Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-16
BACK In THE RANKS
bemocrat. 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 lutte" When he pre-
sents himself this year, endeavoring
to brighten. democrats into support of
Mckinley, he viii be laughed at. For
he will not be able to rally democrats
to the support Of the defender of the
trusts and the subverter of the funda-
mental ideas of the republic.
There can be no excuse for demo-
Gratis giving aid or countenance to his
man Mckinley. When he presents
himself demanding the sinews of war
to bolster up candidate who has
nothing to recommend him he will
be laughed at.
It 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. 1t 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
of In1 he Of cn-
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
ment 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. 1t is no longer an
issue. Mr.. Mckinley cannot be posed
by Hanna as the savior of the cur
rency, as the champion of stability
and the Single 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-
denim him. He will appeal to them
in vain. He had assistance from them
in 90; 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.
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