The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-18
NINE-TENTHS DIvINEo
tWa shington Post.)


Somewhat earlier during the current
month. The Post, in it's character as an
impartial and veracious chronicler OF
events, printed the following:
"Sena tor Mark Hanna is as busy these
days as he was during the campaign.
His mail is larger and his callers grow
in numbers. He was asked the other
day why he received so many visitors.
Because they have a right to see me,
| was his reply. You know he added,
laughingly, i got acquainted with good
many people before the st. Louis conyen-
ton met, and never forget old acquaint-
ances. / told them if they ever wanted
to see Mark Hanna they should see him,
and l propose to hold to my word. Then,
during the campaign, my circle OF ac-
quaintances expanded still wider. Some
time people would say, Mark Hanna
would have no use for them after cleo
ton" l always told them he would have
just as much use for them then as he had
during the campaign. That's the plan
I'm trying to follow up. / don't believe
in asking man to help me before an
election and forgetting him as soon as it
is over, and / think anybody who comes
all the way to Washington to see me
should not be disappointed; L may not al
ways be able to do what he wants, but
l do the best i cam"
Our purpose was not to eXalt or defy
Mr.. Hanna, but simply to give him the
benefit of his own frank and manly dec
Larations-tO show the picture of a stall
wart and a common-sense politician. 1t
seemed to us that in this day of Mug
wumps and Cuckoos and ingrates an ut
terance of such character would infuse
into the atmosphere a much-needed in
gredient of refreshing and invigorating
political ozone. AS we saw the matter,
Mr.. Hanna was promising only what any
honest and upright campaign manager
should promise-and perform-and so we
quoted him, for the benefit and, perad-
venture, the conversion of the forgetful
and inyertebrate. 1t seems, however, that
the publication awakened in various parts
of the country species of enthusiasm.
This is especially true of Newbern, n.
and ecstatic manifesto:
'Newbern, n c., May 10, 1897
ITO whom it may concern:
After reading the foregoing, l was
moved by spirit Of justice to have a
few thousand circulars containing the
matter printed, for free use among the
masses, who never or seldom read a news
paper, SO that they might see and know
that the Republican National committee
had graced the Republican party when it
elected NJ A. Hanna, Esq, national
chairman, who is made up of two unique
parts, viz, nine-tenths divine, one-tenth
man. His answer to this query makes
him most remarkable man, reasonable,
fair, honorable, and as pure a man as
one in this life ever could be and live.
Respectfully,
A REPUBLICANS
We need hardly say, after all this time
that we admire Mr.. Hanna. In our hum
bic way ne laYe eadeavored to chronicle
his achievements anl to celebrate his
worth. BE seems 10 us the greatest
stGategist and captain in the annals of
universal suffrage. But is not our Re
publiea. friend Of Newbern just little
bis toe yiolent2 Won he agree to COM
pronsil n making Mr.. Hanna, say, six
parts lne and four the other thing?
There lis good deal of human nature
about the Jon. Marx A, after ali. He
believes Id gratitude for services rem
dered. he advocates the good, old-fash-
ionad maxim, ''tJ the victors belong the
spoils," and we honor and admire him ac-
cordingly. But, really now, as between
man and man, he has many of the at
tributes of humanity. He sits up and
takes his meals like any other fellow
citizen, and he has no wings either be-
hind his ears, like cherub, or concealed
upon his person, like an angel in disguise.
We plead with our friend in Newbern
to modify his figures. Suppose we say
one-tenth divine and the rest plain man?