Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-06
SENATOR HANNA'S BOOM.

front. Its last appearance was adver-
tised and widely heralded by Advance
Agent Perry S. Heath who was inter.
viewed, when in London, and named
the Republican National Chairman as
the next President of the United
States, to succeed Mckinley. Heath
was then secretary of the Republican
National Committee. and he was
promptly called to order by the Chair.
man in a vigorous and spirited coun.
ter.interview.
The Ohio Senator's latest boom was
started through an improbable story
that originated in Washington, where.
in President Roosevelt was represented
as playing politics for the colored vote
through Booker r. Washington and
Judson Lyons. the latter of whom, a
Georgia colored man, is register Of the
Treasury. Roosevelt has never been
accused of wire pulling. He is too
blunt and straightforward for intrigue.
and whenever he has been nominated
for Office II has been by popular de.
cree. Moreover the manner in which
he has dealt with some of the old de.
partmental chiefs in Washington, his
enforcement of the civil service law,
his criticism of officials who have
shown symptoms of political activity.
and his selection of the best man for
the place are all evidences that he has
less heed for the morrow than he has
for the good government of today, by
the enforcement of principles to which
the Republican party is pledged.
As to Senator Hanna as a Presl.
dental candidate, the thing is an in.
possibility even If the Ohio statesman
desired 1t. First and last the Senator
is a multi.millionaire, and the Repub
lican party can not be accused of nom.
mating millionaires for the presidency.
Another point is that Mr.. Hanna has
been too closely associated, in recent
years. with Wall street interests to ad.
NIT Of the possibility of his success,
even If nominated. It Is true that the
Senator has lately been interesting
himself in the general welfare Of Am.
erican labor, and in doing this he has
selected a work far more to his liking
than would be the occupancy of the
| White House. Senator Hanna Is a
business man first, last and all the
time. He is not a statesman and
knows it and has said so. Before he
became national character he was
known at Cleveland for his business
ability and for his friendliness to tho
labor that he employed. No men ever
had a better master and there are
none in the United States whose inter,
ests were ever better cared for.
There is no doubt that Senator Han
ma has learned to like politics. Since
Quays time as a national leader there
has been nobody who could touch him
in playing the game. He elected Nc.
Kinley in 1896, and without his aid and
the financial backing that was given to
him-because he was Hanna-the Re,
publican party would in all likelihood
have gone to defeat in 1900. It takes
money to run a presidential campaign,
In 1896 every business man in the
United States knew that another term
OF Democratic administration meant
utter stagnation of trade and universal
bankruptcy in business. Money, there,
fore, was forthcoming to furnish the
sinews of war for the presidential
fight. In 1900 II was different The
country was filed with Mckinley pros
perity; people were confident that II
would continue; they were overcon
ident as to McKinley's reelection;
they saw no occasion for conducting
an active campaign and no need for
the expenditure of such large sums
of money as were spent in 1896. They
absolutely refused to contribute at all
or only to very limited extent, to tne
campaign funds of 1900.
Senator Hanna, however, secured
what was needed but It was the hard
est work he ever did in his life, and 0
score Of names will cover those who
came to his rescue when 1t was case
of success or failure, the defeat or the
reelection Of President Mckinley. Sc
close was the call that the question Of
closing down Republican headquarters
was seriously discussed.
Senator Hanna Is, without doubt
the greatest politician in the United
States today. We have occasion tc
believe, however, that he would moi
accept the Republican nomination fol-
President of the United States upor
any consideration whatever There II
one personal reason that would pre-
vent II even II his friends were sue
cessful in overruling all his other OBJ
jections. That reason is the condition
Of the Senator's health. He could no
J stand the strain that is involved in thu
} work Of the Chief Executive of the Ma
ton. He knows it, as he knows tina
he is afflicted with heart trouble. Sen
ator Hanna is a Presidential impos