Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-09
BUSINESS FIRST.
Pressing Needs Of the Country Will
Be Attended to
Before Major Mckinley will Bother with tho
0Hiceseekers.

New York, Nov. S.-One of the first off,
cial acts of Major Mckinley after his in
auguration as President will be the issu-
ing OF call for an extra session of Con-
gress, for the purpose of graphing with
the revenue and financial problems with
which the country is confronted. 1t is
Kinley and eminent Republicans whose
views he has received. have fully decided
that such course Is necessary, and there
Is no reason for a change in sight.
1t can also be stated on good authority
that the whole drift of thought among the
Republican leaders Is to shove patronage
to one side and devote all their attention
to making such changes in the tariff as
are necessary for the revenues Of the
government. and to remedying the pres
ent faulty financial system. The gentle
men who have been on the stump so stur-
Oily for Mckinley and sound money in
the hope OF getting a good office now held
by some free silver or sound money Dem
ocrat will be disappointed.
The patronage question, 1t Is said is
just now worrying the President elect
only so far as the opportunities Of the
nifty to repel. Mckinley friends say that
| the spoils system Will not play any con
siderable part in the Republican admin
iStration until needed legislation mas been
enacted or at ieast until a very serious
and strenuous effort has been made 10
enact it,
Some OF the prominent men who aided
Mckinley's nomination and led the fight
Tor his election are already setting the
example. Several of them who have been
urged by their friends for places in the
cabinet and for important foreign posts
have refused to have their names con-
sidered in connection with them. They
think they can use their influence to bet
ter advantages in unofficial capacities
one of these is Chairman Hanna who
has refused to allow his name to be con-
sldered in connection with a cabinet posi-
tionIat least all MS friends say SO very
emphatically.
Another Is II. II. Kohlsaat of Chicago.
who welded Il mighty influence all over
the country in securing delegates for Nc
prominent though entirely private part In
assisting his campaign Mr.. kohlsaat
was suggested to be the representative OF
this government to one Of the important
European powers. He declined to con-
slider 1t. He was then suggested as a
| member of the cabinet.
This. am told he also refused saying
that 1t was more important TO the real
friends OF Major Mckinley that his ad-
| ADMINISTRATION should be started right for
the public good than that they should
reap honors at his hands. The offer is
still open, and Mr.. kohlsaat is still being
discussed for cabinet position but in
stead of regarding 1t with expectancy he
Is devoting all his energies to having the
scramblers for patronage repealed and all
the influences for good government
massed on the side of patriotism for the
purpose OF getting something done at
Washington.
Patronage is just now worrying the
politicians of this state and they have not
quite made up their minds TO the new or
der of things. which involves considerable
delay in bestowing the 'loaves and
fishes.
one of the officers of the Mckinley
League called on Chairman Hanna. Sat
urday. and had long talk with him.
The officer of the Mckinley League did
nearly all the talking He didn't want
the Plat men in this state to get any en-
couragement in the way of patronage
and he wanted it all promised to the anti
Platt men. SO that il could be used in an
effort to defeat Plat for senator.
Soon after the Mckinley Lacquer took
his departure. Chairman Hackett of Mr.
Patt's state committee. called on MIR
Hanna. Chairman Hackett did IA great
deal of talking to Mr.. Hanna. and Mr.
Hama said little. 1t is understood that
Mr.. Hackett told Chairman Hanna that
the state organization had no objection
whatever to the selection of Cornelius n
Bliss to be secretary of the treasury as
New fork's representative in the cabinet
learned to know Mr. Bliss better during
this campaign. They know very well thai
there can be no close friendship between
Mr. Bliss and them. But they have dis
covered that Mr.. Bliss is fair and rea-
sonable MANA thing which they have
failed to see during the last eight years.
Plat nor the anti-Platt faction will be
given all of the patronage of the new
administration here. The Mckinley
the plums thrown into their basket. and
have asked that this be done Mr.. Plat
has not asked that all the patronage be
given TO his friends. In fact he has not
asked for any of it. He is willing to leave
rs disposition entirely to the fairness of
Major Mckinley and his advisers
Al the same time, the ant-Platt men
are being reminded that it would be i'm
poiitic and unwise for them TO insist upon
tn.lr point Just now. when all the inter-
ests of the nation are looking forward to
wise action at Washington. If they
should precipitate a bitter factional war
IN TINS state. they are being told the eff
fect. far from strengthening the position
of the anti-Patt men. would seriously
weaken their standing