Show MKlNLBYISai MUST GO Colonel A L < Conger of Akron pan p-an exmember of the Republican National Na-tional committee and one of the leading lead-ing manufacturers of the Middle states has been giving his views on the McKinley Mc-Kinley bill and McKinleyism which so many Republican assemblies have been endorsing He says in part It is well to speak plainly about this matter McKinley could not carry a single state in the Union upon the McKinley law In 1896 and I believe that ninetenths the business men of the country will concur with me in the view that the McKinley tariff is not only inconsistent but not in line with the business sentiment of our people We lost the campaign in 1892 on the McKinley law and we will lose that of 1S96 if that law be the paramount issue is-sue It is unfortunate for the Republican Repub-lican party that Governor McKinleys friends should have precipitated his I candidacy at this time We were all for him fqr Governor and his friends have misinterpreted the large majority he received last year I have been educated for a hfgh protectionist pro-tectionist but have been engaged in business in some of the leading lines of manufacture of the country for a number of years and during that time have learned some things by experience experi-ence wihloh have changed my views upon up-on the tariff question There are scores of wrongs and inconsistencies inconsis-tencies In the bill and it is all wrong for Governor McKinley and his friends to undertake to commit the Republican party to a proposition that will lead to sure defeat in 1S96 It is not a crime for Republicans to differ upon these propositions and some one in our state should speak out for the Republican party Personally I stand upon the tariff question where the Republican National Convention left it in 1888 for revision downward This speaks for itself and is a Republican Re-publican acknowledgement of the arguments argu-ments put forth by Democrats Commenting on Colonel Congers plain statement of facts the Boston Post Dem says This is sound sense It is practical politics Foolish as the Democratic Congress has shown itself in much of its conduct it has yet done nothing which can breathe the breath of life into McKinleyism That abominable humbug is dead The New York World on this subject sub-ject remarks If no other issue is found and the Republicans go to the country with a demand itfhat they be allowed ito reopen re-open the tferlff agitation and reenact the McKinley bill they will be beaten I in 1896 as badly as in 1S90 and in 1892 Democratic blundenlng may produce a temporary set back but McKinley ism is doomed Against it are arrayed the settled conviction of a majority of the Amerian people the earnest craving crav-ing of business interests for a period of repose > and all the invisible but potant forces thaJt make for the progress of mankind Vain is the hope of the Republicnas if they think the people want more protection Their impatience with the Demoorats comes from ithe fact that they want Immediate release from the burdens placed upon them by Reed and McKinley The Democrats have not executed their commands with the celerity which1 was expected and demanded de-manded in 92 The trouble ds not that the Democraits have upset things but that they have not been diligent enougih to suit the people in reforming the evil doings of the Republicans I when in power I |