The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1894-02-23
M'KlNLEY lNDORSEO.
The Governors Address to the Ohio Re-
publican League.

M'KlNLEY ENDORSED.
The Governors Address to the Ohio Re-
publican League.
The ninth annual meeting of the Ohio
Republican league took place at Column
bus on February Is, on which occasion
Gov. Mckinley. in response to the toast,
'Onr Country" spoke IS follows:
The present condition Of the country Is
neither cheerful nor attractive The pause in
our pros perity is apparent and has given occa-
sion well as opportunity for reflection ihe
PAST year has been one OF compulsory educa-
ton The country has witnessed much and
learned much While congress is at work re-
vis;ng the tariff the people are work revising
their views While the representatives OF the
people are madly struggling 10 execute eIecton
DEGREES OF 1882. as they interpret them, the peo-
PIE are as madly repudiatng their own action
of that year and condemning the interpre tation
which their representatives place upon the
vote which gave them power. The eiee-
tons of 1872 did not mean free trade any more
than they meant the free and unlimited
Coinage Of silver: and il il could be accurately
asceriained il would be found that the doctrine
OF free coinage Influenced more states for Gro
yer Cleveland and the democratic representa-
tives in congress than the free trade plank in
the national democratic platform II the par y
IL power at Washington would reject the free
trade doctrine as 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 in
constituencies: but in doing so they would in
crease the faith OF the people in their business
capacity. their financial wisdom. and their true
American spirit
The repeal Of the Sherman law-so called
did not bring the relief promised by President
Cleveland How much Of evil il may have
Al
thai business distress is felt even more oppreS-
sively now than when the silver law was il force
and before congress was called in special ses-
sion
The people are just now feeling politics.
They are having object lesson-one which
furnishes a practical demonstration We are
attending upon the school Of experience, and
while the scholarship Is free the expense is
enormous. The school Of events, as Lincoln
called /, has many graduates just now. II is a
singular anomaly that the people, the source of
ali power il this country, are powerless to help
themselves. and have beer since the election OF
lS92 IL IS condition where the peoples rep
resentatiyes are legislatiug against the inter
esrs and opinions Of the people and the latter
have no immediate power 10 remove their COM
misSioners O. discharge them from their Serv-
ice They must suffer for their own acts and
the acts OF their agents, and must submit until
the relation OF principal and agents Is termi-
mated law. lney cannot pace lurlr pup
lie servants until the legal period for which
they were chosen has expired they can as
sert their power at the next election ;sId not
before, and at that time can retire their repre-
ser,atiyes and select new oueS who Will c. IS
out their will
1T is TO be regretted that The people must so
long wait so long suffer and suffer from their
agents; but this is a government OF
law the people. who are the soyereigns.
must submit TO the time. This lesson, dear
as il has been, may be useful II Will teach Us
ali that elections are serious public transac-
lions. and that their effect does not end on the
day OF election. but continues through the legal
and constitutional term for which president
and congress are elected and cannot be ended
sooner, and il teaches also that small and
extraneous matters, local dissensions and per-
sonal and sectional preiudices should not con-
troll in great public elections which involve
great principles and questions Of grave public
policy
The history OF the government is that the
people are supreme and the officers their serv-
ants The situation now is one where the
servant is supreme and the master is tempo
rarily helpless The people can petition to
congress, but that has no influence. That
makes no impression
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 as congresS-is iIcreas-
ing the revenues b. what II calls temporary
loans Congress is professedly reducing taxa
ton TO relieve the people OF burdens, and CIeve-
land is adding to their burdens by fastening
upon them a bonded debt Of so0.00).UJ0 1t does
not seem TO occur to the leaders OF the demo-
cratic party that the bonds of the govern
ment, bearing per cent interest, are bur
den quite oppressive as any system OF tariff
or taxation, and that they will some time have
TO be paid. and that the only means OF pay
ing them is through taxation They seem to
regard Ii quite as business like and statesman
ike to pay the current expenses of the govern
eminent as by raising the money By taxation
But what else could you expect: They are
pledged 10 reduce the tariff. and will do il even
II ii interrupts the prosperity OF the country
and involves an increase in the public debt
Il hat the receipts OF the government are
falling short OF the needs of the government
does not stop them in their career OF tariff re-
form. lndeeG, this condition is a free trade
Cuencc. and has always in our history followed
the lnaug uratiol OF free trade tarin-for-
revenue-only policy. Again. while they are re-
dpcing the revenues OF the government they are
reducing the incomes OF the people and gov
eminent and people are getting poorer at the
same time and from the same cause Their
proposed free trade measure is not only dimn
fishing the occupations and wages OF the people
but is diminishing the value OF the peoples in
vestments. Every variety OF property has
entered upon its possession Of the government
Every manufacturing plant, every stock and
bond. from government TO . municipal bond.
has felt the depreciating influence Of
the free traders They have diminished
everything but the peoples deb,s- The people
want change and they want II bad They
want il sooner than they ever dreamed they
would want it: and they never wanted to vote
SO badly in all their history they do to-day.
They are tired OF their contract before the
period Of its legal termination They are
tired OF this tariff tinkering. bond-issuing.
debt-increasing treasury depicting, business
paralyzing wage-reducing. Queen-resioring ad-
ministratior.
The country will not however have long
10 wait-too long. l fear. for many interests
Until it can commence the work OF oustins In
November next the people viii have = chance
TO deal with the house of representa-
tives; and. remembering wha: the people
have done In their majesty. beginning las,
November in Iowa, Massachusetts. New York.
New Jersey, Kansas. Illinois and Ohio. and
in Chicago in December and in New YORK
city In January, We cannot be mistaken as
to what they will do next November The
democratic house will be changed into a repub-