The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-05-05
M'KINLEY is PROFITABLE.
An Administration That Does Not
Interfere with the
Trusts.

A number of prominent, but so far as |
party control goes, uninfluential repub-
Means are promoting a movement
toward elccting some nominee OF their
party, other than Mckinley, for presi-
dent in 1900.
Some back number" republicans
such as "Bin" Mason and Tom" Reed
labor under the dclusion that intel
lectually, oratorical gifts, zeal for the
public welfare according 10 their light,
and such old-fashioned statesmanshlp
sin constitute valid claim for leader
ship in the republican party.
10 the extent that Mason, Reed and
kindred politicians revolt from the
"Hannaism'' Of their party, and nope
TO defeat Hanna's representative, they
will encounter certain disappointment.
The position of the republican party is
clearly defined and it's stand is firmly
taken. 1t is the party of Capitalization
of commerce. wealth and government
powers. 1t is the partisan of trusts ana
the patron of large aggregations OF
wealth that are dependent upon the
noninterference of the government
with their processes of plundering the
people.
The republican party of to-day pre-
sents the largest, closest and strongest
compact between business men that
the world has ever known. BY business
men" is not meant the Legitimate ner-
I chants and manufacturers, but that
class of men whose minds and souls are
wholly swayed by Unsuitable greed for
money, and who are endow,> with al
most superhuman genius for gaining
money through INSCRIPTIONS methods.
Nowhere else on earth are SO many OF
such men to be found as in this country,
Never before has there been country
with such enormous wealth open tc
plumber.
But little consideration is necessary
to make ii perfectly obvious that Me
Kinley = the most profitable" which
10 the real republican leaders means
that he is the only available candidate
of their party in 1900.
In marketing their securities, the
trust managers confidently promise i'm
munity from government interference
during Mckinleys tenure of Office.
AS the events of the recent wa
tended toward browning Mckinle.
, with Fictitious glory. and suggesting
, his reelection, trusts multiplied AM
, their stocks were easily floated.
1t may be noted that the damaging
disclosures brought out by the board o
inquiry and the recent slump of price
OF industrial" stocks were coinciden'
If these stocks are so sensitive TO
! slight waning of McKinley's prospect
! for reelection, it is easy TO foresee IN
panic in such stocks that would follo'
I Mckinley's defeat, involving as il woul
4 the confession that "llannaism' ha
e lost its grip on the government.
: There are fully two billions of dollar
( of trust stocks, and the estimate
G conservative that these stocks woul
:. decline in value from % to 80 per cen
$ in the event of Mckinley's defea
c From the view point of the trusts
G 1.-THE business interests" of the countf
c demand McKinley's denomination. III
5. trust managers rely upon the fact III;
q this nation has expanded" to siicn'
/ inquiry about the disgraceful exec
Q tive mismanarement that has accon
! panied this expansion. They hope
get Mckinley before the people. wit
Il some kind Of "crown of glory
> iammed down over his head. They WI
! then rely on their peerless capacity f
u using money where il will attract u
y most votes TO insure his election.
:, Mckinley is the ideal candidate f
= the trusts. If he were subjected TO Il
"X"-ray, no object would be seen G
= cept the figure Of Hanna. The trus
= have absolute control Of the republics
: party and Mckinley is its inevitab
nominee in 19O0.--Chicago Democrat.