Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-06
TIE ,rKINLEY RING.

THE N'KINLEY RING.
Youngstown. o.. April 2S.-Those
wild ones VINO suffer frothingly from
the Mckinley mania will not like what
is now TO be written. Il is, however, a
proper exposition at this time; true in
its statement of fact; correct in its de-
duction.
Nor should Mckinley senimentalists
complain. Their idol is a public char
acter by choice; a self-selected. would
be Waterman Of the towers of govern
ment. He has stood DANGEROUSLY at the
front door Of publicity for years, and
stands there now. Did he despise the
recital of his history he should have
drawn obscurity about him like a
cloak. wrapped himself in privacy as
with a mantle. No one would have in
vaded him then.
Instead. however. with a past replete
with public Office, he to-day asks for a
Presidency. The folk OF this country
are invited TO turn over the wheel of
state TO his hand. the ship of public af-
into the Mckinley heretofore become
not only proper, but an exercise OF per-
unency and duty, 100.
One word TO Republicans: This is the
merest voice crying in the political will
derness: YOU may hear and may heed,
or may close your ear TO il, as you
choose:
Don't nominate Mckinley He will
be hard TO defend, and harder still 10
elect. From the moment he is select
ca You viii ne on the retreat. Your
Campaien win be one of breastwOrks, Of
firing and falling back. You will do
well II Won prevent il becoming more
than n retreat. your campaign. Il may,
in spite Of your best geDeralship, be-
come q rOUt.
However. make no mistake as 70 the
purpose wherewith this is written.
Personally. I care nothing whether Nc
Eiuley De named or no. | would not
turn hand nor head to hurt or help
him His success or failure would mean
no more 20 me than whether sheep nc
or no De we shed today in Ettrick'S dis
tant dale Why DO 7 write then?
like 70 shove the truth from shore: it
is pleasure 70 watch il i'm its sailing.
But 70 Mckinley and that leaf in his
past we were about o turn.
When 7 visited Mckinley on recent
Canton excursion. as I said at the time,
the question. as one looked at his snug,
calm snhirN-like visase. which rose
ratuvallv 70 ones lips. related to his
debts which three years ago were so
uC,iceably. not TO say nOisily, paid by a
c0terie Of money cl0ds who came forth
Tor that purpose. How could McKin-
lev. as a man Of refined honor or ex-
allied sort. permit such offensive aims
making? Ard permitting IT, what was
theroa fter-vhat is now his rose to-
ward these gift-makers who volunteer
ca with their money to war with and
As q re0iv 20 these queries. / lighted
q tarer Of inquiry and went backward
through the dark corridors Of the Nc
Kirlev bankruptcy Of a trio OF years
ago 70 was not q pleasant trip; for
nothing one saw or heard could be turn
81 or twisted 10 the compliment Of Nc
Kinley. At the time Of his failure. as
now every fact Overtaken makes him
the subject Of a syndicate. He is as
much theirs IS might be a ship or a
railroad. a ledge Of silver or q vein OF
coal. or envy other thing which may
with profit Dee made The basis Of syndi-
cation.
To is rot possible to put ones hand
on the entire ring which to-day con-
trolls Mckinley. and which has charge
Of AN HIS inieS. from his relations
with his butcher 90 his canvass for the
Presidency so far rs the light strikes
them. they are Mark Hanna, KOhlsaat
Mccormick son OF the reaper NcCOr-
r'ck. and. irciden ''y. s0n-in-law OF
1redf1: HerricE. q Cleveland banker;
Chris N1~ec the Pittshurg boss Of pOli-
tics. and judge Day. of Canton. Ohio.
These. with perraps Victor Lawson.
are Tho principal shareholders in the
Mckinley syndicate, albeit q cloud OF
m9nuf9cture~- who eEpect hereafter to
De vastly bCck'ered and favored in .
tariff way. are. so 10 sneak. heavy bond
holders Both shareholders and bond
holders have put i'm much treasure, and
Gro To pUt FRI much more. And each end
an look forward with confidence ~ that
good time coming. when Mckinley
shall "reccive" i'm the East Room rs
President. for q full reward, made M
with pleasant c1Uartv Of hich hoD0rs
o. state and distinct though infereDtial
money. Both their vanity and their
bank accounts ore 20 be fattered and
fDed when Mckinley takes his king
shin.