Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 June 1893 — OHIO REPUBLICANS. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

OHIO REPUBLICANS.

State Convention at Columbus Renominates McKinley. Letter of Senator SliermHD on the Duties of ) the flour. The State Republican convention of Ohio met at Columbus, Wednesday afternoon. After prayer by Rev. Mr. Moore, tfife temporary chairman, Gen. Charles Grosvenor, delivered *w address, landing the McKinley 1)111 as a marvel of wisdom, and attributing hard times not so much to the silver problem as to the apprehension that the Democrats will proceed to carry out pledges in regard to upsetting the protective tariff. Protection and reciprocity. General Grosvenor declared, amid great cheering, were the twin coursers of American, prosperity. He then arraigned the Democratic administration at great length for its indecision and tack of liraness in following h financial policy that would restore the confidence of

the country, and closed with a tribute to the Harrison administration, indorsed the Legislature and Governor McKinley’s State work, praised Sherman and Foster and spoke of personal controversies as contemptible and the penalty as political (loath. The following letter to the convention from Senator Sherman was then read; To the lion. Charles Grosvenor: ■ My Dear Sir—Your letter of tho 30th ult. is received. It was my purpose to attend the State convention, but I am detained by business engagements that l can’t well avoid. Still, if I could be of any service to the Republican party by attending tbe convention I would Ignore all personal Interests and go to Columbus to consult and advise witlr the Republicans of Ohio. As you know. I have scrupulously abstained from any interference tn the selection of candidates and the announcement of the principles of our party, as 1 believe this duty can be best performed by the delegates assembled In convention from all the counties in Ohio, for -the concurring opinion of these delegates is a far wiser and safer guide than tho advice of any one of them. Fortunately our party is not now divided as to either candidates or principles. Public opinion seems to have concentrated in favor of tiiose seloeted two years ago, all of whom have proven that they were worthy of the confidence reposed in them. The public policy of the State and Nation ■ is already engrafted in our laws, and I believe has the approval and sanction of the people of Ohio. Governor McKinley is an honored representative of this public, and justly commands the confidence, not only of the people of Ohio, but of the United States of America. Whai We aeod most in Ohio is a wise revision of our laws levying State and local taxes so as to secure just andi equal taxation on all property of every kind in Ohio. Next to this we should secure to labor and laboring men every advantage and opportunity for education, employment, and happiness and comfort which can be conferred by law. Ohio, from its location, population and condition, ought to be, ana I believe now is, one of the most prosperous States in the United States. This great Republic, though but recently devastated by a destructive war, is now the freest, strongest, and best governed country of the world. It is the ‘.ype and model to which liberty-loving men of all nations look, in the hope that : hey and their countries may be able to 'ollow our example. Much of the good we now enjoy is the work of tho Republican party. The policy of our party has preserved and strengthened •.lie Union; it has made us a free people, in *aet, as well as in name; Lt jias demonstrated the strength of a popular government resting upon the equality of men, nnd has proved that each generation in a Republic can furnish, by election from the people, great men, greater and wiser than rings or emperors, to administer the highest functions of tho government in peace aud war. The Republican party has furnished a host of these, among whom Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant may be named as examples.

The Republican party has established a policy which has secured America for Americans. It has protected ail industries impartially. It has secured to labor 'ts highest rewards, not only in wages, but in opportunities and advancement impossible in other countries. It has secured us a sound currencv, the highest financial credit, general prosperity and an unexampled growth in wealth. Intelligence, invention and development, It has cared for the patriotic soldiers of the war. their widows and orphans, not only by honors and sympathy, but by liberal pensions. Compared with the empty and fruitless promises of its adversaries, the Republican party has engrafted its policy in the acts and executed them, and now points to the history of Its deeds as the best evidence of what It will do in the future, while a Democratic party and a Democratic President can not agree upon or formulate a single affirmative measure of public policy, andean not even agree upon how ana where It will or can attack any measure of the Republican party. It relies upon temporay discontent, the slumbering animosities of the Rebellion and the corrupt agencies of the city of New York; ——:- — Under these circumstances it should be the pride and glory of the Republican party in Ohio to take the lead in the coming election, to revive the latent energy and enthusiasm of the olden times, to bury out of sight all the petty divisions and dissensions inseparable from political strife, and with courage and hope to advance our National honor, as in 1863, with our principles emblazoned on every fold, with pride in what we have done in the past and with confidence that the patriotic people of the United States will rally to our support wherever a free ballot and a fair count Is permitted by the ruling powers of the Democratic party. Very sincerely yours; JoHsr Shebman. After a lively contest Harry Daugherty, of WashingtonU. H., was elected permanent chairman. The platform committee was then appointed with instructions to report atß;3o a. m„ Thursday, after which the convention adjourned. Thursday's session opened with prayer bv Rev. Mr. Holmes, following which Harry Daugherty, the permanent chairman. was Introduced and spoke briefly. At the close of Mr. Daugherty’s speech the Duke of Veragua, present In Cplumbus as the guest of the iaigest city In the world bearing the name of the great dls-

eovercr. entered the hall amid great applause and was given a seat of honor near the stage. J ust at ; this juncture the connia|te the re-nomination of Wm. McKinley for Governor of Ohio, by acclamation. A committee at one» notified the Governor and escorted him to the hall. His entrance was the signal for terrific applause. When quiet was restored he spoke at great length, from which we make the following extracts; UOVEKMOI; M’KIXLKY’S SPEECH. Mr. President and Gentlemen of the Convention—l accept the nomination which you have unanimously tendered me, andi thank you for it. Ft is an honor to have it thus oiicred; it is a duty to accept it. I might justify myself in declining th 3 honor; I could not In declining the duty. I lie honors I have already had, with the one yon have just bestowed, only increase my sense of obligation to the Republicans of Ohio, and make their summons my pleasure and duty. Republicanism wifl have a severe test ip Ohio this year. This State is the coveted field of tbe opposition: they will center here, but with unity, harmony and courage our party will triumph over ail. We do not wait Tor the enemy to form their lino and challenge us to contest. We challenge them early up- ri evory issue wild upon every line of controversy, State or national which divides us. -Tne national administration has done nothing thus far except to create in the minds of business meii a deep distrust. The financial situation, which for the most part has prevailed since the 4th of M arch, has uot been iraproved, nor has the financial stringency been relieved by anything the national administration has said or done. The Democratic victory of 1892 has not been able to bring the better times promised. It has not been able to maintain the good times which were enjoyed everywhere in this country on the day of the victory. What will the Democrats do with the tariff? We can only wait and see; but the waiting, and anxiety, and uncertainty is paralyzation. Certain it is they will make wool free, and thus strike down one of Ohio’s great agricultural products. Tin-plate mnst also ha made free, and the new and splendid enterprises for making black sheets and tinning them must be crippled financially, the millions of capita! invested imperiled, and the thousands of workingmen driven from employment, or forced to work at reduced wages. Sugar will have to go from the list of free articles to tho list of tariffed articles, and cheap sugar again made dearer to the masses. Notice has gone forth that not only Is the tariff to be revised, but that the pension list Is to bo revised. War Is to be waged upon the pensioners of the country. No honest man will object to a purging of the rolls of all who are unworthy there. Every case must rest upon its own facts. Ido not object to unworthy men being stricken from the roll—if there are such—but I do object to the impression which in some quarters is being made, that this whole pension business is a fraud. We want no coin dollar which does not measure up to full 100 cents in value, and we will never return to a paper dollar Issued by State authority, resting upon uncertain and doubtful securities. The pledge of the Republican party that gold and silver shall be maintained at a parity, the one with the other, must be sacredly kept. The Government must not suffer any taint to be put upon Its creditor financial honor. THE PLATFORM. The Republicans of Ohio, by their delegates in State convention assembled, declare as follows; 1. We indorse and reaffirm the platform of principles adopted by the National Republican convention in Juno, 1892. 2. We indorse and commend the administration of Benjamin Harrison while President of tho United States as eminently patriotic. 3. The peoplo of Ohio have a just pride in the administration of the affairs of this State by Governor William McKinley, Jr. We heartily indorse his administration. 4. We indorse the action of the last General Assembly in providing by law for the protection of railroad employes, by compelling the use of automatic couplers.

5. We favor biennial sessions of the General Assembly. 6. We favor the policy of full and adequate protection to American labor and industries. 7. Wo condemn the bill passed by the Democratic majority in the House and Representatives of the last Congress, and the present avowed policy of the Democratic party to place wool on the free list. 8. We Indorse the policy of the National Grange, that all tariff laws shall protect the products of the farm as well as the products of the factory. 9. We believe in a free ballot and a fair count. T7~ 10. We demand the enactment of laws that will protect our people against the influx of tne vicious and criminal classes and the importation of laborers under contract to compete with our citizens. 11. We adhere to the Republican policy of granting pensions to the wounded and disabled Union soldiers and sailors of the late war, and the widows and orphans of such as are deceased. 12. We favor honest money, composed of gold, silver and paper, maintained at equal value, and under national and not State regulations. 13. We denounce the avowed purpose of the Democratic party to repeal the prohibitory 10 per cent, ta* on State bank issues. The ticket fn full as nominated is as follows: Governor—William McKinley, Jr., of Stark county. , Lieutenant-Governor—Andrew L. Harris, of Preble county. Treasurer of State—William T. Cope, of Cuyahoga county. Attorney-General—John K. Richards,of Lawrence county. Judge of Supreme Court—Joseph P. Bradbury, of Meigs county. Member of Board of Public WorksFrank J. McCullough, of Logan county. Dairy and Food Commissioners—Frank P. McNeill, of Miami county.

WILLIAM M’KINLEY, JR.