The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-19

ground they have before Travelled. gath
ering moneys for corrupting state and
district conventions; and is our next
president, If MIR. Mckinley is the nomi-
nee, to be controlled and dictated to by
Mr.. Hanna and a set of associates, who
have established their domination over
president by the money they have
furnished for him and his uses?
These references 10 McKinley's bust
ness misfortune three years ago,
through no fault Of his own, and to the
manner in which the money was raised
by his friends to relieve him from en-
barrassment, has made the Ohio men
very ind!gnat, and tonight General
Charles H. Grovsenor spoke very plain
ly regarding Senator Chandler and his
interview. When the correspondent
found General Grosvenor he was ready
TO talk, and he said some very plain
things for the New Hampshire senator
to consider, using the following words:
1T is to be greatly regretted that a
condition Of things should have arisen
in the presidential campaign to shock
the sensibilities of the late secretary of
the navy, Senator Chandler. The diff
Guilty about Senator Chandler is that he
has lived all his political life so far re-
mote in locality and in such a dissim-
tician that he is more easily affected by
matters of this sort than the average
Republican statesman.
THE first vice in the attitude Of the
senator's is the fact that he assumes the
truth of a mere rumor. Had he been in
the active political life of the great swim
Of politics during many of the years of
the past he would have learned that
mere runOr ought not to establish even
a prima facia case of corrupt dealing in
politics. 1t is not strange that d man
of his extreme sensibilities, and who has
lived. as l have said, SO long a life
among the rural purities of New Eng
land politics, should be shocked and
scandalized at the mere breath Of SIAN
der, but as he grows older and more ex-
perienced he will learn TO take with a
great many degrees OF allowance the
statements of the kind to which he re-
fers.
Il cannot speak with absolute full
knowledge upon the subject matter Of
his charges, but will undertake to say
that in my opinion there is absolutely
no substantial foundation for them, and
II would be wise for Sena tor Chandler
and every other Republican to hesitate
and require full proof before indorsing
the charges with which idle rumor fills
the air in all election contests and
which fall with no significance upon the
minds Of the people who have been 30
often beguiled by them. 1t must be
borne in mind that nearly all prominent
American statesmen and politicians
have been from time slandered and
scandsliZed, and because some one has
escaped the ''Slings and arrows" o: per
sonaI detraction and the assignment Of
unworthy motives, ii IS no reason why
he should accept as truth the assaults
made upon others.
In all Of these great campaigns W.
have stated and unvarytng periods Of
development. Usually for a time the
candidate Is sneered at as unimportant
and without strength and support. and
hardly worthy OF con sheraton Later
as the tide rises IN his favor. the suE-
s,est!an Games forth that no such con
dittOl exists: that ne has no votes, and
- say that he has - a r1fsrepreSents-
ZION u his friends. and the result OF the
enthusiasm o. his supporters And then
comes the period when n Il charged
with corruption, vote buying. unfair n
vasicn Of other mems preserves. and
schemtnE tricks and devices - gain
strength All :heSe periods - political
evolution az familiar :? the majority
Of TIE American people, Bar there ere
remote Arosaian localsttes where. amid
tie blossoms 81 absolute political pur5y
ard fetal virtue. the American states
man grows 10 gTsat dignity. AID in
portanes IN absolute and childliks IN
nccence OF all these hlemishes upon
American character.
But row. coming 20 treat the matter
seriously for a moment, "a there any
man IN the United States old enough %
vote and Intelligent enough 20 form an
opinion as 70 whom he wants 20 vote
for, who does not know that IN p-oliCi-
cal campaign FOR the presidency there
must - some expenditure % money.
and when the candidate has ~ money
Of his own, il IS not & crime. 1roTv. %
permit his friends - pay theirovn OK
psnses IN the necessary work o. the
campaign
Way not Be honest ard ingenuous7
When \ man begins 20 play re hyT~o-
critic. the people understand &: perfectly.
There ara necessary expenses i1cl1e1r
- \ political campaign for The nol-t-, -
ton fr- president that mus be paid
Take re current campaign. foT -luca
r--ne- has been expended 10- cuttons
ard pictures and literature Tor the sev-
eral candidates. Ard yst ! rs}o.ce %
say that there Is but one n AL re gal
axy OF candidates. spsendif Arna--ca1s.
highly fitted for the presidential o-1ice
as they are. who has money enough 70
gay even those simple expenses alone