The age-herald., 1898-10-19
THE PRESIDENT
 ID THE RESCUE Hanna Has Decided to Send Mckinley to the East HIS PRESENCE IS NECESSARY To Prod the Firing Energies of Republican Leaders and Voters. FEARS FOR CONTROL OF HOUSE With FeIicitous Phrasas the President Will Refer to Ar : n Success.
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 -Ssv- WILL CONCEE. o $ REAL OBJECT Peace Celebg at Philadelphia will Offer an E7 at Excuse for the Ad- vance . W York, Massachu-
 setr- nd New Jersey.
With FeIicitous Phrases the President
 Will Refer to Ar : n Success.
BY ARCHIBALD w. BUTT


 Washington, October -(Special)-Pres- ident Mckinley is to go to the rescue of the alarmed republicans of he east. Mark Hanna has decided the step absolutely nec- essary in order to save the house to the party. Apathy among it's voters in New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey is so plainly apparent that it is thought nothing better to arouse interest can be tried than to send the president on a starring swing around the circle of eastern states.
 The Ohio senate, shrewdly enough sees it would not be proper to send the president on a mere vulgar stumping tour, but he has hit upon occasions which he fiatters him. self will answer the best campaign pur- poses. It is this:
 Philadelphia Jubilee On October 27 there will be big jubilee celebration in Philadelphia, this, too, not1 withstanding the gravest apprehensions are felt over the possibility that when the pe- riod of the present suspension of hostilities. is ended the war with Spain will have to be resumed because of the stubborn disagree
  to the plain demands of the United States. The president will anyhow be on hand at Philadelphia, as also at other occasions and places in the near future, when by the ex- ercise of felicitous phrases and references to the triumphs of the war he will cheer and help the party where 1t will do the most good
 After the close of the Philadelphia affair, the programme sends him to Patterson, N. J., where he visits Vice President Hobart. and where serenading citizens will effect- ually importune the distinguished guest for a speech.
 Next follows a visit across the Hudson to Secretary Bliss, with dinner at the Union League club in New York. Here 1t will be most opportune to fling in an emi- nent boost for Roosevelt, the Rough Rider candidate for governor. This done, MT. Mckinley is to proceed by special accom- modation train, with platform for speech making, to Boston, ostensibly to visit Sec- retary Long.
 Dinner at Boston
 Having affiliated the New England people along the way, when he reaches Boston dinner will be set for him by his old-time advocates of the Home Market club. This will admit occasion to laud anew the bsne- fits of high protection and at the same tino make appropriate reference to the brilliant achievements of another branch of the gov- .ernment, the navy All this will consume the time until the president goes to ono to vote. He will start early enough not to be hurried on the journey, and there t4.se be plenty of opportunity en route for ef- fable response to clamors for short talks. Senator Hanna congratulates himself that tbis is the republican strong suit and MT. Mckinley will be well instructed how to play his cards. But the democrats are un- dismaved and are confident that the tide in their favor is now too strong to be stemmed.
 Wheeler's Testimony
 By the way, the republican campaign committees here are sending to congress- ional districts all over the country thous- ands of copies of General Wheeler's testi- mony before the war Investigation com mission on the theory that the generals evidence is a complete rerutation of the wholesale charges of maltreatment of the troops, for which the war department and the administration are held responsible. Lieutenant Hobson has sailed from Cuba to Philadelphia. Navy department officers
 
 ing short absence from the scene, has been admirable beyond expectation, and that his skill and cleverness will make for the government above all the expenses of raising the sunken Spanish vessels many thousands of dollars.