The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-23


When Mr.. Cleveland, just before the
expiration of his term, told Names
representative, Seth MiIliken, referring
to the incoming of Mr. Mckinley, that
this is no place for a mortgaged man."
he knew what he was talking about.
He knew of the methods used by Mr..
Hanna to obtain delegates to the ST.
Louis convention. He knew Of the
ination was made, as chairman Of the
national committee, to secure the enor-
nous fund he so lavishly used in the
campaign, and he knew that the man
take. with the chair, mortgages issued
by Mr.. Hanna in his name which he
would have to redeem to the letter.
Mr.. Hanna was fresh in political work.
He came to it from a successful bust
ness experience in which he had learn
ed that the way to get what he wanted
was to buy it. He naturally applied
the same methods. was moved by the
same training, when he took Mr. Nc
Kinley's political fortunes in his charge
and undertook to make him president.
One factor of the capital he found at
his disposal in his new avocation was
the federal offices. With these active
and effective workers could be pur-
chased. The character or reputation Of
these men was of no more account to
him than was that Of the men he en-
ployed In his mines. They were work
ers, and that was all he cared for. To
fees under power of attorney from his
candidate.
Every one comedies the cleanliness
Of the character of MI Mckinley His
first impulses are all good, even if the
backbone that only can give them ex-
ecutiOn is flexible. He has given am
pie proof that he regards other quail
ffcations necessary in an applicant for
appointment to public Office than his
mere capacity to work the party ma
chine. His recent order preventing
arbitrary removals Of employees on the
civil lists only confirms his previous
views OF the reform OF the service
Where he has made appointments Of
his own motion it Is evident he has
taken character and reputation into
consideration. We believe that he alb
hors immortality. He made q little
speech at Proctor, in Vermont, the
other day to an audience of a couple
OF thousand persons, in which he said
that he was glad to see about me
the men and women Of this village ac-
companied by their boys and girls.
There is suggestion here Of the fam
lily. Where virtue abides is the fam
lily; it is the foundation of the family.
I trust we shall always preserve our
homes. Thence comes good citizenship ="
These are creditable sentiments. To
carry them out, to encourage good cit
izenship through encouragement Of
virtue in the home, requires that virtue
in the home should be a prime reuui-
site in the character Of the man ele-
waited by presidential power to emf
hence among his fellows. To thus pro-
mote one who makes sacrilege of home
Is to encourage immortality in it. Thus
morality becomes inseparably connect
ed with public place. Left to himself
we believe that the president would
inquire into the reputation for moral
fly in the home which the applicant for
position had built up in his locality.
But the president is not left to him
self. He is mortgaged by Hanna to
men who destroy homes and invade
them with vice. He feels obligated to
redeem the mortgages. It Is a tenet
of his political faith that he must re-
deem all the promises made in his
name. Hence we have the scandalous
appointment Of Goodnow to pay him
for his work In crushing the Davis
boom. Hence we have the more recent
appointment OF one Wimberly, in New
Orleans, who sought to rob one home
OF its virtue By debarching It's daugh-
ter. In each case he was advised of
the reputation of the mortgages. In
each case he was forewarned, and in