Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-07-07
A DEClDkU SLUMP.
The Death Knell to McKinley's Presiden-
tial Aspirations.

tial Aspirations.
Reports from Ohio indicate a ruin
Gus slump in Mckinley stock. Prior
to the holding of the republican state
convention his chances for a nomlna-
ton to the presidency In 1895 were
looked upon by his immediate follow
ers as amounting TO a certainty. The
faithful Of the Buckeye state were
pluming themselves upon the crafty
ing outlook and were already figuring
upon such a division Of the loaves and
fishes as would insure their comfort
through one national administration,
provided the popular electorate ratified
the selection Of the highest priest of
protection by the convention. In their
supreme confidence they characterized
the booms OF Reed and Harrison rs
mere artificial creations in which was
wanting the essential element Of pub
lie approval,
Since the convention there has been
a significant and startling change Of
front. The straddle on the silver ques-
ton was SO awkwardly executed that
the party was split by sympathetic &C
ton. The Columbus journal, an old
influential party organ, which IL the
political gospel OF thousands Of the re-
p%ublicans in the state, had hoisted the
standard OF Mckinley for president in
1895 at the head of its editorial col
umns, IN season and ont Of season pro-
claiming its allegiance to his candi-
dacy, Immediately following the
catch-vote convention the legend dis
appeared and the journal briefly con-
fessed a change of heart toward the
o~ne-rut, o%ne-speech politician who has
been kept to the front by monopolistic
wealth and influence. 1t was a virtual
removal OF the keystone from the arch
doomed to destruction.
The Akron Beacon, another party
organ Of the stalwart type, went
farther than the Columbus journal.
1t took accurate measurement OF the
governor and went at him as a man
unworthy of the position which he
holds as well as that to which he as
pires. 1t denounced his state admin
istration as extravagant, corrupt, sub
v~ersive Of the peoples interests and
controlled by the very influences to
which Mckinley has given his service,
ever since they selected him to exact
tribute from the unprotected masses
IN s,,oll Tho ootYaru opd .upr,.o% a..
power Of the favored few. The Bea.
con did not assault the little major
in a haIf-hearted way, but used both
bands In cutting him up to a peak; and
the attitude which it has assumed ha,
caused many other republican papers
Of the state to line up in support o
its position.
BY its %cowardly play OF policy thu
convention in which the governor par
ticipated sounded the death knell t.
his presidential aspiration. He cal
never command a solid Ohio delega
ton in a national convention; and tn
same causes which have brought hin
into d~isrepute at home will fatally i'm
pair his chances in other sections. Il
the heartless language of the politica
heller and handler, Gov. Mckinley |
"a dead cock In the pit" What mus
be particularly CALLING to the INA
poleonic" statesman is the claim tina
it was Foraker who digged the pi
into which the governor fell as If h
liked it. 1t is openly declared that tn
fiery Cincinnatian had that silve
plank framed for Mckinley to slip or
and not ever the enmity Of Forake
could desire the governor to com
down with a duller thud than he dit
Detroit Free Press.
I The government Of the Unite
, States should DO in better business tina
! that Of levying toll on the people an
collecting their pennies at their sma
: grocery store purchases to fll the til
OF the sugar trust. That Is the gre,
!. evil Of the Mckinley tariff, not onl
that it brushes out industry. but tn,
! 1t lays the heavy hand Of taxation Q
the people to collect their earnings |
order that the trusts and protecte
monopolies may amass colossal 70
r tunes.-Albany Argus.