News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-06-15
GOV. MCKINLEY.


Hon. W. H. Mckinley was re-nOm-
mated for Governor of Ohio at the
State Convention at Columbus last
Thursday. The nomination was
unanimous, and that he will be elect
ed by large majority no one doubts.
In accepting the nomination Gov.
Mckinley spoke in part as follows
Republicanism will have a severe
test in Ohio this year. This state is
the coveted field OF the opposition;
they will center here, but with unity,
harmony and courage Onr party will
triumph over all. We do not wait
for the enemy to form their line and
challenge us to contest. We chal-
lenge them earl y upon every issue
and upon every line of controversy,
state or national, which divides us.
The national administration has
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
improved nor has the financial strin-
gency been relieved by anything the
national administration has said or
done. 1t has announced no policy,
suggested no relief, and given nc
sign of it's disposition or ability to
restore confidence, stop the outflow
of gold to foreign countries and the
contraction which has taken place at
home
The Democratic victory of 1892
has not been able to bring the better
times promised. 1t has not been able
to maintain the good times which
were enjoyed everywhere in this coun-
try on the day of victory. Business
failures have increased, banks have
suspended, money is harder to Dor
row, and borrowers are compelled to
pay higher interest for their loans
than for many years. Feverish I'M
certainty prevails in every financial
and business circle. Labor and capt.
tai are in doubt about the future.
The Governor referred to Mr.. Cleve-
lands delay ia calling Congress to-
gether to act upon financial affairs
and said =
announcement as it may seem to
the President, Congress must be con-
suited If he has been withholding
the call for an extra session of Con-
gress in the belief that still greater
financial dlstresses and still added
bankruptcies are necessary to bring
his party associates to the adoption
of his views, then Democratic ascend
ency will prove a costly lesson to the
people and an expensive experiment
to the country.
What will the Democrats do with
the tariff? We can only wait and
see; but the waiting and the anxiety
is paralyzation. Certain is it they
will make wool free, and thus strike
down one of Ohio's great agricultu-
raj products. Tin plate also must be
free, and the new and splendid enter
prises for making black sheets and
timing them must be crippled finan-
cially, the millions of capitalinvested
imperilled, and the thousands of
workingmen driven from employ
ment or be forced to work at reduced
wages.
Sugar will have to go from the list
of free articles to the list of fairfield
articles, and cheap sugar be again
made dearer to the masses. Coal, an
other product of Ohio, must be made
free. A general revision upon a Brit
ish Free Trade basis must take place,
and, upon which promises they claim
their victory was won, every vestige of
protection for the laboring man and
industries of the United States must
be withdrawn and a Free Trade era
must be inaugurated.
The Democratic party represents
an anomalous situation to-day. Di-
vided on spoils and torn up over the
distribution of office, disturbed with
the tariff and widely separated on the
money question, inharmonious upon
every vital issue, divided into admin
istration and nti-administration
factions-in this condition they are
confronted with the grave and most
serious questions affecting the well
fare of the country, its credit and
honor, and the prosperity of the
people,