The Sunday globe., 1901-07-07
THE OILY SCHEMES
By the Mckinley Administration
Fully Exposed.
A WARNING TO TAMMAM
The DsOapiaIon Of Old Soldiers Under the
MCKINLEY Administration Greater in -Four
Years Than In CIsVeandS Eight Years.
How The Game is Being Worked in Every
Department of Tho Government

sel6shness, is not only likely to cause
disaster to the Republican party, but
place the former slightly in the lead
as an migrate to those who secured his
reelection. Mckinley has undoubted-
ly repaid Hanna, Kohlsaat & Co. for
all tley did to carry hlm through, and
the trusts and corporations have been
repaid in full for their LIBERAL contri.
buttons towards saving the Govern
ment which from present indications
will before long need plenty Of salt and
saltpeter to again save it. The counts
against Mckinley are increasing at a
great rate, and no one can foresee
just at what moment the illusion will
vanish, and one who since 1896 has
posed as an incarnation OF wisdom
be shown in full view as the small
politician.
His efforts to wear the robes of
Washington, slosh round in the shoes
of jefferson, wear the hat of Lincoln,
and claim all the best qualities of
Grant, will seem as ridiculous as they
are. Mckinley can claim a niche in
history as a fnancier. His shrewd or
ganization Of the firm of Mckinley,
Hanna, Kohlsaat & Co.. (unlimited) =,
with all it's resultant power and prof
it's has never been excelled. But while
for the moment the crowd are dazzled
by the splendOr Of such genius, worthy
Of his prototype, Napoleon, but short
time will elapse when the great pub
lie will stop to consider-and when
that time does come
The historian will have enough
facts The history Of his entire Ad-
ministration can be condensed in one
epitaph;
Meme, meme, tekel upharsin.
The period of goou times for the
trusts politicians, and country, will be
seen to be caused by the great crops
raised throughout the United States,
the period of poor crops all over the
world, and the consequent demand for
our cereals. Let every thoughtful
reader examine the records since
1897; see the value of our farming ex-
ports, which has been the gift of God,
but shrewdly appropriated by McKin-
ley, and Hanna and his prophet
This phenomenal bounty of Provi-
dence has in turn furnished a great
capital which has been used by cor
porations to still farther add to the
toll paid by Asia, Europe, and Africa,
most Of which goes to the purse Of
Mammon.
We grant mat the United States,
the steel trust, oil trust, ru-o Der trust,
railroad trust, leather trust, sugar
trust, and so on, Gd HbituBl, dd HdUSe-
uyl, may be extended, but how far does
this prosperity extend? Take nine
tenths of our people, the bone and sin
ew Of the land, the horny-handed sons
OF toll, the wOrkmen, how much
wealth have they absorbed?
Take country farms small villages,
small dealers of every nature and how
90 they stand, if the value Of their pro.
perty has increased ten per cent, their
taxed valuations have increased fifty
per cent, and they have paid the piper.
The Government placed a tax on
kilograms Of one cent each; the great
companies promptly added this
amount to the rate, and from paying
twenty-five cents the public now pays
twenty-six cents; express companies
the same You can safely extend these
principles in any and every form. Dur
ing the general prosperity Mckinley
claims credit for the goou; everything
that is bad he dsclaims all blame for.
The veA is gradually lifting. For
a few years he has claimed that mis-
fortunes and mistakes were all caused
by the Democrats, many of whom in
1896 and 1900 voted for the return
and continuance in power of a party
good in spots. The poor Democrats
got 1t in the neck, because they were
bad in spots.
These so.called gOlu Democrats in
New York City who are seriously con.
sidering the adyisability Of voting to
take Crokers crown and place on
Platts brows, might reflect unless they
are prepared to join the Republican
party. Consider
First do they desire to consider Nc.
Kinleys methods? We viii cite only
a few cases, Take the Egan sentence,
six years on full pay at $1,000 per year
as punishment.
Why-Ring politics,
The beef scandal, responsible for the
death and sickness Of thousands OF our
brave volunteers who faced death for
the honor of our country, and got
death to help beef contractors.
Why-Political contracts.
The New York custom house-the
Standard Oil crowd-make S325,OOO on
the purchase Of the old building.
Gage pays a political debt.
Why-Bad politics.
Ross case-inspector gets pay on GER
tain pay-roll-Government loses mon
ey-investigation by 0, l.. Spaulding'
Secretary of the Treasury and w. S.
Chance. They find case leads up to
Republican machine leaders. Result:
Horrifed and hurried dropping Of the
case
Why-Machlne in danger. Politics.
Civil Service-NOR est
Why-McKinley has no use for such
slow method: he only retains the fea-
ture that can be used 20 keep out Dem
ocrats, or bring in Republicans, sus-
pends enough OF the law to bring 1t
in disrepute, and lays a fine founda-
ton for reprisals. If only the Demo
Gratis would quit using the scalping
knife on each other and wake up!
McKinley points with pride to his
Civil Service record, and only stopped
because il brought on such fits Of laugh
ter with Tom Plat, Marx Hanna, Mat
Quay, and other leaders, that they ne
elected the duty they owed their party,
besides there was always the fear Of
apoplexy. Poor Civil Service!
Mckinley has furnished the grave,
coffin, corpse ana shToud It only re-
mains now for decent burial. Gold
Democrats and Civil Service reform
ers, before you help Tom Platt to beat
Tammany think few momentsl
You have cTedl, for being thinkers;
what use has Mckinley or Platt for
,,, % van or vOur kind2