The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-30
REPUBLICAN, TARIFF BANQUET.
Dfstinguished Gathering ut Canton. O.
Gov. Mckinley and Others speak.

Oistinguished Gathering 1T Canton o.
Gov. Mckinley and Others speak.
CANTON, O., March 29.-The Republican
tariff banquet given here tonight was
political success Four hundred guests
were present from various cities In
Ohio. The banquet was spread in
the Tabernacle, a mammoth structure
dedicated to political purposes in 1884. in
speech by ]. G. Blaine. The interior Of
the building was handsomely decorated.
Gov. Mckinley occupied the post Of honor
at the first table. Hon. J. p. Fawcett was
master, and at the conclusion of the
feast he read letters of regret from ex-
President Harrison. Senator Sherman,
Gen. Gibson. of Ohio, Hon. J. c. Burrows,
OF Michigan. ex-Gov. Foraker, ex-Speaker
Reed, Senator Henderson and Congress
man Dalzell. With the exception of that
of Senator Sherman the letters of regret
contained no significant utterances. Sher-
man took occasion to discuss financial
questions. He said what was needed was
honest currency, and his experience had
shown him that notes of national banks.
secured by an equal or greater amount Of
United States bonds, was the best cur
rency that had yet been devised. Con-
tinuing, the letter said:
Notes OF the United States, carefully limited
In amount. and backed by the credit of our
whole people, supported with ample reserves In
coin, and with clear authority In case OF neces-
sity 20 redeem them In coin by the sale of bonds,
have proved by our experience since January /.
1887. to be q wise and safe currency, the profits
Of which tnure entirely to the benefit Of our
people The chief fear il that these notes will
not DO safely restricted BY Law. and that their
xoAl Vna Ia fVny, fpaH md fonfp nynAh R ha
carrying out Of Wild and visionary notions re-
gsrsiing tho coinage OF silver.
The senator expresses the hope, how
ever, that the silver coinage delusion has
passed away. In conclusion he said:
The solution OF the silver problemn 10 to put
into our silver dollar enough silver. at market
value. to DO equal to the gold dollar, aud to
maintain all forms OF money, whether coin or
notes. OF equal interchangeable value
Gov. Mckinley responded to the toast |:
''The Republican Presidents."
Hon. d. x. Watson, Of Columbus; Hon.
p. @. Young. Of New Lisbon; Hon. J. I.
Squire, State Senator Green and James II.
Garfield also spoke. Gov. Mckinley, in
the course Of his address, reviewed the
life and services Of the various Republican
presidents. Speaking Of Harrison, he
said the administration was pure, vigor-
Gus and patriotic. and that his own con.
temporaries will give him his true place in
history. Continuing he said:
The country needs the Republican party. for
its principles, purposes aud policies underlie
every American interest and arc allied with its
true growth and advancement since 1859
until now the Democratic party has been with
cut power 60 do anything with public measures
without the sanction OF the Republican party
Now they have fall possession and there 10 no
longer any excuse for pre,ense; no longer any
room for hypocrisy. ii they believe in their
own professions OF the past thirty years they
can now make them effective. There 10 no
cause for encouragement on our part We
have but To move on with our old-time vigor,
yielding nothing OF principles