The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-12
A PARTY LEADERS, GENEROSITY.
Cincinnati Enquirer }

The Enquirer would not be mean
spirited enough to detract in the
slightest degree from the generosity Of
the Hon. Marcus A. Hanna in deciding
not to be delegate at large to the
Republican national convention, but it
Is proper to assure the people that Mr.
Hanna's self-sacrifice is not of so robust
character that there is danger from
heart disease. Mr.. Hanna yields in favor
of some Republican who has never en-
joyed the honor, but it is to be observ-
ed that he names the gentleman who
is to have the favor Mr. Hoyt, of
Cleveland, is the happy man. He also
notifies, Congressman Grosvenor and
other men similarly situated that they
must stand back and allow General
Charles Dick to come to the front,
whose deserts are great on account of
having borne the brunt of many I'M
peasant things that have occurred in the
politics in Ohio in the course of three
or four years.
Now, as to General Dick. His posi-
ton in, politics has made it necessary
for him to take many unjust and un-
| necessary burdens. He has been
obliged to appear frequently as the bad
man, when in reality he has been only
a cover for some other persons bad
ness. If mistakes have been made they
have been blamed on Dick. He has
borne everything without a murmur.
He has gone on, depending on time for
Vindication. But for whom has he
suffered? For Marcus A. Hanna. He
has been the representative and agent
or the chief manager of the Republican
party and the administration. 1t is
| commendable in Mr.. Hanna to desire
that Mr.. Dick shall be rewarded and
Vindicated; but why should he ask Gen.
Grosvenor, or any other man of like
standing in the Republican party, to
pay his debts? Mr.. Hanna is going to
stand back for Mr. Hoyt. What's
Hoyt to him, or he to Hoyt, that he
should give his declination this particu-
| lar bent? Why doesn't he stand back
for Dick himself?
Here is another view of the matter:
Does Mr.. Hanna really sacrifice any
thing by giving up the delegateship? ?
Will he not be boss all the same ?
VIII he not own the delegate who
goes in his place? Indeed. will he not
own the whole Big Four, not excepting
the mighty Foraker himself? Will he
not, in fact, be in command of the
district delegates as we'll as the dele
gates at large, forty-six in all? Will
he not be at the convention as chair
man of the national committee, and will
he not be reelected to that position
Isn't he now and will he not continue
to be, If the administration is to be
indorsed, "the whole push?" What is
bit of vote in the national conven-
tion to him, when he can run so many
other peoples votes?
Mr.. Hanan is senator of the United
States, the chairman of the nation
committee, the mentor of the national
administration, the boss of the Ohio
Legislature and several other things.
none of which he has proposed to yield.
His best man, no less a person than
General Dick, is also a holder of so
many positions that he would probably
be unable to name them all without
consulting memorandum.
Why don't some of these people who
are getting lectures on porcine ten
dencies talk back to Mr.. Hanna? Why
don't they tell him that even without
the delegateship he is still great grab
Der? Why do they not rebuke him for
asking them to pay his debts to Gen.
Dick? Are they afraid Of something
Mr. Hanna may be able to do during
the coming campaign? Do they recog-
nize In him the man who goes about
with an AK on his shoulder in the
open?