The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-22
McKinley's Vain Efforts to Stem
the Tide.
HANNA is FRIGHTENED
The Republican Administration Is on
Trial The Warmest Kind of a
Fight in Ohio--Senate Gold
Standard Bill.
WashingtonBureau of the Standard,
No. 1145 G. Street n W.

there had been any politics in it. But
the visit to the Rocky Mountain states
was once more postponed in favor of a
swing around the circle in the states
where elections are to be held next
month. There is no election in Mime
sofa. but the reception of the returned
volunteers from that state has political
significance in the minds of the adj
visors of the president. The hope of the
republican managers is that the en-
thusiasm aroused by Dewey's return
and reception, followed by personal
visit to the Middle West by the presi-
dent. will arouse a great deal of en-
thusiasm for the ilnperialist policy OF
course, the new volunteer levies and
the new ships which have been dis
patched to the islands will not reach
there until after the election is over
But the active efforts of the admins
tration" are being urged as a suffi-
Gent reason for popular support at the
November elections. And the partisan
paragraph injected by the president
himself into his Dewey sword speech
is being similarly employed This was
as folloWs: There was no flaw in your
victory. There will be no faltering in
maintaining it.' And this, too, although
1t Is notorious in Washington that the
very first recommendation which the
great admiral made to the president
was that Otis should be at once recalled
There are no indications that the ad-
mlnlstfat1on has any idea of displa cling
the commander in the Philippines
However badly he has done in tran
QUILTING the island. he has made an
acceptable censor. One of his exploits
in this direction which exhibited his
rare ability as a political campaigner
was his refusal to permit the transmits
sion of a cablegram from Robert M.
Collins. associated press correspondent
at Manila, to the effect that Manila
business men thought the silver basis
best for the islands. This was refused
because 1t would damage the admins
trat1on. according to Correspondent
Collins formal statement of reasons for
protest against both censorship and
censor.
The president really feels that his
own administration is on trial in the
fall elections. Senator Hanna some
time ago declared that the republican
party would win in Ohio for the very
reason that it is a test of Major Nc
kinley's popularity, and of public opin-
ION on the question of expansion. In
every republican state convention this
year there have been strong resolutions
adopted approving the Philippine policy
there can be no doubt that the whole
question is squarely before the people
of the states in which there are cleo
tions this fall.
Senator Hanna seems as confident as
he was few weeks ago, although he
appreciates the fact that the Ohio de-
mocracy is putting up an uncommon
~ stubborn contest. He was here this
week, and in an interview said: 1--WE
are having hard fight in our state.
Mclean is terribly in earnest. We can
see that fact cropping out at every
stage of the campaign. He is going to
give US tussle, but l honestly believe
that we will win out by a handsome ma
jority''
Senior Thurston of Nebraska also had
brief interview this week full of sig
nificance. He said: IF Bryan were q
citizen of any other state than Ne
hraska we would have no doubt about
republican victory. AS it is l would
not care to make any positive predie-
tions. 1t is hard fight, and the result
will not be known until the ballots are
counted. There is no doubt that Bryan
is holding his people together. They
believe that some day he will be presi-
dent. and that then they will live off
the fat Of the land. He has lost some
of his drawing power, but there is not
complete disintegration in his following
by any manner of means
Although the appeal to the electorate
is being made solely on the question
of the expansion policy the republican
leaders in congress are getting ready
to fasten the gold standard on the
country at the next session. Senator
Aldrich, chairman of the senate finance
committee, says there is no doubt that
the senate gold standard bill will be
passed. 1t is the present intention of
the finance committee to ask a speedy
consideration of the bin in the senate
in order that it may be disposed of a S
early in the session as possible.
There is no reason in the world"
Senator Aldrich says, why the repub- |
lican party should not place the gold |
standard upon the statute books. This |
is the honest and proper course 10 pur- |
sue, while, as political step, it is
wise, because it puts the democrats en- |
the other side Of the fence. I believe
in having the issue made as clear-cut |
and definite as possible. We will not |
lose anything by such action"
The democratic managers here are
fully prepared for great results from
the elections. They have now added |
Ohio to Kentucky and Maryland as
states sure to be gained from the op-
position. There seems no reason to
fear for Nebraska, but recent reports
from Iowa are admittedly not favora-
BILE. The general belief is that all the |
elections will be advantageous to the |
ucH1OCtdcS, anu tlldl the IfGSli9nt ana |
his congress will in December take up |
the kindred tasks of fastening military |
despotism on the people of the Philip |
pines and the gold standard on those |
of the United States without the ad- |
vantage of a vote of confidence"
1T is pointed out that the states in |
which elections will be held this fall
gave Mr.. Mckinley nearly a million
majority in 1896, and went again re-
publican in 1898, although by a largely
reduced vote. 1t is claimed at demo-
cratic headquarters that these states
will in the aggregate actually show a
democratic majority in the fall cleo
tions-a truly remarkable revulsion. If
these prophecies are anywhere near
the truth there are some very dark
days ahead of the republican party
next year HOSFORD.
Decision Upheld.
San Francisco, Oct. 2l,-Collector OF the
Port Jackson has received a ruling from
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