Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-06-17
IDEA OR NO IDEA.
A workingman on the Qualifca-
tions of Mckinley and Reed.
The Mckinley Idea Is 90 Dcnent America
and Amcricans-fiat Ivy Democrat.
and Engiishmcn = " no shall B-
the American rrcsiscut.

tnc American frcstdcut:
The enemies of Gov. Mckinley in tho
democratic party, MS well as tine bosses
in small eastern area of the republic
an party, are both working hand In
hand toward one end-thc defeat OF the
champion of protection. Their rca-
fons. however, vary. The democratic
free traders desire William McKinley's
defeat in order that they may the long
or serve their British friends by MAIN
tanning the existing un-American tariff
law which has resulted in widespread
business depression and idlcness 10 our
labor. The bosses, on the other hand.
nrc protectionists i'm the strongest form.
They believe In absolute protection for
the bosses. They cannot recognize, as
Mckinley does, That the interests OF the
country ore diversified. They know
only one INTERESTINGLY own. That
Speaker Reed should ever have placed
himself in the hands of the bosses was
staggering blow to his best friends
and most earnest admirers. "What,
Reed run by Plat and Quay: the car
speaker become a tool of the BOSSES"
this has been heard many and many
time in open conversation. IL may not
have reached the ears OF the speaker.
Such things seldom do get MS far ma the
party most interested. but Reed has
done himself far more harm than good
by his latest political associations and
alliances.
1t has been held as against Mckinley
that he is man with but one idea
the idea of protection. What if he Is 4?
is 1t not better, far better, to be pos
sessed of one idea and to have studied
and to understand that one idea thor
oughly than TO be n man of no idea 4?
What was the idca OF Hon. Thomas II.
Reed ut the opening of the present SEES.
sion of congress? When elected speak
er of the house he made n speech advo-
eating that congress should "do moth
ing" during the session. 'Pass the
appropriations bills and go home" was
the speakers advice. Mr.. Reed knew
there was likely to be some difficulty
IN passing any republican Legislation
OF Importance through congress-. But
he did not know how great, or how
small, that opposition would be. He
was quite willing to give I'm to IL, to turn
tail and run, before he had even seen
the enemy. That was his "idea." II
practically amounts to no idea" that
the people are in need of just now.
And what Is the Mckinley "idea." IL
Is an American Idea" throughout. Mr..
Mckinley has not one thought or one
sentiment even in his mind that Is not
imbued with Americnnism. And we
have had too little Americanism of
late, far too little. The one issue before
the people to-day is the issue of pro-
lection To all American interests. Our
mines, our forests, our fisheries, our
manufactures and our agriculture all
need strong touch of the Amer
lean idea" The people are de-
handing n restoration OF the Amer
lean Idea" of 1892, and who so able 20
give II them AZ Mckinley? with the
tariff issue TO be met, with reciprocity
TO be reestablished, with the problem
of oriental competition confronting us,
10 what other leader can the people
naturally turn rather than TO McKln-
ley? IT is his idea" they want, his
American idea" of Americanism for
Americans.
We hear IL said by his lctractors that
the Mckinley tariff was too high. Pro
lection cannot be too high. II IL is
not high enough IL is not protection.
None but the democrats and free
traders thought IL was too high i'm 1892.
Why this backslidipg now? Simply to
belittle the candidacy of Mckinley.
Yet these same men who say that the
Mckinley tariff was too high are quite
ready TO jump in and claim the credit OF
IL. But we have never known n single
one of them who has ever stepped for
ward during recent years TO take the
blame for it. There were no volunteers
to share the abuse that has been heaped
upon Gov. Mckinley by our democrats
or by the British free traders, abuse OF
the most cowardly character that has
been hurled at his head I'm volumes az
quickly as the British press and our un-
American papers could print IT.. Me-
hinley has had to stand all the blame
and he has stood il without murmur.
conscious i'm knowledge of his pat
riotism, of his honest Americanism
and of his idea" of duty 90 Amer
leans.
And why should he not now reap the
reward? There is no man in the United
States to-day who is more bitterly hated
i'm England than Mckinley. That fact
alone Is proof that he is the best man for
president Of the United States. Why
are the democratic papers so opposed
to his receiving the republican nomina-
ton for PRESIDENT Simply because
they know that he Is n thorough Amer
lean, and the history of the present
democratic administration i'm It's every
line shows un-Americanism. The peo-
pie have had too much Of this, therefore
they have risen with one voice TO de-
mand restoration Of the American
idea" and, with II, they demand the
man who represents that "idea"--Wil-
liam McKinley-for president
a WoRKfN0NAN.
Senator Mantle.