Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 September 1893 — M'KINLEY ON THE TARIFF. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

M'KINLEY ON THE TARIFF.

Opening of the Ohio Campaign at Akron. Gov. McKinley opened the Ohio campaign at Akron, Tnesday, with a big meeting and discussedlho tariff and financial issues in a lengthy speech. He said: We meet in political discussion for the fintWmesince the overwhelming defeat of 1892. We moot with deep concern and I “£« a P ged ,. conditlons from those iapplij existing when we last business condition of the country has created just alarm among our people, and is so grave that the President of tho United

States has convened Congress in extraordinary session, with a view to securing prompt relief. Gov. McKinley continued by quoting from the message of President Cleveland, and said that the Sherman aw would have to bo repealed, but added that we do not want to strike down either gold oi silver. The Governor then turned to the tariff question and proceeded to call attention tc portions of the report of committee on resolutions which was stricken out by the Chicago convention on motion of Mr. Neal, now the Democratic candidate for Governor in Ohio. This action, he said, showed that the difference between wages here and abroad is not recognized by the Democrats in revising the tariff: that no heed is to be given to injuries that may result to domestic industries; that the Democrats propose to abandon the raising of revenues from customs and resort to direct taxation; that no regard will b« had for the labor and capital involved in domestic Industries, and that the new tariff hill is not to be framed on principles of justice. No quarter is to be given, but all our vast industries mustsurrendei without terms to the demands of the tariff reformer. The Governor said that, having stricken out these portions of the report, the committee adopted, on motion of Mr. Neal, a resolution denouncing protection as a fraud and declaring that tin government has no constitutional powet to impose tariff duties except for rovenut only. After a scathing arraignment of his opponent, Mr.' Neal, for his tariff views Gov. McKinley concluded as follows: I have an abiding faith that npon th< issues which are before us and which divide us. the right will triumph by the Judgement of the tribunal of the people, loth parties cannot be right. 1 have s confidence unshaken that upon every issue presented by the Democratic party, the Republican party is right. Its triumph, however, will not come without effort and energy. We learned last year that faith without works did not win the victory. We should be admonished by last years’ experience that majorities are not secured by confidence alono. This year, let us accompany our confidence with zeal, with work, with a full vote Never was a political contest in Ohio more important, never an impressive Republican majority more needed, never ifci accomplishment more certain, if all whf believe alike will act together.

GOVERNOR M'KINLEY.