The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-11-05
THE DAILY JOURNAL.
PRESIDENT M'KINLEY
AND MR.. BRYAN
Allberai Estimate Of Both men That Repre-
senis Them 70 Have Expauded Win
Increased Resi- Jusibilllies.

Prof HAIRY Thurs,on Peck's Editorial Review J
in November Bookman.
Almost alone among our latter-day
Presidents, Mr.. Mckinley haS been able
very happily 70 combine simplicity with
dignity, ands kindliness and courtesy
with reticence and self.Tespect. He has
been always tactiul, always genial al
ways reasonable and always adequate.
His appearance at official functions and
his share In them have been character
ized by invariable good taste, In some
way or other be has contriNed to keep
hle private life dissoeiated from his pub
iic duties, and the newspapers have not
dlled their columns with Offensive
twaddIe CLEANED from baekstair sources
and from kitchen gossip.
&ee
In his administrative work and IN the
results which he has brought TO pass,
Mr.. Mckinley must be regarded as hay-
ing been decidedly successful in that be
has been able 20 carry out his policy
with thorouehness and efficiency and
with the loyal cooperation Of his party.
When Mr, Cleueland used 70 have any
important measure under way the entire
country knew Of il by the awful uproar
that at once ensued. The whole machin-
cry Of the government seemed to strain
and ereak and groan and heayei there
we're howls OF Mtuper0tion from every
quarter; II was a sort OF governmental
orampa- legislative and executive epi.
Iepsy. And even then IL often happened
that nothing after all was done. But
under Mr.. Mckinley many things have
been done. Whatever opinion one ma,
hold aa 20 tlie political events Of the pas
four years, ne cannot fail 20 see thai
they have boen mOmentous; and what
ever future hiatorians may say OF th'
Mckinley administration, they 'canno
pass It over lightly. The rFesideni
keeping his party we'll together by hi
tact and judgment, has given the coun
trv four years OF financial tranquilii ~
Although himself, 10 years ago con
yinced that sometling must be done TO
silver" and although he voted for tn
sherman Silver bill, he has led his part
70 the recognition by law Of gold aa th
basis Of our monetary system. lie chos
for his official advisers cabinet COZ
tanning a. least four men of unusn'
ability and training. To him belong
the credit Of having carried 10 aswl
aud suocossiul end war that had bee
inevitable ever sincethe spaniards seize
the yirginius and shot down without
trial American citizens who were four
on board. Undor President Mcknle
one Of the oldest Monarehies OF Euror
has been sanquished by American va
our in n brilliant and unbroken series
victories ON eea and land; under him u
tacit pledges given 10 Cuba by Gran
by Harrison and by Cleveland ha'
been carried out and under him d
United states has emerged from po'
ton OF isolated localism 10 take h
rightful place as power 20 be reekon'
with hereafter in every quarter OF q
globe. And within the past few month
when there ealne a crisis That vi
startling IN its snddenpees and appaliil
10 ia menace 10 tho Western worl
American diplomacy, by It's moderatio
sagaclty and seIi.restraint won for o
country new lionoufs and made Gle
the way once more TO peace. The
ihlngs. together with a high degree
general prosperity, the nation has
held since President Mckinley first
came ice ruler; and however in the e.
the credit Of them shall be hnally
poriioned, no small share must inesi'
lly be ascribed 10 him. Il 10 no hong
posalble lo ihink Of himas small We
efd politician, whom good fortune 81
HE adyeraarics' error ioisled into ohi'
Ie must hereafter b seriously regard
~ sagAciops siatesman, whose ADlll
hne been pnt severely - the test Al