The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-05-19
McKINLEY'S POLICY,
AS Indicated by the New Lisbon
Buckeye State.
McKlnIey's Game to Run Again In '84-And
Hence ls Working for Sympathy
In the Role Of a Martyr.


Buckeye StaAtel 7
To the close observer few specks are
discernible upon the political horizon
which, if submitted to telescOplc tnYes-
tigatiOn, might serve as valuable point
eTs in determining the best course to be
pursued for the good of the party In Co
lumbiana county, both at present and In
the near future. And, since 1t Is with
in the province of newspaper to so ad-
Just the glass as to give the busy masses
who have no time for experimenting
an occasional glimpse OF the inside ma
chinery, we shall presume as occasion
may require, to refer to any new phe-
nOmena which may appear to In any
way affect party interests, giving the
result of our observations with the same
eXaetness, and the same spirit OF truth
fulness which characterizes the detail
ing of ordinary events regardless OF con-
sequences. In order that our object may
not be miscOnstrued, and that we may
be more clearly understood, 1t will be
necessary to again refer to the wallace
Mckinley contest, matter which, haV-
ing disposed OF in q manner strictly in
accordance with the facts as nearly as
we could ascertain them, we had hoped
would be allowed to rest until final
decision was reached by the Congress OF
the United States, the only tribunal
we'll knowing that nothing that might
be said could have any possible ERECT
upon the result. The very candOr with
which we treated the subject so aroused
a certain element that their discomfort
became subject of general remark, and
being of the pronounced Mckinley per-
suasion their agitation served as sort OF
a spectrum through which the outlines
of that gentleman's policy became vlsl-
-. g. . ~ Awgk INN ~ n
been generally understood that Mckin-
ley was at present an active candidate
for denomination in 1884, and that to
hold out the impression that he
was legally elected in order that
when compelled to retire he might
assume the role of q martyr, and cap
ture the nomination on the Democratic
fraud" boom, was one OF the leading
features of his policy, criticism from
other sources would have been cOnspic-
uous for its rarity. The foreknOwledge
Of these facts led us into the blunder of
coupling with our report of the contest,
the announcement that we would have
occasion to refer to his policy later,
leaving room for dubious minds to grasp
the impression that we were making a
false statment on which to base an at
tack upon Mr.. Mckinley. That such
was not the case we propose to prove by
letting Mr.. Mckinley severely alone,
and for the purpose of getting what ap-
pears to us facts Of vastly more impor-
tance fairly before the people, we will
cOncede, If you please, that his legal
majority is one, two or five hundred.
What we want Republicans to consider
is the result should he be successful in
forcing his nomination upon the dis
trict next spring. No matter how dis
tinguished his abilities or how urgent
his claims, we want to know by what
process OF reasoning 1t can be proven
that such nomination would be even
safe? With an army of fifteen hundred
to two thousand, embracing much of
the best blood and sinew of the party,
who have already announced their dis
appreciation in unmistakable terms, we
want to know who will take the respon-
sibility of replacing the cast-OH burthen,
and how 1t Is proposed to heal the sore
caused by it2 1t may be said and that
truly, that many of the scratchers last
fall Tepented their action; nevertheless
they had an object in view at the time.
That object, though 1t might have been
but mild rebuke was determined upon
after calm and careful deliberatfon.
When this class find that the rebuke
while far more scathing than they In
tended, has not been needed, what will
be their action? What OF the five or
six hundred honest sons Of toll in East
Liverpool, who had quietly laid down
their arms and returned to the fold, now
being characterized as eOrTuptiOnistS-
bought and sold for miserable pitt
tance? We want it distinctly understood
that we do not belong to any branch of
this vast army; neither do we approve
of their mode of warfare; but these we
consider pertinent questions, which
must be met and answered should the
calamity of Mr.. McKinley's renOmina-
tiOn befall US, and the sooner and more
thoroughly they are Investigated the
better for the party.