The Irish standard., 1896-12-19
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A Number of Men Spoken Of as
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81 nckinley's Possible
Advisers.
Mark Hanna's busy activity was
shown by his leaving the Cleveland ban
quet in the morning hours, travelling that
same morning to Canton, and back, sixty
miles, and appearing at the horse show
in the evening with his family, and enliv-
ening the boxes with his campaign ex-
periences, writes ''Gath" in the Cincin-
natl Enquirer. Doubt is still expressed
that he will give up his business for the
insincerities and ponderosities of treas
ury control. While he is an Office and
bookkeeper sort of man, as well as an
athletics prospector, forwarder and navi-
gator, he is very differently advised and
debated by men of his own class, hard
headed, well-wishers Of Mckinley and
himself, and men abreast of Hanna all
his. life. One of these was John Todd,
son of the war governor, a man of mid
die state parentage, bluff and brave, and
having the public interest at heart. Nc
Kinley Oberne has heard these views,
and probably conveyed them to his su-
preme cousin. They are to the effect
that Hanna would be happier and more
independent, and Mckinley safer and
less dependent if the latter would not
press Hanna to enter the cabinet, nor
Hanna be prevailed upon to go into it.
The idea that financiering requires a
special training; long antecedent schol-
arship and many other things than
bustling, busy activity of the Robert
Norris pattern Morris was Washing
toms selection for the treasury depart
ment, who thought his wealth implied
the skill to make national wealth, but
Morris, whom Alexander Hamilton bad
engaged, in a correspondence upon the
public debt, revenue and currency, while
a young staff officer, recommended
washington to appoint Hamilton, and
his administration Of the finances had nc
equal among the finance ministers of his
time in Europe. While Pitt failed'in his
sinking fund and other liquidating
schemes, Hamilton paid the debts of the
dishonest states and statesmen by throw
ing the Federal bill over to them, and
using Morris to organize the United
States Bank. In time Morris broke down
under his extensive speculations and Dor
rowings, and went to the debtors prison
not without righteous reason. Hamilton
was attacked. but never upset, and his
methods and general ideas have con-
tinued and made Mark Hannas fortune
and McKinley's family.
/ Like Mark Hanna, Morris was a mer-
chant and shipper, and his connections
Willing and Bingham, were the Pier
mont Morgan and Belmonts Of that day
who took the commissions and the finan-
eial assets. Like Hanna, a Quaker strain
ran through those Philadelphia finan-
ciers. But Morriss financiering was al
WAYS of the routine order, and he com
pounded his patriotism with bookkeep-
ing.
The cautious element in Cleveland is
noLathe ablest nor the most original; the
go-ahead men are nearly all Hanna men
butsM. p. Handy, who has been here with
Hanna as a guest, told me that as far as
he could see the number was about equal
,of them who counseled for and against
Hanna in Cleveland.
Hanna himself is a man of discretion
and counsel, overweighted by tempera-
ment. He belongs to the stamp OF big
foremen. like Sir. Donald Curry and Sill
Morton Peto, Tom Scott and Jim Batter.
son, Carnegie and Fricke. He wishes te
help Mckinley more than himself. The
over cautious here also fear that Mc-kin.
Lewis dependence on Hanna is to be the
least Of his weakness or strength. They
fear. McKinley's gentleness and gNi
tude and are waiting to measure his III
telIect by his acts. Nobody fears that
he IS rash or self -esteeming or looking t
a second term. They only think that hi
ought TO be able to pick financier as
wen as he picked a campaign agent, and
know more than one man for the place
The opinion is also expressed that New
York City is the natural home Of finance
and that the metropolitan school Of Fl:
nanciers overtops the country school
Not the slightest encomium is evel
passed here upon Charles Fosters tern
in the treasury department. It is saic
that. he was carried a good while, by Gen;
5eral Thomas, and by him advised to g,
cut Of Office and into bankruptcy stimuli:
staneously. Nor has Window left a vas
reputation here other OF the Vir
ginia Ohio Quaker school, like Hanna
AS for John Sherman, he lis almost uni
Eversa1ly described as too old and not al
ways. u stiff man when young the par.
selit Of more legal tenders and Of silyea
bullion acts and moi always correct ii
lits elIctIons as when he though th.
/ i,,,ying of too much silver lllion ouls
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