New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-19
THE HANNA INVASION.

II is not vet absolutely clear To the general
public whether Mr. Marcus A. Hanna Is an
ordinary malcfactor. common lake pirate OF
a wild and reckless freebooter. ranging the hlsh
seas and picking up everything In his pain from
"A Gloucester fishing smack TO an ocean steamer
The general understanding. 10 far rs We are
able To gath it from the public uiterah'cs OF
such statesmen as Timothy f. Ellsworth ana
the serious outgivings of many newspapers III
the interior which derive inspiration ana sis-
tenance in equal quantities from the | hl'ed
States Express Company is that Hanna Is an
extremely bad mnn. \ dangerous man man
whom earnest Republicans fired with enthusi-
asm for Mr. Plati's leadership and Governor
Morton's candidacy for President under that
leadership. but not absolutely certain how long
that enthusiasm will endure the stress or
temptation. would do we'll 10 avoid. II we are
correct in our Interpretation OF the remarks
lately made by Mr.. Ellsworth and the obscrva-
lions Of the newspapers referred 10, Hanna has
tackled the Empire State from the lake front
Of Buffalo, and Is making arrangements 10
devastaie the face Of the country from that
point 10 Moniauk. He Is coming down rs did
the Assyrian like the wolf on the fold" and
"his cohoris'-no; he is not yet reported rs hav-
ing "cohorts''-but he himself lis cleaning with
silver and gold
Few people have seen him yet But a great
many are waiting to see him since the informa-
ton has been spread abroad as 10 his panoply.
lie Is reported to have jays and jays and swags
and swags and slathers and slathers of money.
lie reeks with 1t. 1t leaks out of his trousers
pockets as he staggers along under the burden
Of it, And any statesman who picks 1t up Is
Isnr HOY ,rnfn Ily i'm ras sod
any such statesman may be with the greatness,
the amIabty, versatility. nexibility and pcren-
NAL youth Of Ncw-Yorks favorite son, Mark
Hanna's money hot from Tartarus. will burn
out all his enthusiasm after the first ballot-if
not earicr-and turn him over to Mckinley.
This is the dismal apprehension that sends
SILVER through the State extorting a wall Of
anguish from Timothy Ellsworth in the far
Northwest, and an indignant outburst from
Lemuel Quigg right here in this southeast cor
ncr Few things have ever entered the State
from the Buffalo lake front so utterly dcbitat-
ing in their effect upon patriotic enthusiasm and
so disntegraiing in their Influence upon a great
and worthy purpose rs Mark Hanna's money
We recall nothing comparable with II since
since-well. since Mr.. Plat began distributing
money over the State to elect Democratic State
officers and Republican minority to the Legis
lature upon which he could depend in a pinch
But then that began at this end Of the State
II was not his own, but corporation money;
and the expenditure was for business and not
political purposes
Mark Hanna. If rightly understand the
existing situation. has already expended several
millions Of his own money. and is getting ready
to spend several hundred millions more, not SO
much TO draw away support from Governor Nor
ton on the first ballot rs TO secure the favor OF
his supporters for Mckinley as their second
choice This, II strikes us. Is wrong. Since tho
return OF the gentlemen whom Mr. Plat sent
! South to press Governor Morton's nomination
upon all delegates who desired sound money II
Is understood that the Governors supporters
have taken decided stand against the OF
money In the preliminary canvass especially
| in large quantities. This position Is entirely
| sound that It ought to give the Governor great
strength on the first ballot The worst feature
/ OF the Hanna invasion, however, Is the fact that
neither Mr. Hanna nor anybody else has any
! business to come into this State with or without
money and undertake to influence the second
! choice Of delegates. The unwrittcn law, as laid
down by what Is called 1.-THE regular organiza-
ton" Is that after the first choice, as Indicated
by Mr. Platt's selection and popular enthusi-
asm has been diligently and enthusiastically
supported for one ballot the whole delegation
passes into Mr. Platts hands for trading pur-
poses This we believe, was the understand
ing reached ut the Brunswick Hotel dinner
that after the first ballot the Boss Of each
State was to take charge OF the delegation, and
that the selection Of candidates would In the
end depend entirely upon the agreement Of the