Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1900-06-28

Convention at Philadelphia has
finished its work and machine
made ticket is presented to the
country, says the Kansas City
Times, under the republican name.
Mr.. Mckinley as the nominee for
President is the product of three
years of unremitting laborand vigi-
lance of the strongest and most afau-
ent political organization known to
the history of the United States.
The lack of zeal in the convention,
the almost listless manner in which
the delegates ratified the edict of
the commander, was q sufficient in
dication, had there been nothing
else. that Mr.. Mckinley was not the
sentimental choice of the Rcpubli-
can party of the country. 1t became
impossible to resist the power of
the machine. So the opposition to
the President did not crystalline
into practical form. 1t only show
ed itselfln stolid submission to what
the boss influence had made inevi-
table.
Mr.. Hanna was right when he
told an interviewer, two or three
days ago, that the sentiment for
Roosevelt for Vice President was
manufactured. The head Of the
ticket is an exhibition of the skill of
Boss Hanna, and the man in second
place was named by Boss Platt and
Boss Quay. Mr.. Platt felt that it
would be calamitous to his com
mand, and destructive to Republi-
can interests in his state, to risk
Roosevelt for reelection to the
gubernatorial chair. So to get
clear of hlm, it became necessary
to impose him on the national
ticket. There arc influential ele.
ments in New York, with which
Mr.. Platt is on intimate terms, that
regarded the Governor as hostile
to their business and capable of
doing much damage to them in his
present position. They. regarded
as nameless in the Vice Presidential
chair, and were willing to sacrifice
even to prostitute--the dignity OF
that great office, to the qualification
of their sordid proclivities,
Mr.. Quay found in union with
Platt his opportunity to punish
Hanna.
The candidate for President
stands on a record Of imperialism,
promotion of trusts, robber tariff,
mllitarism, high taxes, extrava'
gance, maladministration of affairs
in Cuba, unkept promises to the
people of that island, rank violation
of the Civil Service law and repu-
diation of pledges, gripping of the
Monroe doctrine substantial alliance
with Great Britain, discouragement
of q great people in their struggle
for independence and a republican
form of government, bad faith with
the people of the acquired island Of
Porto Rico, and other things that
will bear elaboration from time to
time; and on nothing that is states
manIike or good for the people thai
he can Justly claim.
The candidate for Vice Preside dent
stands on fable of the war witt
Spain.
The platform, which has already
been reviewed in The Enquirer, il
a piece of unskillful avoidance. i
is disappointment even to Repub
lican leaders. 1t goes only faI
enough on the great questions O
the day to acknowledge that monu
mental evils have grown up under
the Hanna-MeKinIey Administra
tion.
Mr.. Hanna remains at the heat
of Administrative affairs, but no
without having passed through hu
initiation. II is well settled tha
he did not want Governor Roosevelt
on the ticket for Vice President
Looking on the State Of Nov
York, however, as vital al the elect
ion in November he played too lonI
with the "easy boss" and in the en-
Mr.. platt found him as easy a vic
tim rs ever came within his rang
In long career Of political hypnC
tIsm
The country is furnished with th
spectacle Of a man the New Yorl
Republican politicians want 70 ge
clear Of, relegalpd 10 iho Ylye Pro-