Iron County register., 1893-06-22
The Question in Ohio.

Major William Mckinley was elected
Governor of Ohio in November 1891,
receiving 3S6. .73s votes This was the
first and chief plank in the platform of
principles upon which he triumphed:
I'VE reaffirm our devotion to the
patriotic doctrine of Protection, and
recognize the Mckinley bill as the
ablest expression of that principle, en-
acted in fulflment of Republican
promises. and we pledge ourselves 10
its support, always having in v:ew its
improvement as changed conditions or
experience may require Protection of
labor and the rights of laborers, such
as viii grant to toll its full and just
rewards. is among the first obligations
of Government
One story is good until better one
is told. In November, 1892, the
Cleveland and Stevenson electoral
ticket received in Ohio 4O4.115 votes,
Is, 900 more than were given to VIII
liam Mckinley. one year before. This
was the chief plank in lhe platform of
principles, which these 4G4, 900 Ohio
electors approved:
I'VE denounce Republican protection
as fraud, a robbery of the great ma
jority of the American people for the
benefit of the few. We declare it to be
fundamental principle of the Demo-
cratic party that the Federal Govern
ment has no constitutional power to
impose and collect tariff duties, except
for the purpose of revenue only, and
we demand that the collection of such
taxes shall be limited to the necessities
of the Government when honestly and
economically administered. We de-
nounce the Mckinley Tariff law, enact
ed by the Fifty-first Congress. as the
eliminating atrocity of class legisla-
ton"
In other words. there were in Ohio
900 more opponents of protection
in 1892, than there was supporters OF
it in 1891.
Is the disparity as great nowe
There is but one positive. certain. def
mite, self-acting, and determining way
of finding out. and that is by the
nomination. by the Democrats, against
Mckinley, already put up by the Re
publicans. of candidate in know
sympathy with the Democratic position
on the tariff question. which Is: do
away with every vestige and reminder
of protection. at the Custom House, IN
the work room. in the mill. at the
breakfast table. and on the Saturday
pay night 1t makes no essential diff
ference who the candidate is, SO long
as he is sound on this great question
and in perfect accord with the Demo-
cratic position concerning it. Cleve-
land and Stevenson received in Ohio
last November the highest vote ever
cast for Democratic candidates in that
State; 5000 more than Mr. Cleveland
received in 1888, SO, 900 more than he
received in 1884, and 81, 900 more than
the Democratic Presidential ticket re-
ceiyed in 1880. It broke ali records
on the Governorship, knocking out all
previous achievements of Democratic
candidates. Some Ohio Democrats are
for nominating Frank Hurd for Gov
ernor; some favor Larry Neal. Some
insist that Jeemes Pipes Campbell. the
brilliant Ex-Governor. should be forced
to run again. One correspondent.
whose letter we published on Tuesday.
favors Tom johnson. The name of
the candidate is d matter of detail.
Who is he, is much less important
than where he is when the tariff is up
for discussion.
Our Republican friends in Ohio. who
have apparently mislaid their copy of
last years election returns, have re-