The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-03-28
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Idergarten for the instruction Of miners
II the eIepen tary principles Of finance.
Mr. T.. II Slnalley, who is my informant,
says that, while Senator Sanders has
been denounced in:every camp as a rene
gade' and a gold-bug, he is already the
nucleus of NOV enent which will be "a
powerful factor ID the future politics OF
Montana. It required a good deal Of
! courage to make the break but Sanders,
who has headed vigilance committee in
his time, was just the man to take the
risk.
In the contest going on in the South
between Republican factions over the
elections of delegates to St. Louis, it is
noteworthy that the recruits have Joined
the party on the issue of protection are
generally for Mckinley, while the politi-
cal adventures who have given Repub-
licanism a bad name in the South fall AL
easy prey to the Vaccinations and sub
stantial arguments Of the emissaries CT
the allied BOSSES.
In Alabama, for instance, the Mckin-
ley interest is represented and the move
ments in his behalf are directed By Mr..
William Vaughan, an able attorney,
while the opposition. rallied at present
under the name of Reed is led by DR..
Mosely, who has already lead the party
into many defeats by adherence to the
policy of catering to the prejudices Of
the negroes. .oDr. Mosely is not only the
better politician but seems to be very
we'll supplied with funds. Mr. Vaughan
is looked upon as the representative Of
al rIf T9lI,
and colored. and his election as the chair
man OF the state executive committee
would mean the respectableiZing Of the
Republican party in Alabama. Thous-
ands of the best men in the state, sAnong
whom are. leading merchants manu-
facturers and bankers, are watching the
struggle between Mose.y and Vaughan
with anxiety, and in the event OF
Vaughans success will come out on the
Republican side and stay there. They
are for Mckinley because Mckinley
means to them a revival Of the industrial
development which brought prosperity to
Alabama under the Mckinley law and
which was checked by the Wilson law.
Az over the South, but especially IN
such states as Georgia, Tennessee, North
Carolina, where the opening OF mines,
the building of mills and the divers1hca-
ton of industry generally have opened
the eyes Of the people to the advantages
Of protective tariff, McKinley's nomin-
alton is desired by Republicans who 40
not wish the Republican organization IN
the South TO- be conducted as heretofore
as close corporation for the distributor
of spoils.. .sas. I'< ss'',es!
(; l5s* t,es,, X. H,ly., y,
John B. Nice ormfck, who was one Of the
nolitical CORE spondents OF the Cincinnati
ENQUIRER at the time, tells me good
story illustrative. Of the solicitude Gen.
Sherman felt for McKinley's political
success. :. =,
''The first time he was candidate for
congress- says Mccormick, there was
soldiers reunion held at the Indian
mounds just outside Newark, Ohio.
President Hayes was just about to make
mis- swing around the circle Of Southern
States, and he, with Secretary Evarts,
Postmaster General Key and Gen. Sher-
man, was in attendance. 1t was in 1851,
I think, and amQnog the Ohio soldiers
was Maj Mckinley, who was then can
didate for congress. Sherman appeared
to be very fond Of him and had him on
the reviewing stand along with the pres
ident and himself. At that time, very
few people, outside of his district, had
heard of Mckinley, but Sherman made
him known to all AS the different or
ganizations passed the stand they dipped
their colors to the president and cheer for
old Cump' Sherman. The generals IN
variable reply was, Thanks, boys. Don't
forget to vote for the Major AS he
would say this he would slap Mckinley
approvingly on the shoulder.
'sOnce some one suggested to Sherman
that a good many Of the soldiers did not
live in McKinley's district. That makes
no difference replied the at once gruff
and genial old hero; they'll get chance
to vote for him by and by for governor or
president. McKinley's all right Then
to a passing regiment whose band was
playing Marching Through Georgia
with might and main, he shouted,
Thanks, boys, but don't forget to vote
for my friend the Major here
Sherman certainly was enthusiastic
over McKinley's candidacy, and if he was
alive today I5think the Buckeye Napoleon
would have no warmer partisan than
Gen. Sherman Moses T. HANDY.