Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-11-03
THE POLITICIAN.

President Mckinley left Washington
for Ohio, where he went to cast his
vote, in very genial state of mind,
and no wonder. He this week brought
to a successful elimination bit of f.
nancial manipulation which will save
the people of this country s1S, ZOO, 900
in cash, and will gain his administra-
tion great credit in the pages of his
tory. He became convinced some time
ago that there was no good reason
why the government of the United
States should lose anything by the
sale of the Union Pacific Railroad un.
der foreclosure Of mortgage. The first
guarantee bid of the reorganization
committee was about s1S, 600, 900 short
the road. When the date of the sale
was set for Nov. 2, President McKin-
ley caused the committee to be noti-
fed that it must raise its bid, or the
government would take an appeal
from the decree of the court ordering
the sale. That frightened the COM
mittee, and after more or less growing
it raised it's bid $1,000, 0OO Again the
committee was notified that President
Mckinley insisted that their bid should
be further raised, to an amount equal
to the claims of the government
against the road, or he would ask the
court to postpone the sale, in order
that other bidders might be found.
Regarding themselves as the only like
ly bidders, the members of the com
mittee paid no attention to this notiti-
cation, except to intimate that they
didn't care if the sale was postponed a
few weeks. Then the application for
postponement was made to the court
in behalf of the government, and at
about the same time the committee
found out that there would be another
bidder at the sale if it was postponed,
and that it would be the u S. govern
ment, President Mckinley having de-
termined to buy the road rather thar
to allow Others to buy it at price less
than the governments claim. The
committee tumbled off it's perch with
out regard to its dignity, and added
$4,000, 900 to it's bid, which makes il
certain that the government will re-
ceiye one hundred cents on the dollar
for it's claim against the Union Pacific
Railroad President Mckinley, having
beaten the fnanciers at their own
game, then directed that the applica,
tion for postponement of the sale be
withdrawn, and it will take place next
week. Attorney General McKenna
says the interests of the government
will be equally well taken care of ir
the sale of the Kansas Pacific Bail
road, which will be postponed unit
December Is.
Secretary Bliss, who, as treasurer O
the Repu blican National Committee
handled every dollar contributed Il
that committee during the Presidential
campaign. makes the following EN-
phatic statement: Il am in a position
TO say most emphatically and unre
servedly that not single promise wa
made during the campaign, either 10
favor, office, or privilege. No none.
was contributed during the campaign
by reason of favors after election, no
were any promises or bargains made
The men who contributed to the Presi
dental campaign, with money or ser
vices, did SO knowing that the homo
and welfare of the country were a
stake. The men who gave money Il
the campaign fund did so knowing
that their own rights and privileges
were as much at stake as those OF theil
country. AS treasurer of the Nationa
Committee, / know whereof / speak
and defy any one to say otherwise
And will further say, that the charge
that is now being made by the yellow
Journals in New York that the funds
of the National Committee are being
used in the New York campaign is a
lie. Yes, a d. lie."
CAscAREIs stimulate liver, kidneys