The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-22
THE INTELLIGENCER.
WHEELING, OCTOBER az, 1897.
Tho President and Tho Now York Fight

The President and the New York Fight
The opposition having charged that
President Mckinley had interferred In
the New York city campaign, and was
using the power OF administration In
Platt's behalf, as between his ticket and
the Republican faction led by Mr.. Low
the Democratic press in that city has
been ringing the changes on the matter
and has attempted to make political
capital by pointing to the fate of Folser
under similar circumstances. The New
York World, which Is opposing the
straight Republican ticket with all the
venom It is capable of, was at first LED
into these attacks on the admlnistra-
lions alleged Interference in the cam
paign. In Wednesdays World, how
ever, there appears a leading article
which the paper vouches for as being
from an official source, and which 1t en-
darses as the correct attitude of the adj
mlnistration. II corrects all the misrep-
reservations of President Mckinley and
places him In the proper light. 1t Is a
telegram from Washington, is addressed
to the editor of the World, and reads In
part as follows:
President Mckinley will under no cir
cumstances become parttcipator IN the
pendlng municipal election for the may
orally of Greater New York, He reels
his position has from the outset been
mlsrepresented.
Utterances attributed to him have
never been made,
Conversations declared to have taken
place between the President and his
friends, in which the New York elections
were the subject Of discussion are pure
fabricatlons.
The idea of interference In the local
politics of New York or any other city
mas not been entertained by the Presi'
dent, An experienced and practical poll
ticlan himself he has, more fully than
any of his associates, appreciated the
necessity for strict neutrality, and has
from the beginning sought to avoid the
appearance of evil by taking no step that
could he construed as indicating pre-
ference for one candidate to the detri-
ment OF another.
The only wish Mr.. Mckinley expresses
in connection with the contest In New
York is that Republican success may be
pronounced and followed by party har-
mony.
He rs personally acquainted with both
Seth Low and General Tracy and fully
appreciate the character, integrity ana
ability OF each.
In view Of these sentiments he Is abb
solutely impartial. 1t can even be SAID
he regards both as Republicans He VIII
do or say nothing having tendency 70
give one an advantage over the other:
MS policy il 10 hope for and desire Re
publican victory and leave It's achieve
ments TO the party In New York.
1t is further expressly stated that the
Ietter written by Secretary Bliss to Cen
eral Tracy was not sent at the instance
of the President, and cannot be justly
construed as in any way indicating the
attitude of the administration.
Mr., Bliss acted wholly as citizen or
Now York, q voter In that city and avail
ing himself Of HIS privilege as a private
Individual to participate and take an IN
ferest in an election for mayor OF the city
where his property Is located, hts resi-
dence established, and where his future
will be spent. The letter Of Secretary
Bliss Is thus divorced from even an indi-
rect relationship to the President.
Nothing could be more emphatic than
this. There is no qualification about IL;
the language is SO plain, the statements
60 specific that there can be no misun-
derstanding or demonstration, and all
who know President Mckinley know
how well It reflects his character in such
matters. The attempt TO drag him Into
the New York fgbt and Involve him In a
factional warfare over local matters will
be A failure.