The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-05-21
DEMOCRACY WILL WIN
PROVIDED ALL DIFFEREN-
CES OF OPINION AREAD-
JUSTED SENSIBLY.
The Republican Party is not in
aPOsitiOn to Defeat the ticket
to be Nominated at the Chi
cag0 Convention.

cag0 Convention.
1t is now generally believed tina
Gen. Harrison is not, ,and will not be
come candidate for the presidency
Heii quoted as saying to an intimate
friend in Indianapolis: 81 would al
most as lief have a shroud thrown
over me as to be asked 10 spend foul
years in the white house. | have NJ
ambition in that direction. Ths
thought appals me"
1t seems strange that any man
should so positively decline to ALLOW
even the use of bis name in connect
ion with the presidency; but Harrison
is sincere. In further conversation
with his friend the ex-president said
VI would not want to 60 through an
other bootless campaign, and do
not desire the Republican nomination
as especially desirable this year. The
pathway of success is full of pitfalls.
That puts anew light upon the sub.
ject, and makes it easier to under.
stand why Harrison does not want
the nomination. By the use of fed
eral patronage he secured the nomin.
alton at Minneapolis in 1892, and
was defeated. One defeat is enough
for him, and he sees no brilliant rays
oflight through the horizon portend.
ing Republican success. As matter
of fact, some rapid changes have oc-
Cured in public sentiment during
the past few weeks. 1t was generally
supposed three months ago that the
Republicans were assured of success
this year. Circumstances have con-
spired to change that sentiment, and
to-day there are thousands of Repub-
lican politicians who look forward
with deep forboding. The Republican
party has been constantly demonstrat-
ing its oowardice and incapacity ever
since the Fifty fourth congress con-
vened.
In spite of his positive declaration
and his evident sincerity, it need not
surprise ourreaders if Benjamin Har-
rison should be nominated by the Re.
publicans at St Louis. 1t has been
our good fortune to recently learn
some facts concerning the workings,
the deliberations and conclusions of
the Republican bosses. You may get
it down as an ascertained fact that
Platt, Fessenden, Quay Clarkson,
Manly and other Republican bosses
have determined that they will defeat
Mckinley, even if they are obliged
to fall back on Harrison. None of
them cares particularly for Harrison,
but they believe in his honesty, integ-
rity and parlotism, while they bold
Mckinley in allegiance at arms length
and swear that be cannot be relied
upon by practical politicians.
The bosses will have deadly doc
ument to WELD against Mckinley at
St.Louis. They will show that the
list of manufacturers and others who
gave their cold cash to pay McKinleys
debts when he failed three years ago.
They will claim that the indebtedness
Of Mckinley to these men will con-
stitute SO many chattel mortgages on
his administration. They will have a
number Of leading business men there
to say that they would rather have
Harrison, because they would know
what bis policy is to be. The bosses
have determined to nominate Har-
rison, in order to down Mckinley.
Just keep your eye on the Repub-
lican national convention and see the
ensuing row. Never since Garfield
smashed his party has there been such
such wrangling and bitter splitting
and awful fighting in the Republican
party as there will be at and after
The convention. If Mckinley wins,
the bosses will Ie,ye hiin to his fate,
as they did Harrison in 1892. If
Mckinley loses there will be apathy
in the rank and file of the Mckinley
adherents and in the hearts of the
Mckinley managers. With Demo
cratic cohesion this year it will be
possible and IL may be comparatively
easy to retrieve the losses of last year
and win splendid national victory.
1t is unfortunate at this time that
some Democratic newspapers, like
the Louisville Post, should exhibit
intemperste zeal for an ism or an
idea. The editor or the politician
who rejects the proposals Of harmony
is not Democrat. The Republican
party is already in condition to yield
TO centrifugal forces. The Democratic
party should be temperate and cohe-
rent. A harmonious and sensible gath
.er,ng at Chicago can nominate
winning ticket. All differences con-
cerning finance, the tariff, the can
,lidates and the general plans for fu-
lure action must be settled within
the party. Unless moderation shall
prevail, we may find ourselves in a
sad plight as that in which the Re-
publican party now finds itself.
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