Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-09-05
HANNA AND CORRUPTION.
He Went West to BOOM
Mckinley.

Just before the last national cleo
ton Mark Hanna visited Nebraska
for the avowed purpose of beating
Mr.. Bryan in his own state. The ex-
traordinary prosperity hat suddenly
followed his visit and the number
of political strikers of all parties
that exhibited bank rolls was noted
at the time. There is no doubt that
the strumpet of corruption stalked
in naked horror through the land,
and the democrats claimed that the
middle-of-the-road populists were
some OF the strumpets. The evidence
that at least they were in the mar
ket and were willing to accept of
fees at the hands of, Hanna has now
come to light, for the Commoner
says: "In the last campaign the re-
| publican papers denounced demo-
Gratis and populists for cooperating
against the common enemy. Both
| parties were accused of sacrificing
principle to get Office The subject
is mentioned at this time because D.
Glenn Beaver, a Nebraska politician
who had charge of the middle-of-the-
road populist campaign in the west,
has recently received at the hands of
President Mckinley a substantial re-
ward for opposing fusion. A repub-
lican by the name of Dickson severe
ly criticised Mr.. beavers appointment
on the ground that Mr.. Deaver was
not a republican. In reply, Mr.. Dea-
yer gave this explanation CT his ap-
pointment:
81 AVE no desire personally to an
swer the structures of Mr.. Dickson,
bus as a matter of record I wish to
say that my. application for appoint
ment to this office was Endorsed by
Gov. Dietrich and every other repub-
fcan state officer, also by r. B.
Schneider, republican national COM
mitteeman, and the leaders of every
faction of the republican party in
this state.
Further, upon the promotion of
Gov. Dietrich to the senate, he took
up my ease and enlisted the support
of Senator Willard, who had never met
me prior to the time of his election,
March %.
"'In view of the fact continued Mr..
Beaver, that the party leaders were
a unit in supporting my application,
Senator Millard's assent vas cheer
fully given. / have about perfected
my bond and expect t. assume the
duties of Office August l.
During the last presidential cam
paign Mr.. Deaver wen up and down
the country urging the populists to
have nothing to do with the demo-
Gratis, and the republican newspapers
spoke of Nh. Deaver as a populist
who stood by his principles But
now all the republican leaders ask
for and secure a valuable appoint
ment for him. This proves, if indeed
proof was necessary, that there was
secret fusion between the republic
ans and the middle-of-the-road popu-
lists. In 1896 the republicans and
and gold democrats denounced fusion
between democrats and populists, and
yet when the election was I'VE prom
inent democrats like Bynum and Irish
applied for and received appoint
ments from the administration, show
ing that there was a secret under
standing between the republicans and
those who were in charge of the
Palmer and Buckner movement.
1.-THE cry of down with fusion does
not come with good grace from popu-
lists and gold democrats who have
been a~ffiliating with republicans.
With even poorer grace does the cry
come from republicans who have
made use of the two extremes, gold
democrats on the one hand and mid
dle-of-the-road populists on the other.
Honest cooperation between the
reform forces is natural and neces-
sary, and such cooperation will be
advocated by those who are earnest
in their efforts to overthrow republic
IN policies. Secret and dishonest CO.
operation will still be INDUCED in by
those who denounce fair and open
Methods"