Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-10-19
NOBLE AND STRONG.
Governor Mckinley Makes An
swer to MIR. Campbell.
His False and Unpatriotlc Charges OF E1-
travagance Denied-An Eloquent and
Noble Explanation How tho
Money Has Been Spent.

At the great Music hall meeting in
Cincinnati last week, the largest politi-
cal demonstration ever witnessed in
Hamilton county in state campaign,
Governor Mckinley made answer in
this wise to Mr.. Campbell's demagoge
charges of extravaganza:
They say the general assembly of Ohio has
been extravagart in its appropriations. lam
here to say to this great audience in Cincin-
natl tonight that the appropriations Of the
Seventy-irst general assembly, although in
excess of the appropriations of the Sixty ninth
general assembly, which was Democratic,
every one of those appropriations were for the
needs OF the state and for the benefit Of the
great public institutions of the common
wealth. which takes care of the unfortunates
Of the state. l am here to say to you that
there Is nothing wrong in the state of Ohio
The administration of this state was never more
economically or more honestly administered
in every department Of the executive govern
ment than 1t is administered in Ohio TODAY
tApplause.l We have nothing to conceal Our
record is an opon book to be read by all men,
and we invite Ill men to read it, We had to
spend more money in tho last four yea-s than
We spent in the preceding two years under
Governor Campbell, but Governor Campbell
left MS $4,000 of deficiency, which We have
hal to pay, and which we did nav. IAN
plause.1
We have completed the cpileptic ASYLUM Mt
tiallipols, IN institution tho like OF which doea
not exist i'll any other state of tho Union, and
tho like of which, under government control.
exists nowhere else III the world an inst,tu u.
tion tLG5 takes care of the most unfortunate
OF our people, and that institution in the last
two years and u half has achieved the lo II
marvellous results. The running of that instl-
tuition is new charge upon the treasury OF
ia al tn a,,lN
appropriated the money to do it, Would you
hnve had us withhold that appropriation, men
| OF Cmcinnatii tCries of MOL
We appropriated $l35,050 to make Ohio's ex.
hiblt at the ColumDiGn exposition at Chicago.
We presented the products Of our skill, and of
our genius, and of our handiwork, and of the
farm ahd factory, and NJ citiZen OF Ohio visited
that sreat Worlds exposition who did not
come away proud Of his state. Not one. Men
Of Cincinnati, would you have had deny
TINT appropriation [Cries of MOL
Then VIC appropriated $4,000 to build monu-
meats On the battlefield of Chichamauga. An
| Ohio man, General William s. RosecranS, was
chief commander OF the armies ON that field.
| Ohio furnished oneffth of the soldiers en-.
| gagged ON the Union side in that bloody con
tlict. One-fifth of all the dead, onehfth of all
| the dying, onc-flfth of all the wounded; one
| fifth Of all The blood that was sacrificed came
| from the state of Ohio. [Applause,] And
when the mutton invited us to join the other
suites in dedicating great national lark
| Ohio did appropriate $4,000 to build the monu
monts 70 perpetuate the valor and the service.
and the sacrifice of Ohio soldiers. Would yor
have had us withhold that appropriation
| [Cries of "Nol"l
So might SO on occupying your entire even
| ing, but will not continue that line of discus
sion, only pausing long enough to say tha
whatever increase Of appropriation there ha!
been in the lnst four years has all been mad'
necessary because of the increase Of our popu
lation in the state and the increased number
Of unfortunates for which we have cared, ant
the per capita cost OF all our institutions TO
day, with the exception of two, is less thai
1t has been at any time for the past sever
years