St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-13

AKRON. O., Sept. 12.-Gov. Mckinley
opened the Republican campaign here
today with big meeting. Delegations
were present from Cleveland, Canton,
Youngstown. Massillon and other cities
in Eastern Ohio. and large number of
Republicans came also from Pittsburg.
TneIewas street parade at l: 80 O'clock,
the procession marching to Grace PARK.
where the meeting was held. Gov. Nc
Kinley began speaking at o'clock.
After a few Introductory remarks, he
said: awe meet i'll political discussion
for the first time since the overwhelm-
ing defeat in 1892. We meet with deep
concern and in changed conditions
from those happily existing when we
last assembled. The business condi-
tion OF the country has created just
alarm among our people, and is so grave
that the president of the United States
has convened congrtSS in eXtraOrdi-
nary session, with view to securing
prompt relief" He then quoted from
President Cleveland'S last message to
congress, showing that the chief eXecu-
tive charges the present condition of
affairs to the operation of the Sherman
silver law.
GON. Nj h1NLE1 SAID
Senator Sherman had introduced in the
last congress bill to repeal the silver
law, and he believed the great majority
of the Republicans now in the senate
would now vote for its repeal, as great
majority of the Republicans in the
house had voted for the Wilson bill.
He took it that the law would have to
go. If it were not repealed. the Demo-
Gratis would have to bear the blame.
The governor continued by say
ingthat the Republicans of Ohio wanted
honest money composed of gold, silver
and paper maintained at equal
value. and under national, not state
control. I'VE do not want TO strike
down either gold or silver" he said.
1--WE want to use both metals, but insist
that one shall go at parity with the
other, and that both shall be equal in
trinsically, as we'll as in legal tender
and debt-paying power"
The governor declared that when the
business disturbance began the out
standing currency was the largest in
the country'S history. being S1,600,000
600, or S24.45 per capita. The trouble
was not, therefore. due to want of
currency, but the money had gone out
of circulation, and had been boarded by
the people. With confidence In the fut-
ure once restored, with an abandonment
of the declared purpose to introduce
revenue tariff policy in the country, con-
hdence would come back, the money
boarded would once more find its way
into the banks and the
CHANNELS OF TRADE.
The governor then turned to the tariff
question, and proceeded to call attention
to portions of the report of the commit
tee on resolutions, which were strictly
outlined in the Chicago convention on
motion of Mr.. Neal, now the Democratic
candidate for governor in ONO. This
motion, he said, showed that the differ
ence between wages here and abroad is
not to be recognized by the Democrats
In revising the tariff; that no heed is to
be given to injuries that may result to
American industries; that the Demo
Gratis propose to abandon the raising of
revenuS from customs, and resort to
direct taxation; that no regard will be
had for the labor and capital involved
in domestic industries; and that the
new tariff bill is not to be framed on
principles of justice. No quarter is to
be given, but all Our vast industries
must surrender without terms to the
demand of the tariff roformer. The
governor said that, having stricken out
portions of the report of the committee
on resolutions. favorable to cOnserva-
tive course, the Democratic convention
adopted on motion OF Mr.. Neal, the
plank denouncing protection as fraud,
and declaring that the government has
no constitutional power to impose tariff
duties except for revenue only.
This, them" he said, lis the voice of
the Democratic candidate for governor.
Is it the voice of Ohio? Will it be the
approved utterance OF the voters of
Ohio? This is the principle upon which
the revision is to be made. and it is the
tariff reform referred to by the preSi-
dent In his recent message, to which he
declares that every effort of his admin
istration shall be dedicated. As casting
further light upon Democratic pur-
poses, 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 constituting it
are
FROM THE SOUTH,
and from districts of comparatively lit
tie manufacturing and commercial i'm
portance."
Gov. Mckinley then quoted from Hon. !
William l.. Wilson's article in the |
North American Review of September. |
1892. indorsing the Chicago tariff plank. !!
He said these were the views of the |
new chairman of the ways and