Evening journal., 1901-03-25
NEWSPAPER OPINION
Driven 10 the Open

From the Ge9iBtuOWu hepuDlltdli'
Hanna has at last been driven to
the open. 1t has been well-known
fact among Republicans OF this State
that he was doing all he could, in a
covert way TO assist Addlcks. He was
not willing to be known as favorlng
Addicks, but was playing the hidden
hand. This was the position he occu-
pied at the Philadelphia convention.
IL may be true that he absented him
self from the meeting OF the National
Committee, but at the same time he
was using every influence at his COM
mand to pound the sO-called Regular
Republicans into agreeing u Addicks
and thereby become responsible for
him and relieve Hanna of that respOn-
lsibiity. The National Committee re-
lferred tn ematter to the national con-
yention and the whole matter went TO
tho Committee on Credentials, and If
ever committee was set up, that one
was. In at least two instances tae only
delegate in the State delegation who
favored the seating of Addicks' dele
CATION was put on the Committee en-
Credentials from those States. The
| Hon. Serene Payne. of New York, was
the chairman of that committee and
the Hon Charles Dick, of Ohio, secre-
tray, and If the Hanna influence ever
dominated anybody it was that
ic1mmittee by and through Dick Hanna
may claim he was hands of, but will
ANY sensible person contend for an in
stance that Dick would have dared to
work the committee for Addicks, in
deposition to Hanna. It is rather to
be believed that Dick was permitted
or ordered to do what Hanna was
lafraid to do because of the odium at
tached And then Bryan, the law part
lner OF Dick, was counsel for Addicks
land received a good fat fee tbs said
(which to say the least has rather a
lsuspic GUS look. Then It will be re-
hnembmed that a man named Smith
with credentials from the National Com
lmittec, appeared in the State during
he campaign and undertook to threat
Il EN- and browbeat certain Regular Re-
Dublicans into supporting the Addicks
icket OF course Hanna had no knowl-
ledge Of this The election was hardly
over before certain prominent Federal
loffice holders were called to Washing
ton and by and through Hanna made
10 sec the advisab,lity Of favoring the
lelection OF Addicks. The Legislatur,
had not been long in session wher
Hanna commenced to use his influence
ol the Regular Republican members
Ito get them to vote fer Addicks and h,
! continued to do so throughout tne ses-
ion.
Is It any wonder that he feels some
what chagrined that his best plans
niscarried? Is IL any wonder that tn
ruth he has tried to hide should hur
b i'm when 1t IS at last published to tn
} world by the most influential Republi
p lcan papers of the country? Is It an
| wonder that he should try to get clea
lof the blame which naturally attache
to him for his aid and assistance o
. Addicks, by trying to place the blam
r ON somebody else and thereby justif
a imself?
We are glad Hanna has spoken. w
a lare glad the prodding he has receive
has at last penetrated his heretofor
impregnable exterior But like man,
g lanOther who has tried TO excuse, just
fy. or explain away. q misdcCd whe
hnaily caught in the act, he has Onl
Succeeded in convicting himself an
convincing all that he has been usln
] his great Influence to assist in the col
70 Illumination of a great wrong against
[ lsuvareign State OF the Union, and al
o lrayed himself upon the side Of all thi
Is bad, degrading and dangerous
free American citizenship. IL is tim
e tho Republican party should feel ti
d lenects of a more elevaung influence.