The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-03-10

hnoie Iarty-Decl2reS Also Inat NC
Kinley's Men are Using Money in the
State of Illinois.
New York. March 9-Senator Cullom
with unusual courage for presidential
candidate. has been discussing with
George Alfred Townsend the public
questions of the day. and, in a more
personal way. his rivals in the race for
the nomination.
Mr.. Cullom is 66 years old.
Il am like Chase" he says, once
said 10 him. They say you are going
TO run for president. Il am getting
so DID, said Chase. that if don't run
for president now. never cam
Senator CullOm frankly admits that
he is qualified for the presidency. II
have had more preparation for both
legislative and executive life" he says,
than any of my senatorial contempo-
raries. 1 served four terms in the
state legislature and was twice speaker
of IL, part OF the time when Abraham
Lincoln was my townsman. l was six
years in congress. six years governor of
Illinois and have been twelve years in
the United States senate, and II live
Will serve into the next century. II
has been forty years since / took up
public business. In that time i have
fomented no disagreements, kept fac
ton quiet and looked to the people for
my guide, with whose struggle 10 live
and seek independence my heart has
been by nature always moved.
while governor 1 had no doorkeeper
and no absences. The only time went
away was to the Yorktown celebration
The party and the state government
We're delivered over 10 my successors
in sound condition. II is this pros
pect which makes me feel that IL in
a remote contingency j should have
the United States government TO ad-
minister 1 would not enter upon IL Ell
ther a novice or with ibluster.''
Mr.. Townsend quotes letter written
by Senator Cullom TO him some time
since, in which the writer said he was
poor and had no money to spend in
the campaign for the Republican nom
ination or to promote his election II
nominated. The senator added that he
would not solicit financial aid under
any circumstances, as he would feel
that by so doing ne would place him
self in the hands of those who furnished
ii.
IT mention this" the letter goes on
to say, because II is said that money
is being spent in attempting TO secure
delegations"
This last sentence IS made tho basis
IN the formal interview for an attack
on Major Mckinley.
''I know" says Senator Cullom, "as
we'll as that the sun Is shining behind
me. that McKinley's active men are all
around Illinois. They especially tam
per with the country districts. Since
the love feast in January, which unex-
pectedly presented my name. Allison's
men have kept out OF Illinois. But
McKinleys gents are up and down and
tireless. Mark Hanna has been 10
Chicago directing the canvass. / have
no funds and no disposition TO make
that kind of overreaching canvass. If
1 would send out well paid men to
Ohio, or Iowa, or any of the states
committed my resolution to my COM
petftors. they would hardly fail to ex-
claim against the practice"
rs Mckinley, then, strong IN Illi-
nois?"
Yes. stronger in Illinois than in
Ohio, 1 believe. 1 know he IS strong
er in Illinois than in Indiana. McKIn-
ley is remarkably strong, also. In Mis-
souri,, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska,
Wisconsin and Michigan.
"What is the cause of it?''
The cause Is partly reaction among
the farmers on the subject OF the tariff
and they connect McKinley's tariff. as
II is called. with their pro-tsr.ff earn
estness. Mckinley, also. has made
systematic tour OF Illinois upon a Sc
ries of occasions, taking different lines
90 ~, al 10
cipal centers, showing himself-and he
is good on a show-to the grand body
of the people. He gets of that speech
which he alone can do 90 well. They
have seen him He ia the Protective
Tariff. II seems to them that McKin-
ley made the high tariff and the high
prices and the high times He has
that one idea and he fetches II along;
they see the young Napoleon Bona
parte. He never misses a public occa-
sion. He never smiles any more. Pret-
~ good looking fellow, too, Mckinley
is"
How are the Chicago newspapers on
the presidency"
'-Medill rather writes toward Reed;
Kohlsaat thinks he viii meet Mckinley
in heaven; Nixon ia for the best man.
He has been a good party editor and
has my best wishes"
VIII you have the Illinois delega-
tion for you at St. Louis ,"
Il don't know. | understand that
in Chicago delegates have been elected
for me- In the agricultural parts, as
/ have related. McKinleys agents are
working 70 have him get delegates
The fact IS, the presidency never bit me
very deep. Public life itself does not
detsin me hard"
els there any great reality in the
silver question now"
II think not. Its citadel IS the SEN
ate OF the United States, where the new
states con demonstrate their power. II
X not a disturbance IN the inner line
Of western states. nor in our party.
though * has divided the Illinois Dem
ocracy almost hopelessly. Governor
AltEeld Is the positive spirit In that
party-a mighty smart fellow, not
afraid OF consequences, speaking out as
he feels. I also hear that Vice Presl-
dent Stevenson Is in training 70 BE the
silver candidate Of the Democracy.
which would doubt II he had not been
elected 70 congress on the old Green
back shoot. and had almost ever since
come into power by some similar side
show.
The silver issue Is not going %
plague Us much Of the plains and the
Pacific coast II has subsIded except
where il - A commodity Interest with
other interests also depressed"
Why is there a feeling against
Ohio presidents
I suppose II grew out - Hayes no-
keeping his promises Garfield vas
accused the same way. Mckinley and
Harrison come from Ohio. The tariff
was the act q rhs whole party. snd
no one advocate can claim 20 be its
Henry Clay. Mckinley got his name
20 T. and goes into the other states as
u be aiola had 2 pa-ert On It.