New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-15
HELPING M'kINLEl

The amount of craftsmanship lying aroh""
Ioose in this country Is marvellous, anu inv
.,nount of intimate knowledge OF the purPoS''
ond mans of the next Administration concern
ing amendments and policy is more inar'e''o"e
still Turn almost anywhere ana So" WI" ''.'
n statesman with a secret which he proceeds I"
reve,I He has either been to Canton hii>'h
and learned all about it from the ires'u'"'-
elect or he knows the man who Is eo'"S !" -"
tbe saw about it, Major Mckinney u"eS "o' u"
10 talk ar all Regiments of men KNOW III III
intentions and save him the trouble Inv ''
that no two of the witnesses agree s'o" '"
,here is no collision. and AT the same '''ii' ~
leves the Major from any emparr"SS"'",
rohodv exnects him 10 do all the things prehi''e"
If him. he is able TO do as he peases resar"''N'
of any of the things predicted
These prophets amusc themselves anu
other pcople and harm nobody. Wha' 'he '"'"
NAV bring forth is legitimate he'" Vi ''' '
tion and nobody takes the SPECTATORS
or holds Major Mckinley accoun'ap'' io' wv.
;mocininps So long ~ they display themselves
70 q nuhlr that wants 10 be cnierlaih'" my
ma, ra,hor uscful beings But when they lislS'
on displaying themselves 10 y man WHO want
=, u, IN. work his fclIow-cilizens intr'lsied
,o him they become an unmitiga'ed nuisance
The report that the Presldriii-eirc' J. ~
Inv volun,eer advisers and office seekers 'ha' ~
is thinking OF going away from ho"c W
them indicates that the nuisance j. '''' ""7
largo proportions Doubtless there are MANI
men in this country who are convince" '"''
Major Mckinley doesn't really understand 'n'
,rol,.ms before him. and that it Is ph'r'"''
dr,v for them 10 GO and advise him. ana HUT
do,. ally offer to make his Administration sue
CO.'S Inv acceptinc anv convenient office. III the!
,,ouId ms, 90 on and outline policies III 'h'
,o,.snonors and show that theirs is the OH!
wise way. and that they are speclah! h'''
office. Major Mckinley might pro't IRON '"'''
xvorl; ANY schemes rs excellent IL thelrs h'"''
INA couId moi fail To secure his attention when !"
matter of common talk But when they come
imam him in armies 10 tell him what to d" 'h''
drown one anoiher's voices. Civ" him no '"'"''
to nrodt bv their advice and leave him no '''"c
,o max. pans even in his own poor way
or course there are hundreds OF men ih ever!
of,y n,or. comnet,ut to form a Cabinet. drvS"
. scheme OF currency. consider tariff legisia''o"
and look after orr foreign Interests IVA" '"'
man selected 10y the American people io' '"o''
tasks. Yet they should remember tha'' "i'''
ALL another man has the work and the r'NP'"
siblity and that fhr less coInpriei' '"'! '"'""
him the more chance they should give MN ."
exercise his faculties under fayorahl" CONDITIONS
Al least they should not Use up all his "aA'"s
hours asking for office aud telling nm WIFI ="
do There j danger that such flood OF ad'lN'
and command will overcome him ana ihh@' NM
in sheer desperation fall back on himself lh'''
Is no knowing when Major Mckinney may con-
clude that he wants 10 write MS ihh"e"'"'''"
address or devote himself Ia other lrepar"''""
for his work II hc should refuse 10 see ONCE
seekers and unbiddcn visitors the excluded ones
would nave only themselves 10 blame. II i
mark Of patl ,ncr that they have been chdnr'i
SO long without protest II Il most hlhh oi '"''''
IA want 10 help the next ADMINISTRATION p"'
they would do II more effectively II Tue! e"''
| the Administration little opportunity !" h'IT
| itself