The Portland daily press., 1894-03-29
M'kINLEY and WILSON.
The Ohio Leader Shows Up tile
West Virginian'S Fallaeies
In A SPEECH TO ENTHUSIASTIC
MINNESOTA REPUBLICANS.

A Great Meeting in the Exposition Build
ing Recalling the Scenes at the Repub-
lican National Convention-Mr. McKin-
ley's Contrast of the Results of Repub-
Iican and Democratic Administrations
His Analysis of the Wilson Bill.
Minneapolis. Mimi, March 28.-The
visit of Gov. Mckinley to Minneapolis to-
day nearly revived the scenes when the
National Republican convention con-
vened here. The hotels were thronged
throughout the day with visitors and
local enthusiasm was thoroughly ex-
cited. Tickets of admission to the ex-
position hall in the evening commanded
big prices. Gov. Mckinley came here to
address the annual meeting of the State
League of Republican clubs. At least
1000 delegates were on hand against 500
last year. Gov. Mckinley arrived in the
city at $50 a. m. An escort met him at
Chicago, and made the journey with
him. At st. Paul the party was Joined
by Gov. Nelson and dozen other, promi-
nent Republicans The party was
escorted to the West hotel by the Uni.
versity students, 600 strong. There were
5000 people in the West hotel who near
ly lifted the roof with their yelling. The
procession that escorted Gov. Mckinley
to the hall consisted of the Veteran
Repu blican Uuion League, a hamb beau
club and the university students.
great concourse of people at the entrance
greeted Gov. Mckinley with cheering as
he passed through the lines arm in arm
with Gov. Nelson. AS he entered the
hall there was a scene of wild enthu-
siasm. Gov. Nelson was given an ovation
as he came forward to introduce the
speaker of the evening. At nine, Gov.
Mckinley came forward, and was made
the recipient of another ovation. He
spoke an hour and a half, enthusiastic
applause occurring frequently. In be-
ginning his speech,
Gov, Mckinley Said:
Mr.. President, Gentlemen of the Repub-
llcan League of Minnesota, and Fellow
G Citizens,
Much has happened since the great
Republican National convention of 1892,
assembled in this hall. The platform
and candidates of that great convention,
admirable as they were, were rejected
by the people at the election following
but the people had no sooner spoken
than they realized their great mistake
mistake which they now feel most
sensibly and regret most deenly. Inc
principles enunciated at that convention
were true then they are true now. Tney
are as dear to Republicans now as then !;
they are better understood and more
ardently supported by the great body
of the people in the year 1894 then they
were in the year 1892. while the Repu bli-
can party failed to carry the election,
the cause for which it contended did not
fail 1t survived the awful disaster and
shines more brightly and glorlouSiy Gnan
ever before.
The past year has been long one-the
longest since the war. 1t has been full
of changes and experiences which have
been impressive and instructive, put ex-
pensve. Ali kinds of business have been
seriously disturbed. Investments have
been sacrificed; capital has been
more than all and dearer to us than all.
has succumbed to the wasting blasts of
the great change by which industry has
been cheated of it's just rewards. Every
thing has suffered, but the Repub blican
cause. Everything has been bllghted
but Republican principles. They have
escaped the mildew which has settled
cratic party has suffered-a calamity we
could bear with resignation, if it had
rot also carried in it's train the vast and
sacred interests of the people.
What were the great principles and
policies then enunciated in this hall!
Let me enumerate them: A protective
tariff, which shall serve the highst in
terests of American labor and Americ an
developments; reciprocity. which, while
seeking the worlds markets for our sur
plus products, shall not destroy Ameri-
can wages, nor surrender American
markets for products which can be made
at home, the use of both gold and silver
with which to measure the exchanges of
| the people and cheat nobody; honest
public authority; the extension of our
| foreign commerce; the restoration OF our
merchant marine by home built ships;
the creation of navy for the protection
of our national interests and the honor
of our fiag;. the maintenance of the most
friendly relations with all foreign
powers and entangling alliances with
none; the reaffirmation of the Monroe
doctrine, and of our faith in the achieve
ment OF the
Manifest Destiny of the Republic.
as the best government of earth in the
| broadcast and truest sense.
Who would modify these principles?
Who would reverse this declared policy?
Who would strike from the Republican
banner single star or stripe? Like all
Republican doctrines they are unchange-
able. Upon them the Republican party
bases it's claim to future supremacy and
| impatiently awaits the constitutional
opportunity to make it's appeal to the
| people.
The Democratic party won in 1892, as
| in every contest since the war in which
| it has succeeded 10y campaign OF pro-
fuse and gllttering promises. 1T now
stands demoralized on the field of per-
| formance, and has so far signally failed
| to redeem single pledge it made to the
people. it has been for many years de-
nouncing the tariff because some men
| became rich under its operations and
others poor. The first year of Demo-
cratic control has cured all that, and the
prescription has proved quite rs effective
| on the poor as the rich, for it has in
| yolved them all in a common loss.
The Wilson bill is not like any of the
| earlier tariff measures, but is one in
which the changed condition of the
| country and it's marvellous growth and
| development are utterly ignored and for
| gotten. It's promoters forget that slavery
no longer exists. They do not recognize
| nor appreciate the Independence and
| J;o,,;tv of 10 hor and cannot understa n n