The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-09-27
Full Text Of the Mastery and Convincing Speech of the
Republican Candidate for Governor at the
Akron Meeting Saturday

capita Of circulation has grown from
S211S to f25.3S
They prophesied that wheat and other
agricultural products would never again
become valuable without the silver ra-
ito of 1e to l. But they have.
They pointed out that the way to
start the wheels In the mills. which
they had silenced, was to adopt their
silver fallacy. 1t was not DONE and yet
our manufactures were never SO busy
as now.
They bewailed the cruel fate of the
idle and hungry men, women and chill
dren, who were everywhere to be found,
and then prescribed the free and unre-
stricted coinage of silver at 16 to 1 for
their Ills. Their nostrum was not taken,
but the idle and hungry are no longer
to be found.
II the Republican party has no better
title than the change which has taken
place In the last three years, It is en-
titled to warranty deed for the graf
itude of this nation.
Prosperity Built on Sound Currency.
In March, 1897, we were at the lowest
ebb in financial, Industrial and CONNER
cial ruin. Now We are on the top wave
of prosperity never before equaled.
Much Of this great gain to our country
is attributable to the restoration OF a tar
III law SO fashioned as to be beneficial
to American interests alone. But much
more credit is due to the determination
of the American people to maintain in.
violate 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
again seek investment In railroads,
manufactures and commerce. The un-
employed are no longer idle. Those
who worked only one-half time and for
half pay are now reaping a full har-
vest.
But the leaders of the Democratic party
cannot see an Improved condition Of af-
fairs. They do not observe the smoke from
every chimney In our factories. They DO
not see the busy wOrkmen as they come and
go from their tasks In the morning and
the evening The fact that over 1000 miles
OF railroads have been built In this country
within the last year has no Significance to
them. In June. 1893. there were 10000 en-
ployes In the railway service in excess Of
the number In June, 1895, and in 1893 sum
larger by $50 100000 was paid to these en-.
ployes than the amount paid the previous
year Forty five railroads were taken out
Of receivers hands in one year, and the
earnings Of railroads increased by more
than SIPS 900, 900.
Plain Facts from Ohio Factories,
Right here in Ohio ITO manufacturing
plants In the cities Of Cleveland, Columbus.
Akron, Youngstown, Dayton, Springfield.
Hamilton, Alliance, Marietta, Canton and
Massillon paid to their employees the sum
Of s2,412, ,s7905 in June, 1899. The same
AN loCO, pulu I0elT pT0-
ployes sl,48S OS4.32. an increase In favor of
June, 1889, Of S944, ,79473, or more than CA
per cent. My home city Of Columbus,
through 10 Of Its factories, paid to EN-.
ployeS In June. 1895, SsS,OOO, as against
yl72,OOO In June. 1893. Your city of Akron.
through II plants, paid to employees in June,
1896, $1,000 and in June, 1899. Si20 900
In the cffy Of Dayton, IS factories had. in
June, 1896 Ss77 employees, as against 592e
In June, 1899. The Dayton employe was
paid an average compensation of $4s.22 last
June, as against $ss.25 in June, 1896.
SO 1t Is everywhere-a greater number OF
people empioyed-better compensation. And
yet the blind leaders Of decaylng Democ.
racy cannot see that better times have come
to make happy all our people.
Democracy stll Blind.
Again, in the year 1899, at GAINESVILLE. the
Ohio Democracy continues to demand "the
free, unlimited coinage Of silver and gold as
equal In primary money at the rate Of 10 to
l." The great majority Of our people de-
clared against this theory In 1896 There is
not an apparent reason In the Wide world
why this verdict should be reversed. There
are many reasons why 1t should be affirm.
ed. Every man who voted with the Repub-
lcan party In 1890, having in view the best
Interests Of the country, must do 80 again
In 1880, Now the logic Of 1896 has been
reinforced by the light of experience
Confidence came to our rescue in 1895 and
1907 when the fruits Of victory became evi.
dent. Even then, many did not think the
decision emphatic enough. They feared
what they called the instability Of the
American people"
Again the Democracy Of Ohio has declared
In favor Of this financial heresy. This Is
done In the state OF President Mckinley.
II Ohio, In November, should take a step
backward on this question who can foresee
the harm that will be done? 1t will open
up the question again as national issue.
Again we will be In financial doubt and un.
The sun Of prosperity viii again
be hidden by the clouds Of adversely. But
this viii not happen. The people OF Ohio
are an Intelligent people. Her farmers, her
laboriDg men. her merchants and her man
ufacturers will not 80 back to the slough
of despond" through which we struggled
for four unhappy years.
Foreign Trade and Commerce.
There is another very important matter,
with which the Republican party and Its
policies have had much to do 10 the last
two and onehalf years. Our foreign markets
have been enlarged, and our foreign com
merce has been Increased. We believe this
to be absolutely necessary for the present
and the future prosperity Of the country.
Our agricultural products, owing to the fer
tlllty Of our soil, and the skill and industry
Of those who TIL 1t, have become so great
that we can no longer consume them al
home. The output from American factories
Is 20 immense that we can no longer sell
the things we make at home. without
great foreign market our farm producis ana
farm lands would be Of but little value. n
We could not sell our manufactured arficles
foreign lards, our facloflea would 5s1In