Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-09-22
nEArn oE M,kINLsYIsM.
ma Funeral Grafton Delivered by lH-'sA'
Rood.

AN
Rccd.
The funeral Grafton OF Nck'nleyiSH
was pronounced by Hon, Thomas b
Reed on saturday at Old Orchard, Me.
The orator did not declare the purpose
, or effect of the grafton, but 1t was nn'
necessary. Mr. Reed was making M
biennial appeal for election 10 the
house of representatives and his Peren'
NAL appeal for a chance ut the preSl'
Dental nomination OF his party Whlef
has So often gone in late years % men
ot far less ability than himself, Nat
nrallv the basis Of his appeal was s
definition of the issues ofthe approach
ing elections. Two years ago and four
wears ago the definition was not din
emit. 1t was Mckinley ism-the pres
creation intact OF that complex mass
of public legislation for private adj
vantage embodied in tn" Mckinney
act. This year there is not a word OF
McKinle1ism, and the issues are very
vaguely indicated and by Inference
only.
Mr.. Reed holds that the democratic
PARTY ought to be turned out OF CON
gress, first, because it showed Itself
unable to reduce the tariff as much as
il had promised to do, or in the way it
had promised. and, second. because
if it is not turned ont it viii do what
he ''assevervates" that II is dtterly in
capable Of doing. That is neither log
ical nur aggressive, and we doubt II 1t
satisfied Mr.. Reed, whose mind is both
aggressive and logical, but it is plain
Nv the best he could do in the circum-
stances. If he had not resorted to this
and contradictory statement
of the situation MS he would like TO
have il appear, he wopid have beeu
obliged 10 say something about Me-
Kinleyism, and that he was hound not
to do. OF course he had mis- own
reasons for not nlluding ny name to
his highly respected ana somewhat
feared leader in the tifty-fr>t con-
eress and for nor giving prominence
to anything with which the name Of
that gentleman is connected. iiut if
had had no personal reasons for
such ~reticence, he would still have said
nothing about MrKinleyism, because
he is a shrewd observer of politics, and
he knows that McKinleyiSm is deader
than Old Scrooge.
Consider the facts as the record
shows them, In 1890 the Mckinley
act was passed by ii practically unani-
nous republican vote as the cmbodi-
nent of the republican policy. In 1899
{ was defeated without qualification
n a presidential election. 1t has inst
repealed. and an net has been
substituted for it entirely different
n principal, making many Of the i'm.
materials of manufactures
rec, reducing the duties on others. re-
the duties on finished products,
nd generally seeking to promote the
interests of the consumer, of com
nerce, and of all manufactures not
'iven special favors under the McKin-
ey act. How can the acknowledged
of the republican party in the
and the leader Of far the great.
st ability in or out of the house 20 be.
ore the country without one word OF
indness for the Mckinley law or for
he policy which that law has made
as McKinleylsm, unless he be.
that it is . dead issue? If Nc.
.~inleyism is what Mr., Reed and his
arty declared it to be two years
go, the plain duty Of the party
to demand it's reenactment. Mr..
.eed does not do this and darcs not do
:. He knows perfectly we'll that the
would reject such u demand
18th derision. His specious and on
'adictory speech Is, as we have said,
lie funeral GRAFTON Of McKinleyism-
y. \. Times.