The morning times., 1897-03-03
AsHINGToN, WEDNESDAY ,MARcH3.
The Rising Sun.

Very much and unoomfortably We have
lad before our eyes for the space of
four long years the personality and con-
duct Of a man who has believed himself
to be better and greater than the COM
bined wisdom, virtue and patriotism OF
the party that, unfortunately for itself,
dug him out OF normal obscurity and in
vested him with honor and power almost
beyond American conception. That he
las shown the most callous ingratitude
to that party, and to the leaders in its
councils who assisted TO make him the
national figure he became through their
efforts, is matter too patent to re-
quire review or discussion. That, in his
methods Of demonstrating his superiority
over party and people, in his bold and
generally successful attempt TO substitute
the personal government Of Grover Cleve-
land for that provided in the Constitution
of the United States, he has awakened
the fears OF the country for the perpet-
uity OF its Institutions, and earned the
execrations OF its citizens, is equally
and lamentably true. He passes TO the
oblivion he deserves. 1t is not him that
we wish to consider further. but his sue
cessor.
William Mckinley, President-elect Of this
nation, comes among us anything but
stranger, and with more than an ordinary
amount OF claim to pleasant personal con-
sideration. II we only could eliminate
every factor other than his personality,
and take that for what it would have
involved and expressed before his nomi-
nation, we should be able to greet him
on the present occasion, not more cor
daily, but more confidently, than we
can today. He may be strong enough and
great enough to rise to the level of the
situation which confronts him. II he be
so it is well for him and viii prove
Providence to his country.
Because one President has incurred op-
probium by rejecting all the principles and
precepts Of his political party, there is
should not be praised and honored for
opposing and destroying evil influences
and elements within his, which do not
represent the opinions or national pur-
poses Of the party mass, and, on the
contrary, are distinctly subyersive of good
government and the welfare of the peo-
pie. We wish to draw this distinction
very strongly.
The same malign influences and inter
ests which have dominated Mr.. Cleveland
are openly and impudently assuming the
ownership by purchase of the administers
ton of Mr.. Mckinley. Their power is CON
solidated and fortified all about his future
official environment. It is unnecessary
to say that it would require more than
ordinary force, manhood, intellect and
fighting determination in any man to
meet, oppose and overcome these elements
Of danger, which viii be intrenched wher-
ever the new President may cast his eye.
even If be should look no farther than
around the circle of his own Cabinet table.
There are things in the individuality,
In the past life and record, but more espe
cially In the strong American face OF viii
liam Mckinley, that almost lead Us To hope
he is such q man. He should remember,
though, that he win have a political
Augean stable to clean out, and more diff
ficulties to encounter in the doing than
the other Hercules had. He cannot and
must not forget that the indictment still
running against him declares, in the ad-
missions Of the trusts and monopoIles
claiming to own him, that they bought
and paid for him with sixteen million dol
lars, and that they have established a
masterful business manager in Wash
ington to see that the goods are delivered
All these things the President-elect must
and does see. We do not expect him TO be
greater than his party; we do not, need
not, ask that. The Republican party Is
pledged to a protective tariff and modified
bnetallism. Within those lines Mr. Nc
Kinley must act and strive as a consistent
IhANs ASeluSi- CoAiAheu 10 IHOSe uIlllUa-
tions, we should oppose his policies; in the
first instance as against the agricultural.
industrial, commercial and revenue inter
ests of the people; as to the second, be-
cause we believe in the reconciliation Of
silver without regard to foreign permIs-
sion. But, otherwise, Americans Of every
political faith might flock to help him in
matters where agreed common interest
or the national honor were concerned
We do hope, and demand, that he shall
be greater than the syndicate gang of
public robbers who will try to make him
the tool Of monopolistie oppression OF the
people; who viii endeayor TO continue the
policy Of allowing alien despotisms to im-
prison, torture and butcher our citizens
and who VIII lose no opportunity to make
this nation in the future, what it nearly
has become in the immediate past, finan-
cial and commercial yassal state of Great
Britain.
The War in Crete.
Late advices from Crete are important
and serious. Greece has been ordered to
Withdraw from the island within twenty