Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-13
THE OHIO CAMPAIGN.
OPENED FOR THE REPUBLIC
ANS BY GOV. MCKINLEY.
The Burden of His Speech is Tarin,
and He Says the Democrats are
Bent on Destroying the Country,

AKRON. o., Sept 12-Goycrnor Ne
kiulcy opened the Republican campaign
here today with big meeting Dele
cations were present from Cleveland,
Canton, Youngstown. Massill0n aud other
cities In Eastern Ohio. large number
came from piitsburg. After few intro
ductory remarks he said: The bust
ness condition Of the country has created
Just alarm among the pe1plc and Is so
grave the president Of the United States
convened congress in extraordinary SEES.
sion with a view to securing prompt re-
lief" He quoted from Cleycland's mes
sage, showing the chief execi' i've charges
the present condition Of aiiGrs to the
operation Of the sherman silver law,
and expressed the belief thut the law
would have To 20. II II was not repealed
the Democrats would have To bear the
blame and the Republicans Were willing
10 repeal IL. The governor continued by
saying the Republicans Of Ohio wanted
honest money. composed Of gold. silver
and paper. maintained At equal value
by national, NOT state control. He said;
I'VE want to use both metals, but insist
one shall go at parity with the other
ana nOli AliNif Nc NflNhl ilAINUNNNlN AH
well as 10 Legal lender and debt paying
power." The governor declared when
the business disturbance began the out
standing currency was the largest In the
country's history, S1,OOO.OOO,OOO or
81 .i5 per capita. The trouble was not
therefore due To want OF currency, The
money had been boarded by the people.
With confidence la the future restored,
with an abandonment Of the declared
t.rt la tutfanflufts "a tariff
policy IN the country confidence would
come back. The governor then turned 70
the tariff question aud proceeded 10 call
attention To the portions Of the report Of
tho committee on resolutions outlined
Ia the Chicago convention by Mr. Neal,
now Democratic candidate for governor
Of Ohio. This, he said, showed that the
difference between wages here aud
abroad WIS not TO be recognized By
Tie Democrats Ia revising the tariff;
that no ht,d would be given the injuries
that may result to domestic industries;
that the Democrats propose 10 abandon
the raising Of revenues from customs
aud resort TO direct takati0n' that no
r,rnrd will BE- had fer labor and capital
involved IN domestic industries and that
the new tariff hill will not be- framed on
the principles Of Justice No quarter will
be given, but all our vast industries must
surrender without terms 10 the d"uinnd
Of the tariff reformer. The governor
said. having stricken out these p1riions
Of the report Of the committee on reso-
buttons. there WAS adopted on the motion
OF Neal. a plank deuouncing protection
as a fraud and declaring the govern
ineut has no constitutional power 20 i'm
pose tariff duties except for revenue only.
This them lac said, us the voice Of
the Democratic candidate for governor.
II Il tile voice Of 0hio3 Win II be the
npprovcd utt.rance fof the voters Of
OhioY This l. the principle upon which
Tie revision will be made and II Is the
tariff reform referred TO by the presi-
lent ia bis rcccnt iLeHslee, TO which
he declared every effort ~ his admins
tratinn would be dedicated A casting
further light upon Democratic purposes
we have only 10 Observe how The com
mites. on ways and means IN the present
house u Representatives has been or
ganized The majority Of the Demo-
cratic members constituting il are rum
The South and from districts o. rom.
paratively little manufacturing nud csdn'
soerfial Importance" Mckinney contend
Nj ihnf the Mckinley tariff on un'plaie
had built up an industry which was now
wing employment TO thousands Of iuen,
auI assumed from The vote Of the Demo
er,,ts Of the lnst house thar The indus
~ was 10 be destroyed lie ended with
/, discussion Of pensions. declaring the
pra.rnt administration was very lujusi
10 the old soldiers