The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-09-28
.M'LEAN IS UNMAsKED.
Forced to Show His Hand
Against Bryan.
THE SIGNIFICANT EUsTIs LETTER.


Leans Singing Reference to Bryau's
Meaning.
The friends Of William Jennings Bry-
an are rapidly learning the real sig-
nificance of the candidacy of John R.
Mclean for governor of Ohio.
Moreover, they have taken the meas
ure of Mr.. Mclean and know what
they may expect.
The old time Democrats Of the state
need not be told of McLean's treach-
cry. They remember Thurman, Pen
dleton and Durbin Ward. They know
Mclean killed those great leaders of
to make way for his own bossism and
since he has the presidential bee in his
bonnet, as he has long had the sena-
torial itch, he may be expected to
treat Bryan to the same medicine he
gave Thurman, Pendleton, Ward and
scores of other Ohio Democrats.
Mclean processes to favor Bryan's
denomination The insincerity of this
is proved by the following letter writ
ten by the late J. B. Eustis, ex-United
States senator and minister to France
under President Cleveland, only few
days before his death:
Newport, Aug. II.
My Dear Mr.. -:
am taking great interest in the polt-
ical situation. l agree with you that Bryan
and the Chicago platform mean beyond
question the reelection Of Mckinley. / am
willing to make any sacrifice to accom-.
plsh his defeat. How to do it is the ques-
tion. What we must assail and destroy
Is the 16 to 1 demagogue, and that we can
do better AFTER THE OHIO ELECTION.
HAD A LONG TALK WITH JOHN
NJ EAN. HE SEEMS TO BE HOPEFUL
I will speak out at the oppOrtune moment
and hope to have some influence with my
southern friends. Yours truly,
J. B. EUsTIs.
Senator Eustis was one of the lead
ing gold Democrats of the south and
was greatly interested in the German
Croker scheme to down Bryant. Nc
Lean was hopeful" of the success Of
that scheme.
course of Mclean at the Chicago meet
ing of the Democratic ways and means
committee, of which he is chairman,
would be conclusive.
George Frederick Williams of Mas
sachusetts, the close friend of Bryan
and Bryan's choice for the vice presi-
dency, announced to the committee in
Chicago that the Massachusetts, state
convention would be held in Boston
on Thursday, Sept. 21, and that the
convention would select delegates to
the next Democratic national conven-
tion. The Bryanites were prepared for
the announcement but Mclean was
surprised. He jumped to his feet
and passionately protested. The Bry-
antics had planned this convention.
The Massachusetts convention will
send solid Bryan delegation. Mclean
showed his hand under the impulse of
passion. His words are reported in
his own newspaper, the Cincinnati En-
quirer:
"It savors too much Of snap Judgment
said Mr. Mclean. "It looks on its face like
an attempt O foreclOse on AN UNCER.
TAIN POLITICAL ASSET that may van.
ash before the time for holding the regular
party primaries next year. Why name the
delegates nine months in advance Of the
time they should be selected? Why not
do 1t 10 months ahead or three or four
years?
The quarrel between Mclean and
williams was skirmish in the war
between Bryan and the German syn
dicate. McLean's sarcastic reference
to Bryan's uncertain political assets
went deep beneath the skin of the
Bryanites If there ever was possi-
bility of perfect harmony between Nc,
Lean and the loyal Bryanites Of Ohio
1t was destroyed.
Mclean started out to play double
political game in Ohio this year. He
did not want the GAINESVILLE conver.
tion to adopt strong free silver. Bry-
an plank, but he was SO busy corrall-
ing delegates that the committee on
resolutions got away from him and
put him on plank that emphasizes
the Chicago declaration and "de-
mands' Bryan's denomination.
This was the first step awry in Mr
McLean's scheme, which aimed to play
both the silver and the gold Demo
Gratis till "after the election" He
tried to repudiate that plank in an in.
terview in which he said state issues
would cut big figure in the campaign
but that failed. Now he has been un-
masked by the Bryan leaders in Chi.
cago and his despicable scheme to pre-.
tend friendship I, Bryan while plan
ming to stab him to death is patent tC
every political observer.
It remains to be seen what course
the Bryan men will take to kill of the
faithless multi-millionaire who seeks
to destroy their favorite idol.
From the standpoint Of the Filipino
people the first thing necessary te
them to display their good qualities
as citizens is the elimination of Agui
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