The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-15
Boss McKane in a New Light.

The morning after the recent election in
New York the whole country knew for
the first time that there was a political
boss in COney Island by the name of
McKane. 1t was said that McKane, as
the leader of a lawless gang of roughs,
had falsifed the registration list, had re-
fused to let the lawfully appointed in
spectors see the registration. had expelled
the clerks who had been sent to copy the
registry, had assaulted watchers who had
been appointed by the supreme court to
watch the voting at the polls, and had
done very many other things that had
largely influenced democrats all over the
state to vote Metropolitan ticket. What
was said about McKane in about all the
papers led the public to believe that
McHane is a very bad man and ought to
be in prison
In an article published in the New
York Sun on Monday the statement is
made that McKane is beloved by his
neighbors, is rich and generous to a fault
and is a superintendent of a fOurishing
Sunday school in Gravesend If the
statements in this last publication are
correct McKane must be a man having
two characters Every day in the year
except election day he is a good man. On
election day he is the worst man in the
state of New York.
No doubt McKane did about all that he
is charged with having done on election
day. He thought his friends would win
the election, in which case his wrong-do-
ing would be overlooked. His friends
were beaten, and McKane is now said to
be very much alarmed. He is at
Fortress Monroe on a hunting expedi-
ton. He will remain there, probably,
until the indignation against him sub
sides, unless he is arrested and taken
back to his home.
There is no doubt he will be prosecuted.
The attention of the governor and attor-
ney general has been called to his mis-
deeds and demand made that he be
arrested and punished for his crimes
against the ballot. The governor could
hardly afford to refuse to take action of
some kind against McKane and it is
within the bounds of possibility that he
will be so severely punished for his mis-
| deeds that no other political leader in
New York will attempt to duplicate his
performance.
The Baltimore Suns Washington cor
respondent, who has been talking with
the democratic leaders remaining at the
capitol, says the majority in the Senate
will under no circumstances agree to a
closure rule. "They recognize the prone
ness, as they express it, of democratic
voters to say at home at elections, there
by permitting republicans to win victo-
ries, and they do not propose to adopt
closure so that the republicans, should
they come in possession of the presidency
and the House of Representatives by
some streak of political fortune, could be
able to pass force bill by which the
south would be deprived practically of
its political rights" 1t is to
be hoped that the correspond
ent has not judged the MAORI
/ ty sentiment correctly. The democracy is
now in power for the first time since the
war, The adoption of means whereby
/ the will of the majority can be embodied
in legislation and the carrying out of the
orders of the people as expressed in the
/ last general election, would result in
{ NNINAlAAAAE lilN NANLA4oNAoNA = power luQen-
nitely. But if the majority should
prove to be lacking the courage of its
| convictions, and should split into factions
upon the tariff, theeleCtion laws, etc, the
democracy would be likely to find itself
in the minority after the next election. Clio
sure is one of the things necessary to the
carrying out Of the democracy's pledges.
/ Without it no bill can be passed except by
1 the grace Of the minority, and in the
/ forthcoming tariff fight the republicans
will not be at all gracious The force bill
issue is now dead Public sentiment is
against it.
/ The time is ripe for the advent of
folding bed insurance company. Or some
enterprising newspaper might start
/ coupon insurance scheme founded upon
the folding bed ANY person found dead
in folding bed with ten of these coupons
upon his, or her person, will be given a
chrome, or Christian burial at option, by
the Howler," or something like that
| would do.