The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-09-28

fddress OF Judge George X. Nasn, Vne
Republican candidate for governor, to-
day was enthusiastically received by
the immense audience which thronged
Grace park. 1t was generally COM
men;ed on as one of the most mastery
and convincing arguments ever made
at the opening Of an Ohio campaign.
1t brietles with facts that prove the
faithfulness of the Republican party
to the peoples interests and the ability
ard honesty of Republi IAN administra-
tion in state and nation.
Judge Nash spoke as follows:
Fellow Citizens-In this campaign
the Republican party again asks the
people of Ohio for their approval and
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-
lican party, with it's st. Louis platform,
back to the control of the national gov
ernment. Two and a half years have
passed since that call became effective,
and now I 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
of millions Of dollars had been resorted
to for this purpose. Such revenues as
were raised by means of the tariff were
not adjusted so as to properly protect
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 4. lSsS
financial, commercial and industriaa
ruin threatened all.
McKinley's Recommendation.
To remedy these evils, President NC
Kinley Immediately called congress to
meet in extraordinary session, on the
eleventh day after his inauguration. In
his message to that congress, he SAID:
congress should promptly correct the
existing conditions. Ample revenue
must be supplied, not only for the oroi-
narv expenses of the government, but
for the prompt payment of liberal pen
sions and the liquidation OF the prin-
cipal and interest Of the public DEBT
In raising revenues, duties should be
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 field
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 i'm
perative demand Of the hour is the
prompt enactment of such measure,
and to this object I 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 Ave
months after the Inauguration Of Pres
ident Mckinley. In this there was
great benefit. from the fact that the
country was not kept in state of un-
certainty for an unnecessary period of
time 1t required more than 18 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 Tariff Success.
That the new tariff law is success
As a 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 $S57. .352,- :
1e9. while during the first two years the
Wilson tariff law was in operation 1t
raised the smaller sum OF $315, 1861, ,42S.
During the first year the revenue pro,
duced by the new tariff amounted to
only about $14s, ,000. 900. while in the Sec
ond year, ending on June 80. 1899. II
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 will
produce ample revenue.
In addition to custom duties the gov
srnment receives money from the in
Sernal revenue with which to pay its
ordinary expenses. In the last two
years, without taking into consideration
what are known as war taxes, about
Sal2.O00, 900 have come into The United
States treasury from this source.
The government receives large sum-
OF money from miscellaneous sources
other than customs and internal reve
que. He, actual receipts during thu
two years ending June 80 las
Amounted to 1921. .2s1. .sb5.ss. This die
AQt anclude money borrowed on &C