St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-01-16
HANNAH CAMPAIGN.
How acKiniey's Manager Manipulated
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How McKinieyss Manager Manipulated
No less respectable a paper than the
Philadelphia Press says of the presi-
dent-elect and his campaign manager:
There Is every reason why Maj. Me.
kinley would naturally turn TO Mr.. Hanna
In the very nature OF the case Mr.. Hanna
will be q close, trusted and confidential adj
wiser, and It is entirely reasonable on the
part OF the presidant-elect to desire that
he shall be constantly at hand In the circle
OF official advisers. The relations between
few public men have been such as exist
between these two conspicuous figures on
the national arena s'
II Hanna is to be "a close, trusted
and confidential adviser" of the next
president, it would on some accounts
be better that he should be IN the OF
cial rather than in the 'skitchenn cabi-
net. At the head of q department the
country could at least have it's eye ON
him. Publicity is better than secrecy
in this matter of props" to presi-
dent.
The relations between Hanna and
Mckinley, as the former understands
them, have been sufficiently indicated
in his speeches and interviews. He
evidently regards himself as the
manager Of uhe president-to-be, as
he was OF the candidate. He Is to sAt-
tend to the Inauguration" and boss the
administration. Hanna's view of HIM
self and his mission was indicated in
the effusiye speech that he made at
the glorifcation dinner given to him
in Cleveland. In this deliverance he
confded to the country the fact that,
two years ago Mr.. Mckinley said to
him: .My friend, trust you with my
future and leave my honor in your
hands" Considering what Gov. McKin-
ley had been and was and what he
hoped to be, this was one OF the queer
est trusts and most remarkable conf
dences on record.
From that day" said the confded-
in and confding Hanna, began this
campaign. It was rather quiet at
frst-what the boys are likely to call
a still hunt'-but it is true that it had
its birthday nearly two years ago."
And he proceeded to gloat over the re-
suit of his delegate hunt, and boasted
that he had returned the majors honor
unsullied. How his own honor Jared he
did not think it worth while to say.
Imagine confession like this con-
corning any man who was elected to
the presidency in the first half CEN.
tury of the republicl Not the peoples
call, not preeminent public service, not
exalted character or conspicuous abili-
ty in statesmanship, but Mark Hanna's
4still hunt" for two years, is what elc-
waited William Mckinley to the presi-
dency, according to the man who boasts
of it and who is put forward as zone of
the main props of the incoming admin
istration!
Well may Mr.. Mckinley cry: Heaven
save me from my friends." N. Y.
TARIFF VIEWS OF REPUBLICANS.
Grasptng Benefciaries Who Want Pro-
lection. @
we want protection for our Amer
iSeSA Ahuao e4 ASn, asset n iliSA "a IhA - AC
publicans.
What the country needs is O rev.
snue tariff law-one that will prevent
a deficit" says Thomas b. Reed.
A petition has been presented to the
finance committee of the senate by
IS out of SO of the wool firms Of Bos-
,on asking for the immediate passage
If the Dingley bill as q measure OF
temporary relief. to prevent the food
ng of this country with foreign WOOL
ens.n
This coterie OF patriots wants pro-
,ection, not revenue. The relief it asks
S for themselves, not for the nation.
Senator Wilson. Of Washington, Is OPP
posed to the Dingley bill. He says:
We do not want a horizontal In
.rease of the Wilson tariff rates. That
would benefit eastern interests, which
llready have protection. but would do
very little good for US in the west. We
n that. section want protection for
wool, lumber, coal and lead.
With the general disagreement |
among republicans as to what kind Of
tariff bill should be enacted, there
lppears to be lovely fight ahead on
he matter of duties on importations.
The patriotism of the late campaign
. already displaying itself in the grasp
ng efforts of tariff benefciaries to keep
,ut all goods which would come In COM
PETITION with their own regardless Of
he effect on the government.
This is patriotism with q vengeance.
Buffalo Times.