The Irish standard., 1896-09-05
HOW THEY WORK 1T.

campaign and bOss.ng Mckinley as we'll,
are Marcus A. Hanna, H. H. Kohlsaat and
Myron T. Herr.ck.
When Mckinley was governor OF ONO
he became partner in some business with
a man named Robert l.. Walker. IN 1873
Walker failed, and it was then found that
Mckinley, his silent partner, had Endorsed
Walkers notes to the extent Of $4,000,
although Mckinley was worth not more
than $4,000 all told. OF course, there
must have been deception In the indorse-
ments, as no one would accept the indorse-
ment of man for $4,000 when the in
donser was only worth fraction of that
amount. In i1dorsing for number OF peo-
pie he must have deceived them as to his
own wealth or kept from them the fact
that he was indorsing for others. In no
matter what way it may be looked at, the
deception of trusting people was practiced.
Mckinley might have "repudiated" his
debts at that time and no doubt would
have done so had not the three gentlemen
named stepped to the front and paid the
bills, keeping McKinley's obligations
locked ND in their safes az evidence that
they had paid the debt, and to hold a whip
over McK:nley's head to keep him IN
mind that they owned him. But how were
these three worthless to be paid? Aye,
there's the rub. Mckinley was to be made
the Republican presidential candidate, ana
once in the White House, he was to be the
tool, the lackey, the messenger boy OF the
combine. Anything that Mckinley could
do by way of influence or otherwise IN the
matter of "protection" would benefit these
men enormously, no matter If the masses
of the people had to suffer- In protect
ing" his friends Mckinley would be right
in his clement. One good turn would de-
serve another, and the good turn would
come.
OF course, there were people silly
enough to ask why Mckinley didn't go 10
work and pay his own debts; and others
wantel to know why Hanna, Kohlsaat and
Herrick paid these debts; and still others
wanted to know if such man as Mckln-
lev was safe. But all these men were
short sighted and were perhaps inclined to
he honest. Safe man, indeed. He was the
safest man in ten thousand, for such CHAP
as Hanna, and Hanna and the other fell
lows got him-by taking mortgage on
him.
And then some people objected-those
were gold bugs-and suggested that ne was
not safe on the silver question, and they
nointed to this portion of a speech delivered
in congress IN 1890 when he said:
T am for the largest use Of silver in the
currency OF the country. I would not DIS
honor it. I would give it equal credit and
honor with gold. l would make no DIS
elimination. / would utilize both metals
as money and dtscredit neither. 1 want
the double standard, and believe a confer
ence will accomplish this purpose"
But Hanna fixed all that. He showed
them that one day while Mckinley was
wandering between Columbus and Canton,
thinking Of protection and how he was to
pay the sis, 900, 50 as to protect the honor
of his name scales fell from his eyes and
a new light dawned upon him and he in
stantly became converted to gold. And
thusfar notifying these simple enquiries
and getting Mckinley solid with the gold
men, Hanna and his pals sent this con-
gress:onal speech Of McKinley's all over
the South and West, showing the voters
in those sections that Mckinley could be
relied on for free silver, so that the Can
ton major could worship the Lord and the
devil with equal ease, and he and Hanna
have been doing it ever since.