Evening journal., 1893-01-16
NEWSPAPER OPINION.
nI. raee sam 10 the wan.

His Face stm to the Wall.
Philadelphia Telegraph.
The adage Is ancient but always true.
there are none so blind as those who will
not see. Governor McKinley's face Is
still turned to the wall The repnted
author-though as a matter of exact
history he never deserved this honor--of
the present Tariff law was the real head
Of the Republican campaign Of last year
He created moro enthusiasm wherever
he appeared than any other speaker on
the stump, on either side. Reasons for
this were not wholly personal The peo-
pie had natural curiosity TO see the
man so much talked about in the news
papers and by the politicians and the i'm
preston made was always agreeable
The Governor seemed to realize this, and
took pride In standing forth as the spe-
cial representative Of Mckinley pro
tectionism It never occurred TO
him-before the election-that there
was any essential difference
between Mckinley ism and genu-
inc Republican protection. He had
performed the work assigned him by the
small but influential class expressly in
terested in the new tariff legislation, and
they reciprocated his efforts by putting
him up on high stump at every conven-
lent opportunity. Governor Mckinley
well understood the thought in the gen.
eral public mind-namely, that I'm the
event Of Republican success he would
probably be the next national candidate
of the party. His ambition scared high
His expectation and his surroundings
blinded him 10 the real condition Of
affairs. He saw but one side Of the great
issues at stake The result of the battle
at the polls almost took his breath. He
was In the unhappy condition Of the
Republican national candidates. da1ed
and almost speechless. He couldn't
understand Il, sim ply because he hadn't
looked sQuarely at the facts before him.
The governor had failed to take note Of
the popular expression two years pre-
vious He attributed that to the inher-
ent wickedness of the enemy. He
thought the American people had been
fooled. and that the game wouldn't work
a second time After two months medi
tailor the governor again appears before
the public. In an address before the
Ohio Wool Growers Association yester.
day he tried TO brace himself up and
encourage his decreasing number Of
followers by declaring that he did not
believe in giving up the fight after one
defeat Strange. isn't it2 The fact is
the people Of this country, In 1888, ad
monished the Republican party that the
time for tariff reform had come It was
then given a new lease Of power upon
the EXPIRE IS understanding that this
imperative public demand would be
complied with. AS above referred 20 the
country showed what It thought Of the
manner In which the promise was kept,
two years later and two months ago It
emphasized its displeasure more
sternly than ever Still Gov.
ernor Mckinley talks about zone
engagement and one defeat: refuses TO
See the light; advises further rebellion
against the popular will and wants his
friends the Ohio wool growers, TO
make II very uncomfortable, for
instance, for the men who wish 10 put
wool on the free list How Illogical
Governor Mckinley is. bow short sighted,
how thoroughly demoralized, how
utterly unsafe as public leader at this
time. is shown by other statements
made on this occasion. He said the wool