The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-05-04
THOS. II. ROBINSON,
EDWARD n. HALL.
Y V Y ~ n ~ y y
State Central Com. for Harfor,
MckINLEYISM WANING.

MckINLEYISM WANING.
George Alfred Townsend, the we'll
known Gath" of the newspaper pro-
fession, writes to the Boston Globe
from Philadelphia as follows:
Much of last week was in Phila-
deiphia, and what most surprised me
there was vital decay in Mckinley
ism. Speaking to an old schoolmate
of mine, who is wealthy Philadel
phian, he said to me:
There is a gross decay In the inter-
est of our substantial men, as well as
of the masses, in the Republican party
since McKinleyism ruled. The sum of
100000 confidently promised to the
National Committee at Washington
has only been partially raised, and
that by a species of extortion. 1t is
now thought that the hat will have to
be passed through the city depart
ments. custom house, etc., to raise the
rest of the money. None of the big
givers of former years mean to give
anything. Benson, Dolan, Carnegie,
Widener, refuse to put up. Yet Phila-
delphia has raised 100000 to elect
Harrison, and sent it over to New
York to affect the betting and the
public opinion there"
what is the cause of this indiffer-
ence in the Republican partyf'
ut is chiefly due to decline of ad
miration of the President. He has
been the sole authority to make policy
and his judgment is not approved,
while of late the Pickering of his intel
Iect, as especially in the Puerto Rico
tariff, has deepened a sense that be-
yond plausibility he has no large
powers. His message in favor OF kind
free trade with Puerto Rico was hard
ly out of his mouth when Mark Hanna
told him he was going to lose the labor
vote if he allowed the small wsged
races to market their goods here.
Il vertically believe that there is
more hostility in Philadelphia to a
second term for Mckinley than there
was to Harrison's second term. The
President has not q firm hold upon
anything, not even upon his own
thoughts. He is too fond of the orat-
ing and persuading habit. He seems
to have lively conceit of his personal
power to move public opinion here
and there, but, almost everybody in
this age thinks for himself, and the
President would have been stronger if
he had said half as much"
But the people are not going over
to BryanS'
II wound not have thought so a
month ago, but when the pendulum
returns, it returns to its full strength,
and Bryan represents the full reaction
against the trusts, capital and all that
commercialism which has nothing in
its eyes but more riches The labor
vote is very uncertain. Our attempts
at foreign policy have been absurd.
We cannot even deal with a little is.
land like Puerto Rico on consistent
lines for one month. Our weak inter
ference in behalf of the Beers has
neither helped them nor ourselves.
The Nicaragua canal has been mud
died. Having taken our place il the
front rank of nations with the primary
object of extending our trade, we do
not like either the Presidents intel
lectual formation or the weak cabinet
he has drawn together. There is gen.
orally recognized the mastery hand of
Mark Hanna is everythipg, and he is
neither popular at home nor abroad"
My informant handed me an extract
from newspaper letter that day pub
l;shed by Congressman James Rankin
Young, which began as follows:
1.-The shape things politically have
taken in the last two months has
seemingly convinced the Republican
leaders in Congress that William Jeu-
nings Bryan is a formidable candi-
date, and that the race is going to be
far from a walkover for Mr. Mckinley.
1t is never safe for the administration
to have Congress in session during a
Presidential campaign"
Look there" said my informant,
"Young represents the most decided
Republican section in Philadelphia,
and he comedies that Bryan is soaring
the President.
Having passed the gold bill, the ad
;skr of En
ment that Bryan will not obey the
law. Why, if Bryan disobeyed the
law they would drive him out of the
White House. He has been in Con
gress and knows something about the
laws. Hanna begged mis- money in
the wrong campaign he overbegged
in 1896, and the people who gave at
that time are ill satisfied with their
moneys worth. The Republicans are
going to be hard up in the next cam
paign. The great slump in Wall street
and the desire to get rid of stocks
there by the brokers shows that the
system OF things in the subscription
Presidency is getting infirm."
Five OF the parties who have been |
charged with completely in the
murder OF William Goebel, were ar
raigned on Monday at Frankfort and |
asked for change of venue. Certain
pardons which had been granted by
Taylor as Governor, were refused
recognition by the court.