Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-09-16
GIGANTIC CORRUPTION.
Immense Sums Available For
Corrupt Purposes.
M'LBAN AND THE SILVER TRUST

Everyone familiar with the inhu-
snces behind the scenes at the Demo-
cratic state convention at GAINESVILLE
appreciates the part which money
played in bringing about the nomina-
lion of John r. Mclean for governor.
SO patent was 1t that even that old
shellbark Judge A, w. Patrick, who
was afterward nominated for lieuten-
ant governor by the Mclean forces as
sop to the disappointment of a large
!lass OF Democrats, practically charged
corruption on the part of the Mclean
managers when he declared that If
Colonel Kilbourne secured the nomina
lion it would not be by the votes Of
bought up delegates"
The. GAINESVILLE convention Is scarce
more. than ten days distant, but it
s already manifest that no influence
which money can secure will be lack
ng to advance the cause of John h.
dcLean, and secure his election il pos
ible. #3
From responsible authority comes
he report that Mr.. Mclean said pri-
ately before leaving Washington that
le would put $5OO,OOO into the cam
,aign in Ohio this year if he were
dominated for governor.
| Whether this is correct or not 1t Is
ertainly true that money has already
legun to flow with the greatest liber-
lity. A stream of golden grease" is
ssuing from the Mclean headquarters.
ME purchase of one newspaper for
$4,000 is but a single instance of the
Irodigal use of money by the Mclean
leutenants.
AS Mr.. Mclean is reputed to be
worth $15,000,00O such tremendous
,ampaign fund as is reported is not
Ieyond the limits of probability. Allen
J. Myers, who for years was one of
dcLean's trusted lieutenants, in his
book Bosses and Boodle," declares
hat Mr.. Mclean is always willing to
ray the price when the goods are de-
| ivered and that he is never close in
matters of money, if he gets value re-
| eived
In addition to what Mr.. Mclean per-
ionally puts into the campaign, and
here is no question but it will be a
| yery large sum, there is another ele-
nent which can be depended upon to
)our a barrel of money into Ohio in
upport of the Mclean candidacy.
The strong declaration in the plat
orm in favor of free silver at 16 to
ind the demand" for the Tenomina-
ion of Bryan makes the campaign OF
PECULIAR Importance to the silver trust.
That most gigantic of all the great
combines of the country appreciates
hat Ohio is in some respects their last
battle-ground. If they win this fall in
ohio they know it will be a step back
ward in the march of progress and
Hinley administration and that it will
promote the cause of free silver Won
lerfully in 1900.
Already from the west comes the
assurance that the silver trust will put
n a gigantic sum in a desperate effort
% corrupt the voters of Ohio and Sc
cure the election of Mr. Mclean. The
exact amount which will be contrib
tied by this great combination of sill
yer producers cannot be stated with
1einiteness at this time. 1t is be-
ieved that it will not be less than
100000, and may reach $25O,OOO.
The campaign fund of the Demo
,ratic party in Ohiothis year promises
20 be the most tremendous corruption
idnd ever used in the state. 1t will
exceed by many fold the amount ever
spent heretofore in any campaign in
Ohio or any other state in the Union.
In fact, it will compare favorably with
the campaign fund in many national
campaigns.
There is to be an orgie of corruption
and if it can secure the election of
Mr. Mclean he will be elected. Trust
ed lieutenants from the Mclean head
quarters are already travelling the state
offering large sums for the voices and
influence of labor leaders in Ohio to
secure their support for Mclean
against Jones or Nash. Similar meth
DDS are in use in the hope of captur-
ing part of the colored vote of the
state. In other directions the same
policy is already being carried out
The people of Ohio have a serious
question to answer this fall The is
sues at stake are of the greatest i'm
portance, but probably none of them
are OF greater moment than the grave
question whether the word is to go
out over the nation that Ohio is a state
whose elections can be bought, and
whose voters are so blind to the bless
ings of prosperity which a Republi-
can administration has produced that
they are wiuing to take step back
ward purely for mercenary motives.
The Republican managers do not be-
lieve the electorate of the state can
be thus corrupted. The attempt only
needs to be exposed to bring its own
condemnation from the voters of Ohio,
and to rally every honest man, what
ever his party Affiliations, against the
outrageous attempt of Mr., Mclean and
the silver trust to buy up the state.
Customs receipts in July we're $16,-
97l Asa, an increase of $l,800, 900 over
the same month last year The Ding
ley tariff was framed to meet the ordi-
nary expenses of government in times
Of peace, and H. is proving a splendid
success.