Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-06-19
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AKRON, o., June l6.--Ever since the
cKinley explosion OF last Satur-
day, which arrayed Col. A. L. Conger
against 0hio's Governor for the Presi-
dency, newspaper readers throughout
the State have been waiting With curl
! osity for statement from the orlglna-
tor OF the Reed boom In OHIO.
Although frequently pressed Tor an
interview by correspondents OF different
newspapers the Colonel has declined TO
give out anything for publication. In
spite of his many reiusals, The Press
| correspondent finally succeeded In get
ting statement from him just before
! he left for Cambridge. where he will at
tend the Harvard commencement.
81 do not quite understand what all
this political hubbub is about" said he.
NOR what have done that the Cleve-
land Leader should quarter corps OK
its correspondents in Akron and hll It's
daily columns with attacks upon me- and
the members OF my family, aud thea
distribute its numbers by the cart load
free over the city.
"If they think have done something
for which should be punished, sup
pose IL Is all right, but they are killing
of their candidate aud making votes for
Tom Reed every day. Garfield said In
| the Republican National Convention OF
1850, aud IL has been the law OF the party
ever since, that every Republican should
have the right 10 criticlse the action or
our party leaders, and went so far as TO
say that he should not be ostracised nor
read out Of his party II for good reasons
he could not vote for his party candi-
date.
81 have been educated as high pro-
tectionist, but have been engagedfn
business In some OF the lending lines OF
manufacture OF this coCntry for anum-
ber OF years, and during that time have
learned some things by exp -,
which have changed my views upOStho.
| tariff question. We are all friends OF
| Governor Mckinley. / have probably
paid as much money and given as smach
| time TO advance his political interests
as any other man In this section OF the
country. At present he Is the leader OF
our party in Ohio. The correspondents
sending out the news from our recent
| State convention said that every plank
in the platform was first submitted TO
the Governor for his approval. They
seek to commit the party 10 the indorse.
ment of the Mckinley bill for 'o8.
They put another plank In the platform
stradldling the silver question. of
course we can fairly and Justly hold the
Cover responsible for these two propo
sItions as the platform on which he
would stand in '96. II he or any other
Republican in Ohio can put an interpre-
tation upon the silver plank should be
| glad TO hear IL. IL any man who Is
nominated for Congress can stand up
before an audience 10 Ohio and tell
what this means | should like 10 bear
him do IL.
$50 far as the Mckinley bill Is con-
cerned, we lost the campaign In 1879
upon that issue. The Republican parry
| is for protection. The country has
prospered under II, but as we have
grown older we have needed less pro-
| lection, We meant Ia our National
platform In 1880, or at least IL was the
| Interpretation put upon II by the party,
that we had not reached point 10 our
| history when we could afford TO MAKO
reductions in the tariff This was so
stated by our speakers on the stump
| and by the Republican press, but when
we put forth the Mckinley bill We VIC.
lated the pledges OF the party, increased
duties, then went forth TO battle upon
| the proposition and were beaten. Now
| IL would simply be political suicide TO
start out on that proposition In 1896.
1--WE will take, for instance, the sub
| ject OF binder t1ine. There are $500, :
900, 900 OF capital Invested 10 the manu-
facture OF agricultural implements and
farm machinery 10 this country, glviag
employment directly and indirectly 70
more than 100000 OF Americas labor
| ing men. Whatever is good for ths
/ American farmer and will advance his
Interests in good for the Interests OF
| the manufacturers Of agricultural ma
| cblpery and their employees. Thsir
prosperity must 90 band 10 haBd.
Many OF the leading manufacturers OF
agricultural implements were opposed
| TO duty on binder twine.
"By request went before Maj. Me-
| kinney, when be was framing bis bill.
and asked that no duty be put upon
binder twlne, and explained TO him the
reasons why IL would be against the In
terests OF the Republican party, and the
people, TO put a duty upon IT, bat the
duty went on. The binder trust was
manufacturing sisal twlne which cost 4
cents peaad manufactured. and 10 was
being sold 70 the farmer ~ IA, IS and 10
cents, 300 or 400 per cent aboys its cost.
The trust, with perhaps 100000 or
81. 900, 900 invested. has been paying
dividends on capital sf over $50, ,OOO,-
600. Now, there Is not q farmer IN the
United States, II be understands bis In
teres,s, who will vote for soY bill which
uerps;rates such 40 Injustice upon him.
There is not merchant. bsslness mar.
nor manufacturer outside Of the trustin
the United States who is interested In
uerpetr.ting sGch al Injustice Our
friend, the enemy, turned this matter
against us 10 great shape, In the Iass
campaign.
"kgain. an interested in nannfac-
turing in different lines In looking
| over the pay rolls We ind the wages
n.id IN The agricultural business giving
emolexment 10 this great army OF peo-
nle' AID In which Akron Is largely IN
tersted, average 81 25 for skilled labor.
W. pick up tbe pay rolls 10 another IN
! adstry and fad IN that lins the nekia-