The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-30
rIajor McKinIey's Policy.

In view of his long record in congress-
his many speeches and his letter of ac-
ceptance indorsng in total the st. Louis
platform, it ought not to be dif1lcult
matter to forecast the policy of the next
president. The outline presented in the
Washington Post by "a prominent pub
lie man" who has recently returned to
Washington from visit to Mr.. Mckin-
ley at Canton'-and who, although un-
named, is probably Senator sherman
agrees substantially with the general
indications and expectation and may
therefore be accepted as reasonably ac-
curate.
According to this authority, the presi-
dent-elect does not favor the annexa-
tion cf either Hawaii or Cuba. He be-
lieves that this country is large enough
at present, and he has no sympathy
with schemes proposing territorial ag-
gresson. Neither does he favor any in
reference with the affairs of other ma
tions. He wants all citizens of the Uni
ted States to be respected abroad and
proposes that they shall receive the pro-
lection of this government to the full
est extent but at the same time he real
ICES that there are treaties to be OBJ
served and regular lines of diplomacy
to be followed. In short, he proposes
that his administration shall be thor
oughly American, without rash or SEN
sational jingosm. He viii be conser-
vative without being unpatriotic."
This, by the way, is also John Sherman's
idea almost to the letter.
With regard to financial matters, Mr..
Mckinley lis fully in accord with the
proposed International monetary con-
ference. He wants to see one naugu-
rated, although he feels that if, after all
has been done that can he done, the
project should fail, he cannot be held
responsible. He is against the retire
ment of the greenbacks, and yet he
does not like the endless chain which
threatens the gold reserve. He would
like to see the greenbacks used in part
for the gold reserve. He has no SYM
pathy with the custom of the national
banks not to issue circulation. These
banks at present claim that it does not
pay them to issue money, but Mr. Nc
Kinley wants some law that will compel
of their capital"
On other issues his attitude has al
ready been indicated with sufficient
clearness in published letters and
speeches. He is against trusts and will
haYf serious effort made to reach their
aggressions by federal law. He is also
opposed to the subordination of mem
bers of presidents cabinet into mere
clerks to record his will. THE mem
bers of his cabinet" says this authority
"Will be his advisers, and the cabinet
viii be in the broadest sense an advisory
council. Its members will occupy much
the same relation to the president that
cabinet ministers of Europe do to the
reigning sovereign, with the modifca-
tions necessary to suit our peculiar form
of government. The president elect ex-
planned that in selecting a secretary
of the treasury he wanted a man who
was thorough and practical master oi
finance, and who would be competent
TO advise him on financial matters. He
then went on in a general way to out,
line his plans in regard to the functions
of the cabinet He said that he believed
the various secretaries should be glver
full discretion in the management anC
conduct ofther departments; that they
should be held responsible for the propel
administration OF the duties committed
to them,and that they should be allowed