New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-28
THE OPENING GUN IN OHIO.
A GREAT OUTPOURING OF VOTERS To
HEAR MkINLEY.
CAMPAIGN AT FTNDLAY-IIE COMMENDS
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Findlay Ohio. Sept. Ex-Governor Mckinley
/ this afternoon nauglIrated the fall campaign Of
{ the Republican party Of Ohio and the affair
signalized by one Of the greatest outpour-
: ings OF the rank and file that Northwestern
Ohio has ever witnessed Arrangements had
been made for special excursion trains from
| Columbus Toledo. Sandusky. KentOn. Lima Fos-
! toria and numerous other towns within a radius
! Of a hundred miles at rates low as quarter
OF dollar for the round trip. and as result
| the Republican cohorts focked by droves Find
lay itself irrespective of party. kept holiday in
honor OF the day, and swathed itself in gay
colors
Governor Mckinley. with several Of the State
officers and battery Of artillery as escort. ar
rived from Columbus shortly before II O'Clock
and received a tumultuous reception from the
throng Of 10000 or more that had been patiently
waiting Mt the depot. Meanwhile the various
visiting and local clubs had been getting into
line for n parade and when the GQvernors car
riage had taken its position the start was made
for the city There were three divisions con-
sistng Of visiting clubs many being uniformed;
mounted horscmcn from tn" country ana city
wards and Industrial clubs In line We're NUM-
Der of floats prepared by business men. manu-
facturcrs and workingmer. which We're Illus
trativc of the issues OF the Republican end OF
the campaign. Perhaps the most suggestive Of
these wagon upon when stood lve
brawny glass-workers. Their backs We're
toward the people that lined the sidewalks either
way. They wore short jackets. and attached t.
the rear portion II each ones anatomy was big
square patch Of cardboard VITA the inscription, in
deep black letters. "22ie per cont reduction
This represented the reduction ~ wages in the
wndow-elass district durin- the year. and the
yelling crowd dil not need T. note the inscrip-
,lon on the big banner ~ Few Bottom Facts"
I'm order t. catch on Another banner had a
picture of q pa wnbrokcr's golden balls sign. ana
the legend Il M thc Only Man Prospering Under
Democratic Rule" Still another motto of the
hundreds read. Through Grover We Bust
When the Marvin House was reached Governor
Mckinley allghtod. and from tho balcony briefly
thanked the multitude for It's reception.
II was o'clock when the meeting was called
20 order on the campus ~ the Findlay College.
From the platform the special guests looked
down upon q sea Of IA : Governor Mckiniey
WAS supported ON the right by eX-Secr"tary Fos-
ter ana On the left by Congressman Charles II.
Grosvcnor. In his speech he cited the action
lately taken by the sugar planters of Louisiana.
H.. dld not know what this action of the sugar
men might mean foi the future ~ politics; he di1
not know but be felt constrained 10 Commend
the for this patriotic action. He said:
They need no assurance Of devotion % AZ the ma
party In all it, legislation Tor one-thiri of cen
tury Il has never oycrookel -inSe southern inter-
NmerCSn Nrtns ,,T ~ s.nI p ?3r Amicrsaa ln,erts.
iry n3' d" one '0' IN all sections % ''' '''''' ''
lie then reviewed the Administration Of Presi-
dent Cleveland and the work OF the present Con
gress and severely denounced the new Tariff law
AMI the methods employed in its passage. These
he sIid. had already been freely denounced IN
the house Of their friends. and he needed only
~ quote Dempcratic authority 10 prove all that
he had charged ngairst the measure. The
Governor continued:
After nineteen months Of useless agitation. not
b., ars s,il illiug To- gtv, the business In
tcrcss Of the country any rest or relief whatever
hut continue ana constantly rene" on rN'ry Lhh'
the threat Of SIN other AMI more h9ruH cnAnnkrs
iu tarln schedules Even the ife-ld,eni MN h,
self. IN his letter g. CongieSain'n "a ".'bS' o
Mississippi. asserts that the agitation * o"'y JUST
9Th, millions OF oar countrymcn who have
fought bravcy AMI well fog tarin reform Wot /
Iarr. ana constantly guardine against treachery
wnil- he permitted tire bill to become law. lack
INK the moral courage to veto II h. YET hphstInFy
Gin 81 m. Democratic party who bciieye IN tariff
reform. an who k"o" whni ~ '7i "hn i'luS ,6 ,o
,os' I' "' ",~ NJ Wrmo,rntir ,nrin reform has /
& &,I". u, n1 ,,,r, I'm The .er,i.. " Republican
Protection. ana who have marked the placc, where
the dS'ay M 6rs h sh' n Gi ,hs 1s3 bor Of night
Str1,,s and san9uinary words those and ne" /
To- Mr. Ciryeland's yocabui1ry "trra,on' ana the /
close Of the war" Not the languar' Of p,!c", /
but Of hatt"'. nyr'" srlir ana coitth,t2n. W I M"I
rhotp V,t nyainsi the best and highest interests I
W The p,"plc Of the United st,ics whose chief
nI,sfrial independence and business prosperity
Hut ne President ~ not stahi l'oh' ~ @ 5n' , UNI
p1;gotlr pfop. Htor me p'hl;, ta'a ~ '"o ,h' ~
era'q b., Of ia. p,,r5n T2'Is' H ii aai an T. Thp w.
irrogniza the benefit OF thr r"luctioh oi dulrs on
r,iur,ons ,- can he mate AlynS in Hir~ t'r rrv &
enue nrr"s.aTy to "~ rntr, .3I tnt s,i'r, ~ ,ri 81.
Ptyi5 we Nm =, he State Convention cried.
,l.u oiu,.ug fp this matter. Let no on
%, -, i"l NE, must be accepted rhls means.
,,,,,,rr',p,:'iy. .ons,ant agitation until the ith
'i"y If Nar.h 1895 at least an for two years
l2c' r agr & t4" R@a5san g@15 3S }fS H0ds d: m
tivrs in which "vtnt no furlh'r wr cknE 81 our
industries or Interference with th' labor 81 oHr
p ope IAN occur during the adrninisirat"p Of pres,
@cgt EeyeHn nocrai! Ih, victory means further and
lonrcr steps In the direction OF free tradt ,decP'r
,g9 ,''I 'IHein1GIIcar yctory~a Republican House ol
TINT during The closing halt
the protective system VII! Dr ihbo'c -,
@age fur;hc: ~arfar@ upon ihe ir'.ptrit} 81 I'm, III,
WAY ,r loss war For renewed attacks on the hom"
Industries that are -iIi rnnnrg' or 'Gf more d tuS
Or for more general employment at the Old scale o.
wages? You must ans""r al me p'S.
"a ssing t. the history OF the new Tariff Law"
IN. Governor said ,he Wilson hill If II had De
come "A law would hav" created an annual d"-
ii, fcncy If from 100000" 10 N'Oolooo
The speaker then quoted from senator ,i''-
mans ypocch in the Senate on July -. lS!i s"
,,,,,e thot IN. sugar schedule wa the result. IN
hart. of an agrc"lncn, between Mr. C"v"l ma
ard the Louisiana senator. in The camp1lsn
,rior 10 his last election 20 the Pr"sidtA'N.
Tho sneaker said On thiS point;
An agreement as to the action OF p9h'lcal parry
mon "A great public qu, stion was ma e ~ P?,Eatc
~, ,,.n Scngt6rs and the candidate Tor President
rilnscIf made TO secure the q i"ctorhI vol" OF ht
,ote of Louisiana. made tn absolute s"'r".. NAT
sutr,r should De taken from the irte IlSt, Whcre
ne Eepublican party Mad pu; II. ana be taN"l f0r
he h. nenr of the Sugar Trust. which tx shout!
he horne hv the Anne rican consumer. ihr irrsl-
jnnt himself II : snAtOr Corn ~ ne rSht. Vas "A
,ortv tc his contract, and he. too much as h"
oathed the bill was rot unwilling 10 nave IN"
rrinl INTO hnoni L,.rMAn-. too.