Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-10-28
OHIO REPUBLICANISM.
Sublime In Its Past Victories
the Party Stands Ready
IN ITS UNITY OF PURPOSE TO REPEAT THEM.

leaders Equally United and Hearty In
Their Declaration OF the Principles and
Purposes of the Party mt the Great
Meeting with Which the Campaign
Opened-A Voice From the East.
Magnificent in its past victories, the
Republican partySdf Ohio stands ready,
in its unity of purpose and leadership,
to repeat them. The great meeting with
which the campaign opened, at which
Senator sherman presided and Gov
eSeor Mckinley, Ex-Governor Foraker
and Governor that is to be Bushnell
spoke, most etfectually refuted the
stories of Republican discord with
which the Democrats have delighted
and deluded themselves. Senator Sher.
man opened by stating that the party
stood pledged by its state convention to
elect Asa Bushnell governor, to elect
Joseph B. Foraker senator in place of
Mr.. Brice, and to send united delega-
tion in favor of the nomination of Will
lam Mckinley for president. General
Bushnell repeated the same declaration.
Governor Mckinley warmly urged the
election of Foraker to the senate, and
Foraker demanded victory "that will
inspirit Republicans everywhere, and
warrant the hope and expectation that
next year Ohio will be honored by the
selection of Governor Mckinley to lead
Us to national triumph"
The leaders were equally united and
hearty in their declaration of the princi-
pies and purposes of the party Proper.
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speech to separate branch of the sub
iect, but all declared the same policy
without reservation or the least want of
harmony. All gloried in the growth
and prosperity of the country for many
years under the Republican policy, and
demanded return to that policy as the
only way to restore prosperity in future
All the speakers repeated the declara
ton that the Republican party should
maintain honest money in future as it
had i'll the past Governor Mckinley
showed that the present tariff failed to
produce needed revenue; that at no time
under the act of 1890 down to the inau-
guration of Cleveland was the revenue
deficient or the gold reserve impaired;
that the activity in business is now
"chiefy confined to those branches of
sin 1ustry which the Democratic party
''was forced to leave with some protec-
"tion, notably iron and STEEL" that
"there were no indications of Il return
''to prosperity until afther the election
"of 1894 with its Republican Victories
that every laborer knows for himself the
difference between the wages he now
receives and the wages he did receive
under Republican laws, and added:
Mr.. Brice will not be long in discovering that
the farmers of the state of Ohio do not accc)t
the law of the trusts and combinations the
final settlement of this great economic qucs-
ton. This subject can well be left with the in
telligent farmers of Ohio. Fortunately, with
majority in the Republican house of tire LIVth
congress, no further legislation can be had in
the direction of free trade for the next two
years, and no unfriendly legislation need be
feared. None is feared. This is the business
mans cup of consolation.
1t will be noticed that while all the
speakers demanded a return to the Re
publican policy of fill protection, none
urged restoration, as the precise form
or measure of protection now required,
of the act of 1890 i'll all its details. Ey.
Governor Foraker arraigned Senator
Brice for the free wool provision, quot
ing the declaration of the chairman of
the Democratic convention last year.
"for the final passage of the wool clause
when by one word he could have de-
feated it, more credit is due to the
Junior senator from Ohio, Calvin S.
Brice, than to any other influence or to
all other influences combined. Mr..
Foraker commented thus: 1.-The sheep
of Ohio are being slaughtered at the
rate of more than 100000 per year, or
about 1,500 day. This is due to the
fact that the shrinkage in their value,
and in the value of their wool, is so
great that sheep raising and wool grow
ing have become improbable. 1t means
the loss of millions of dollars to the far
mers of this state without any compen-
sating benefit whatever" And as to the
boast that Senator Brice will carry the
legislature if it costs him every cent he
is worth, Mr.. Foraker said: THE peo-
pie of Ohio owe it to themselves to re-
sent the inputation that one of the
highest offices in their power to beStow
is to be sold in the market like chat
tel
With Republicans thus thoroughly
and heartily united there should be no
doubt whatever of an overwhelming
victory in Ohio. The effect of such a
victory would be great in other states
where Republicans have harder battles
to fight; and the people of Ohio, eager
to secure the foremost place i'll the all, t.
ment of honors next year, can doubtless
be trusted this year not to fall behind
their best endeavors for Republ can
iples.-New York Tribune (edi.
torial).
Typical American.