The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-02-14

ConUMRUs, O., Feb. 13.-rho annual
convention OF the Ohio League OF Repub-
lican Clubs was held in this city to-day.
Resolutions were adopted denouncing
tho Wilson bill and declaring renewed
allegiance to the protective tariff idea
and its foremost champion, William Nc
Kinley. The reports OF tho officers
showed great riviyal among the clubs
during tho past year.
Governor Mckinley addressed the
convention thanking the league for its
support in tho late elections. Gen.
William Gibson also spoke by invita-
tion, and announced his Intention OF
nominating Governor Mckinley for
President at tho convention in '9G.
The following officers were elected:
Preaident-D. D. Woodmansee. Cincin-
natl; vice presidents, JamesR knightcn,
Einton county; Frank p. Richter, Ham
ton; Samuel B. Hill, Cincinnati; Ed
ward J. Hathaway, Marietta; secretary,
i. j. Miller, Columbus; treasurer,
Charles T. Leach, Cleveland.
The Lincoln day banquet incident to
the meeting OF the league was held this
evening, with m attendance OF over
500. General Russell a. Alger, OF
Michigan. who WAS on the programme.
sent telegram OF regrets. General
Horace Porter, OF New York. delivered
mn eloquent tribute to the life and char
acter OF Abraham Lincoln, and Major
J. F. Hanson, OF Georgia, responded to
protection in the south.
Governor William Mckinley respond
cd to tho toast, "Our Country" as fol-
lows:
M'KISLEY's sPEECu.
Mn. ToAsTMAsrER AND GENTLEMEN OF
THE REPUBLICAN, LEAGUE OF Ouo:-The
J, present condition OF the country is
Eneither cheerful nor attractive. Tho
( pause in our prosperity Is apparent,
\ and has given occasion MS well as op-
portunity for reflection. The past year
has been one OF compulsory education.
The country has witnessed much and
learned much While Congress is ut
work revising the tariff, tho people are
the representatives OF the people are
madly struggling to execute the cleo
ton DEGREES OF '92, rs they interpret
them, the people arc as madly repudi-
ntiug their own action Of that year and
condemning tho Interpretation which
their representatives place upon tho
votes which gave them power
The elections Of 1892 did not mean
free trade any more than they meant
free and unlimited coinage OF silver, and
il it could be accurately ascertaired, it
would be found that the doctrine of free
coinage influenced more states for Gro
yer Cleveland and the Democratic rep.
resentatives in Congress than the FREQ
trade plank in tho national Democratic
platform. II the party in power at
Washington would reject the FREQ trade
doctrine MS they have already the free
coinage doctrine, they might emphasize
their want OF good faith TO party pledges
and party professions, and add another
to their many inconsistencies, but in
doing so they would incrense the faith OF
the people in their business sagacity,
their financial wisdom, and their true
American spirit.
THE PEOPLE HELPLESS.
1t is a singular anomaly that the peo-
pie. the source OF all power in this
country, arc powerloss to help them
selves, aud have been since the election
OF 1892. 1t is u condition where tho
peoples representatives are legislating
against the interests and opinions OF
nd hn 1ntl
mediate power to revoke their commits.
sions or discharge them from their ser.
vice. They must suffer for their own
acts and the acts OF their agents, and
must submit until the relation OF prin-
clpal and agent is terminated by law.
1t is to be regretted that the people
must so long wait, SO long suffer, and
sutler from their own agents; but rs
this is government OF law, tho people,
who arc tho sovereigns, must submit
to the law. The lesson, however. dear
ms 1t has been to the country and its
vast interests, may bc useful. 1t will
teach us all that elections are serious
public transactions, aud that their effect
does not end on tho day OF tho cleo
tlon but continues through the legal
and constitutional torn for which Presi-
dent and Congress arc elected and can
not be ended sooner There is another
anomaly in the situation to-day. While
Congress is engaged in reducing the
revenues, Cleveland's administration
OF the same political faith Ms Congress-
lis increasing the revenues by what it
calls temporary loans" Congress is
proiosscdly reducing taxation to relieve
the people OF burdens, and Cleveland is
adding to their burdens by fastening
upon them bonded debt OF S5O, zoos, ,0O0'
1t does not seem to occur to the lcnders
OF the Democratic party that the bonds
OF tho government, bearing nor cent
interest, are burden quito Ms oppres
sivo as any system OF tariff or taxation,
and that they will sometime have to be-
paid and that tho only means OF paving
them is through taxation. "a
THE DECREASE OF VALUES.
Again, while they are reducing tho
revenues OF tho governmon. they are re.
ducins the incomes OF tho people, and
government and people are getting
poorer at the same time and from the
.