The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-09
Mr.. Hanna Tells What McKin-
Iey's Policy VIII Be.
VIII Call an Extra Session;
Also Reward Democrats.
GET REVENUE FIRST.
Hanna Intends to Keep Up
Fight on Silver.
VIII Continue Campaign Work
During Next Four Years.

New York, Nov. s-The World says:
Mark Hanna gave the World the fol-
lowing outline Of what he understood
to be President-elect Mckinley gener-
al policy:
Il have had but comparatively brief
conversations with Major Mckinley
since his election. Next week expect
to meet him at Cleveland, and, as he
has had time to think over matters, I
presume he will have more details than
am at present aware of.
But this much I know-he feels that
he owes much to the patriotic Demo
Gratis who prefer principle to strict par
ty ties. Indiana for instance, was IN
questiOnably carried against fusion by
Democratic votes.
He recognizes the very great service
performed by the Democratic and in
dependent newspapers during the cam
paign-
Major Mckinley will endeavor to see
collected a great national party that
will give prosperity to the country. He
expects and hopes that men Of all
shades of former political belief will be
united to this end. I have talked with
Democratic leaders and am glad to
say they are in accord with Major Nc
Kinleys hopes.
THE first movement he will make
will be to obtain sufficient revenue to
conduct the government. Further is
sues of bonds would be altogether too
stability demand that as soon as pos
Sible the government should be on a
paying basis. To this end an extra Ses-
sion of congress will be necessary. and
President Mckinley will undoubtedly
call one soon after his inauguration
Legislation will be required to secure
the desired revenue, and Mr.. Mckinley
will do everything in his power to Sc
cure it, as well as the legal establish
ment Of a policy which will tend to put
everybody at work-In all this he hopes
and expects that he viii be backed by
patriotic men, regardless OF party lines.
As for myself, I am not after any
office and viii endeavOr to attend to
private business affairs which need my
personal supervision
Asked what Democrats of note he had
talked with on the subject of the fu-
ture Mr.. Hanna said L do not wish
to name them all, but may mention
Messrs. w. Q. Whitney and Abram s.
Hewitt.
Chairman Hanna also proposes to
checkmate Mr.. Bryan and the other ad-
vOcates of free silver coinage, who an
nounce that they intend to keep up the
fight for their cause.
Mr.. Hanna intends to keep the ma
tional committee at work He does not
want to see disarmament at this stage
of the fight. Even without the warn
ing of Bryan's letter he recognizes the
necessity of keeping up the fight against
free silver.
The national committee. which usual
~ slumbers through the interval of
three and a half years between cam
paigns, is to be very much awake and
busy through the next four years if Mr..
Hanna's ideas are carried out, and
doubtless they viii be-
His plan is to have a continuous Re
publican campaign for the next four
years under his direction, headquarters
to be established in New York or Chi
cago, with officers in charge, from which
literature viii be sent out and speakers
assigned to keep up the fight against
free silver.
1T is for the good of the country and
the salvation of the Republican party
Mr.. Hanna has said during the last
two days to New York political leaders
and campaign contributors some of
whom he met at the house of Whitelaw
Reid on Thursday night.
IF you want to stamp out completely
this political disease of silver, repudia--
ton and riot" Mr.. Hanna has told the
New Workers you must continue ap-
plying the remedy The election shows
the treatment administered during the
campaign has not worked a cure; it on
" checked the progress. The medicine
was all right as far as it went, but we
must continue the doses. Then, too, this
old time plan of leaving the disease half
cured won't do. 1t viii be twice as
hard to master the next time, and the
doctor viii have grown rusty and mex
perienced for lack of practice.
Most of Saturday Mr.. Hanna spent
calling upon leading business men in
their offices here.Ae also discussed the
plan with the mem bers Of the national
committee still in the city. and it was
practically decided the committee viii
remain in active existence, assuming
complete control of the Republican par
ty in every state, and acting as the pO-
litical advisory board Of the admins
tration.
In the past the national committee
has practically gone out of existence a
few days after election, not reassemb-
ling until four years later. when a few
members met to issue a call for the
convention. A new chairman has been
invariably chosen and the personnel of
the committee has been radically
changed for each campaign. Every
thing has to be built up new and the
whole political machinery of a presi-
Dental contest organized from the
ground up. Valuable time is lost and
many mistakes made while the new
campaigners are gaining experience
Chairman Hanna had to go through
this same costly process Of learning, and
he thinks the Republican party ought
to change the antiquated system
His proposition has met with general
favor. both among politicians and bus
mess men. and Mr. Bryan and the sill
yer men viii not have the field to them
selves by any means
Bryan's Defeat Caused Death