Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-08-08
ISSUES
Of the Campaign Discussed By
the President.
TARIFF STILL OF INTEREST.
SO-Called Imperialism a DelusiOn and a
Snare.
SENATOR FORAKER TO SOUND KEYNOTE
Fifty Thousand People Are Expected to
Attend the Campaign Opening at
Youngstown.
IATOR FORAKER TO SOUND KEYNOTE.

Of imperialism. so-called, as Of any
consequence whatever. He feels conf
dent that the people will sustain his
foreign policy. He still regards the
tariff question as the one in which the
people are most interested, next to a
sound currency. The Democrats first
want to abolish the trusts, and If they
fail in this, they would have the duty
removed from those articles which are
manufactured by the trusts, as they re-
fer to corporations with large capital.
The urging of the dropping of the tar
if duties on foreign-made goods is
what will bring the tariff question
prominently to the front as an issue
during the pending campaign.
1t is the prevailing opinion that the
Chinese war will call for many thous-
ands of Uncle Sans best men, in order
that the American Republic may do
her full share with the other powers
for the advancement of Christian civil
ization in that and other countries.
President Mckinley is keeping in close
touch with the situation, and it may
be stated upon good authority that the
United States government will have
not less than thirty thousand troops in
China by the first of October. More is
involved in the Chinese war than the
mere protection of our ministers and
missionaries. American trade in the
Empire, which is next to that of Eng
land in volume, must be protected and
preserved.
The statement sent out in this cor
respondence few days ago to the eff
feet that Senator Foraker would de-
liver the principal speech at the cam
paign opening in Youngstown in Sep
tember is verified in the formal an
nouncement made by State Chairman
| Dick that Senator Foraker had been
selected to sound the keynote. Sen
ator Hanna will also be there, as well
as Governor Nash, and there is pos
sibility that Senator Fairbanks of In
diana, will be added to the list OF
speakers. 1t is understood that all the
railroads will give reduced rates, and
it is expected that the opening meet
ing will be attended by not less than
fifty thousand loyal Republicans from
the Western Reserve and other parts
of the state. The more important is
sues of the campaign will be fully dis
cussed by Senator Foraker, particular
ly the Administration foreign policy
with which he is so thoroughly famil-
lar, because of his leadership in the
Senate as the representative of the Ad-
ministration in the connection with
the legislation for Cur new consular
possessions, the. handling of which in
Congress last winter was intrusted tc
him by the President.
1t was expected that Chairman Dick
would have announced the heads of the
various bureaus which are to be oper-
ated at state headquarters during the
campaign before this time, but he is
proceeding cautiously so that no mis-
takes will be made. The delay is said
to be due to the fact that one or two
members of the committee are yet un-
certain whether they will be able tc
give their entire time to the work OF
the campaign as they would like to-
and as General Dick desires them to
do. The great interest felt in the cam
paign is best evidenced by the large
number of Republicans from the var
ious sections CT the state who visit
headquarters almost every day, and
lender their services to Chairman Dick
in any way in which they can be most
useful. There are no evidences any
where of factionalism, but on the con-
trary the party leaders of the different
elements appear to be united and en-
can success is that of confidence, which
in a large measure was responsible foI
the defeat of President Harrison in
1892. The people, generally speaking
are happy and prosperous, and with
the factories and shops running on full
time, there is large class of people
who are giving little attention to poll
tics. Following the Cleveland admins
tration four years ago, the conditions
were the reverse. The people had Nit
tie else to do than TO blockade the side
walks in listening to the discussion OF
the silver question, but there are nc
such gatherings now. The free coin
age OF silver would not have been in
cluded in the Kansas City platform Il
1t had not been that Bryan insisted up
on the specific Endorsement of this
feature of the Chicago platform.
The farmers and others who deal In
milk products do not appear to agree
with the manufacture of oleomargar-
inc and butterine that the war which is
being made upon them by State Dairy
and Food Commissioner Blackburn Is
In reality fight against dairymen.