Huntsville gazette., 1893-10-07
AN EFFECTIVE APPEAL.
Auspicious Opening OF Gov. Mckinley's
Campaign in Ohio.


Auspicious Opening OF Gov. Mckinley's
Campaign in Ohio.
A remarkable speech by Gov. Nc
Kinley, nominated by the republicans
of Ohio for reelection, opens a cam
paign which ought to be memorable
for its results. Never leader in
economic legislation had finer oppor-
tunity for effective appeal, for never
did any country gain more in prosperi-
ty within two years than this country
in the two years which followed the
enforcement of the Mckinley act, and
sore reverse than has followed the
vote to abandon the policy of that act.
If experience ever casts any light on
the path of those who seek to govern
themselves for their own welfare, as
suredly it teaches that the tariff OF
1890 brought blessings unnumbered in
its train, and that the vote to repeal it
has brought blight to all the indus
tries and the business of America.
Few men can use great opportuni-
ty so effectively as Gov. Mckinley in
his speech at Akron. His review of
the unrivaled prosperity attained in
1892, continuing to the very day OF the
presidential election, and of the as
founding prostration which followed
before the first half-year of democratic
administration had closed, should
carry to every mind not darkened by
prejudice the conviction that the peo-
pie owe their grievous change to their
votes of November for change. Gov.
Mckinley shows, with irresistible
logic, that no alteration in the none
tary supply occurred to account for the
astounding reverse, that the circula-
ton before this disaster came was
greater than it ever had been, and not
currency but confidence was lacking,
and that in two directions grave un-
certainties resulted from the same
vote, for the party which threatened
free coinage of silver was also the
party which threatened free trade, and
then secured entire control of the gov
ernment
On the silver question Gov. Mckinley
declares that the republican party is
ready now, as it ever has been. to stand
for sound currency-asg good as the best
that any other country enjoys If the
silver bill be repealed, it will be the
joint work of republicans and DEM
ocrats. while if it be retained the re-
sponsibility will rest with the party
now in power He puts the state bank
scheme out OF court with the single
md
twenty national banks have failed this
summer, not one of their notes has
been discredited nor has one of their
noteholders lost a penny. With effect
the admission of President Cleveland is
quoted that disasters sprang rather
from evils apprehended than from any
evils endured
1t is then shown that the president,
his party in the nation and In Ohio, are
fully pledged to a change which. i'll the
language of Mr.. Neal, the democratic
candidate for governor, will expunge
the foul blot of protection" and will
square with the fundamental princi-
pie of the democratic party that the
federal government has no constitu-
tional power" to impose protective
duties. The words of Mr. Wilson, now
chairman of the committee on ways and
means, are also quoted as evidence, and
the phenomenally blundering prophe-
cy of Senator Brice last January, that
bankers will lend and investors
will buy with greater feeling
of security after March than at any
time within the past history of the
state" because all fear of disorganiza-
ton of industries had in January al
ready been felt to the fullest extent
The sufficient answer comes in quo
tation from "Bradstreets," stating
that 463, 900 persons had been thrown
out of work between June 1 and Au-
gust IL in esta blishments reported, and
no less than 100000 to 900, 900 in the
whole country. Mr.. Mckinley appeals
to the people against this policy, and
affirms that "idleness is
much greater tax than any tariff tax
which can be imposed. There is no
burden SO great as unemployed men;
no tax SO grievous as poverty" To
the democrats who are petitioning by
the thousands against radical change
of the tariff at time SO unsuitable,
he gives the warning that votes will
count infinitely more than petitions
1t is cruel in the republican leader to
demand of his antagonist what he
would do with the duties on coal and
iron, tinplates and cotton-ties and
wool, and other important products of
Ohio industry. Whence is to come the
needed revenue, he asks, and are the
democrats prepared with Mr.. Waiter
son to tax sugar, tea and coffee? 1t is
safe to say that questions like these
will not be answered, except by the
people themselves when they cast their
votes.-N Y. Tribune