Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-05-08
OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON FRIDAY EVENING" NAY g. 1885,
The next convention, that OF 1888,

The next convention, that OF 1888
found Mckinley still for Sherman
There came time when talk was
blown about of nominating Mckinley
himself. Scattering votes were hurled
at him as rolls were called. At last
there began to form certain definite
plans to name Mckinley. The New
Jersey delegation held caucus, and
determined to cast its vote for the new
Buckeye. Ohio was ready to switch
Mckinley for Sherman just as once be.
fore she had switched Garfield TO,
Sherman.
At this point Mckinley took some
sudden vigorous steps. He went to
the New Jersey crowd, and to his own
people, and with his own hands
throttled his chances in their cradle
He would not allow his name to be
used.
81 came here for John Sherman
he said. "He is the choice OF my
State. My promise is made. 1t would
be dishonorable to break it, and l will
not. You should not nominate me
and you must not. If you persist, ]
will make this statement on the floor
of the convention; 1 will decline to
rum"
This gave Mark Hanna high notion
AS we'll it might - of Mckinley.
honor, and go as years went by and
these things came to pass, Hanna. q
politician of native might, cool bust.
ness man of solvent millions, grew to
believe heart and soul in Mckinley
And as this is read he is giving all ol
his time, and wasting money like
water, to the proposal of securing Me.
Kinley's nomination next June.
As q fashion of post.scriptum it is
worth while to notice the clam.like
closeness of Mckinley, Tom Reed
Morton, Allison, as we'll as everybody
else who is, or thinks he is, Presi.
Dental candidate. Not one of them
all will let word escape. 1 have tried
at least Mckinley, Morton and Reed.
"What OF tariff" ask,
A deep cunning smile is the only
answer.
"What OF fnancs2" say.
More foxy decentralization of the
wide hopeful mouths.
There isn't one of them who would
answer directly question as to what
party he belonged. 1t is not to be
misunderstood. These folks lust to be
President. and beg other folks to SEND
them to the White House; yet no,
one will tell what he'll do on any sub
ject, from finance to revenue, thai
cries for settlement were he to &c
there.
Reed, Mckinley, all the rest OF them
will, after years of talking in telling
men what they think and why they
think it, become, through this very
trick to talk, eligible for party selec
ton to lead q national fight. Ant
then they stop talking. They do no
seem to realize that the system which
searched them forth from Part.
obscurity to put them on the list o
Presidential eligibles is. or should be
the only system which might hope t
win success.
From takers they become dumb
from seers they become blind; from
men of action they become inert an,
lie without motion-a sort of suddenl,
constructed terrapin of politics iron
which you can get nothing; with whom
you can do nothing; who, with hea'
and legs and tail withdrawn within
his shell, plants himself in the wa,
and hopes for q White House.
1t will be we'll for q world whel
everybody is taught that no sphinx i
to become q President. Such new
would set these honest gentlemen q
talking like apple-women; We woul,
all feel the better for it; and the hou
would run much more risk of fnall,
finding the man.