The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-07-26
WASHINGTON LETTER
washington correspondence:

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highest official Of the land. This chang3
Of plan is announced since the Repub-
lican leaders, who have their ears to
the ground, have realized that the DEM
ocratic Convention at Kansas City pro-
duced q profound and favorable Inn
preston upon all classes of eitixens.
The Democratic platform took high
ground and stated the issues on the
basis Of constitutional principle. The
patriotic response to this appeal comes
from all sections Of the country. So
the administration regrets to state that
it will be very much upon its good be-
havior for the next few months, and
Mckinley returns to Washington, find-
ing an excuse in the Chinese situation
to cover his change of plan
The ruse will not work The people
are judging this administration on its
record Of the past four years, and NO
amount Of apparent devotion to duty
during the campaign will wipe ont 4he
record Of errors and mismaaagement
which stains this administration.
When the Republicans themselves
created scandal about the weak and
evasive character of their platform. the
White House apolosists FASTENED to
assure the country that Mckinley's re-
ply to tie formal notification Of his
nomination would constitute the real
PLATFORM. Well. the nc tificatiOn has
been given, and Incidentally it may be
remarked that tire factories about Can
ton were closed down and the wage
workers herded up to the front porch
and exhibited in their working clothes
as n part Of the farce. How glad It
must have made these Independents
and prosperous workingmeu to know
that their employers generously let
their wages go on for the few hours
while they were turned out ON parade
at the Mckinley home.
1t must be that the Republicans have
no real arguments TO offer In this cam
paigE- They are literally the party
wit.out platform-cxcept that built
Of their own mistakes-and they are
numerous enough.
Deals in H'1atitude..
President Mckinley, n formally ac.
cepting 4 denomination, deals n IL
same platitudes with which he haa
wearied the country for the last TIVE
years. He ignores the facts and weaves
rainbOw-tinted cobwebs about the ugIy
eacts which have characterized his ad-
ministration- About the only pertinent
remark which he makes In his refer.
ence to his colonial policy Is this:
"Some things have happened which
We're not promised, not even foreseen-"
Quite right he is on that point. but
when he talks about the Republican
party liberating 100000 Of the hu-
man family from '.the yoke of imperial
ism" he insults the intelligence Of the
voters Of the country. The Republican
party has simply tried to exchange
the blue-blooded Imperialism Of Spain
for that Of the carpetbagger Of the
United States, and no wonder the Fill
pinos object to change Of masters
when they have a right to expect inde-
pendence.
Mckinley wabbles as usual when he
attempts to discuss the Porto Rican
matter. He asserts that we have given
that island "beneficent government
and strings out a few vague phrases
about Congress legislating with due
reference to the fundamental principles
Of liberty, etc. But not once does he
dare to admit that this Congress at
tempted to put itself above the Consti-
tuition, nor can he affirm that it did not
do this.
He is silent about the Cuban postal
frauds. the failure to pass the Mica
ragua canal bill. the failure to express
sympathy for the Beers. the turning
down Of all labor legislation, the armor-
plate grab and dozen other live issues
brought up whenever a review Of his
administration is made. He seems
honestly to believe that nobody knows
of his mistakes. and he is evidently
trying earnestly to forget them himself.
Roosevelt hurried through 4 very
brief and disjointed acceptance Of his
nomination in order to marshal the
committeeand himself before the group
of impatient photographers who infest-
ed the porch at Oyster Bay. Roosevelt
poses at least ten times a day before
the camera. and it is apparent that he
feels that the dissemination OF his Va
rious photographs Is the one thing
needful for n successful campaign
Roosevelt has neither plaform nor con-
victions in this campaign He rather
sulkily repeats the official formula that
he ''hopes Mckinley viii be reelected
but even in accepting the Vice Presi-
Dental nomination he could not for
bear to express his chagrin at being
edged out of New York politics.
Democrats Confident.
The Democratic Congressional head
quarters at Washington are the scene
Of the utmost activity and cheerfulness.
Since the close Of the Kansas City con-
vention campaign work has begun in
good earnest. The platform is 50
strong and the ticket SO satisfactory
that the Democrats believe there Is no
doubt but they will Lave majority In
the next House. They are sending out
well-selected literature. and ;he whole
campaign has been thoroughly organ
ized with a View 10 securing the best
results III each district. There are >
score OF districts where a change OF
from 400 to GOO votes will elect DEM
ocrat. Fortunately these are among
the very districts where the popular iu-
dignation Is greatest against imperial-
ism and the Porto Rican outrage.
The Republicans adnit that they arc
beginning TO discover how thoroughly
their party is torn with disseasiOns
when they get into the Congressional
campaign. 1t was not SO difficult to
keep up senblalce Of harmony in
State and national conventions, ror for
that matter to secure denominations:
but the Republican committee Is ap-
palled ut the bitterness on one side and
the apathy on the ether toward their
policy. The tried and trusted rank and
file of their party is about evenly d.
,-;.ya.y f1aS., Soov