The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1900-09-08

ing ABOUT local matters. Asked
to continue his talk on the ma
tionm situation' for the benefit Of
the readersoof the Chicago Ameri.
Gao, Mr., Pingree saidshe did not
vish to be continually finding
fa0lt'witlr the sRspublican party,
oven as at present controlled.
However, the governor a few mi
uutes afterward launched out
against the national administra-
ton. '7e tt'F4
He CALLED HIM CHOCOLATE, MAN.
"Teddy Roosevelt a year or so
ago charaetcri2od Mckinley as u
chocolate man, presumably mean.
ing that the president was sort.
Of y tool or ptaytI,ing for others.
\ have always contended that hic-
Kinley's backbone didn't reach
far enough toward his neck co.
support lbs brains, or bis will
power. In 1895, shortly aftertho
election, I called on McKinly
az bis hane ingOhio. i did 20 on
tholhavice ~ the 1gte ESelolIel
John Atkinson, who accombaifiSd
me. Pm
"rhe president treated us very
handsomely, Daring a long talk
he asked me how it was | manag-
ed to run so far ahead of him in
my campaign for governor.
AND HE TOLD HIM THE OLD STORY.
Fiat first told him / did't know.
Then he wanted to know what ]
said to the people that caused
them to support me. ooh, said
], "a remember that | used to tell
them how you'--meaning McKin-
ley prepared Il platform for
either Harrison or some other
Republican presidential candidate
providing for the demonetization
Of silver. Mckinley opened his
mouth wide, and said in hoarse
whisper, 'Ah!' Colonel Atkinson
looked frightened, while / was as
innocent appearing as though /
had paid Mckinley q compliment.
You know playing the innocent is
a great game of mine. IIa, hal
| Il THEY Don't KNOW HIS VIEWS.
"Thc Michigan Republican can
dldates and campaign managers
who seem to be so anxious that |
should take the stump this fall
do not seem to realize that
couldn't talk to the people with
out showing up this Hanna Me-
kinley gang, who are trying to
wreck the Republican party and
swing the United States, the
home Of the brave into the list
of empires and opprcsyor ma
tions." s.f.g rf h
4 Rising from his scat and pacing
| the floor, Gov. ."Pingree spiritedly
continued: "Instead of sending
/ few American soldiers-men OF
the regular arny-ovcr to Chinf
ostenslbly to protect somebody
but really working a confidence
game-to be slaughtered by the
millions Of Chinese, the Hanna.
Mckinley government would bet.
ter try and protect American peo
pie at home from being crushed
to pieces by the trusts, which the,
have fostered and guarded under
the auspices and with the machi
merry of the national government
TINE TO CHANGE THE ADMINIsTRA
TON. t
''If the Hanna-McKinley so-cal
led Republican administration
won't knock the trusts in the hcaC
by cutting out watercd stock il
corporations formed into Judi
cious combinations to contro
trade and crash out honest com
Epetltion, and try and enforce the
laws as well as have new anti
trust laws made, then it's time foI
the better element in the Republi
can party to vote for some Other
Iparty.
"Look at the damnable way il
which the Hanna = Mckinley.
| United States government (Repu.
blican partly protected trust.
| Ihave borne down on the Page
Fence company, employing hun.
dreds of people until few weeks
ago. and forced it out business.
MANIPULATED TARIFF LAWS FoR
i7 Acl TRUSTS. r r..
"This combination manipulated d
the tariff laws in the interests of
| the trusts and otherwise helped
to force one Of Michigan's fine
manufacturing concerns out busi-
ness,when if they had any ge-
nuine patriotism or Americanisn
7about them, they would hayecaIl-
etl out the militia to protect citi-
zens at home. But no, they would
rather 90 away thousands ofmiles
land moddle with affairs that DOM
concern this nation.
THINKS TIE DEMOCRATS sHoULr
WIN. q
81 am a Republican, but I hon.
IestIy believe that With that Ohio
crowd in control, debating tho
policy of this government, the
best thing that could happen to
Fthe Republican party this fall
lwould be the success of the Demo.
cratic party at the polls.
| "If such a result doesn't come
now, Lam Convinced that fom
/ years from now no Ohio man will
be elected president Of the United
States or be in control of the ma
tional Republican party organi.
zatiOn.