The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-06-22
The CoIorIess RepubIlcan outlook.


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The COIOrIess Republican Outlook
Naturally. it is too early to indulge in
prophecies as TO what is going TO happen
in November; but, il it were proper 10 base
predictions upon conditions as they appear
today. there are few political observers
who. II they spoke honestly. would care 20
say that things look promising for the
ticket nominated at Philadelphia.
The details Of the Convention were
cleyerly conceived and managed by
Mark Hanna. but what he sought TO &C
complish was largely defeated by the vani-
~ and selfshness Of Theodore Roosevelt.
Nothing would suit that strenuous charac-
ter but TO be placed in the attitude Of
having the Vice Presidential nomination
forced upon him. as one greater thai his
party, greater than the President, All IS
the one man capable of saving the orgspi-
cation from rout and destruction at the
1t is true that Roosevelt would much
rather have secured a second term as
Governor OF New York. but. at least as
early as last March. he discovered that
the trusts and railway corporations of
the Slate had arranged a deal with Plat
which made that ambition impossible Of
realization And yesterday it became APP
parent, to the disgust Of the Rough Riders
shouters from all over the wild and wooily
West. that he had been playing a deep
game for the other chance ever since.
The later developments in the Roosn-
welt game at Philadelphia have involves
a political blunder on his part that can
not fail to seriously injure the Republic
can party in the campaign. We are not
disposed to blame him for that red In
dian" feeling which made him anxious
to take it gut Of Plat and the grea:
corporate interests who had turned aim
down in New York. But its open and
yindictive expression cannot be cOnsiG-
cred good politics" if he has the good
OF the ticket at heart: and he certainly
has. because its destruction would knock
him out OF political life for good and all.
It may be observed that its success would
shelye him permanently. except in the
event Of succession 10 first place
through the death Of the President,
but he doubtless thinks the Vice
Presidency better than four years Of
inconspicuOus Grabbing at Oyster
Bay 1t was mistake for Roose-
welt to make a strong and pub ic
point at Philadelphia Of his treatment BY
the trusts. Neither Hanna nor Mckinley
will forgive him for it. as it has drawn the
attention Of the whole country to the
Empire State, and thereby has rendered
it difficult for the combined National and
State machines to carry out their trust
deal in that Commonwealth The voters
Of New York, too. are now on notice that
the enemies Of the people will attempt
TO "a. Republican candidate for gov
ernor in Office pledged to get rid of the
corporation franchise law which Roose-
welt instigated and carried in spite OF
Plat. and to promote legislation in trust
interests. That conviction. which is al
ready universal from the Battery 70 Buff
falo. will offer a powerful obstruction TO
Republican triumph in the state next au-
tumn; and there were plenty Of DELEGATES
in Philadelphia last night who were Of the
opinion that the situation portended the
loss Of New York.
Unless Hanna can discover some nav
scheme 10 excite a little enthusiasm for
his latest political work Of art. it is like
ly to go begging in other States The fact
that. at the lest moment. he weakened on
the Porto Rican infamy and its defiance O.
the Constitution. ard dared not endorse
the course OF the Administration in that
connection. will painfully hurt the trust
cause in Ohio and the Middle West. The
sober American sentiment Of the peonJa
IN that region, as well as in the Northwest
is bitterly rRsentfuI Of that departure from
our plain duty" and the letter of funda-
mental national law. II to Offset this uglv
feature Of the struggle Hanna believes
that it viii be sufficient to have the Rough
Rider show his teeth and read the list Of
his Spanish co., ses. he will find that he
has miscaIcnlated effects. The teeth are
all right bat it is an unhappy reflection
that the c1rpses are largely visionary. TIE
populaee know mere about the truth of the
little skirnish Of San Juan Hill than they
did in 1888.
Since that time other men and things
gayety of nations. We have seen
the trusts swoop down on the
Administration and force it to oppress
an American Territory for their benefit. in
violation Of the Constitution. We have
seen the Mckinley Salisbury alliance in
full operation against the Nicaragua Canal
and the Monroe Doctrine. The spectacle of
Secretary Gage and his dealings with the
Standard Gil Bank has interviewed The
Hanna Ship Subsidy job to take ninety
million dollars out Of the Treasury and
hand it over as a free gift 10 ten or a Coz
en- transportation magnates. was but re-
Gently before US. There are many burning
questions and issues for the people 20 think
about, and vote upon. and they are ali
fresher than Roosevelt and his personal
conquest of Cuba.