The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-06
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senator Hauna's New Room.
Senator Scott Of West Virginia is said
10 have arrived in New York City with
brand-new Marcus 4. Hanna boom.
The West Virginian is quoted as say
ing that Senator Fairbanks is the most
talked about in the Middle West, Vice
President Roosevelt in the Far West
and Senator Hanna all over the coun-
try. This is as 1t should be In fact
il is in perfect harmony with the eter-
nal fitness of the political situation
1t is altogether natural that Senator
Fairbanks should be talked about in
the Middle West. although ii is not
hazarding much to say that the talk
is chiefly confined TO that portion of the
Middle West which lies within a radius
Of fifty miles around the city Of Indian
apolis Nor is il unnatural that Vice
President Roosevelt should be taken
seriously in the Rocky Mountain region.
That is TO say. by the exceedingly small
fraction Of the people out that way
who believe in modern Republicanism.
Roosevelt has certain personal quail
ties. which, while not exactly such as
a President Of the United States should
possess, are still calculated 10 attract
certain classes in the wild and
Wcolly'' Far West
But Marcus a. Hanna-well. he is
simply the living embodiment of every
thing for which the Republication of
this day and generation stands
Whether in the conduct Of Presiden-
tiaI campaign in which money and CO.
ercion are the chief agencies employed
upon his side. or as a legislator upon
the floor Of the United States Senate, he
represents the Hottest ideals of the
grand Old party" as it is now consti-
tuted Mr. Hanna stands for every
thing that the Administration Of Presi-
dent Mckinley stands for and with the
additional point in his favor that ne al
ways speaks out in meetin'," and lets
people know Just what he does stand
for Any Republican who gives his
support to Mr.. Hanna knows exactly
what TO expect
Senator Scott expresses the opinion
that If Hanna were elected he would
make the most conservative and bust
ness-Iike President we ever had"
There viii be no general inclination to
dispute this point with Mr.. Scott The
present Republican idea Of business and
conservatism is TO give the great ir-
dustrial and money trusts everything
in the way Of legislation that they
want That Mr.. Hanna is willing and
anxious TO do this. there can be no pos
sible doubt. In fact, if the trusts do
not see what they want, he IS willing
TO help them find it.
The business-like conservatism Of MI
Hanna led him 10 champion earnestly
the attempted armor plate deal. by
which the Government would have
been obliged to pay a hundred dollars
a ton more than the rate subsequently,
accepted by the trust. To save some
millions OF dollars for the Government
on the armor plate for just a few ships
Of the navy was entirely out Of har-
mony with Mr. Hanna's ideas of bust
ness conservatism-that is. when the
interests Of huge trust were opposed
10 those Of the Government and the
people. This same business-like and
conservative spirit led him openly 10
defend. If not to father, the Shipping
Subsidy bill, by which at least one
hundred and twenty million dollars
would have been scooped out Of the
United States Treasury for the benefit
OF a few big companies, already i'm
mensely rich, and becoming richer at a
rate which IT makes one dizzy to think
Of
These are the two great measures
which have called forth about the only
Efforts Mr. Hanna has made openly in
the field Of craftsmanship They are
only two. OF course. and ne was not
successful in either. Upon The aTmor
plate matter ne failed utterly. but there
IS stiIl a chance for his subsidy scheme.
II he can succeed in ral1ing the Treas
ury OF one hundred and twenty mill
lion dollars 10 aid in the construction
Of ships that nobody can build unless
he is already enormously rich, Mr.
Hanna viii have proved his superlative
fitness for the Presidential nomination.
But even If he should fail his claims
are infinitely stronger than those Of
any other living Republican. We have
become rather accustomed 70 the asso-
citation Of the name Of Mckinley with
those OF Washington and Lincoln, and
A. the Republican party makes no mis-
take IN 1894 the trio may be converted
into d quartette, and the names Of
Washington, Lincoln, Mckinley, and
Mark Hanna go numbering together
down the aisles Of impcrishable time.
The Republican party should never
neglect such an opportunity