The herald., 1896-03-20
BILLS DOODLE CAMPAIGN

Bayard that prOtectiOniSm is prolific
source of corruption, is the one that seems
to make the flesh of the projections.
CULVER. 1t hits the tender spots. The his
tory Of every presidential and congress
sional campaign since the war bears ample
testimony of tire correctness of Mr.. Bay
ards conclusions and the campaign that
has already commenced is to richly sup
plement this testimony. The trades and
dickers that have for their object
the election of president and
congress pledged to perverson
If the power of taxation in order tina. the
few may, under the color of law, rob the
many. have commenced. 1t is notorious
that large sum of money has already
been spent to secure for Mckinley the
nomination at st. Louis. The New York
World is authority for the statement that
100000 has thus far been expended in
this noble cause. The rapidity with which
the tarifflte is capturing the delegations
from southern states tells tale of
dollar planting. 1t is pretty we'll known to
the people by this time, and es-
pecially to such as have lived south of
Mason and Dixon's line, that the infiu-
ences which create Republican couven-
tons in that section are moved only by one
or more of three considerations-the prom
Use of retention in office, the promise of ap-
pointment to office and liberal distribu-
ton of the coin of the realm. AS the men
dealt with are not now in Office the first
consideration is unavailable. so the other
two are being worked by the apostle of
transplanted Mongolianism with skillful
expediency and fattering success.
The commander of the Mckinley cam
paign is Mark Hanna, Cleveland iron
king, and he is hustling among the beneh-
Charles of protectionism with an energy
and an ability that almost gives the other
Republican presidential candidates nightly
nightmares. Within the last few weeks
letters have been sent to prominent steel,
iron and coal men ali over Pennsyl-
vania, Ohio and Illinois, asking
for contributions "at once towards
fund of $25O,OOO,' which is
gates from states that are now doubtful.
Thus the fat is being fried out of the pets
of protection. And the recompense for
the fat that the pets are parting with will
be what? 1t will be the pledge that if
McKinleyism is successful at the polls the
tariff laws will be so arranged that the
masses will be compelled to pay
greater tribute than ever before
to the greed and avarice of
the individual and corporate monopolist.
1t is here that the corruption of protection
enters.
To this campaign carried on with capital
secured by pledging the taxing power of
the government, the other Republican
candidates have given heed and though
they do not talk for publication, except in
one instance, about the subject, they have
said to intimates that "there are millions
Of dollars at work for Mckinley" The
exception noted is Senator Cullom of ILL
rois who has thus declared himself in a
letter to q friend:
'The Mckinley forces are organized all
over my state. They have their agents
tramping around organizing Mckinley
clubs and doing anything in their power to
make the state solid for Mckinley. They
have renewed their efforts since my name
was presented at my own home as can
didate for president.
There has been large amount of money
spent in Illinois by Mckinley workers, and
it is not easy to break up the schemes
WHICH tdFO Dccfi SOU up III IllIlls hey
have been at work for more than two years
and have been very actively at work for
the past two months.
In my opinion Nc kinley is less qualified
for the office than any other conspicuous
candidate. He has less courage, less
knowledge of national and International
affairs than either of the other.
Somehow pecple have got the notion
that he alone is responsible for the So
called Mckinley tariff; that he made it
himself. and that he alone brought about
reciprocity. The truth is that Mckinley
fought reciprocity with all the force he
had until forced to surrender.
SHELBY NJ. CULLoM.
And yet some people, who loudly pro-
fess to believe in purity and patriotism,
will champion Mckinley.