The Forrest City times., 1900-03-16
BACK IN THE RANKS
Democrats Who Helped Hanna Nave
 Now Nothing to Hold Them.

Mark Hanna has parted from his bogy. He has killed the goose that laid the golden egg. His great cam paign stock in trade is gone. Like Richard. he may now 'caper nimbly in lady's chamber, to the lascivious blessings of 8 lute." When he pre- sents himself this year, endeavoring to frighten democrats into support of Mckinley. he will be laughed at. For he will not be able 10 rally democrats to the support of the defender of the trusts and the subverter of the funda- mentsl ideas of the republic.
 There can be no excuse for demo- crats giving aid or countenance to his man Mckinley. When he presents himself demanding the sinews of war to bolster up a candidate who has nothing to recommend him he will be laughed at.
 1t is now the boast of republican correspondent that, the senate having passed the currency bill by an over- whelming majority, the financial question is removed indefinitely from the political campaign, because even if the proponents of free coinage were to endeavor to undo the work of this bill they would enter upon stern chase which obviously is a long one. They would not be able, even with a silver majority in the house of rep resentatives, to repeal this law for at least six years. It will be idle, therefore, on the part of Mark Hanna to raise the cry: Wolf Wolff" No body will heed it and time will be afforded the immense number of so- called gold democrats, who really elected Mckinley in 1896, to give their undivided attention to chastising that gentleman for his manifold sins. In effect, Mark Hanna serves notice on the country that an ally is not need ed, that nothing is to be feared by those who are timorous of the enact- msnt of free silver legislation, and, therefore, no one feeling strongly about the matter need give himself further concern. He has succeeded in establishing the gold standard for at least six years. Any assaults upon it in the meantime will be mere wastes of effort.
 The democrats who in 1896 made McKinley's election possible are now thoroughly ashamed of the part they had in elevating to the chief magis- tracy a man with whose general po- | litical sentiments they had so little in common and are likely very gladly to accept the hint of Hanna that he has no further use for them.
 The currency matter is settled for six years at least. It is no longer an issue. Mir Mckinley cannot be posed | by Hanna as the savior of the cur rency, as the champion of stability and the sinigle standard
 He will come before the country seeking the presidency not on any question of free silver, but as the wobbly champion of protection, so- called; as the particular friend of British aggression against republics | of Dutch origin, as the friend and | defender of trusts, and as the origin ator of an imperialistic policy which condemns the declaration of independ- ence and seeks to give a new charac- ter to the republic of North America.
 As such democrats cannot but con demn him. He will appeal to them | in vain. He had assistance from them | in '96; he can no longer claim it. If he does claim it, if he does send his corrupt and corrupting manager seek ing to frighten democrats into sup port of his candidacy he will not get it.
 Three years of Mckinley have dem
 onstrated to the people of the re, public that to prolong his term would
 be undesirable, perhaps fatal.-Chi. cago Chronicle.