The Seattle Republican., 1901-10-18

an inquisitive turn of mind woulc
seek out and set forth the causes fo
such condition of affairs either il
that or any other country.
TAMMANY VS.. LOW.
The fact that ten separate anC
distinct political parties have unite(
IN nominating Seth Low for mayo
Of Greater New York and are al
working in perfect harmony for hi
success at the polls, is evidence suf
tlclent to warrant anyone with com
mon sense in branding Tammany
Hall politics as not only vicious, but
deadly injurious to the common wei
fare of not only New York city it.
self, but of the entire state. Tam
many Hall Democracy has been the
curse Of New York for many years
and it is no better today than it
has always been, and it is so bad
that the citizens of New York, with
out regard to politics or religion,
have united to overthrow it and
break its hold upon the municipal
affairs Of that city. The politicians
who swarm about Tammany Hall
and who live from the crumbs that
drop from its tables, do so knowing
that the leaders Of that famous Dem
ocratic institution are stepped in
crime; foster crime and succeed in
politics only by criminal co-opera-
ton and this has moved the better
element Of citizens to taking the in
latlve with the view of overthrowing
and dethroning these criminals from
the various offices of that municipal
government.
STEEL TRUSTS EARNINGS.
From a bulletin recently issued
by the United States Steel Corpora
ton covering its earnings for the
past six months, it is learned that
the net earnings covering that time
amount to $54,954,871. After al
diving $7,600,O0O for interest on
bonds, $7,059,7O5 for sinking fund
purposes, paid dividens on common
and preferred stock amounting to
$27, ,968,224, there still remains a
surplus of $12, ,326,748 If this isn't
a most encouraging report then it is
impossible for an encouraging re-
port to be made of either this or any
other financial concern. At the same
ratio the concern will clear in one
years time over $100,0O0,000. If
the consumes has saved a tenth Of
that amount and if the laborer has
lost nothing in wages then all is
well, but this is not believed, as it
is impossible for nay concern to save
$100,000,000 in one year without
having fleeced some class of business
men or laborer in so doing. How
ever, the fact must not be overlook
ed that there has been an increased
demand for steel during the past six
months over that of previous years.
MARK HANNA's PASSING.
Is Mark Hanna, the political man
ager of the late president, to pass
into ''innocuous desuetude" since
the death Of President Mckinley? is
question that is going the rounds
of the press at the present time
Certainly Senator Hanna will not be
the power behind the throne dur
ing the Roosevelt administration,
even if he was during the Mckinley
administration, but Mr.. Hanna is an
able, shrewd and sagacious politi-
clan, and if he elects to give Presi
dent Roosevelfs administration
trouble, he will be able to do so. He
probably has no desire to become an
administration sinceure with a view
Of parceling out presidential pat
ronage, nor has he any desire, it is
very generally considered, to oppose
the new presidents administration
in any shape, form or manner, but
President Roosevelt would do well
to treat Mark Hanna with the cour-
tesy that is due him not only on ac-
count of his official position as
United States senator, but as a
president maker and moulder of
M 1hlin nninin1n