Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-09-24
THE ADMINISTRATIONS GAME.

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THE ADMINISTRATIONS GAME.
Some months ago the Register called
attention to the fact that there was
well authenticated rumor that the adj
ministration was holding off any deli
mite action regarding Cuba until imme-
diately before the Ohio election, in
which Mark Hanna has his Senatorial
seat at stake, when the time would be
ripe for the President to come forth
| in a great, grand, patriotic, spread
eagle, whoop-and-hurrah declaration
against Spanish atrocities in Cuba,
which would so enthuse the patriotism
of the country, and especially of the
people of Ohio, that the administration
candidate-Hanna- would go through
on the crest of wild wave of enthu-
siasm.
! That was the suspected administra-
ton programme-dictated by no less a
parsonage than the chief beneficiary
himself, Mark Hanna-which was re-
ferred to in these columns months ago.
Now, we have at hand the proof of the
scheme to slip Hanna back into the
United States Senate amid the deafen-
ing blare Of patriotic trumpets, which
is counted on to throw all other issues
and questions into the background and
blunt the common sense of the people
of Ohio to everything but the patriotic
duty of standing by the administration
and Hanna in this brave defiance of
Spain.
| 1t has leaked out that Minister
Woodford has presented ''prelimina-
ry ultimatum" to the Spanish govern
ment, in which, it is said, the govern
ment at Washington will give Spain
until October 31-two days before the
Ohio election, mind you-to stop the
war in Cuba, and if it is not stopped in
that time the United States govern
ment will do something awful to
Spain, we are not informed what.
| Two days before the Ohio election
is time enough to spring whoop-and-
hurrah war message on the American
people-especially those of Ohio-that
will be calculated to carry those that
are not "onto" the trick off their feet
| in whirl of enthusiasm for the ad
ministration and it's sponsor, Mark
Hanna.
That is the game by which the adj
| ministration proposes to bunco the
| people of Ohio in the interest of Mark
Hanna, the administration boss. 1t
was all outlined long ago, and now we
have pretty good evidence that it is
to be carried out and American patriot
ism prostituted to save Hanna's Sena-
torial seat
If this were not the game Of the ad-
ministration, if the President were
sincere in desiring to stop the barbar-
GUS war in Cuba for humanity's sake,
if Mr.. Mckinley had one spark of hon
est sympathy for the fearfully Cypress
ed people of that stricken island,
waited for six months before present
; ing an ''ultimatum" to Spain? Why
| has the final grand patriotic move
that ought to have been made months
ago. been postponed till within TWO
DAYS OF THE OHIO ELECTION?
The barbarous war in Cuba has been
going on for years, and all the people
know it, and so does President Nc
Kinley. 1t is no more outrageous now
than it ever has been; it should have
been stopped year ago; Mckinley
could have stopped it six months ago.
WHY has he postponed the action he
should have taken long ago, should
take NOW, in the interest of humani-
| ty? WHY has he allowed the out
rage and slaughter of the brave Cuban
patriots to go on for all this time?
WHY ha S he selected the last of Octo-
Der, WITHIN TWO DAYS OF THE
| OHIO ELECTION, to spring proba-
bly, clustering, patriotic war mes
sage" and call upon Spain to halt in
her atrocities? WHY, unless by cast
| ing everything else into the shade by
this war message" he hoped to inf1u
ence the Ohio election-to be held two
days later-in favor of Administration
Boss Hanna?
1t is Hanna's trump card, and Hanna
has reserved it for the most timely
| play in the game. 1t remains to be
seen if the voters of Ohio will be fool
ed by this miserable trick.