The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-10

Hartford. Conn, Apri, 9.-The ban
quet rendered Governor Mckinley Of
Ohio by the Mckinley club of this city,
this evening, in Foot Guard arnoTy.
was brilliant affair. Many OF the
States most prominent men We're pres
ent, including the entire congressional
delegation. Mr.. Mckinley was greet
ed with tremendous applause upon en-
tering the hall.
Five hundred persons sat down TO the
tables. John Addison Porter presided
and introduced the speakers. who We're
Senators Hawley and Plat. Lieuten-
ant Governor L. \. Cook. Congress
man Henry, eX-Congressman j. r.
Buck, Speaker Fressenden and Mayor
Srainard.
Governor Coffin introduced Governor
Mckinley who spoke for nearly two
hours. He was frequently interrupted
by applause and was given an enthU-
siastic ovation at the close. He spoke
in part as follows:
He began with tribute TO the New
England town meeting principle of
self government and its results in the
countrys history and from a few words
on the constitution of the United States
passed to a discussion of politics.
The Republican party" he said, in
vites the fullest discussion OF its prin-
ciples and shirks no responsibility.
Our foreign policy" he said. Tor the
most part during the past TWO years
has fallen short of the lofty standard
of a century ago and of more recent
times as well.
While in our domestic situation
there is no cause for congratulation.
this is not the time 10 indulge in terms
of distrust or aggarvatiOn.
Passing TO the tariff, he declared that
the Accommodation bill had re-
Versed the wise revenue policy of the
government since it's foundation, so
that today more money is being col
lected from internal taxes than custom
duties, the figures of Secretary Car
Isle a few weeks ago showing that in
1894. the government received 1885,, GOO,
600 from internal taxes and Si3l 900. 600
from customs duties, laying the burden
more directly on the people than at any
time for thirty years.
THE present adniinistra ton has
transferred the burden Of taxes from
imported goods from foreign countries
To the incomes. the investments and
property of our own people. In less
than two years the government has
been compelled to borrow S163. 600 coo.
The peoples distrust,' he said, was
produced by the falling off in the reve-
nues."
Governor Mckinley severely criticized
the bond contract, made in secret with
the financiers of Europe. which he
termed the elimination of the hard
bargain business that began in Novem-
Der. 1892
eRgarding the tariff agitation, the
speaker said: There are those who
say there must be no further agitation
of the tariff and no attempt To change
a 20
mighty and vast business enterprises
upon the tariff legislation of the last
congress and adjust them to il, however
difficult that may be. That is what we
are trying to do and Will do as best we
can, because we cannot, for the next
two years, do otherwise. But that is
no permanent settlement of the issue,
only an enforced and impatient pause.
NO Democrat is satisfied with the
law and the party is now seeking other
issues to regain lost ground. They now
promise to do for silver what they fail
ed to do in 1892. The Republican party
must restore the happy homes Of 1892.
and by the principle of protection,
which would restore confidence at home
and cerdit abroad"
After calling attention to the strange
spectacle of the greatest government in
the world without money from its own
receipts to meet it's ordinary daily eX-
penses, he said that the way 70 stop
loans was To stop deficiencies, both Of
which seem inseparahle from the Dem
ocratic party. He closed with these
words: Il fear the hazard Washing
ton deprecated a century ago. IL still
great and that even now, in the blaze
OF our marvellous educational progress
there are those OF our Countrymen, who.
failing 70 appreciate on rOwn institu-
tons, are too strongly proposed in
favor of other nOlitical systems. ="