Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-01-22


and vicious. II our government shall
long stand up under 1t, it will be the
solitary exception in all history, and
will do much TO produce disbelief
in the doctrine that God deals Justly
with nations or rules with equity In the
affairs of men.
The case Of the third Senator refer
red to brings out the contrast be.
tween faithful anu able public SER
vice and scarcely denied villany, and
conclusively shows that, wnen brought
to the touchstone ol the age, viz: that
success Is the test of merit, that II
does not pay to be honest. This Sen
ator was William E. Chandler, who
was defeated for reelection. Begin
ming as long ago as 1850, he was first
reporter Of the Supreme Court Of his
State. He was afterwards a member
of the New Hampshire Legislature,
Solicitor Of the Navy, Judge Advocate
General of the Navy, First Assistant
Secretary Of the Treasury, Secretary OF
the Navy and for IA years a Senator
of the United States. He has always
been a working Republican. He was
the astute and trusted political lieu
tenant of James G. Blaine, the nephew
of Zachariah Chandler, and the son
in-law Of John p. Hale, all Of whom
once were high up in the calendar of
patron saints Of ne ancient Republican
party.
But he was defeated ignominiously
Barnum had the greatest show or
earth, but Mr.. Chandler had no show
at all, when he came into collision with
the Boston and Maine Railway com
pany and the Republican Administra
tion. The former owns the Republican
party in New Hampshire; and all tht
comfort the defeated Senator get
from the latter is well expressed by til,
Cleveland Leader, Mr.. McKinley's per
sonal organ In Ohio, which says, edl
torially: "Mr Chandler has simpI,
received the punishment which polit
ical parties administer sometimes Il
those men who ignore platforms ant
reject regularity HI
has been upon occasions very restiv
of party restraint, and has not besl
tated to kick over the traces" An
accordingly he was kicked out. Thi
last accusation means that Mr.. ChanG
Ter has convictions OF his own, an
that he has the manhood to stand b
them. These he must not have, an
these he must not defend. if he is t
stand the test of Mckinley orthodoxy
10 be In favor with the present At
mlnistration one must bc either foo
having no opinions, or he must be
hypocrite and conceal or deny then
To this standard has the party {
Lincoln and Blaine come.
Tht Leaders charge that Mr.. Chanl
; Ter has ignored platforms" is til
reverse OF the truth. The st, Lou
T platform pledged the Republican part
/ TO promote bl-metallism by ever
means at Its command. This promis
: Mr.. Mckinley assumed as his owl
q and he had often given the same a
p surance before. His master grievan(
, against Grover Cleveland in 1928 WI
n that the latter was not bi-mctallist.
4 Now Senator Chandler has, upC
n several occasions, endeavored to mai
!. Mr.. Mckinley keep his word In tn
, respect, ,--"only this and nothiI
a more" He has been no 10 to
5 whether -or'no, man, at any time. /
|. has simply advocated a fultllment
@ the promise Of the st, Louis platfor
by trying for an international agre
II ment, .~an honest effort to that on
,r instead OF the fake commission viii,
0. Mr.. Mckinley sent to the other sid
10 which was ordered not to succeed, al
IN which deceived no discerning man
II the least. This was the head a.
n front of his offending. Aud for tn
in doing what the President agreed to
10 but did not, and for keeping his o,