Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-06-09

M'KlNLEY IN A NEW LIGHT
It was thought that the acme Of polit-
ical asininIty was reached when CLARK
SONS little gathering Of Republican
clubs at Louisville few weeks ago pro-
mulgated its platform. but even CLARK
soN's prime and original dema-
gogy sinks into insigni6cauce be-
side Gov. McKINLEY's speech yesterday
accepting the nomination Of the Repub-
ncan party Of Ohio for Governor. 1t
presents MCKINLEY in an entirely new
light. Men Of all parties have hereto
fore been glad TO regard MCKINLEY IS
the one leader OF the Republican party,
since the death OF Mr.. BLAINE, who did
not hold party expedlency above truth
and honesty. Whether the country has
misindged Mr.. MCKINLEY, or his party's
jeopardy is so great that he deems him
self justified in descending to the lowest
level OF a demagogue is a question, but
the fact remains that MCKINLEY has
pulled down his own idol. His speech
Of acceptance, which we publish else
where, opens with such paltry dema-
gogy as this:
The Democratic victory Of 1892 has not
been able 10 bring the better times prom
| ised. II has not been able 70 maintain the
/ good times which were enjoyed everywhere
/ in this country on the day OF the victory.
/ Business failures have increased, banks
/ have Suspended, mOnev is harder 70 bor'
/ row. and borrowers are compelled 10 pay
| higher interest for their loans than for
many, many years. Feverish uncertainty
| prevails in every financial and business
/ circle.
And what Of the cause of all this? Is
it the fault of the Democratic admins
tration, which has been In power but
three months and found treasury
bankrupt and the Mckinley tariff, and
the Sherman silver purchase act in
force?
\ When MCKINLEY speaks OF the coun-
try's financial distress he points ous the
legacy he aud the Republican party
left the country.
He accuses the administration of
having made no effort to relieve the
situation. What would he have the ad-
ministration do? Would be have it
place the United States Treasury
in control Of Wall st. and
seal the partnership between
the financial gamblers aud the United
States government, which the Harrison
administration had partially completed
when the overwhelming Democratic
victory Of 1892 swept Secretary FOSTER
out Of Office and into the same financial
ruin that Gov. MCKINLEY'S friends have
had to rescue him from? He says:
Believing he the President knows the
| cause OF the trouble. he makes no effort to
remove it; and in this is his responsibility,
k and from il he cannot escape Three
months have gone by, the country is wait
/ ing and suffering. Congress is uncon-
vened, and its assembling in extraordinary
! session is now as doubtful as it was three
! months ago. Mr. Cleveland vain
Iy sought its 1.-THE Sherman laws
repeal before his inauguration, but we
| have heard little from him in that direc-
ton since.
Does MCKINLEY read his daily paperP
The President long ago officially assur-
ed the country that the government
would exhaust every resource to main
tain gold payments and II MCKINLEY
read his morning paper last Tuesday he
saw therein the Presidents further no
tlfcation to the country that he would
call Congress in extra session three
months before the regular time Of meet
ing or sooner If necessary, to repeal the
Sherman law.
As for the industrial legislation"
MCKINLEY speaks of, referring TO his
own Infamous tariff law, the American
people spoke their minds on that sub
iect on the sth of November last and
with no uncertain sound.
On this subject MCKINLEY continu-
/ ed:
A general revision upon a British free
| trade basis must take place il they do what
they promised in 1898, and upon which
| promise they claim their victory was won
| every vestige Of protection from the la
/ boring man and industries OF the United
/ States must be withdrawn and free trade
era must be iOaugurated.
And he shouted do you want this?"
MCKINLEY's voice raised in this strain
of absurd and utter demagogy must
have grated harshly on the ears of
those who have Heretofore admired the
Governor for what they supposed to be
| his fairness aud manliness. His tariff
utterances are as unworthy OF comment
as-is his declaration that '.war is to be
waged upon the pensioners otthe coun-
| try. Said be:
| II is to the universal indictment against
| pensioners that l enter a solemn anu en-
/ phatic protest
II MCKINLEY will tell US where this
universal indictment against pension
erS" comes from, we will guarantee that
q Democratic ADMINISTRATION will be no
less emphatic than he is in condemning
IL. The only Democratic utterarces On
the subject have been an echo of Presi-
dent CLEvELAND's statement that the
pension roll should be "a roll of honor"
And its echoes are growing louder every
day They became thunderous when
the old war-beaten veterans of Farm
ham Post, G.. A. R., going far adead Of