The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-03

but to Mr.. Hanna. as the dictator of The
| party, and Mr.. Hanna will be held re-
| sponsible for the republican losses IN
| his own section of the state, especially
for the loss of 10000 republican votes
IN Cuyahoga county. and Nash mad
only 21,O0O votes. This is not a recon-
mendation for MI Hanna as manager
OF another campaign.
Mckinley rescued Ohio from faction
ism in 1891, and Mr.. Hannas proml-
nence has revived it. what ever Mr..
danna's virtues, his shadow threatens
20 obscure the popularity OF the presl-
cent IN his own state While he remains
the presidents representative. And
having remembered Mr. Hanna better
than any other president ever remem-
pered manager of his campaign, tne
PRESIDENTS friends say he does not feel
called upon to make further sacrihces
TOT himself and the party in order to
keep Mr.. Hanna occupying the center
OF the stage, with the limelight of pub
nc criticism turned upon him as tae
whole republican party
1t is not only in Ohio that Mr.. Hanna's
prominence is in danger, but in other
states. AS chairman of the national
committee Mr.. Hanna came to Wash
lngton at the beginning of the admins
tration, and in his committeeism as
sumed to be able to speak for the presi-
dent and all heads of departments in
promising places. His influence was
regarded as more potent than that Of
senators and representatives, and from
New York and California, from Louisi-
ana and Illinois-from almost every
state in the Union-came men seeking
the influence of Mr.. Hanna, rather than
that OF their own representatives and
sena tors, or their own state organiza-
tons, in their quest for offices.
Republican senators and representa-
tlVes were often turned down in their
recommendations when the influence Of
Hanna was against them regarding ap-
pointments in their own states. This
assumption of power to guide the pres
ident in the selection Of officials not of
national Importance was not calculated
to make the Ohio senator popular in the
senate.
In legislative efforts Mr.. Hanna's
name is identified with one bill-a bill
granting huge subsidies-and this is not
calculated to make him appear as the
representative of the common people.
President McKinley's first acquaint-
ance with Mr.. Hanna was when he APP
peared as the defendant of a dozen coal
miners, who were charged with con-
spiracy by Mr.. Hanna as the proprietor
of the mine. This was % years ago,
and the scoring William Mckinley then
gave Hanna as the prosecutor Of hon
est labor and the verdict of acquittal
he secured. made him a candidate for
congress, with the labor vote behind
him to assure his election.
From that day to this William Nc
Kinley has had the friendship and sup
port Of the workingmen, and he has
tried to merit their friendship. He WILL
If necessary, drop Mr.. Hanna rather
than sacrifice the friendship of those
who regard Mr.. Hanna as a driver
rather than leader. He owes nothing
to Mr.. Hanna. He has not forgotten
his personal friends, and can afford to
say to them that neither the republican
party nor the government is his to be-
stow upon personal friends, who are
always holding up to him the motto:
Lest we forget"