The record-union., 1896-06-26
SACRAMENTO DAILY REcoRD-UNIoN FRIDAY JUNE &C. 1896

Campbell of Ohio has taken a decided
stand on the money question. The trou-
BILE with that stand is that nobody
lnows what it is, not even Campbell.
Two years ago he was for free silver,
but then the Ohio Democrats We're for
free silver. Just as soon as Campbell
linds out where the Chicago platform
stands he will know where he stands,
but his stand is still firm in a position
from which it will be safe to jump. No
prudent man will jump from wob-
bling position; therefore Campbell has
chosen a firm one-firm in its neutral
ity.
PRICE OF GREATNESS
Oakland Enquirer: Major and Mrs.
Mckinley have begun to pay the price
of greatness. From this time until the
contest is decided their quiet home will
be invaded by an army of cheap-j jack
newspaper people of both sexes who will
ask all sorts of questions, many of them
of a character which will strongly inn
pei the questioned to kick the question
ers for their impudence; photographers
Will haunt the premises early and late,
eager to depict the members of the fam
lily as they arise in the morning, as they
occupy themselves during the day and
as they retire at night; idle people with
money will gather from all parts of the
country and peer and gaze and COM
ment: caricatures of Major Mckinley
of the most atrocious sort will be pub
lished in the newspapers, accompanied
by personal vilification and misrepre-
sentation, and there viii be no peace,
night or day, for this dignified gentle
man. his invalid wife or his venerable
mother.
All this because the great American
Nation has again reached the period in
its history when the selection of a man
to place in charge of affairs is in order
and that choice has fallen upon the
head of this modest home in a quiet
Ohio town There will be other candi-
dates. of course, but the conviction that
Major Mckinley will be the successful
man is SO general that it will be upon
him and his that the blaze of light,
searching out corners and crannies and
magnifying dust spots of trifles will be
specially directed This feature of Pres
identiaI campaigns is a reflection upon
the intelligence of the American people
We ought to be ashamed of it, and
most of us are.
MOI EOft HANNA.
Pasadena Star: All the talk about
the Republican National Convention
having been run by Boss Hanna or
Boss any body else vanishes into thin
air in the light of the fact that the
delegates to the convention registered
the almost unanimous will of the Re
publican party of the whole Union.
There was no room there for a boss.
The people themselves held the reins.
THE MEN FOR THE COUNTRY.
Oakland Tribune: Since the time of
Abraham Lincoln, every nominee of the
ident has had a war record: Grant
was nominated because of his eminent
service rendered to the country in his
great battles for the Union. Hayes
came out of the war Major General
and was made President. Garfield had
good record as a soldier, winning
high military hOnors. Arthur who
succeeded him, was identified with the
army, but did most of his effective
work In New York. Harrison made
an honorable war record
These men were all nominated and
elected because they had rendered
great public service to the country.
The list is now extended by the nomi-
nation of William Mckinley, who,
like his compaitriots, has fought the
battles of the country. There is not as
much enthusiasm about military rec
ords as there was in earlier days. Still,