The morning call., 1894-10-24
{ HIS BOARD BILL
Is What Interests the
LabOrer.
McKINLEY'5 READY REPLY
To West Virginian Who
interrupted Him.
SPEEDING ALONG THE RIVER.
The Apostle of Protection Cheered
by the People of Mr.. Wilson'S
State.

PARKFRSBURG, ". Va, Oct 23.-Gov-
ernor McKinley's tour to-day was along
the banks of the Ohio River on the Ohio
River Railroad. He was accompanied by
S. B. Elkins, ex-Secretary of War. At
Mason City several hundred people wei
eomed Mckinley. who made a speech.
WHEELING. ". Va. Oct 23.-Stops for
speeches were made after leaving Parkers-
burg at ST. Mary's. Sistervile. New Mar
tiDsville, Mouudsvile and Benwood. and
at each place the local population gener-
ally gathered about the station. At Sis
terville, while the Governor was telling Of
the prosperity which the country enjoyed
under protection, some one inquired how it
was that protection did not prevent the
panic of 1873
THAT panic." replied Governor McKin-
ley. was caused by the inflated condition
of the currency, the approach of resump-
ton causing contraction. which resulted in
wide financial distress throughout the
country. Had the protective policy not
beer in force at that time the panic of
1873 would have been worse than il was.
What we want to do is 10 avoid panics by
maintaining our protective system"
Then Governor Mckinley took up 2
statement N ade by Vice President Steven
son. he said: Il notice in the Wheeling
Register, which 1 su ppose Democrats will
grant is reliable authority IN such matters,
that Vice-President Stevenson says ninety
dollars to-day are worth more than one
hundred dollars were worth in 1892. when
the tariff law of 1890 was in effect. But
where are the ninety dollars? How many
men who had ninety dollars in 1892 have
ninety dollars to-day? How many who
had ten dollars in 1892 have nine dollars
to-day? 1t is not question of how much
money is worth to-day. Ii is a question of
how much money we have, or rather how
little we have, for it is rather little than
much"
Another uneeremonious person inter-
rupted the Governor with, "How about
the force bill?"
To this the Governor responded: "What
Is concerning US mainly to-day is. What
about the board bill That is the main
consideration now"
From BenwOod TO Wheeling there was
almost continuous demonstration.
GrImy, hRlf-naked men ran cheering from
iron mills, presenting weird appearance
as the furnace fires illuminated their shin.
ing figures, and the female operatives ot
themselves along the railroad tracks and
burned redfres and piDed out S shrill cheers.
There was a crowd at the Wheeling
depot to give tire Governor a noisy recep-
tion and accompany him TO the hotel.
After supper he spoke from the balcony of
the hotel to a large crowd that literally
packed the street A. Il. White of PARK
ersburg and Hon. Steven B. Elkins made
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supped. The Governor on appearing was
recognized by perfect roar of applause.
This is Republican year." be said,
looking with satisfaction upon mass of
upiurned faces. "The people of this
country were never so eager in all their
history to vote as they ara now. They
know very much more about things than
they did two years ago. They have had
nineteen months of a British free-trade
administratio n. l see that the Wheeling
Register Of this morning takes issue with
me on statement made in New Orleans
last Thursday night, TO the effect that the
history of this country demonstrated that
under free trade we had hard times, busi-
ness disaster, low wages ana general
bankruptcy. The Register says | was
mistaken, and that the most prosperous
period In the history of the United States
was from 1876 TO 1860. under the Demo-
cratic tariff law of 1876. l want to saw 10
you that no one, the editor of the Register
or any other who reiterates this statement
has read the history of his own country. I
ask all such to read the messages of Presi-
dent Fillmore in 1850 and 1851, wherein he
describes the deplorable condition cf the
country as resulting from the tariff law of
1916.
During the fourteen years of that Dem
ocratic revenue tariff this Government did
not collect money enough to pay its every
day expenses aud had to 90 shiyering
about Borrowing money-for it had no
credit during those years of a Democratic
revenue tariff. Applause 1t had 10 give
large discount in order TO sell its bonds
the Democratic Secretary OF the Treasury
recommending that Congress ask the
States TO indorse The bonds in order that
they might be readily sold. History is
now but repeating itself"
Immediately at the close of the address
here Governor Mckinley went across the
Ohio River to Bridgeport. Ohio, where he
addressed large audience of Ohioans
and West Virgnians. He delivered long
address upholding and defending the Las
with which his name is associated. To.
morrow night be speaks at Pittsburg and
then goes to New York.
ErTI1DE ON NnOnI EnNJ