The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-14
Senator Mason, Of Illinois, to Sup
port the Administration.
GIVES STATEMENT OF REASONS
Differed with the President Only on
Certain Measures = Mckinley
Manly stand IN Chinese Ques-
ton, He Says, Demonstrates He Is
Not an Imperialf.t--Ainska Bound-
airy Must he on Original survey.

william II. Mason. United States SEN
ator from Illinois, arrived from Alaska
ON tho City of Seattle yesterday after.
noon. For the past two weeks, with
his wife and three daughters and son, he
has been spending a vacation In that
territory. After two weeks more spent
I'm sightseeing on the Coast as far south
as tho Mexican line. he viii hurry home
TO Illinois and enter the presidential cam
paign fighting day and night, he says,
for the success OF the Republican ticket.
During his Northern trip he has found
time 10 examine into the provisional
boundary line between the United States
and Canadian territory, In Alaska, as
established by the modus vivendi, and Is
most emphaticaily opposed TO its opera
ton.
MY trip to the Pacific coast at this
time" ha said in an interview at the
Butler last night. SIS my first vacation
in nifty years. Instead OF sending my
family TO Europe thought would spend
my money Mt home and show them some
OF the magnificent grandeur of Alaska,
washington and the West We are going
down through California and then l will
go home and enter the campaign Tor
President Mckinley.
VIII Fight for Mckinley.
There has been a great deal OF talk
regarding my attitude toward the presi-
dent We have had our differences re-
garding the management OF certain
measures of government. but 10 me their
In no dearer friend on earth than William
Mckinley. As man he is affectionate
and lovabla for his true worth. II I
was In financial trouble tonight and need
ed a barrel OF -four there IL no man
would rather appeal TO Than President
Mckinley. Our differences in political
10 work for him and want TO add that
we are going 20 carry Illinois for MciSin-
ley and Roosevelt. We are going to
make good Job OF cleaning up that is
10 ] craze.
During the operation OF tariff for
revenue under the Cleveland adminIstra-
ton. American workingmen were prac-
tically starving. ! consider the platform
adopted at Kansas City ms an assault
upon every farm and every workshop In
the country and the effort made to have
two kinds Of money in my opinion Is a
moro dangerous assault upon labor
well as upon the capital OF the country,
than any other pending issue
ITO elect Bryan means that tho holders
Of all American securities will unload
them within twenty-four hours, and this
condition will mean such a panic in this
country as we have never had before.
There would then he many black Fri
days. with black week days I'm between
There IL no greater danger that can come
10 the labor OF country than TO have
capital retire from business, and I have
faith In the sound. common sense OF tho
American people and feel certain they
will reIoEate that 1s 20 l craze once and
forever and re-elcct President McKin-
ley,
There Is one thing our Democratic
friends like TO talk about and that liz
that Mckinley Is as putty In the hands
of few men. Now, to any man who
knows the president this Is absolutely
amusing. The president Is as firm and
independent In his convictions as any
man | know of. but he has such kindly
disposition that people Imagine he Is
Influenced by someone else. or that he Is
not strong In his convictions because he
Is not arrogant or dietatorial, in his po-
sition. OF course. any and all men are
influenced, more or less, BY the Judgment
of their associates but there ~ not a
cabinet portfolio that MIR. Mckinley can
not take and handle just as we'll or
better, than any man now filling the po-
sltion. IA for Hanna ar anyone else
hossing the president, every man who
knows him personally will say 1t as
worse than, absurd.
The Chinese Question.
In my private opinion the presidents
The opinion OF some ~ hts clasest assoc
elatcN IL thcfs IA anything that shows
that President Mckinley is against im-
periailsm Il H. his nrm and manly stand
IN the Chinese difficulties, demanding pro.
tecslqn. yet declining 20 enter into the
worlds conspiracy 70 dismembcr and
partition the empire There is no doubt
hat that Russia. England, Germany. aud,
In fact, all the foreign, powers. having
a lust fer growth BY conquest have been
iasinS plans To divide the markets aud
Aak - Naas a.
course has surprised all -surnpe because
tho powers Imagined wg were starting
cut on Wild scheme ~ expansion hy
conquest The empcter's appeal TO the
president "a conclusive thar china Is wall
ing 10 trust ua and ~ ms opinion hls no
altion IN that matter Vii be % great
material strength 70 him IA the coming
campaign
'spn tho Alaska boundary question /
am satisfied the boundary originally n4cf
by the treaty 81 isti will be permanently
adopted The American people VIII never
be NAftsgcd with anything less ara
exceedingly sorry Than the mudas y5Nfn-
81 should ever 30 adopted because Il took
Just az much tr0HNc sud expense to make
the survey " the provisional boundary.
provided Tor by ghe mnd1s viVenti a.
L would o. have settled TIE Whole houn-
Diary dispute
~ az iot Wish 20 harshls criticize any
department q the roysgNwacnt, bul Il you
ard hsa q pafuten fence sincc t>6,,
complained 0f the fenCs an3 brought me
iNte court 90 have tt meyeas / weula
hardly consent Go having q moved y hlia
the case Was pending In the courts
Therefore I see NO excuse fnr the tcfa-
poFafN ltnR takic6 iu oWf territory.
Mut Have onn Territory.
n have never talked With an American
eitiEsu who dill Npl fav Ne Gtd not want
ene inch q wrouhd ssas sld ~, beionS
tu WN hWt thaY an say wm want every
tach ise e0uRhs from kussia ana We IN
tend % haVr A.
PERSONALLY J ana IN favor - taking an
Ne bought ard pNM fhr ard failing In
snttiug H. 60 take lt au Thts ray seuud
strange. bat ! mean b. The claim made
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