The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-02
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were legitimate commodities of politi-
cal merchandise. One who will do so
or permit it to be done, would, if he be-
lieved il 10 his advantage, publish his
own love letters and those of his wife.
That Governor Mckinley has been en-
saged in fostering this sentimental
trash and reviving it, in order TO at
tract attention and minister TO his pop
ularity and ambition, there is no doubt.
That he has kept one or two clerks TO
keep this cottage romance" going and
his law practice" well TO the front, ad-
mits of no doubt.
But this is but a small fragment of
the program now being carried out TO
promote his nomination to the presiden-
cy, and to conceal which the other ro-
mances were invented and have been
kept alive. It will be remembered that
about three years ago, while Governor
Of this state, Mr.. Mckinley failed for
100000. With heroic self-sacrifice his
wife came to the rescue and turned over
all her property TO pay her husband 5
debts. so jealous was she of her hus-
bands honor. They could both die
in poverty with pleasure. but to have
any paper with the majestic name of
Mckinley on it, unredeemed, was past
contemplating with composure.
A literary bureau was kept busy with
this romantic incident, all for the false
glorification of Mr.. Mckinley. 1t is
now said upon the best of authority
that instead of Governor Mckinley be-
ing driven to bankruptcy by indorsing
for another much of the money was
borrowed for his own use; but the truth
had no romantic or soul-stirring quail
ity in it, so fiction had to be created
IN Hnr n fr-
and qualities of the "great champion"
But all of a sudden the literary bureau
said that the poor and helpless mechan-
les of the country had by subscriptions
Of a dime or a quarter dollar and the
like paid off the entire Indebtedness of
100000. Here was another falsehood.
another sham. The millionaire monop-
olists and manufacturers of the country
had made up the money in checks of
$1,000 and $1,000 each. These were the
men who had come to the rescue Of the
great champion" These are the men
who are now advancing the money to
send agents with full purses 10 every
part OF the country to organize, infiu-
ence the press and manufacture senti-
ment for the Great Napoleon Of Pro-
lection" Thousands of skilled politi-
cal agents are canvassing the country
creating booms and influencing the Sc
lection of delegates to the St. Louis con-
ventjon. Older, ADLER and far better
men are being set aside in their own
states to select delegates for Mckinley.
The newspapers are af1ame with his
homemade literature" from one end
Of the country to the other. The little
cottage" and the law Office are the
headquarters of the gigantic conspira-
pv n r1I1rpbaca tho rnDoip fion n
great presidential office, filed in the
past by Washington, jefferson, Jackson
Lincoln and other illustrious charac-
tiers. The cost of all this is incalcula-
bly, great. 1t is doubtful of $4,000
day would cover it all But silent as
death sits the "gerat apostle of protec-
ton" refusing to express an opinion on
any of the great national questions Of
the day. About Cuba and Venezuela
he will say nothing and is equally 81
lent about the monetary question. He
does not seek the presidential office by
the announcement of the noblest and
best principles. but only through that
policy which seems surest to win, re-
CARELESS of principle. Never in the
history of the world has any man sough
to qualify ambition at such gross sac
rifice of honesty and individual opinion
Inc future historian Will point 10 MS
canvass for the presidency
as the corruptest exhibition of ambi-
ton our country has seen: 1t now
looks as if he would be nominated. If
so, he will be the weakest candidate
his party could name. The methods
of his nomination will be laid bare to
the light Of the following canvass. The
American people will have an opportu-
nifty Of approving or rejecting nomi
nation purchased with the money of
monopolists, mixed with the false sem
timent of a bureau supervised by the
candidate himself