The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-08
HANNA FOR PRESIDENT.

HANNA FOR PRESIDENT.
The candidacy of Marcus Aurelius
Hanna for president of these United
States may already be said to have open
ed formally The great apostle of i'm
perialism and trust domination Is now
formally candidate for the nomination
of his party for the high Office of which
he is now virtually the incumbent.
For many weeks past the press has
contained limitations that the strongest
candidate, as we'll as the most desirable,
of the imperalists for president is him
self the original imperialist, the great
organizer of trust campaigns in politics
and industrial life. These limitations
have now taken substantial form; and
the announcement is at last made by
the sanction and authority of Senator
Hanna's first political lieutenant. the
Hon. Perry S. Heath, secretary of the
Republican national committee and, by
virtue of the ukase Of his great princi-
pal first assistant postmaster general of
the United States Says Mr.. Heath
among other things:
people have an erroneous idea of
Hanna. They regard him simply, as
campaign manager and rich man who has
inherited weath-anything but the states
man president ought to be. 1 can only
say people don't know him. After hVe
1 should be in a position to speak about
him, better at least than those who only
know him through the newspapers as
political manager.
ffHa has nrOW6d not 0nlV his ability.
but his character, for c1ean-cut, straight
forward dealing, which only those who
know him intimately can realize. Time
and again when questions have arisen
in the councils of the party which old
stagers at the game of politics have been
unable to solve, he has invariably Deen
able to overcome the difficulty with pre-
else and clean-cut suggestions which as
tonish everybody.
circumstances" continues the great
machine leader of Imperialism, might
arise through trade complications and
consequent widespread foreign interests
which would almost demand Mr.. McKin-
ley's retention in the presidency, in which
case the people would voice their de-
mands in no uncertain fashion; but that
is another thing"
Just so. That is quite another thing.
The Hon. Percy Heath, it will be OBJ
served, is the spokesman and prophet Of
the people Of the United States. He
knows just with what certainty they
would voice their demands; and accord
ingly he regards the withdrawal of Nc
Kinley as striking example Of self-ab-
negation.
1t would be presumptuous, no doubt, to
question the authority of this great
statesman to speak for the United States
in the last instance. But when the great
Heath tells the world his assurance Of the
supreme craftsmanship and popularity of
his and MeKinley's chieftain, the ques-
ton naturally occurs, if we are to accept
Mr.. Heath's estimate Of the prospective
candidate and his assurance of Hanna's
great worthiness, who Is it that will in
turn stand sponsor for Mr.. Heath him
self?
Let us unite in congratulating the coun-
try that the great Ohio statesmen has
indicated his willingness to administer
the affairs Of this nation by grace Of his
partys nomination and possible election,
directly rather than by proxy. We know
what he can do. He has made plain, as
Mr. Heath says, his ability to control
the problems Of politics as few men ever
have before His candidacy will leave no
question whatever regarding the purposes
of his party or its estimate of moral and
intellectual worth in connection with tho
incumbency of the highest Office in the
country.
AS to the propriety Of the nomination
of Marcus Aurelius Hanna regarded from
the standpoint of the Hon. Perry s.
Heath there can be no two opinions. He
is the one man of all others who would
fill all the requirements of a Republican
candidacy for the Office under existing
circumstances. It is best to have things
done directly, even in politics; and for
that. if for no other misunderstanding of
course, that no great foreign interest de-
mands third term for President McKin-
ley-the candidacy of the Ohio senator
must be regarded as the most eminently
fitting event that could occur in the pol
titles of the country at this time.