The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-18
A DOODLE CAMPAIGN.
What Everyone Has Been Whisper.
lug, Openly Charged.
A REMARKABLE INTERVIEW WITH
SENATOR CHANDLER.

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lionaire Manufacturers-That Move
ment In His Behalf Is Doodle Canvass
From Start to F1nish-Protected Inter-
ests Levied On for Funds-Statement
Called From Ohio Man.
Washington, March 1.-THE. bitter feel
ing against Mckinley among the friends
of the other presidential candidates, which
has been largely kept out Of the news
papers until today, came out strongly in.
an extraordinary interview, prepared
by Senator Chandler for q Washington
newspaper, in which he attacked McKin-
ley as the beneficiary Of millionaire man
ufacturers and the Mckinley movement
as a "boodle canvass from start to fin
ish."
The interview as given out by Mr..
Chandler Is as follows:
"What Ia thought and said among the
Republicans whom yon have met about
the reoent developments showingsthat
money contributions are being solicited
from the manufacturers of the East to
help McKinleyW was asked
flt has been very seldom that have
n6dfQ uOIo luolSuob1Oa SApToeS6u Ou duy
minor subject Of politics." said the
Senator, Ethan within the last few days,
as information has come to the extent to
which these levies upon protected inter-
ests are being made. Anger is uttered by
the friends Of all other candidates and
also by the most sagacious politicians,
who have no preferences as yet.
sit has always been conceded that it Is
fair politics to advocate Mr.. Mckinley,
ha G1Nh Y,rQfacfff.n ~
was given by the bill of 1890, which
brought to the Republican party, I'M.
deservedly, Its widespread defeats in the
fall of that year. In the return OF the
people to their desire for protection it
Is fair to argue that Mr.. Mckinley, by
whose name the bill was called, will be
an appropriate candidate for President.
But even here there is feeling that
the argument il being pressed little too
Tar. Messrs. Allison and Reed were
quite as important factors as Mr.. Mo
Kinley in the harding Of the bill of 1890,
and Mr.. Allison is certainly Mr.. McKin-
ley's superior in q knowledge OF the
necessary details which enter into the
problem OF a revenue by tariff duties.
lection candidate is to be desired, MIR.
McKinley's claim to that title ia sound,
it Is q very different thing for his sup
porter to propose to carry on his canvass
for the favor of delegates by begging
money from the manufacturers of the
West and the East and everywhere else
to be expended in manipulating state
conventions.
HsTol invade Senator Quay's state with
demands, oral and written, that the Penn
sylvania manufacturers are under such
obligations to Mr.. Mckinley that they
ought to furnish cash contributions with
which to secure the election of Mckinley
delegates to St. Louis seems to be most
ill-adyised proceeding. Yet the evidence
ly-extended levy upon the protected in
dustries of the country has been project
ed and is going forward, to what extent
remains to be- discovered. Ever since
the movement for Mckinley began it
has been rumored that Mr.. Mark Hanna,
now one OF the Ohio delegates-st-la
has been expanding money in Mr.. Nc
unwilliugness to believe this, and dis
position to attribute Mr.. Hanna's exer-
lions to sincere and DISTINGUISHED friend
ship for Mr.. Mckinley. Nobody now il
SO charitable. 1t is beginning to be be-
Iieved that the Mckinley movement is to
be Doodle canvass from start to finish.
This belief will be injurious to Mr.. Nc.
Kinley. It will be still more injurious
TO the Republican party, especially If Mr..
Mckinley 10 nominated. -,
1.-THE issue will be made by our oppOn.
ents whether we are to have President
who was nominated by fiat trying, by
the money of millionaire manufacturers
and is to be elected by similar corrupt
methods applied to the suffrage in tn c
states.
"Mr. Mckinley ought not to suffer by
unjust imputations Of this sort. II
ought to repudiate any such canvass in
his behalf. do not believe that he
wishes to stand in the unfavorable lig hi
In which he will be placed il the current
~ reported and now everywhere believed
stories remain uncOntradicted. expecu
to hear from him without delay in pub
lilo utterance. If he does not speak di-
reotly or authoritatively through some
reliable representative, the belief will
gain ground that he has placed himself
in the hands of managers who are seek
ing to nominate him by the lavish USE
of money, and who will own him an6
make merchandise Of him if he is elected
"All Republicans sympathize with Nc
Kinley in his business misfortunss, ant
all over the country; contributions wer'
freely made to pay the honorable debit
he had incurred, and to keep such dis
tinguished and honored leader of tine
party from insolvency. But it is now
by reason of recent disclosures, peril
nent inquiry, who raised and handled
GDOSe COuOrlDuGiouB, now large were 6n6y
and what is Mr.. MoKinlsy's presen
financial condition? Are the men whit
raised these personal contributions nov
going over the same ground they hav,
before travelled. gathering money fol
corrupting state and district conventions
and Is our next President-if Mr.. Nc
Kinley is the nominee-to be controlled
and dedicated to by Mr.. Hanna and
set of his associates who have established
their domination over President by The
money they have furnished him and fol
his uses?
ga plain and explicit statement should
be made by MIR. Mckinley, or in his be
half. Tell the truth, should be tht
motto. believe that Mr.. Mckinley car
make matters right, so far as he is per
sonally concerned; and. for the sake O
the good name of the party prefer to sc,
him do this than labor under the disad
vantsges now upon him in the canvas
for the nomination growing out of thes
repeated and continuous collections o