The Indianapolis journal., 1893-09-13
M'KINLEY TALKS TO 0HIOANS
Opening Speech of the State Re-
publican Campaign at Akron.
Financial Legislation, the Tariff and
Pensions Discussed i'll the Governors
Usual Convincing Way.

campaign opened here To-day with speech
by Governor Mckinley. Large delegations
were present from eastern and northeast
eTn Ohio. and a number of Republicans
elso came from PittsDurg. The Governor.
who began speaking at o'clock. said. after
a brief introduction. that the business con-
dition of the country had created just
alarm among the people, and was so grave
that the President of the United States
has convened Congress In extraordinary
session with n view to securing prompt re-
lief. He then quoted from President
Cleveland's message TO Congress. showing
that the chief executive charged
the present condition of affairs 20
the operation of the Sherman bill silver
law. Governor Mckinley said that Sher.
man had introduced in the last Congress
bill to repeal tho silver law. and he be-
lieved the great majority of the Repub-
lcans in the Senate will now vote for its
repeal. as q great majority of the Repub-
hcans in the House had voted for the Will
son bill. He took it that the law would
have TO go. If it was not repealed the
Democrats would have to bear the blame.
The Governor continued by saying that
the Republicans of Ohio found honest
money com mpOsed Of gold, silver and paper
maintained at equal value and under ma
tionai. not State. control eve do not
want TO strike down either gold or silver"
he eaid. I'VE want to use both metals.
but insist that one shall be at parity with
the other. and that both shall be equal in
trinsically. as we'll as In legal tender and
debt-payinR power"
The Governor declared that when the
a Ia Il
ing currency was the largest in the coun-
try's history, being 81 GOO. 600 000 or S24. 40
| per capita. The trouble WAS not, there
| fore, due TO want of currency. But the
| money had gone out of circulation. and
had been boarded by the people. With
| confidence in the future once restored,
| with an abandonment of the declared pur-
pose to Introduce IA revenue-tarlH Follcy In
| the country. confidence would come back.
the money boarded would once more ind
it's way into the banks and the channels of
trade.
THE TARIFF QUESTION.
The Governor then turned to the tariff
question and proceeded to call attention
TO portions of the report OF the committee
on resolutions which were stricken out by
the Chicago convention on motion OF Dir.
Neal, now the Democratic candidate for
! Governor In Ohio. This action, he said,
showed that the difference between wages
here and abroad is not to be recognized by
tile Democrats in revising the tariff; that
no heed IS TO be given to injuries that may
result to domestic industries; that tho
Democrats propose to abandon the raising
of revenue from customs and resort TO dl-
rect taxation; that no regard will be had
for the labor and capital involved In do
mestic industries. and that the new tariff
bill Is not to be framed on principles of
justice. No quarter is to be given. but oil
without terms TO the demand of
the tariff reformer: Continuing.
Governor Mckinley said: "As casting
further light upon Democratic purposes we
| have only to observe how the committee
on ways and means in the present House of
Representatives has been organized. A
majority OF the Democratic members con-
stituting IL are from the South. from dis
tricts of com parativeiy of little manufactur-
| ing and commercial I'm Importance"
Gov. Mckinley then quoted from Hon.
| Wm. J.. Wilson's article In the North Amer
lean Review of Sept. ], 1e92, indorsing the
| Chicago tariff plank. He said these were
the views of the new chairman OF the ways
| and means committee and would prepare
the people to some extent for what may be
expected from the present administration.
| He quoted from Mr. Wilson's article to the
| effect thas the Republican Senate had stood
in the way of tariff reform by the last Con-
| gress. though the bills passed by the House
and pigeon holed by the Senate finance
committee wsrs great ,ar ana SUBJ
form and showed the fidelity
| of Democratic House to it's pledges"
| although powerless to carry Its measures
| into laws because of a Republican Senate
| and executive. On this point the Governor
said: THAT embarrassment. unfortunately
| for the country, will no longer stand In the
| way of the Democratic party and It's chair
| man of the committee on ways and means.
| Both the Senate and the executive, as we'll
ha IN a m da inf "a a
Ocratic party, every restraint is removed
Ieand we may, therefore, be sure, In the
Language of the chairman of the commit
| tee. that general revision will take place
| in the line of these six bills to which he hos
referred; and. as he puts it. more bills of
| like character will now not only be pro-
posed In the House. but will pass the Sem
! ate and be approved by the executive.
| With this record and these declared pur-
| poses before 1t. the business world would
| be sngularly blind If it had not felt and
| shown its alarm.
| The Governor then went through the
various schedules of the tariff law, asking
what Mr.. Neal would do with this and
| that, calling particular attention to prod
| ucts of Ohio manufacturing establish.
| ments. which employ thousands of men at
protection wages. AMI TO the products of
| Ohio farms, including wool. He said the
GIN ploy es In protected factories, the wool
growers, the farmers and the tobacco
| growers of Ohio would anxiousiy await his
reply. The Governor continued that the
! Mckinley duty on tin plate bad built up
| an industry which is now giving employ
| ment to thousands of men. but he feared.
| from the vote of the Democrats in the last
House. that the industry was to be de-
| stroyed.
THE SUSPENSION OF PENSIONS.
Governor Mckinley closed with q discus.
sion of the pension question. He said:
''The administration he's been unjust to
| the pensioners of the country. The suspen-
sion of a soldier once pensioned legally,
! without notice or hearing, is unprece.
! dented as we'll as unlawful. Snch q course
| Is unworthy great government which
was preserved through the services and
sacrifices of it's volunteer army. There is
| no good citizen who desires that an un-
| worthy person shnll have q place upon
| this honorable roll of the Nation, and
| while this Is true. there IS no good
| citizen who will not condemn the
striking down upon ex parte testl-
mony Of any soldier who has been judicial
| ly determined by previous administration
| worthy of his place there. Every soldier
! on the pension roll to-day Is there after
| trial ami investiga tion of his case. He is
there because In the Judgment of the Com.
missioner of Pensions and the Secretary of
the Interior lie has fully met every re.
! QuiTement of the law granting pensions 20
soldiers. Once there be Is entitled TO re-
main until IL Is shown by competent testi-
mony. TO which he shall have AN Opportu-
| nifty TO reply that he Is there by fraud and