St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-03-20
Mckinley S Boom.


Press dispatches from various parts
of the country announce that dele
gates to the national convention are
being chosen pledged to Gov. McKin.
lev, and the managers of the McKin'
ley boom are talking OF his nomina'
ton on the first ballot. But the
friends of Speaker Reed are not dis
couraged, and they know well that
the man that does all the talking is
not always the best man. 1t is now
known that ex-President Harrison is
opposing Mckinley because of his
ultra-protection views, and hardly
New England congressman can be
found in Washington who is not en-
thusiastic over Reeds chances. Sen
ator Chandler has cast bombshell
into the Mckinley camp by his dec
larations that the millionaire manu-
facturers are furnishing the money
for the Mckinley campaign in recog-
milton of McKinley's high tariff bill,
Senator Chambers charges are too
grave to be ignored, and our readers
will be interested in reading them.
Here are his charges in full:
at has been very seldom that have
heard more Indignation expressed on any
minor subject OF politics, than within the
asst few days, as information has come
as to the extent to which leves upon
prot ected interests of the East are being
made in the interest of Gov. McKinley's
candidacy. Messrs. Allison and Reed
were quite as important factors as Mr..
Mckinley in the handling OF the bill of
1890, and Mr.. Allison is certainly Mr..
McKinley's superior in a knowledge OF
the necessary details which enter into he
problem OF a revenue by tariff duties.
Couceding, however, that if high pro-
lection candidate is to be desired Mr..
McKjnley's claim to that title is sound,
it is very different thing for his sup
porters to propose to carry on his can
vass for the favor of delegates by begging
money from the manufacturers of the
West and the East and everywhere else,
to be expended in manipulating state
conventions.
Ever since the movement Tor MCkin,
ley began it has been rumored that Mark
Hanna, now one OF the Ohio delegates
atlarge, has been expending money in
MIR. McKinley's interest Therehas been
an unwillingness to believe this, and
disposition to attribute Mr. Hannas
exertions to sincere and disinterested
friendship for Mr.. Mckinley. Nobody
now is so charitable 1t is beginning to
be believed that the Mckinley movement
is to be Doodle canvass from start to
finish. This belief Will beinjurlous to Mr.
Mckinley; it will be still more injurious
to the republican party, especially if Mr..
Mckinley is nominated. The issue will
be made by our opponents. whether VIC
are to have president who was nom
mated by 'fat-tryng' by the money of
millionaire manufacturers, and is to be
elected by similar corrupt methods APP.
piled to the suffrage in the states,
"All republicans sympath'zed with Nc
Kinley in his business mislortunes and
all over the country contributions were
freely made to pay the honorable debts
he had incurred, and to keep such dis.
tinguished and honored leader of the
party from insolvency. But it is now, by
reason of recent disclosures, a pertinent
inquiry: Who raised and hand ed those
contributions, how large were they, and
what is Mr.. McKmleys present financial
condition?
care the men who raised these personal
contributions now going over the same
ground they have before Travelled, gather.
ing money tor corruptinS state and dis.
trict conventions; and is our next presi.
dent, if Mr.. Mckinley is the nominee, to
be controlled and dictated to by Mr.
Hanna and a set Of associates who have
established their domination over pres
ident by the money they have furnished
for him and his uses ?"