The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-22
Mckinley.

The Hon. WILLIAM MCKINLEY has an
| nounced that he is ready to be n candidate
for Congress again from his present dis
trict, although the able Democratic mathe-
matcians in the Ohio Legislature have
made such alterations in it that they con-
tldently expect it to give Democratic ma
jorty of $500 or thereabouts next fall.
Whether 1t was a wise Democratic policy
to attempt to get rid Of a Rcpubli-
can OF national reputation by means of
Rerrymander may be doubted. At any rate,
1t was blessing for Major MCKINLEY The
Ohio Democrats could not have done q
greater service to his personal ambition.
The next Congress will probably bo Demo-
cratic. and as leader on the floor OF the
House Major MCKINLEY would be over
Swallowed by the elephantine figure Of Tom
REED. In fact, there are several Republicans
in the House who surpass the Buckeye
statesman In the intellectual deXterity and
readiness, the wit, the parliamentary
knowledge, and the audacious temper neces-
sary for success in rough-and-tumblo de-
bate. To fall from the place of first man to
that Of third or fourth would be CALLING
experience. Major MCKINLEY has been
growing steadily In the estimation of his
party. He must keep on adding to his repu-
tation II he is to be the Ohio candidate for
President in 1899. Whether the Ohio Repub-
lican politicians are capable OF giving loyal
and sincere support to an Ohio candidate at
a National Convention is still open to doubt
Major MCKISLEY'S chance ia to make him
self so important figure in the public eye
that the politicians who would like to cut
his throat will not dare to do SO openly.
At present his programme seems attract
I've. II he can make good fight, however
hopeless. for a seat in the next Congress
and concentrate good share of public at
tention on hmselfa as the chief representative
Of protection battling undismayed against
Democratic majority secured by gerry
mander, he can afford to be defeated. He
might even prefer to be defeated. Defeat
under such circumstances would make
sort OF martyr OF him. With his own popu-
larity and the support which he would re-
ceive as the representative Of the great pro-
tected interests. he would be likely to get
big vote His prominence would be in
creased. and his enemies would find it diff
cult II not impossible to prevent his nomi-
nation for Governor in 1891. II he should
get that nomination, the Ohio campaign of
1891 would be national campaign. The re-
election Of Gov CAMPBELL would be taken
to mean an Ohio Democratic candidate for
President or Vice-President. The election
OF Major MCKINLEY would OF course be
taken TO mean an Ohio Republican candidate !
for President
So the next two years promise to be active |
and exciting for the man with the Ma
poleonc cast OF countenance. The task be-
fore him Is no child's play. The Republican
party In Ohio is In bad shape. FORAKER |
must be crushed before there Is any room |
for MCKINLEY boom and even with YER
dict OF guilty on a charge OF forgery hang
ing over him, FORAKER is II formidable per-
son In Ohio. He may be thoroughly dis
credited elsewhere, but in his own State he
seems to have strong following. The old
Republican machine the powerful radical
and blatant part Of Ohio Republicanism, has
not lost faith in him. Can Major MCKINLEY
overcome the hostility OF the Forakerites.
and If he can, will SHERMAN and Fos-
TER tolerate his hopes? He will have
hard row to hoe, but he has started in early,
and up TO date is doing well.