The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-09-27

Republican candidate Tor governor To-
day was enthusiastically received by
the immense audience which thronged
Grace park. 1t was generally COM
mented on as one of the most mastery
and convincing arguments ever made
at the opening OF an Ohio campaign.
It bristles with facts that prove the
faithfulness of the Republican party
to the peoples interests and the ability
and honesty Of Republican administra-
tion in state and nation.
Judge Nash spoke as follows:
Fellow Citizens-In this campaign
the Republican party again asks the
support. This great favor should be
graciously and enthusiastically granted.
This party deserves such Endorsement.
The highest and best interests of our
country demand that 1t be given.
In 1896, the people Of the United
States, by an overwhelming popular
vote at the polls, and by their voice in
the electoral college, called the Repub-
llcan party, with its st. Louis platform,
back TO the control of the national gov
ernment Two and half years have
passed since that call became effective,
and now can congratulate you, and
we can felicitate each other upon the
fact that every pledge made to the peo-
pie In st. Louis has been redeemed.
At that time the revenues of the gov
ernment were not large enough to pay
its ordinary everyday expenses. A loan
u millions of dollars had been resorted
to fof. this purpose. Such revenues as
were raised w means of the tariff were
not adjusted 81 as to properly project
American labor or manufacturers. AS
a result OF the crude efforts Of the DEM
ocratic party to transact the business
of this government after March T. 1893
financial. commercial and industrial
ruin threatened all.
McKinley's Recommendation.
To remedy these evils, President Nc
Rinley Immediately called congress to
meet in extraordinary session, on the
eleventh day after his inauguration. In
mis- message to that congress, he SAID;
Congress should promptly correct the
existing conditions. Ample revenue
must be supplied, not only for the otdi-
nary expenses Of the government but
for the prompt payment of liberal pen
sions and the liquidation Of the pran-
c,oal and interest of the public debt.
In raising revenues, duties should pc
levied upon foreign products. so as TO
preserve the home market SO far as
possible to our own producers; to revive
and increase manufactures; to relieve
and encourage agriculture; to increase
our domestic and foreign commerce; to
Aid and develop mining and building.
and to render to labor in every Held
the useful occupation, the liberal
wages, and the adequate rewards to
which skill and industry are Justly en-
titled. The necessity OF a tariff law
which shall provide ample revenue,
need not be further urged. The Inn
peraldve demand of the hour is the |
prompt enactment Of such measure,
and to this object l earnestly recon-
mend that congress shall make every |
endeavor."
In response to this earnest advice Of |
the president, the Dingley tariff law |
was substituted for the Wilson tariff |
law on July "a. 1897.
This legislation was speedily enacted, |
as 1t was completed in less than five |
months after the Inauguration OF Pres
ident Mckinley. In this there was
great benefit, from the fact that the |
country was not kept in a state OF un-
certainty for an unnecessary period Of
time. 1t required more than IS months
for. President Cleveland and Demo-
cratic congress to revise the tariff laws
In accordance with their notions. and
during all this long, dreary suspense
the people and business suffered.
The Republican Tarin q Success.
That the new tariff law is a success
as producer of revenue is apparent
from the fact that in the first two years
OF its life It brought to the treasury Of
the United States the sum of 1857. .362,-
7es, while during the first two years the
Wilson tariff law was in operation It
raised the smaller sum OF SS15.6S7, ,42S.
During the first year the revenue pro-
duced by the new tariff amounted to
only about s14sOOO, 900, while in the sec
ond year, ending on June 30, 1899, It
amounted to about s2O9 100000 The i'm
portations In the first year were small.
owing TO excessive imports the previous
year. In anticipation of higher tariff.
The second year shows that under ordi-
nary circumstances the new law win
produce ample revenue.
In addition TO custom duties the gov
ernment receives money from the In
ternal revenue with which to pay its
ordinary expenses. In the last two
years without taking into consideration
what are known as war taxes, about
s2f2, 100000 have come into the United
States treasury from this source.
me government receives large sums
ol nonsy from miscellaneous sources
elntf than customs and internal reve-
me- He opfual receipts during the
no p6sfs ending June 80 last
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