The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-30
SATURDAY, JANUARY 80. 1891
,ru,v wI,LcuANGE, But TO WHAT

. The people or the bhlttu ''"''' '
NOT vet made up their minds whether
r.love'and. o. where Mr.. Mark Hanna
au.ous & the centre from which i'm
,,ortapt poHtical announcements are TO
le oxpccted. or Canton. O.. the residence
~ MIR William Mckinley, the President
rlect. They occasionally have Interesting
news from each place. and. as cleveland
sends out something worth listening TO-
The odds on Hanna rise while Mckinney
stock improves when Canton catches the
oublic ear Occasionally they are treated
10 a Joint announcement from both Hanna
and Mckinley from Cleveland. and then
the Hanna men know they are on top
but then Hanna goes to Canton, and their
spifTls fall. and the Mckinley people
swear their man will be President yet
1t Is hard to guess yet who IS 10 be
president. That Hanna is warwick
even McKinleys earnest friends admit.
uhey all conced5 he would never have
seen the inner recesses Of the White
House IL Mark had not taken him upon
mis- broad shoulders and "toted him
Through the breakers. But then the Nc
kinney people 1yly hint that gratitude is
"a lively expectation of favOrs to come.
and they cynfcally suggest II old-time
friend Hanna expects TO be as potent
a. his admirers think he will be- he must
le able to promise another term as the
consideration for his influence. What he
has done. they say. win be paid for in
uhanks that honor. and carry an illus
trious name TO future generations, while
the good. hard. current coin of the adj
ministration viii be paid out TO those
who propose TO exchange for it unremit-
ling efforts to make a great man consid-
rrably greater than lie now is. All Of
which sound reasonable If they would
only drop an suggestions that turn Oh
'grcat man."
But whoever is TO sit on the throne.
and whoever is to be the power behind
the throne. it goes out now from Cleye-
land. that Republican policy is an TO be
changed. When the recent Presidential
campaign was concluded, 1t was agreed
between Republican managers that the
issues that had been discussed during
the campaign should stil be agitated be-
fore the people and considerable prepare
iion was made for keeping that agitation
up. Headquarters were established AT
Washington and General William Os-
borne-"Cousin Wlliam"-he Of the blood
royal who had so effectively been secre-
tary OF the National Republican Com
mlttce through the campaign. was put
In charge of them. But Mr.. hanna now
sends IL out TO the world that 81 am in
Favor Of stopping all political agitation,
and permitting the verdict Of the people
ri the country 10 stand upon IFS merits"
Read in some ways. this Is about as
sensible thing as Chairman Mark could
10. II he has learned that good sense
acquires him and the other leading Re
publicaus TO cease their prattle about
further protective tariff legislation then
he has really made progress, and is get
tng abreast of the times. But ii he
means that the Republican party is going
10 shut its cars to the cries that have
been sent up from every quarter of the
land for an amendment M our currency
laws that will force the rich men al the
money centres TO release their grip upon
all the functions OF credit. and that will
enable the country people to have that
media OF exchange which their business
requires. then Mark and his whole ca
Doodle had better have hal a mill stone
Tied around their necks when they were
about TO start out bunctlng the waves
than 10 lead poor Mckinley into conduct
Ing his administration upon amy such
idea.
The most notable thing ln AN the queer
Sides that our politics are now showing
4 the fact that the rcyOlutionists OF the
day are the agricu.turists. upon every
consideration TO Doe logically accounted
The most conservative force in society.
THAT fact seems ~ have utterly escaped
the attention OF all the people Who make
themselves busy In shaping public poll
ties but IL is a fact. and one of prime
Importance. Yet we never hear Of one
Of them stopping 10 ask himself whittier
we are drifting, II the conservative force
of society has become revolutionary
,ipon what are We TO rely 20 nod society
,oeether II the farmers are for over
throwing order and producing new re-
xime through the paths Of chaos?
The attitude Of the farmers ought 10