Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-23
president" MARK HANNA.



always be going on, and the President
will have to get over feeling 'pang'
whenever he hears of natives being
killed. Queen Victoria is not pre-
vented from going to Cimiez by the
fact that English troops are shooting
Dervishes up the White Nile, and why
should President Mckinley be de-
barred from going to Townsville by
the mere circumstance that American
soldiers are shooting and being shot on
the Pasig? If any important matter,
involving the fate of million or two
of Filipinos, demands executive con-
sideration, it can be had in Georgia as
we'll as in Washington. 1t will be
a little hard on Secretary Hay And
Secretary Long and the great Alger to
be loft out of consultations affecting
their departments, but they will not
complain, and who else need care?
Depend upon it, Mr.. Mckinley will
carry on tho war from Townsville
with incredible skill and amazing sue
cess, and some orator will tell him so
to his face before month passes.
Still, we hear of II good deal of dis
satisfaction and disgust among Repub
licans over this Thomasville trip of
the Presidents. Why, they ask, should
he let Hanna carry him off SO osten-
tatiously? Why should he give color
to the talk that Hanna is very anxious
about the next Presidential nomination
and campaign, and that he is really
taking Mr.. Mckinley off for a 'rest'
which will consist of interviewing
politicians from all over the country,
and planning for the contest of 1900?
Why. above all, these nervous Republi-
cans are wondering, should the Presi-
dent choose Just this time, when the
forces of Organism and revolt are rally
ing 10 the cry that monopolists and
spectators are in control of the gov
eminent, to go off as the personal prop
erty of the chief agent of the monopo-
lists and specuatorss 1t gives too
much plausibility to the charge that
Hanna is really the governmeDt-not
simply the power behind the throne,
but on the throne itself good part Of
the time. Already has this idea taken
firm root in the simple minds OF the
Filipinos. Witness this astonishing
dispatch, included in the documents
printed with the Peace Treaty:
"Cortes family, representing wealthy
educated families Manila, implore you
in name humanity and Christianity
not to desert them, and aid to obtain
annexation Philippines to America. y
10 what potentate docs the reader
suppose this appeal was addressed?
Why, to "Hon. Marcus Hanna, United
States Senate, Washington. In other
words, the Filipinos went straight to
headquarters, and applied to the man
whom they understood to be tho real
President. 1t would be an embarrass-
| ing thing, say the disquieted Republic
| cans whom we are quoting, to have
| that idea get into the heads of people
| in this country, too.
| Now we have reason to believe that
the thing which is really worrying
| Senator Hanna is the campaign fund.
| The nomination he considers US good
as settled. Mr.. Mckinley has been as
sured by Hanna that he is the idol OF
the American people, and that nc
power on earth can prevent his re-
nomination. AS for the supramundant
powers, the President firmly believes
that they are on his side. He puts
himself in the hands of Providence nc
less confidently than in those of Hanna
Still, it is well known that Providence
works through human instrumental
ties, and the favored instrumentality
for electing President is cash. Nc
one knows this better than Hanna. He
knows how he elected himself Senator
he knows what sums were put into his
hands in 1896. He has figured out
pretty closely how much money it vii
cost to nominate and elect Mr.. Mckin
lev in 1900, and we violate no con
fidence when we say that he is at hi:
Wits end where to raise it.
He will have no tariff bill to sell
indeed, If justice were done, he would
have to refund money which he got OF
false pretenccs for the tariff bill HI
sold in 1896. He was hoping to do q
good stroke of business with his ship
ping subsidies bill, but Speaker Reet
and the Western Republicans ruth
lessly slaughtered that. 1t is under
stood that q handsome campaign con
tribution hinged on the passage of th,
Nicaragua Canal bill, but that measure
came to grief also. Concessions ant
contracts in the colonies may be counted
upon forssomething, but Hanna's mail
reliance at present is on repetition o
the financial fright of 1896. That j
the sole light in which he views tn,
operations of the committee of tn
House now incubating currency reform
bill. 1t is regarded by Hanna simpl.
as n basis on which to strike tn
bankers and financiers in 1900. None.
he must have, and this is the way h
means to get it. The silver issue is t.
be carefully nursed along. The cur
rency reform bill is to be discussed
but not passed; if it were passed, wher
) would the strike come in? If j
were really intended to pass it, why j
not an extra session of Congress Gale,
and the thing done? No. Hanna's plal
is to dangle the thing before the eye
of trusting bankers while he pick
their pockets.
This is the Hanna plan of campaign
J as we are credibly informed and as ",
believe. Will it succeed? Will he b
able to throw scare" into tn
financial community in 1902 W
think not. In the first place, Ameri
cans do not like galvanized corpses 70
party issues. In tho second place
they have an angry feeling that the,
have already been tricked and be
trayed by the Republicans in tn
matter of a reformed currency. l.
the third place, the secure SCUM
money majority in the Senate for 81
years to come is all the safeguar
: that business needs. This fact, whicl
necessarily paralyzes a silver campaig
from the start, also let's the stuflin
out of the Hanna bogey from tn
start. The fright will be TOO elah
orately prepared. and too widely ad
vertised ever to come off. What voter
! will be really frightened at will b
the usurpation of the powers of gov
eminent by Inscriptions capitalists
and to that alarm the visit of tn