Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-08-29
80 NJ NcKinley,s canton speech Of

from Mr.. McKinley's Canton speech Of
las. Saturday:
NY fellow citizens, the people have a
| chance this year 10 take the Wilson iaW OH
the statute books ana put soo1 @Ai"eIF
can protective tariff i'm IL place
He repeated IN his letter Of acceptance;
eve had din 1S92) a protective tariff un7
der which ample revenues were colteCSed
for the government. and an accumQlaIu6
| surplus which was constantly .dpp"eU ~
the payment OfJhe public dept
Again ne misrepresen;ed Democratic
legislation and rs results by saying:
They are devoted TO this uu-American
and destructive policy. ana were Ct!lns
: Instrumental i'm putting upon tHe So ~ ~
books tariff legislation Wnlcn mas ug
strove5 American manufacturing, cheek
cd foreign trade and reduced the deilah1
for the labor OF American WorkihelhSH'
Again he says that the people Of the
country
Are only waiting now for a chance 10
register again all along the line unlleuiy
their opposition 10 this free trade hersSS
In the general election next November
SIN again ne speaks OF the Wilson
tariff as
Free trade legislation. which has al
ready resulted SO cisoStrous4y 10 -
American people and eotaied upon titc
government deficient revenues, upon lle
peOnle diminished trade abroad and star
VatiOu wages nc nome.
The World, which, it must be remem-
bered, is no, a Democratic organ in
this campaign, but is in line for McKin-
ley because he represents gold mono
me;allism, proceeds 10 show Jhat in the
above statements Mr.. Mckinley runs
exactly counter to the facts, and tha, he
can hope TO win no Democratic or in
dependent vote by such distortion Of the
truth and The records, and Justification Of
Democratic legislation. Our conJempOr-
airy points GU, that Mckinley Will in
evi,ably lose mos, if no, all Of the cleo
5oral votes Of Republican States west Of
Vaa Mississippi" and that these losses
can only be made up by securing the
votes of Democratic States east Of the
Mississippi. The World continues:
You cannot succeed merely as a Repub-
lcan candidate on the narrowly Repub-
ncau doctrine which YOU so unWiseiy put
ut the fore In your Canton speech and
repeat i'm your letter of acceptance.
Nor is this all.
The people in both parties are looking
not without anxiety TO the character or
your prospective administration. They
are asking uasti0us which il may not be
a0iss 10 formulate here for your consid-
Grafton.
J. wiz YOU actually urge upon Congress.
on the plea OF revenue needs as your let
Ter too plainly indicates. the re-enaCt-
ment I'm substance of the act which bears
your Nance Have you forgotten that the
effect of that act was 10 reduce revenues
10y $NStUWut How do YOU dare to assert
that your tariff law yielded an ACCOUNT
lated surplus iu view OF The Uudcniabie
ftct that there was a deficiency In e4ch
OF the last three months of President Har-
riSOu.S term. and that Secretary Foster
actually ordered the preparation or plates
for bond issue 70 meet treasury QcnciI
and am Impairment Of gold reserve, which
Wore finally passed on TO VcN his sue
ctSsOr2 WIN YOU urge the rc-ena ctment
OF this law I'm face of the fact perfectly
known TO yoc that II thus reduced the
revenue. as IL was aVCwcdly designed TO
DO. and the further fact that IL has been
twice overwhelmingly reDUdiated at the
polls at cost of your own defeat for Con-
EreSs2 q. w my are You so silent win re-
gard 20 trusts mouOnOlieS ana other en-
CIoachmeuts OF plUtCcyacy? As man Ia
m,lar with the political history OF your
time YOU must understand how vital thlS
matter is I'm the estimation of voters. You
must see how cousriracies OF greed have
oppressed Che pubic ana robbed DO. 1ou
have yourself learned by experience as
leader of CongreSs how pOWcrlcss even
honest men in that body are 10 resist the
Vaccinations OF MONOPOLY. You nave
seen successive adminiSJra tions so idr
paralyZed 10y the baletul influence or these
COnsrracies as TO refuse even TO enforce
the statute laws enacted Tor their re-
str9int What DO you propose TO 20 ABOUT
NaI .. o..
ris. I'M vour mower as President TO compel
the ou rOrccmeut of the Antitrust ana
Interstate Commerce laws VIII you
urr. upon Congress the enactment or Iuf-
thor legislation TO give effect to the pur-
nose Of the people iu the passage of the
laws we have2 OR viii you surrender 10
the VIII OF the campaign iun0 coltIlou-
torso What means VIII you en-
rf,v TO restore our government to leElu-
mate popular control and 20 loosen inc
hold upou it of the influences lndt now 50
sorely aflict and dist1rt IT.?
3. You tell us That your parry III IT.
trusted with power. viii provide ample
revenues. But I'm what iaSnio-. w ll lvH
recommend 10 CONGRESS 10 impose sun
heavier burdens upon conSumuuon, or WI
Won urge that supertiuous wealth Dee mace
-r bear IT'S Srare| WAL you recon- emu
an increase I'm che tax on peer. Wl'u'uI
tho fsrr of the rich brewers before your
.,.ae am. will YOU suggest instead higher
dufv UNION clothing and other common
uorcssarigs Of me- A., .,,t
e. win YOU favor and approve the sun
mission of am amendment 10y WH.su 70
-1v-rit1tiona1ize just tax upon super
0u1rs incomes or will you insist upon
l.-,-i0,r the burden of government sup
MORT mainly uDOn those VINO earn lieH
broad iu the sweat of their races
WIN YOU resoluteiy set your lacS
or..fnSt further bond issues IN ulhc CL
rs7coo VIII you refuse % QlcAet WIN
banker s,.nIicates TO protect the treasury
ON commissiCn2
,---. y-orl3 adds that upon his answer