The age-herald., 1898-01-05
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 The dispatches indicate that Mark Hanna will be defeated for senator from Ohio. The anti-Hanna republicans and the democrats have combined to elect another republican. This Is bad precedent the democrats are setting. If Ohio is to have a republican senator, why not have Hanna? He is no worse than the republican they will elect if he be defeated.
 The fact is, Mark Hanna Is not the bad man he is given credit of being. He is a staunch republican. He believes that to the victor belongs the spells. He believes that anything can be explained in victory nothing in defeat. He believes the end justifes the means.
 Mark Hanna looks upon politics he does upon business. He goes about it on business principles. He believes in pur- chasing anything purchasable. That is the way he won the last republican victory
 To my certain knowledge, Mark Hanna spent s12,O 900 in electing Mckinley presi- dent of the United States. He did it and he did 1t well. The poundings he received at the hands of the democratic newspapers rolled off him like water from a ducks back. He laughed at them and seemed to enjoy them
 Mark Hanna has found it more difficult to conduct a campaign for himself than he did for his friend Mckinley. The press dispatches indicate that he will be defeat 
 ed. I doubt it. Hanna, has some harbored resources. He is out to win, and I would not be surprised to see him yet snatch vic- tory from defeat.
 The Associated Press dispatches of yes- terday bore another important paragraph of news. It was to the effect that an Eng fish vessel had been fired upon by Rus sian vessel off the coast of China. I doubt the truth of this dispatch. It is not proba- ble that either Russia or England is pre- pared for war in the east. Both powers are anxious to avoid it. Russia has qured all the territory she desires, aud since she. has acquired it, it is doubtful whether or not England will attempt to force Russia back into her own territory. It is more probable that England will at tempt to grasp lions share of the ter ritory for herself.
 The situation in the far east is serious. The United States has much more involved in this complication than it has in the Gu ban situation just now. The Cuban matter can rest while, but while this grabbing
 
 United States does not look to it's interests there will be a loss on the part of our manufacturers and producers of several hundred millions of dollars of trade an-, nually. This is matter of utmost import ance. It not only means much to the cot ton and wheat producers and the manufac-- turers, but it is of vital importance to the laboring people of this country. If Eng | land Russia, France and Germany divide China up among themselves and establish manufactories in that country where they can employ labor for ten cents a day, and a day of fourteen hours at that, they will soon make of it the manufacturing center of the world. They will not only drive American goods from the market by put ting heavy tariff duties upon them, but they will be selling in our own market far cheaper, after paying American tarin duties than we can manufacture them here. With English, German and French brains and Chinese labor, it will only be a. matter of time when competition will be so strong that we will be forced to raise a heavy tariff wall our manufactories will wither and die.
 The main question now, however, is in the tariff wall these countries will erect around China and prevent our exports. It would be best for the United States, if the rumors be true that England and Rus sia are going to war over the division of this territory. It is only matter of time. however, when China will be divided among the great nations of the world. The United States should resist this until we are sure that in the division we shall have the same trade facilities which we now enjoy. If there should be any eastern war, it will be difficult for the United States to prevent being involved in it. Providing for Him. From the Chicago News.
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