The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-06-04
The Mckinley Policy.

Mr.. McKinley's administration has
been in operation three months, and any
policy that has been foreshadowed is ell
tirely colorless. His messages to Con-
gress, as his inaugural i'll advance, gave
no sign of a policy other than timidity
and vacillating. His Cuban policy, (if his
actions in relation to Cuba assume the
dignity of policy,) has shown actual
cowardice. Our consuls are in danger,
the administration told the Senate, Of
being murdered by the Spaniards, if their
dispatches are made public, and Mr.
Mckinley fears to send man-of-war near
the Cuban coast. The Senate has shown
how it feels in regard to the tinid Pres
ident's policy by vote for granting bel
ligerant rights to the Cubans, of al to ID,
and Tom Reed in preventing a vote being
taken by the House, knowing full we'll
that a vote would show similar result i'll
the lower branch, and a "want of con-
fidence" in the administration foreign
policy.
There are two parties in the party on
the tariff, the Presidents pet measure,
and there will be two parties in the Re-
publican party on the financial question
when it is reached aud it can no longer
be lodged or delayed.
When the St. Louis convention was en-
gagged on the platform, Mr.. Mckinley
wanted to stradde the money plank, and
was notified by message from Wall
street that if he did not subscribe to the
gold plank. without any ifs or butts, his
name would be Dennis as far as his Pres
idential candidacy was concerned.
We need but look at the President
through his Cabinet, Sherman and Gage,
to know his financial policy. The latter
Chicago national banker, who has de-
clared the destruction of all government
paper except bonds, a contraction of the
currency, till nothing but gold and sub.
sidiary silver remains, and the national
banks given the entire control of the
money of the country. Everybody who
has read the history of the banking bus.
mess of this country knows in advance
what the condition of affairs would be by
casting glance at the past.
These finger boards pointing to the
future of our Presidents administration
tell too plainly the weak and vacillatine
spirit of the man.
Mr.. Mckinley is reversing his forme,
public history in toto which reveals the
weak nature of the man. Such times as
we are now passing through need bold
commanding leader like Bryan. Had he
been declared the choice of the true
American people, which he undoubtedly
was, the terrible times the people are
suffering would be rapidly ON the mend
there can be no doubt of this we believe
most firmly. The prospect for more
money to be put into circulation by the
certain reconciliation of silver would
have brought hope to every man engaged
in honest business, and this hope would
have given business firm impetus. Not
so, however, with the barren gold stan.
dard. As soon as the people realized the
falsehoods that had been imposed upon
thenl, which were, that as soon as the
telegraph announced the election Of
Mckinley business would begin to hum
throughout the entire country. This
gross deception was so stunning to all
anxious and eXpectant public that the
people lost heart with hope, and today
throughout the length and breadth of the
land there is little else but idle hands,
and notwithstanding the gold ring hire
ling press tell the public that business is
steadily reviving nobody believes the
lying press any longer. Business is not
reviving but is in worse condition than
it has ever been in the experience of the
third of century. And there is not the
taintest sign that it can possibly revive
under the gold standard contraction policy
which Mr.. McKinley's administration is
chained and pledged to.