The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-02-14
AL FOR PROTECTION
Republican Clubs of Ohio
Meet at Columbus.
SPEECH OF GOVERNOR M'KINLEY.
He Will BE Nominated for President
i'm 90 If the Ohio People Have Their
say-Lots of People Who Think the
Same Way.
SPEECH OF GOVERNOR M'KInLEY.

COLUMBUS. o., Feb. 14.-The annual
convention of the Ohio League OF Repub-
, lican clubs was held in this city yester-
day. Resolutions were adopted denounc-
ing the Wilson bill, and declaring re-
newed allegiance to the protective tariff
idea, and its foremost champion. William
Mckinley.
Governor Mckinley addressed the con-
vention, thanking the league for its sup
port in the late election.
General William Gibson announced his
intention Of nominating GoveAsor Nc
Kinley for president at the next conven-
ton in '96. The Lincoln day banquet in
cident to the meeting was held last even
ing.
General Horace Porter delivered an elo-
quent tribute to the life and character of
Abraham Lincoln, and Major Hanson Of
Georgia responded to Protection in the
South" The principal address of the
evening was delivered by Governor Will
lam Mckinley in response to the toast,
"Our Country" as follows:
McKiniey's Speech.
"The present condition of the country
Is neither cheerful nor attractive. The
pause III our pTOsptEiby uppdTcut, anu
has given occasion as well as opportunity
for reflection. The past year has been one
of compulsory education. The country
has witnessed much and learned much.
While congress Is Mt work revising the
tariff, the people are at work revising
their views. While the representatives of
the people are madly struggling to exc
cute the election DEGREES of '92 as they in
terpret them, the people are rs madly re-
pudiating their own action of that year
and condemning the Interpretation which
their representatives place upon the votes
which gave them power.
'The elections of 1892 did not mean free
trade any more than they meant the free
and unlimited coinage of silver, and IL it
could be accurately ascertained It would
be found that the doctrine of free coinage
influenced mere states for Grover Cleve-
land and the Democratic representatives
in congress than the free trade plank in
the national Democratic platform.
'Just Feeling Politics."
"The repeal of the Sherman law, So
called. did not bring the relief promised by
President Cleveland. How much Of evil
It may have averted I do not stop to dis
cuss. 1t is certain that business distress
is felt even more impressively now than
when the silver law was in force and be-
fore congress was called in special session.
1.-THE people are just feeling politics
They are having an object lesson--one
which furnishes q practical demonstra-
tion. We are attending upon the school
experience; and while the scholarship is
free, the expense is enormous. The
School of Events, as Lincoln called 1t, has
many graduates just now. It is singular
anomaly that the people, the source Of all
power I'm this country, are powerless to
help themselves, and have been since the
election of 1892.
"They must suffer fer their own acts
and the acts OF their agents, aud must
submit until the relations of principal
and agent is terminated by law.
Taxation.
"There is another anomaly in the situa-
tion today. While congress is engaged
In reducing the revenues, Cleveland's ad-
ministration-of the same political faith
as congress-is increasing the revenues by
what it calls temporary loans
Congress is professedly reducing tax
alton to relieve the people of burdens and
Cleveland is adding TO their burdens by
fastening upon them bonded debt of
$50 100000. IL does not seem TO occur 10
the leaders of the Democratic party that
the bonds OF the government. bearing
per cent interest, are burden quite as
oppressive as any system of tariff taxa
tion, and that they will sometime have
TO be paid, and that the only means of
paying them is through taxation.
Again, while they are reducing the
revenues Of the government, they are re-
ducing the incomes OF the people and
government, and people are getting poorer
at the same time and from the same cause.
Their proposed free trade measure is not
only diminishing the occupations and
wages of the people, but II Is diminishing
the value of the peoples investments.
Thinks It Time For n Change. ...,.s-,
"The people want change and they
want IL bad. They want IL sooner than
they ever dreamed they would want it
and they never wanted 10 vote so badly in
all their history "a they do today. They
are tired of their contract before the
period OF its legal termiuation. They are
tired Of This tariff tinkering. bond.issu.
ing, debt-incrcasing, treasury-depleting
parHfyzinE. wagereducfnE and
aueen-restoring administration.
"The country will not, however, have
long 10 wait until IL can commences the
work OF ousting In November next the
people will have a chance to deal with the
house OF representatives. aud remember
ing what the people have done in theft
majesty. beginning last Novem ber. on,
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