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and that the thousands OF Republicans

paradiDg In Mchlnley'S honOr were aii
ornamented with SCAB HATS.
The hats worn in the parade have
been examined by Akron's Union labor
leaders, and by them pronounced Seao
Hats. The hat Governor Mckinley
wore was on exhibition in store win
dow, aud is a Scao Hat. Major Dick,
the chairman Of the Republican State
Committee. also wore a Scab Hat.
Akron's workingmen very largely be-
long to Labor Unions, and they are in
dignant that Gov. Mckinley, who poses
as Labor's Champion, should himself
wear a Scab Hat in the big parade at
the opening OF his State campaign, and
should be the medium through which
several thousand Scab Hats were sold
in the city of Akron.
These Scab Hats are sold at fifty
five cents each, and are made either by
Imported Pauper Labor. or by Labor
Pauperized by the Mckinley bill.
As members of Labor Unions in every
city in Ohio and the United States are
doing all in their power to advance the
sale of Union Label goods, IL is deemed
to be matter Of considerable import
ance to workingmen; this Scab Hat Par
ade by Mckinley and his friends.
The meeting opened with music and
prayer, after which Mckinley was In
troduced and received an ovation. In
the course OF his address the Governor
said:
MKINLEY's SPEECH.
"We meet in political discussion for
the first time since the overwhelming
defeat OF 1892. We meet with deep
concern and in changed conditions from
those happily existing when we last as
sembled. The business condition OF the
country has created just alarm among
our people, and is so grave that the
President of the United States has con-
vened Congress In extraordinary ses-
sion with view to securing
prompt relief" He then quoted
from President Cleveland's message
TO Congress showing that the chief ex-
ecutive charges the present condition OF
affairs to the operation Of the Sherman
silver law. Governor Mckinley said
that Senator Sherman had introduced
in the last Congress bill to repeal the
Silver law, and he believed the great
majority OF the Republicans In the Sen
ate would now vote for its repeal, as a
great majority OF Republicans In the
House had voted for the Wilson bill.
He took it that the law would have TO
90. II that was not repealed the Demo-
Gratis would have to bear the blame.
The Governor then turned TO the
tariff question and called attention TO
portions of the report of the Com
on Resolutions, which were stricken
out by the Democratic National Con-
yention at Chicago, on motion OF Mr..
Neal, now the Democratic candidate
for Governor In Ohio. This action, he
said, showed that the difference between
wages here and abroad is not 20 be rec
ognized by the Democrats In revising
the tariff: that no heed is to be given to
injuries that may result to domestic In
dnstries; that the Democrats propose to
abandon the raising OF revenues from
customs and resort TO direct taxation;
that no regard will be had for the labor
and capital involved In domestic indus
tries. and that the new tariff bill Is not
10 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 re-
former.
Governor Mckinley then quoted from
Hon. VIM. L. Wilson's article In the
North American ReuielC Of September,
1892, indorsing the Chicago tariff plank
He said these we're the views OF the
new Chairman OF the Ways and Means
Committee, and would prepare the peo-
nle 10 some extent for what may be ex-
pected from the present I'd administration.
He quoted further from Mr.. Wilson'S
article 10 the effect that the Republican
Se, =. sd stood in the way Of tariff re-
fo3 last Congress, though the
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