The herald., 1896-06-19
M'KINLEY AND HOBART

MKINLEY AND HOBART
The Hanna presidential syndicate has
won out by a large majority. It's per-
sistently doomed and zealously guarded
candidate has been adopted by the party
of profession and privilege against the
advice. the earnest protests, of almost
all of the tried and experienced leaders
of the organization. Mckinley as a
presidential candidate is an acquired
Republican taste, but not acquired by
any considerable proportion of the men
who have constituted for so long time
the successful leadership of the party,
but by the thoughtless many who are
moved by imposing, though meaningless,
rhetoric, statuesque attitudinizing and
persistent lying about the virtues of
Mongolianism as illustrated in prohib-
tive tariff legislation.
Under ordinary circumstances the
end of McKinley's candidacy would not
be problematical; under the extraordi-
nary circumstances of the present it is
problematical With the Democratic
party undivided on the money question,
and the chief issue between the parties
being that of taxation-as it should be
until just and sensible system of tax
alton is attained-the matter of McKin-
ley's defeat would be only one of de-
gree. The American people have turn
ed the protection picture to the wall
once with firm hand and resounding
bang, and they are ready to do so again
if the issue is presented them unembar-
rassed and untrammeled by other
questions. But with the declaration of
the Republican platform for a gold
standard, and against the free and un-
limited coinage of silver, except after
the conclusion of that practically unat-
tainable end, an international monetary
agreement, and the probability that the
democratic national convention will
take a position on the coinage question
directly the opposite of that of the ST.
Louis convention, a condition is present
ed, the outcome Of which no man can
safely at present prognosticate about
In the east Democrats and non-parti-
sans who entertain for protectionism
an antipathy as intense as that ascribed
to his satanic majesty to blessed water
will, if the Democratic convention
takes the position noted, vote by the
thousand and tens of thousands for
Mckinley because he stands on a
gold standard platform. They will do
this either because they consider
the maintenance of the gold standard
of more consequence than the defeat of
protection, or because they have no fear
of the enactment of protective laws,
even with Mckinley and Republican
house elected with the silver senators
ready to resort to obstructive tactics, as
in the case of the Dingley bill, while
they do want a president pledged to
avert the grating of free silver coinage
on the country.
In the west the reasons that will at
tract eastern Democrats to the Republi-
can ticket will repel an immense body of
Republicans, and drive them into the
Democratic camp. Mckinley, if elected,
will not be successful because of his per-
sonal popularity or the preference of the
American people for the scheme of rob-
berry known as protection but because
he happens to stand on a gold standard
PLATFORM and his election would simply
mean that a majority of the American
people are against the program of the
silver men. He would become president
on an issue that he apparently cares
and knows little about. and be the re-
cipient of more votes cast as a dernier
resort than any man who has appeared
before the people of this country as a
candidate for office.
The selection of Garret A. Hobart for
second place on the ticket is probably
for two reasons-the desire to keep his
state, New Jersey, in the Republican
column, where she drifted from her
Democratic moorings in 1894, and the
need Of a goose with plenty of golden
quills Mr.. Hobart is man of large
wealth, as may be presumed from the
fact that he is either manager or direct
or of score or so of railroad and man
uIacturinS enterprises. lie has for many
years been active in the Republican
circles OF his state, but until his dis
coVery as vice presidential possibility,
mis- Tame luXuriated within the confines
of the commonwealth that is sometimes
said to be outside the Union. 1t is pos
sibie that he is no worse than Mckinley.
and until it is known TO the contrary
popular judgment should be suspended
Napoleon was defeated in the battle
of Waterloo June 18th, 1915. w. McKin-
ley of Ohio was nominated for the presi-
dency in the Republican conven-
ton June IS, 1S96-just 81 years after.
The sum total of 81 is 9. Nine letters are
used in the name, w. Mckinley. HE
Wins-nit." Just nine letters! Singular,
The Sixth congressional district of this