The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-24
0H|O'S CAMPAIGN OPENED
Seventy-Five Thousand People
Listened to Nash.
HE DEFENDS M'KINLEY
Asserts That Prosperity Is Due to the
Tariff and the Gold Standard.
Trusts Are Not So Bad
as Painted.

state campaign was opened here to-day
with one of the largest crowds known
in the history of politics in Ohio Judge
Nash arrived from Columbus at
o'clock this morning, accompanied by
Colonel Charles Dick, Secretary of
State Kinney, Auditor Gilbert and Hon.
P. NJ. Daugherty. who was his leading
opponent for the nomination before the
Columbus convention. Governor Roose-
welt and his escort, the Tippecanoe
club of Cleveland, did not arrive until
after II o'clock. An immense crowd
greeted them at the station. Judge
Nash, Governor Roosevelt, Senator
Hanna, Colonel Dick and other distin-
guished guests went to the Elks club
rooms. where they ate dinner with the
newspaper men. This was entirely a
non-partisan affair.
The parade began at 2 o'clock. 1t was
in six divisions and in charge Of Cap
tain Wagner as general marshal. There
We're $4,000 men in line. The most con-
SpicuouS features We're the escorts OF
Colonel Roosevelt and Judge Nash, the
one of the veterans of the Spanish
American war and the other of the vet
Grams of the civil war.
The meeting was held at Grace park,
within whose confines fully $4,000 people
gathered, only a small portion of whom
could get within range of the voices OF
the speakers. Judge Tibbals presided.
President Priest of Buchtel college Of
fered prayer and the Columbus Glee
club of 100 voices sang.
Judge Nash was the first speaker. He
said, in part: Much OF the great gain
to our country is attributable to the
restoration of the tariff law SO fashion
ed as to be beneficial to American in
terests alone. But much more is due to
the determination of the American peo-
pie to maintain inviolate and forever a
sound and honest financial policy In
this land.
by the election of 1896 confidence
was restored in the financial integrity
of the people of the United States.
Hence those who controlled capital
were willing to let it seek investment in
railroads, manufactures and commerce
The unemployed are no longer idle.
Those who worked only one-half time
and for half pay are now reaping full
harvest.
But democracy continues to demand
the free and unlimited coinage of sill
yer and gold as equal in. primary
money at the ratio of is to /. Again
the democracy of Ohio has declared In
favor of this financial heresy. This is
done in the state of President McKin-
ley. If Ohio, in November, should take
a step backwards on this question VINO
can foresee the harm that will be done?
1t will open the question again as ma
tional issue. Again we will be in imam
cial doubt and uncertainty. But this
will not happen. The people of Ohio
are an intelligent people. ,..,.
There is another very important
matter with which the republican party
and it's policies had much to do In the
last two and a half years. Our foreign
enlarged
foreign commerce has been increased.
We believe this to be absolutely neces-
sary for the present and future pros.
perlty of the country. The pollcy Oh
the republican party is to strengthen
and make larger foreign markets for
our goods. 1t is in earnest in this mat
ter We are just as jealous in this
cause as we ever were in saving our
home market for Americans. This we
propose to do, even If 1t REQUIRES that
governmental assistance shall be given
to our shipping so that our wares may
sail the world over under our own nag.
This we will do, even IL it involves the
construction of the Nicaraguan canal
by our own government. This we VIII
do even If 1t demands that our flag shall
never be hauled down in islanos law
fully acquired by the valor OF our SOL
diers and sailors.
- "T-he democrats bravely shouted at
GAINESVILLE: We are radically and I'M
alterably opposed to Imperialism in the
United States. Who in the world Is
in favor of it? Imperialism is the pow
err, authority of an emperor. 1 know
of no imperialist in this broad land.
/ know Of no man in it who desires to
change the spirit or character Of this
great republic as 1t was handed down
to us by our fathers. Even those who
believe that it a wise policy to retain
possession Of the islands which have
come to us as part Of the victory which
we won over Spain, do not wish to es-
tablish an empire in them or anything
akin to an empire. All they desire is
to carry to their Inhabitants the same
enlightenment and the same civilization
which we enjoy. When they are pre-
pared for 1t, 1t is proposed when con-
gress shall act, to give them a govern