The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-24

SEATTLE. SATURDAY, susE -.



A DOLr FnOm n'kINLEr.
The Portland Oregonian. Republican
newspaper. sits In judgment on the Nc
kinney administration. and brings . ter
yifc indictment against the president
II wants another candidate. and In
large capitals II names several distin-
Huished statesmen. and others not 80
distinguished. whom II would prefer to
Ar. Mckinley a. the Republican nomi-
nee. They are Theodore Roosevelt. Seth
Low. Charles Francis Adams. John p.
Long. Henry Cabot Lodge. John G.
.epooner and BENJAMIN Harrison. II
takes an entire column OF editorial
space for the Portland paper to disciose
its reasons why either OF these seven
estimable gentlemen would suit II bet
Ter than the incumbent Of the presiden-
stsai chair. A pretty fair idss Of the Port
,and papers bissering Philippe may be OBJ
tainsd from the foliowtns:
The Mckinley administration has made
ct the behest Of INSCRIPTIONS politicians
il has betrayed the civil service TO the
epoiismen. paraiysed the organization OF
the army. violated its pledges as to cur
Sency reform. Inundated tts most efn-
Client servants and discreditcd American
intelligence and valor In the eyes Of the
civilized world In a time for courage
It has quaiied. In = time for decision II
has hesitated In time for action II has
delayed In a time for honest dealing II
has paitercd and eauiyocated. It's policy
has been TO drift: Its aim has been to pla-
cate every body. however unworthy. and
cater TO everything, however mfschiev-
oun. liz course has been to sacrihce any
and every vital interest Of the nation On
the altar OF partisan and personal poll
tea
That Is fierce language. And fierce
language IL just about all It h. II puts
In most brutal form all the faults OF the
Mckinley administration. magnifles rs
errors. ignores In virtues. and refuses
credit for its many splendid achieye-
ments.
The sober truth Is that the president
has always made his appointments on
Recommendation az the respective con-
xressionai delegations. II IL q prudent
and justifisble policy. and makes 1t easy
TO locate responsibility. The recent
civil service order WAS largely . modif-
cation Of President ClevelAnd's final ef-
fort to tie McKiniey's hands by piac-
ine ON the protected list many OF his
own aprointees. and II was in part
avowcdiy made az an experiment, with
the expectation that. II found unwiss.
II would be recsised by his successor
The army has suffered from the inva-
sion Of too many politicians. bat no vol
unteer organization has ever escaped
that infiiction. Currency reform seems
10 be pretty well under way American
intelligence and valor are today at par
possibly aboye~-in the civilized weird,
and the disposition Of foreign nations Is
10 give President Mckinley much Of the
credit for the high rank they have at
tanned
The pcst-lntcliixenccr In no apoioxss Il
for President Mckinley. II does no,
profess to be sup-riatively satisfied with
his administration. ne has made mss-
takes which no fair minded Journal or
citizen win scruptc Ia acknowledge su,
this Is an imperfect world, and usually
we have 90 40 the best We can with the
most available material. President Nc
kiniey has maintained the gold stand
ard. which was the great issue Of isas
and successful war has heen cen.
Quoted by him in an Incredibly shor,
time and with small comparative ioss
In the great essentials. the administra.
ton has done its whole aaty.
Finally. whist IL the ,rexenssn scsns
10 d. atscut 80 Mckinley viii - re-
nominated. barring unforeseen emeF.
esncies Of the next twelve months. am.
as Il looks now, II viii BE- sy acciaana
tior. The great body Il Republicans
ard the majority % American people
believe he is entitled q t. The ore
xonian viii eensns neither itself. ne,
the great political principles IL xs-enu,
casly advocates. by kicking against ~
rricks.
TIE ertsletsns ON ira ADMINISTRATION q.