The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-11-02
The Democrat.
M,kINLIY As A rARTY LEADER.

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the United States.
Few sagacious men in the party,
however, share in that belief.
While his leadership has strengthened
the party with the men of money and
the men of monopoly; he has lost the
party moral force, as well as numerical
strength, in every state in the Union.
Even in Ohio, the seat of his empire,
the Republican party has lost strength.
In old Massachusetts, now the chosen
home of the most powerful of the
money changers, usurers and protect
ed manufacturers, the Republican
party has suffered two defeats since the
Mckinley bill became the Republican
platform.
In the great state of New York, the
home of the great railroad magnates,
stock jobbers, trusts and cold blooded
Doodle politics, the Republicans have
failed to win a single victory since the
Mckinley tariff came into being.
But Just look to the great free think.
ing West, where the star of empire,
even now is seen above the aurora,
Let the figures tell the woeful tale.
1n 1888, Immediately preceding the
passage of the Mckinley bill, Kansas
gave Harrison plurality of SO,159
over Cleveland, for President. In 1890,
the first election after the pas
sage of the Mckinley act, Kansas
gave Humphrey, the Rep. candidate
for Governor, bare plurality of S,053.
In 1891, Kansas held no general elec.
ton; buS in 1892, after two years edu-
cation on the Mckinley act, Kansas
gave the Populist candidate Weaver a
plurality of 1914 over Harrison, on
vote that aggregated 324,SS7, while the
vote in 1888, in Kansas, on electors only
aggregated 292. Alb. These figures tell
fearful story of Republican disinte-
grafton and decay.
Take Iowa; like Kansas, strong and
typical Republican state. In 1888, be-
fore the passage of the Mckinley act,
Iowa gave Harrison plurality of
3l,73l, over Cleveland. In 1890,
the first election after the pass
age of the Mckinley act, Iowa gave
the Republicans bare plurality of
1886; and in 1891, year afterwards,
when the effect of the law was
more fully understood the Democrats
carried Iowa by plurality of S2l6
Take Minnesota; another strong Re-
publican state, and typical Western
state. In 1888, before the passage of
the Mckinley bill, Minnesota went Re-
publican by a plurality of 81, ,106. In
1890, the first election after the passage
of the Mckinley bill, Minnesota went
Republican by bare plurality of 1861.
In 1891 there was no election in Mime
sofa, but in 1892 the Cleveland and
Weaver electors had majority in Min
nesota over the Harrison electors of
7,I10, but as there was no fusion, Har-
rfson pu' 4 the electoral vote of the
State, 18th minority on the cleo
tors.
Take aka; another strong Re-
publican In 1888, before the
passage of tae Mckinley bill, Nebraska
went Republican by 27,873. In 1890, at
the first election after the Mckinley
bill became a law, Boyd, Democrat,
carried Nebraska by 1,l44, on a vote
23,419 larger than the vote for Presi.
dent in 1888. This is a more marvel
ous change than in Kansas, or in
Iowa. In 1892 the Republicans made
a tremendous effort to redeem
Nebraska. What was the result? They
lost the legislature, and were in the
minority on electors of 26,764; but as
there was no fusion of the opposion,
the Harrison electors managed to pull
out with bare plurality of 4,079.
Take Wisconsin, always regarded as
a safe Republican State. In 1888
Harrison had plurality of 1881 in
Wisconsin. In 1890, at the first election
held after the enactment of the Nc.
Kinley bill, the Democrats carried
Wisconsin by plurality of 2S,32O In
1892 the Republicans made tremend-
Gus effort to redeem Wisconsin, and
spent large sums of money In Milwau-
kee and other large cities of that state. |
w nat was the r,sult2 The Cleveland
electors had a plurality in Wisconsin CT !
6,544 over the Harrison electors, and the
republicans, on the total vote were in
the minority of 29.6o5.
Talk is cheap, you know, especially /
political talk, but figures are potent
and do not lie. We have given the
figures, in FIVE great western states, all
of them considered safely Republican
until the enactment Of the last big dose
of robber tariff, known as the McKin-
ley act. These statistics, gathered from
country bigger than the Prussian
Empire, tell the true story of the
rapid disintegration and decay of the
Republican party since it broke loose
from fits traditions and ancient moor
ings and followed the lead of the
champion of the trusts. These statis-
tics prove that no party, in any country,
ever disintegrated SO rapidly, under any
leadership.
And is 1t any wonderp
The condition Of affairs predicted by |
the opponents of the Mckinley bill
when 1t was enacted, has now come to
pass. The richest and most productive
land under the eye Of the Almighty is