The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-06-14

ooratio administration
IA We favor honest money, composed Of
gold, silver and paper, maintained st equal val
ne and under national and not state regulation.
The financial honor OF tho country must be
maintained and It's credit preserved unimpaired
The weak and vacillahng course Of the present
national administration In dealing with the
financial situation meets our condemnation
ia We denounce the avowed purpose Of the
democratic party to repeal 'the prohibitory ten
per cent tax on state bank issues" It's 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 u currency issued under
tho NuhOrir; II each one VI our forty-four
stars, WI III can never be either saie or OF uni
form value
The decks were now clear for nomin-
atoms. Gov. MoKinley'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
a few moments later he made his ap-
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
q 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 to review the
administration Of state affairs by the
republican party at extreme length.
Then coming down TO national issues,
he continued:
1.-THE national administration had
done nothing thus far except to create
in the minds of business men a deep
distrust. The financial situation which
for the most part has prevailed since
the 4th of March, has not been i'm
proved, nor has the financial strin-
gency been relieved by anything the
national administration has said or
done. II has announced no policy,
suggested no relief, and given no sign
of its 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. II may be said that
the democratic party is not responsible
for this condition. II will be admitted
that II 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 SON
vened for its repeal. Three months
have gone by and Cleveland fails to APP
ply the remedy and the assembling Of
congress in extra session is now as
doubtful as in March. II the call was
being held back in order that added dis
tress might teach congress lesson.
then democratic ascendency will prove
a 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 indict-
ment Of the old soldiers Pensions were
better than standing armies.
Referring to the tariff, the governor
said the protective tariff was American
in every line and paragraph, it defend
ed American homes and worlimen. pre-.
served the home market and sprend It's
blessings everywhere. II was the tariff
of Washington, jefferson, Hamilton,
Lincoln, Garfield, Grant, Blaine. Hayes
and Harrison.
Applause repeatedly interrupted Nc
Kinley's speech, and the scene during
its deliverance was memora BILE one.
The denomination Of the present state
officers was resumed. They went
through with rush until the convcn.
tion came to food and dairy commits
sioner, Instantly there was a fight
and the present incumbe mt, McNeill,
who has been charged with obnoxious
ly rigid enforcement OF the pure food
laws, found himself pitted against
new man, Walter Brown. The fight
was largely the cities against the couD-
try.
On roll call Brown received danger
Gus blow when Cuyahoga county (the
city Of Cleveland) voted solidly, 5S, for
McNeill and ultra-pure food. Hamilton