The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-06-15

union soldiers and sailors Of the late war and
the widows and orphans Of such as are deceased
and We condemn the unfriendy and unjust pol
icy already made manifest by the present dem
scratic administration
IL We favor honest money, composed Of
gold, silver and paper, maintained at equal val
ue and under national and not state regulation
The financial honor OF tho country must be
maintained and its credit preserved unimpaired.
The weak and vacillating course OF the present
national administration In dealing with the
financial situation meets our condemnation
IL We denounce the avowed purpose OF the
democratic party to repeal "the prohibitory ten
per cent tax on state bank issues" Its pur-
pose Is to abandon the present currency system
established by the republican party, the safest
and best ever provided in any nation. and TO
supply its place with currency issued under
the authority Of each one of our forty-four
states. which can never be either safe or OF uni
form value.
The decks were now clear for nomin-
ations. Gov. McKinley's name was pre-
sented by Col. Bob Nevins, of Dayton.
and seconded by Senator ,. w. Nichols,
of Belmont. There were no other nom
nations and the governor was declared
the nominee amid a scene of wild en-
thusiasm. The committee was ap-
pointed to conduct him to the hall and
few moments later he made his APP
pearance. He was greeted with cheers
prolonged several moments. He COM
menced his address by accepting the
nomination and expressing his graft
tude and appreciation.
"Republicanism," he said, twill have
severe test in Ohio this year. This
state is the coveted field of the opposi-
tion They will center here, but with
unity, harmony and courage our party
will triumph over all. We do not wait
for the enemy to form their lines and
challenge us to contest. We challenge
them early upon every issue and upon
every line of controversy, state or ma
tional, which divides us. One day we
learn that the enemy want to give us
battle upon state affairs, then upon ma
tional issues. We invite them before
the bar of public Judgment for discus
sion upon both, and shall permit them
to run away from neither"
The governor proceeded toreview the
administration of state affairs by the
republican party at extreme length.
Then coming down to national issues,
he continued: tr .@et,He
"The national administration had
done nothing thus far except to create
III Uuc OI DuSlucSS Ileu n uccp
distrust. The financial situation which
for the most part has prevailed since
| the 4th of March, has not been inn
proved, nor has the financial strin-
| gency been relieved by anything the
| national administration has said or
| done. 1t has announced no policy,
| suggested no relief, and given no sign
| of it's disposition or ability to restore
| confidence, stop the outflow of gold to
| foreign countries and the contraction
| which has taken place at home. The
| one hundred millions of gold reserve
| which Mr.. Cleveland, in his first ad-
| ministration, set apart as a sacred fund
to redeem the greenbacks and which
sum he dedicated to that purpose and
no other, has been the first, singularly
| enough, to encroach upon 1.-THE first
| to drop below the hundred million line
| which he himself had established as
the only line of safety.
'"The democratic victory had brought
instead of the promised better times,
only business failures, suspended
banks, harder money and feverish un.
certainty; labor and capital are in doubt
about the future. 1t may be said that
the democratic party is not responsible
for this condition. 1t will be admitted
that if congress or the administration
cannot remedy the evils complained of,
the democracy cannot in reason be held
responsible, but there is remedy. Let
the president officially announce that
there would be no change in the indus
trial legislation Of the country and
that the financial situation would be
solved upon the standard of financial
honor, which has guided the republican
party, and confidence would at once
come back.
''If the silver law is responsible for
the financial crisis, let congress be con-
vened for its repeal Three months
have gone by and Cleveland fails to ap-
ply the remedy and the assembling of
congress in extra session is now as
doubtful as In March. If the call was
being held back in order that added dis
tress might teach congress a lesson,
costly lesson to the people,"
The governor defended the pension
laws and severely criticised those who
had been making disloyal attacks upon
the veterans. He entered solemn
protest against the universal indiot-
ment of the old soldiers Pensions were
better than standing armies.
Referring to the tariff the governor
said the protective tariff was American
infevery line and paragraph, it defend
ed American homes and workmen, pre-
served the home market and spread it's
blessings everywhere. 1t was the tariff
of Washington, Jefferson, Hamilton,
Lincoln, Garfield, Grant, Blaine, Hayes
and Harrison.
Applause repeatedly interrupted Mo
Kinley's speech, and the scene during
its deliverance was memorable one.
The denomination of the present state
officers was resumed. They went
through with rush until the conven-
tion came to food and dairy commits