St. Paul daily globe., 1893-11-10
M'KINLEY Has THE CALL.

The result of the election on Tuesday
last made William Mckinley, of Ohio.
the logical candidate for the presidency
on the Republican ticket, and from
this time forth all eyes will be centered
upon him. Unless death should inter-
pose. there is no agency that can pre-
vent his nomination. 1t is as certain as
anything in the future can he.
Mr.. McKinley's personal popularity
has on more than one occasion been
displayed. He. like Mr.. Cleveland. is
stronger than his party, for there are
many not Of his party who have conf
denee in his integrity and in the eco
nomic theories which he. more than any
other man in the nation, represents.
His reelection to the governorship of
his own state by splendid majority
demonstrates this. Besides. he is the
representative of an idea-the protec
tion idea-which concerns intimately
every individual in the country.
The tariff is the great Issue OF the fut-
ure. as we'll as of the present. 1t will
occupy a large share of the public at
tention for years to come. It's settle
ment is not to be expected in day nor
i'll decade. 1t will be paramount for
generation to come. 1t is universally
admitted that, whatever congress may
do at its coming session. only temporary
relief at best can be afforded, and that
the parties will divide upon the ques-
ton of a protective or revenue tariff
in the next campaign. McKinleyis the
central figure of the protective policy,
and around him will cluster all the
lesser lights of Republicanism.
We all know what the position of the
Republican party is on this question.
We ought to know what stand tie
Democracy will take. 1t should be in
line with the Democratic platform
adopted at Chicago, which denounces
the Mckinley tariff law as ''the culmi-
mating atrocity of class legislation. "aud
pledges the party to its repeal. There
are. however, members of congress who
were chosen on the same ticket with
Cleveland, and upon the same platform,
who are known to be opposed to any
interference with the tariff, and who
will, when that question comes up,
pursue the same tactics that other
alleged Democrats pursued as to the
silver bill. We may expect to find
timid trimmers in the ranks, as we'll as
traitors to the reform cause, for there
are men IN every party who fear to do
anything in straightforward manner
The present ways and means committee
is not attempting any such revision as
the people demand. 1t is apparently
more anxious to find reasons for the
retention of duties than for their abOli-
tion-for the protection of special in
terests rather than for the relief of the
masses from the burdens of taxation.
With his recent brilliant success in
his favor, Mckinley will be naturally
looked upon as the Moses who is des.
tined to lead his party out of the will
derness. He has proved his personal
popularity, and there can be little ques-
ton as to his availability. With good
running mate-Such man, for instance,
as eX-Speaker Reed, of Maine-the gal
liant major would make brilliant race,
and it would require the best man in the
Democratic party, supported earnestly
and harmoniouslv by the entire organ
ization, to compass his defeat.
Democracy's available presidential
timber has been considerably lessened
by the recent elections. Boies is out
| of the field; Hill has received a black
eye by the defeat of Maynard; Ste
venson was killed by the filibusters
| in the senate, while Voorhees, was con.
Siderably manned bV The same causa
There are yet many able and popular
men in the party, but the best of them
will have to hustle to get the better III
a contest with leaders such as Mckinley
| and Reed.