The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-10-19
HANNA IS SCARED.
He Regards the Outlook Doubtful
and Wants More Money.
BLEEDING THE OFFICIALS.
The Next House in Doubt With
Chances Fayoring the Demo-
Gratis Controlling Il.

Sii4iiSSS Ii'S
Gratis Controlling It.
The Washington correspondent Of the
Atlanta Constitution says the Republi-
cans have real case Of scare on and
the campaign managers in Washington
are moving heaven and earth to stop
the tide which they feel has set against
them. From Mark Hanna down they
are crying for money, and they are rails
ing the cry because they are genuinely
afraid they are going to lose the next
congress Their own polls show the
outlook to be decidedly dubious. They
have had lot of money to spend, but
they are crying aloud for more. seeing
that the only hope left them is whole
sale corruption of the ballot, such as
carried the election Of 1896 for them.
Emissaries are here from the differ
ent close States touching the Republl-
can Office holders for rake-otf on their
salaries 1t is the old method against
which such civil service puristS as Nc
Kinley and Roosevelt have long rallied,
but we hear nothing from these gentle
men now. R. L. Holland Of Ohio has
sent his cards to all Ohio Republicans
in the departments telling Of his pres
encc at the hotel Cochran and suggest
ing the desirability Of visit from the
recipients at their earliest convenience.
Tom Plat has had a man over here
from New York on a similar mission,
but his identity is not quite SO certain,
for he has eluded the vigilance of the
! newspapers, while the Ohio emissary
had the bad luck to get some Of his
letters in print.
These are but two, however. They
are here from all the close States bleed
ing the employees for all they can. But
this is the petty side Of the bleeding
business. Mark Hanna is himself in
charge of the wholesale and more i'm
portant end, and the indications that
come from New York are that he has
been highly successful.
Hanna does things wholesale. He
believes in the use of money and lot
of it. He has been more eloquent in
his insistence that it must be had this
year than ever before--if that is posi-
ble He does not attempt to conceal
his belief in the imminence of defeat
and according to his code Of ethics
there is but one possible way to avert
it.
The story which comes from all sides
of apathy in Republican ranks has
scared Hanna, because he knows better
than anybody else the dangers which
such a state Of affairs indicate. He
knows better than anybody else how
great a proportion Of the enormous
vote counted for Mckinley was secured
by open purchase. and he sees that un-
less some similar effort is made this
year there can be but one end of it all.
Eliminate from the sum total count
cd for Mckinley all those votes which
were secured through open purchase
and by coercion under the stress Of
that remarkable campaign, and there is
no margin left. Hanna knows this and
has not hesitated to say it to the cam
paign committee here and to the mon
eyed men in New York whose legs nc
has been pulling. am told that to
both of these elements he has made
disclosures that have opened even their
eyes
Unless there can be a repetition Of
the success in purchase and coercion
that prevailed in 1896 the Republican
chances are small indeed. Hanna has
said this in just about so many words.
He has not stopped at the saying, how
ever, but with characteristic vigor has
gone to work. He is frying the fat
Of the manufacturers and the money
changers Of the east as he did two
years ago. and already the wheels Of
The Republican machinery give eyi-
dence Of being smoothly creased.
But can they win even with the ex-
penditure Of vast amount Of money?
The present indications are against
them. The Washington Post publishes
a poll of the country made through its
correspondents at the different State
! capitals. 1t is evident that this poll
was made with the idea Of getting a
statement as favorable to the Republi-
cans as possible and an analysis of the
correspondence shows this; but even at
that the outlook from a Democratic
standpoint. as revealed in these reports
is most encouraging. The Post sums
up the situation as revealed by its cor
respondents in this way:
The reports show conclusively that
the Democratic expectations Of numer-
Gus gains in almost every section OF
the country are founded on fact. There
is scarcely State in the union which
will return as many Republican con-
gressmen as now occupy seats. In New
England, of course, the Republicans
have a clear field; but even in that sec
ton they are likely to lose one district
in Massachusetts,. In the middle At
Iantic States the losses will be heavier.
New J. ork will not again return IS Re
publican congressman, while in Penn
sylvania, which now seats 26 RepubE-
cans and Democrats. the latter will
gain several districts, owing to Repub-
lican divisions and other causes. Re
publicans will probably lose Two OF
more districts in New jersey, but gain
one in Delaware. In the south the
Democrats will very largely secure their
old representatives. this being notably
the case in Kentucky. while the Demo
Gratis will recover two and possibly foul
districts in Virginia. They are also
credited with one district in Maryland,
shich now sends solid Republican
delegation. \ strenuous fight is also
being made in the Texas district which
is now represented by a Republican.
and it is possible that the Republican
seat in Alabama will be lost.
In the middle States however, tho
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