The times., 1897-10-30

/ j
son TO this time, the Secretary OF state
is preclJded from sharing in political dis
| eussion other than on foreign affairs. ~
! Then with display of logic which we
| cannot enough admire, the venerable Sec
rotary proceeds to discuss politics other
than foreign affairs, with a bold hand.
Most OF HIS letter is composed OF al essay
| or gold monometallism, which Uncle
john presents in the form long familiar
TO his admirers. lie shows TO his own
entire satisfaction that, since all the other
commodities measured in gold have fallen
on tie average, therefore gold has been
Stationary all the time, and himetallism
would be wicked; because il would reduce
the present purchasing power of the yellow
metal. To avoid this criminal procedure
everybody In Ohio should vote for an
Endorsement of the Administration, and the
essayiSts good friend, Marcus AIonzo
Hanna
But the Secretary has tougher arguments
IN stock, and it is doubtful if the horny
handed miners and laborers OF the State
can escape their fun force aud effect Mr..
Mckinley has blessed them with a benefit
cent tariff, which has sent up the price
Of every earthly thing the people have
to buy, aud at the same time kept wages
where they We're. For this they should
show gratitude, as well as for the famine
In India, for which he was the advance
agent cf prosperity" After devoting
about $500 words TO these academic ex-
cursions, ar. Sherman comes down TO
The ground and discusses the prospects
In Ohio in one small taiI-ender paragraph
Under oiheI circumstances this might oc-
casion surprise; but not now. The whole
Ohio business is a sore subject with Uncle
john Never mindl He walks Up TO the
scratch and tackles it in as few words
as possible.
He says: The election OF a Senator
OF the United States is involved ia the
election or legislature. The only Re
publican candidate who is mentioned Is
Mark A. Hanna His wide experience MS
a business man; his generous and kindly
treatment OF his employees; his sound iudg
ment OF all public questions of the day.
ought TO secure for him the hearty sup
po-t Of all Republican members of the
legislature " All Of which we consider
very liberal Oh the part OF Uncle John"
considering how he has been. and is 60
ing to be, treated by the man he thus
praises
Perhaps his action is not entirely voluu-
uary; though we must express IT,. hope
that Mr Hanna does not class his reasons
for supporting him with those he is quoted
as assigning for Senator Foraker fealty
Al Cincinnati the other day he is reported
10 Lave said that Foraker was on the
stump for him, TO use his own alleged
words, only because Foraker had his
choice between doing right by me or go.
ing TO iaii, with his friend Kurtz for a con-
pauion " This is strange language for
one Senator from OHIO to use respecting
his colleague. It makes us wonder 1vha.
particular kind of a choice '.Uncle John
was given, between writing the letter
under consideration, and something els.
not to be hinted at?
Ar. Hanna, as his glorifier states, has
mad wide business experience The
campaign fund of 1895, and the sugar
schedule of SCI, not TO mention the Union
Pacific deal, are evidence oc the fact
About his sound Judgment we are be
ginning tc entertain doubts YESTERDAY
he was represented as sending up Mace.
donian cry for Foraker to come and save
him from Bryan, Probably as a part OF
the continuous choice between the stump
and the calaboose. But one would think
that Foraker hardly could allow himself Ia
post as tie helpless victim of a boss hold
ing "A sw0rd cr Damocles over his head
SuiH, We do not know The strangest
things are happening in Ohio Mark
Hanna himself is one OF them. 1t may
be, after all, as he says, that Foraker
would rather do the right thing by him
than go 20 Iail. The proof of this pudding
however, wiz be in chewing the string
of the bag, when the election returns
shall be in en- next Wednesday.