St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-05-29

him for victorious leadership IN
great campaign, but for successful
administration after election, we pre-
sent William Mckinley to the Repub-
licans of the nation as a candidate
for the nomination for president in
1896, and we pledge him the absolute
and answering support of Ohio at the
next national convention. We have
heard with great sorrow of the sud-
den death of Hon. Walter Q. Gresham,
late the secretary of state, and we
extend to his bereaved family our SYM
pathy and coincidence.
Ex-Secretary Charles Foster took the
platform at midnight to read the res
olutions, but the convention voted to
give him leave to print them, where
upon the convention adjourned to
a. m. tomorrow.
CALLED TO ORDER.
The Republican state convention
was called to order here today prompt
ly at D. m. by Col. Joseph G. Bon
ner, chairman of the state committee.
A half hour previous the hall was
packed to it's full capacity of 5000,
and larger unmber was unable to
gain admittance Senator Sherman
was given a stirring ovation when he
was escorted to the hall at $3.50 Ex-
Secretary Foster, members of congress,
several candidates. and others were
cheered as they entered so that Chair
man Bonner had to rap hard for order
previous to the prayer of Rev. w. S.
Addison, of Toledo. Among the work.
ing delegates were Herman G. Dem
nison, son of the war governor, and
Henry Garfield, son of the martyred
o. 0,oI1 It'd
West, Lawrence, Baldwin and a large
number of leading Republicans. When
Judge West, VINO was the Republican
candidate for governor in 1877, was
being escorted to the platform Senator
Sherman came down to greet him, and
the scene occasioned a marked demon
stration. While Chairman Bonner,
who is a member of McKinley's staff,
was congratulating the Republicans
on the result of the last Ohio cam
paign and forcasting another triumph
for next November in a well-sat intro
ductory speech, eX-Gov. Foraker en-
tered the hall, and very boisterous
demonstration followed his appearance
After Bonner had made repeated eff
with his Introductory remarks, ex-
Gov. Foraker came to the front of the
platform and said:
""Gentlemen Of the Convention: I
hope you will not any longer disturb
the deliberations of the convention.
There will be time for us all to be
heard before we leave GAINESVILLE.
(More shouting than previously.) 1t
is a good town to stay over night in,
and we will stay just as long as our
business may require. At the proper
time, when it will be in order, 1 will
be very glad indeed to exchange greet
ings with you, but 1 beg for. the pres
ent that you let the chairman Of the
central committee proceed with his
speech in order to expedite the busi-
ness of the convention" (Great Ap-
plause.)
Even after this appeal it was with
great difficulty that Col Bonner cut
short his remarks and introduced to
the demonstrative assemblage Senator
John Sherman as the temporary chair
man. Senator Sherman met the dem
onstration at first with the remark that
he hoped to see the Republicans of
Ohio keep up great enthusiasm until
the next election. The senator soon
commanded the closest attention. and
spoke as follows:
sHERMAN's SPEECH.
Gentlemen of the Convention.
thank you for the honor you have con-
ferr6d on mo in ca1aotipa NO -
side over this great convention. You
nave met to designate the next gov
ernor of the state of Ohio. You have
also to select several of the chief ex-
ecut1ve officers of the state You have
still higher duty, to announce the
principles and policy of the Republican
party in the state of Ohio and in the
United States. What you will say here
will have an important influence be-
yond the limits of your state We act
together on great matters of principle.
The Republicans of Ohio are not pro-
Vlncial, but national. We are in favor
of protective tariff. We had such a
tariff. While it was in force we had
prosperity, good times and money
plenty. The tariff law of the last con-
gress is partly a copy of the Mckinley
law, and generally a failure. All that
Kinley tariff, and the rest of it is con-
fessedly hotch-potch. The supreme
court has already disposed of part of
1t. We demand a reform in the tariff,
not to promote sectional interests, but
to secure ample revenue and impartial
protection to domestic industries. This
we can do only by the election of a
republican president. We are in favor
of sound national currency, always
redeemable in coin. All forms of money
should be of equal purchasing power.
Gold is now, and has been for ages,
the chief measure of value in interna-
tional commerce and the larger trans
actions of domestic exchange. Silver,
from its bulk and weight, is not availa-
bic for large payments, either at home
or abroad but it is Indispensable in
the minor wants of mankind. Gold,
from it's greatly superior value, can
not be utilized for such purposes.
Therefore, it is that both have been |
coined into money at fixed ratios. The
enormous increase in the produc-
ton of silver in the United
States, Mexico and Australia has
disturbed this ratio, and like over
production has lowered the price of
other commodities. 1t is universal
law that price, or value, is measured
by quantity. Under these conditions,
the rational and proper course would
be
CHANGE OF RATIO,
but this can only be effective as to
these two metals by a concert of ac-
tior among CONNIE rcial nations. I'm
til this can be accomplished the only
logical way is for each nation to coin
both metals and maintain the coinage
of the cheaper metal at par by limita-
ton of amount and redemption when
in excess of the demand for it. Such
is now the policy of the United States,
and if every great commercial nation,
including every country in Europe,
would follow in its footsteps, the ques-
ton would be solved.
1 believe the policy of the United
States, adopted in 1853, Of coming frac
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