Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-10-23
'APPLAUDED
Hon. Charles W. Bakers
Speech.
He Made Some Strong Points In
a Strong Address.

a StrOn9 Address.
Hon. Chas. w. Baker spoke as fol-
lows:
Fellow Citizens: Daugh.
erty, keenly sensitive to those pro-
prieties all sober-minded people re-
spect and observe, Immediately after
the assault upon President McKinley's
life, proposed to chairman Dick that
speaking campaign in Ohio be aban-
doned by both parties.
This decorous and proper Tribute of
respect to the dying PreNiden, was
not merely declined IN an answer as
smiling Ohio democrats, but we were
notified that whatever might betide,
the campaign of noise was to 20 on,
with incursions of republican poll
ticians from other states to tell peo-
pie Of Ohio how they should vote
about their local concerns.
So we have had at Delaware re-
publican opening as it is called. with
40 brass bands, we are told, officiating,
and uniformed marching clubs drum
ming up votes for gentlemen who are
candidates for reelection.
1t was grewsome sight, to see
faces peering through windows still
draped in mourning for our chief mag
istrate, as creaming horns brayed
that the town would be hot at night,
and that Johnny was marching home.
The lust of public office does not
yield, 1t seems, to either propriety or
respect. 1t is sufficient to say that
the sort of political necessity that
thus invades public grief, deserves
rebuke and chastiseEent, and will re-
ceive 1t in November at every poll.
The last public utterance of Presi-
dent Mckinley was delivered at Buff
falo in his address at the Pan-Amer-
lean exposition, 1t was an address
that, If accounts be true, he had med
itated much during his summer vnca-
ton, and it was his first public utter
ance upon great public questions after
his second inauguration. He had seen
an enormous strike last year, involv-
ing a million lives in the coal regions
of Pennsylvania, and he had Witness
ed the strike this yeGr in that state
and ours, that affected an equal num-
ber OF souls.
He stood for the ieea of tariff for
protection only, as did no other citi-
zen or public man. The Dlngley hill.
passed in the earlier days of his first
administration, was prepared upon
lines in accordance with his views.
He had seen the result of Its practi-
cal workings, had observed it's effect
upon our foreign trade, was familiar
with the trade controversies that had
arisen between MS and Germany and
Russia and had evidently watched the
immediate and responsive growth of
gigantic trusts, many Of whom, in the
short space of four wears, had come
to be in absolute and exclusive con-
troll of their particular Industries and
commodities In the United States.
In that speech President Mckinley
said: "Only broad and enlightened
policy will keep what we have. No
other policy will get more,
"We must not reposc In fancied se-
'iiul We wan iotcNVI SUI tNtTy-
thing and buy little or nothing.
''Reciprocity is the natural out
growth of our wonderful industrial
development under the domestic pol.
iciy now firmly established
'"The period of exclusiveness is past.
Reciprocity treaties are in harmony
with the spirit of the times, meas
ures of retaliation are not"
President Mckinley had reached
these conclusions thus early In the
beginning OF his second term. That
he would have undertaken TO have
impressed these views upon the lcgis-
lation of the country, no man can
doubt; for if he did he would doubt
the presidents honesty and SINGER
ity.
We are told that the republican ad.
ministration of President Roosevelt
will seek to carry out the policies OF
President Mckinley. Already the poll
ticians in charge Of the republican par,
ty are preparing not to do so upon
this great public question. Their
speaker of the house, and other lead.
ing members of congress-, the sena.
tors and representatives from thi,
and other states, with partisan re.
publican press, have hastened TO an.
nounce that they do not propose that
future congressional legislation shall
be along the lines indicated In Presi'
dent McKinley's last public utterance;
on the contrary, they assert that the
tariff shall remain as II Is, and tha,
the Dingley bill shall be neither modi,
fled nor amended.
1t Is apparent that the trust influ
enoes of this country, taking alarm
at these utterances' of President No
Ninleyl have notified these gentlemen