Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-03-31
MACK MARKS MASK.
An Ideal President for MonopoIIuts
aud MHnIpulators OF Men and
LeGisIailon.

LeGisIaiIon.
Mark Hanna and the syndicate as
soc;ation with him devoted their mn
firing energy and money with
out limit to secure the uomjnu-
tion and election Of Mckinley. lie
has proved to be an ideal occupant OF
the executive chair. viewed from the
st rndpoint nf the corrupt gang OF Re-
publican managers who placed him
there. This syndicate WIS not seek
ing Il -ieLder.- What it required
was mask Mckinley was Ger.
taiuly their man. He has a face that
beams like harvest moon, and Il
tongue that never wearics in uttering
bland but meaningless platiiudcs.
His policy is not much criticised, for
the goOi reason that he evades COM
mitting himself to any specified poll
ICY.
TO comprehend. or rather to de-
tcct, the lack Of explicit meaning oi
mckinley uttcranccs. one must first
undc rstand that he IL simply a-mask-
anC his miss ion - to cover md shield
the gang behind him, partly by that
bcaming face, and when necessary by
u,tcranccs susceptible of double
meaning. The only way to get AN
accurate understanding az what Me-
kinley means is to wait and see what
he docs.
Reviewing McEinlcy's record. we
find that he very easily relieved his
conscience oi tho promises made To
hundreds OF thousands who support
cd him in the belief that hc would
make earnest, continued md effect
ual efforts to bring about interna-
tional bimetdllism. 4 review OF his
utterances will not recall any direct
promises III regard 10 bimetallism.
These promises. like most others
made by him. were strong only by
implication. Fate intcrvcned to give
the gang behind him its golden op.
poriunity.
After opposing the war at the sug
gesiion OF his stock jobhing hackers
nn.il nearly II minority of his own
party at tcuscd him oi adjusting his
patriotism to the fluctuations in
prices OF stocks, he finally found him
self compelled t0 carry out the in
structions o' Congress, and To uppear
M the iigurehead in the war against
Spain.
The record of tho war is one Of ap
pOintmentE tO responsible staff Offices
OF unframed and mimpoiiant rcla.
tivcs Of the politicians behind him.
The result was that our soldiers
were sent to Cuba with worse thnn
ordinary cattle accommodations,
without ndcqultc medical or surgical
attendance or supplies. with low
grade and improper ammunition, and
then fed ON "cmbnlmcd' beef.
lnfcrentially, Mt least. Mckinley
declared at tho beginning oi tho war
that IL was 10 be war ot liberatioD.Oi
humanity. and no n war OF conquest
nnd extension oi territory.
Tho interruptions bandits behind
him. however, are not given TO my
kind IL hgmanity TINT docs not pay
six per cent annual dividends. lIav-
ing saved the Cubnn and Phil ,pino
lambs. tho present proposition seem.
cd to 10 to take their hides IN pay.
mcni for salvation.
During the war. however, WAS the
period of the gangs most succocsiul
achievements. When the incum pnr-
able Dewey won his mat tch'css vic.
tory at Mnniln and flushed with prido
tho hearts OF his countrymen, the
gang behind Mckinley seized this
opportuns diver sion OF public inter.
cat to launch tho grcnt iron trust.
Tho brilliant victory nc Santiago
gave us FREQ Cuha through tho thrill.
ing valor Of our forces and tho steel
md tin plntc trusts by tho gnng bo
hind Mckinley. Every victory by
lind or sen Inns found its response ~
the Joyous plaudits Of our people nnd
Tie launching Of now trusts by this
gnng.
In the end. TINT smiling face rises
up to beam on an npplauding nation
aud, also. To dctrnct attcntir0 from
the fact TINT tho hands of his backcrs
arc plunged into tic pockets ~ the
people.
President Mckinley can truly say;
~My face il NY tortuDc.--- Chicago
Democrat.