The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-05-12
xcANpALous CAMPAIGNING.

With the rising prospect Of Mckinley's
aomination at st. Louis, the Democratic
press Is resorting more and more to the
foriorn campaign resources OF deerying
1Ais favored Republican candidate.
FAlse and venomous depreciation is about
abe only remaining stock in the Demo-
cratic arSenals. Its production is the
oaly industry that has tiourished with
Democratic aid.
The martyred Lincoln was pelted with
this mud up to the day OF his death.
Harrison, the last Republican president,
Was systematically plastered with it.
The Acknowledged leader OF the bar of
indiana. the foremost Republican Of the
state. the accomplished legislator who
adorned his seat in the national senate,
the sound thinker. the ever-ready and
ShEmkzable dehater, has been pictured ad
lEassam as a contemplate dwarf, stag
eering under the weight of his grand
fathers hat William Henry Harrison
was a soldier and man OF no mean
ability, but only wilful and scandalous
misrepresentation would assert the in
Esrinr capacity OF his grandson for the
exalted oftiSe Of an American president
When the Mckinley tariff was fash
snned and enacted 1t was assailed with
sgery art of vituperation, and the chief
sdium Of this abused measure was uni
vcrsally cast upon the head of the man
whose name it bears Now, since the
and clover have broken in air; now that
The Mckinley tariff. hy contrast, mas
risen In popularity: now that the charge
II responsibility for it seems no longer
ZrnIagfng. there is an ovcrstrained ef-
fort to show thaS the odium originally
heaped upon Mckinley was altogether
misplaced. Aceordlns to the recon-
xrructed lie OF today, Mckinley had little
or nothing to do with tlIs framing OF the
measure for which he was denounced
fye years ago. So he is belittled today
as merely a pretentioIs hgurehead, ap-
propriating the credit Of other mems la
hors and brains.
Fortunately for Mckinley and the
truth, it is clear that the masses Of Re
publican voters have recognized the gross
unfairness of this original allotment Of
odium and its preposterous revoking
They do not believe that the former
chairman Of the ways and means 'om-
mittee was merely a wooden figurehead
of the Mckinley tariff bill They re-
call his long and able service in con-
gress. his unremitting championship OF
the principle OF protection for American
industries and labor. his remarkable
speeches in maintenance of his views to
great public assemblies in the leading
cities of the country, and they have
judged 1t fitting that the chief bearer OF
abe odium should be the bearer also OF
the Republican standard and the Repub-
can reward.
II. as now seems most likely, William
Mckinley wins the Republican conyen-
tion nomination, we have full faith that
he will bear the party standard aloft to
triumph through the Democratic hail OF
depreciation and abuse. Ills spotless
private character has thus far defed
ealumny, and his really admirable ablli-
des will again be demonstrated in this
great campaign beyond any possible
stretch of detraction and defamation.
1t will be a vain and futile straining of
nalignancy that will seek to pull him
down because he clung with millions OF
MS. felL1w Americans in years past to
The hope Of the retention Of the old BIZ
natalie standard by the support of
limited eoinsge Of silver.