New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-14

IN not likely that these recalcitrants wouu ~
against their party in a Presideh'ial
but in these days Of independent 'noue
action 1t Is morally certain that 'h's =,
ill he r,kewarm in the Ohio State canvass -
+hev do not emphasize their Opposition ~ tbsre
alIy voting directly for John r. Mclean, 20 DC
NOT still some danger Of their arsuihs .hts <au
publican defeat in the PresloeI' 80 they dis
viii be direct rebuke 10 the POM atsaetrous
ro1.o9 II would certainly be disastrous
blow, and must be guarded agaiis' the situa-
Then there is another eleihei ~ oan,a sue
,,on which may make for Mclea" ON
ross II "a the dscord which undeT an 1 1a
parently calm surface prevails amos 81 -" New
publican leaders Of ONO, sntical knife
York Ohio is a state where the polt,iV" ,,,1b re-
g. aI,vsvs out and used upon occasion WIN ~
ientIess fury The sullen attltude ui rTa',,tnr
Kurtz McKisson and theH nun H. down deep
toward Senator Hanna. and way nv" u.hn
a. ,ba we'll" toward the President hlmseH, Wa
onenlv aids and abets Hanna Is nf,ili
and of long standing Their oiItei az" Ronmblican
atinc defeat by Hanna in the lale M lriho
Stote Conventon-a defeat when 'hey "'' ~
solelv 10 the President-has added luTi 10 nc
Aame OF their hate well as rear. " Ia ,'lt
nalne .actton mill true 10 Nash under such
circumstances? While the leaders VIII VpyHH@S
talk turkey" will not their followers ~,
Nash NJ the polls? There are such thiCaS
1-nsoubtedlv the willy Mclean counts upon ncP
iron, this clement The history Of ONO poi1.s
warrants his confidence. True. there : an w. w..
setting disCord in the DenocIatc i~lIh''
Denocratic ouarrels always bring OUT Hoie
democrats l, Is only Republicans VINO cut
their own throats
MLFANs DETERMINED EARNEsTNESs
To guard against any disaster threatened ny
The complex elements with which the Repuo"-
cans have TO deal this year in ONO theiT h"'u''
must be analyzed and fully understood DS ne
publcans. Mclean summed them all up months
ago. and looking the chances over cooxy a ,ho
dispassionatey he entered the canvass lv
Z nm
determined carnestness which surprised p'op'c
who never get behind the scenes McLeah "a"
that the times We're pregnant win si'"' ~ ~" ~
IL anybodv silly enough 10 imagine tHdl H'
,,as Wasting all this time. energy ana money
FOR the mere empty honor Of a nomination. iie
and his friends saw there was chah'e l" D."
the GOVernorship OF ONO on num- anu ' w
taken that chance - e,5e
There Is another thing in which Mclean lllus
reason for his hopes Ii is not likely that ne 80 /
confident hut the rank and file Of ONO Demo |
crafs believe success this year is in the air.
The enthusiasm manifested at the IanesNHe
convention which nominated Mclean was Ger
tainly extraordinary. The outpouring Of Demo
Gratis TO that convention and the universal cor
fdence in the success OF the ticket TO ne noun
mated were its most marked chai iIs''r'i /
Mclean had read these signs long ne4o4S, az |
he cunnngly determined TO be the beneIlcldlE /
of the discomfort with the leadership OF Hanna, /
the Republican policy as 10 our new poSseSs'onS
and the always present latent desire ior CHf'"e0' /
whichever party holds the reins ,o
Is Mclean really a Presidential possibility! |
Not now. but after the Ohio election this ques-
ton can be answered much more lntelHeIni9, |
Mclean IS not a brilliant ana snowy man I'm" ~,
BRYAN: he does not capture the multlude ny /
wordv pvrOtcchnics. which mean nothing. hu' /
he is nevertheless. a man Of parts, win poii.l- /
cal craft and courage, great business capac'.S /
and great urorsrty interests. He may over /
flow with Ser and antitrust tax anu f
political INSTRUMENTATION generally Tor cheap /
CONSUMPTION. Yet not for moment lose me /
confidence Of the sOundest gold man III lne /
country. His enormous business inVestments F
here and elsewhere in various trust forms Woulu .
be accepted as a guarantee Of safety 10y the F.
money power everywhere should ne become T.
President. Mr.. Bryan presents no such cain
upon their conf lence Mclean Is lccu'i"l..
available as the Democratic candidate next +
year because he could talk one thing n the /
cheap money advocates Of the West and South' 7
while his great financial investments Would ne .
telling an entirely different tale 10 the mag +
nates Of Wall Street In other words he Is one /
of them while Bryan is not. Mclean has /
thought Of all these things himself, and ms /
candidacy for Governor Of Ohio bodies no goo" /
20 William Jennings Bryan. II he Is fortunate /
enough 10 be elected others VIII begin 10 thllk /
about them as Well as talk about them.
The President. an Ohio man, and deeply /
verscd IN the science Of Ohio politics as he /
must be. has not let all these considerations f
escape his notice His recent visit to Ohio leads /
"a the conclusion. that he views the situation
as serious No doubt il was the OutCrOWth or +
q conviction on his part that immediate Steps 4
must be taken t. COuntcract the aniag"nl~Uc F
Influences which are al work 20 defeat the Re F
publcans. not only IN ohio this fall but at the /
Presidential election next year Optimistic con- /
1dence IN n Republican walkOVer in 1900. grow /
ing out OF the successful Spanish war. may he +
fatal to the party quiet talk going In the
clubs and among public men is proof that the
party IS now faced 10y critical situation. Tn .
less the war IN the Philippines is brought 20 a
speedy and successful conclusion Mr Mclean
may win In Ohio.