.
io Fortunately for the scare-worler,
-. but mist disastrously for the country
's' a geni ne panic set in over the tender
=" cy ofhe Republican silver purchas
~ and pper imitation law to force tn
n. fnnaRe TO n cheap silver basis, Sc
~ whaui1mes OF eleetihg a Democrat
~ presi4 a." shouted the authors of th
he disast
,le Th( (trong vote in the house in II
" yor dhepeal in response to the pres
- dent accommodation stopped th
os panilt nd business and industry b.
- gam 5nce torevive right in the face
~ Rsphlioan declarations that tariff ag
~ ~ tatln had caused the trouble. III
~. ba tsred old free trade spook havin
os faih to frighten anybody, the organ
na hav, with ludicrous inapropriatenes
~ revted the older cry OF the ''reb,
- briAdiers" and proclaim once NOR
;ths 1.-The south is in the saddle" an
iths free ballot is in danger Th
Ses fac that the south has remaine
IN pseefuA, prosperous and Democrat
ne Yoia dbzeh years under home rul,
lat wa the Republicans in control of th
on fesral government most of the tim
re- dol moi effect the alarmists. The
hg mlt have bugab boo of some sort.
on stage tragedy that makes every
Wn boy roar with laughter is pr,
ere ndnoed success compared with the a
.he tSpt OF the calamity howlers to y,
Is Va scare that will really irighte
age 0ybody, TO take the place ,1f the r.
es- hblican panic, whi4h'6waits Is only III
M. ktiQn OK the senate completely TO di
we pear, my, World,
ydsS The financial committee Of the ser
,ss-A BITE and the ways and means comu
ontee OF the house viii meet To-Day, an