Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-03
MARK HANNA'S BOOM.

MARK HANNA'S BOOM.
What the Hanna boom, which was
launched at Cleveland, last week, may
expect in the way of breakers ahead at
the hands of the eastern mugwumps, Is
shown by the following editorial taken
from the New York Times. The Times
is a good Republican paper, and has
been "upholding the honor of the ma
tom since 1896.
1t will be noticed that Mr.. Dicks
platform is treated with sreat deal
of disrespect in this article:
II Senator Hanna has it in mind to
make try for the Presidential nomi-
nation of his party in 1904 he ought by
all means to take his stand upon the
platform adopted by the Ohio Repub-
licans at Cleveland on Wednesday.
1t is thoroughly false and bad plat
form, and If any group or clique OF
the Republican party has a less desir-
able candidate to present than Mark
Hanna the public has yet to be inform
ed of it. Both the platform and the
man are STEPPED in those political vices
which have made the voting Of the Re-
publican ticket repugnant and almost
impossible task for the sound money
Democrats and Independents who have
given the party its victories In the last
two Presidential elections. In the
popular opinion Senator Hanna Is the
embodiment of that subservience to
corporate interests and that encourage.
ment of the abuse of corporate priv
ilege which has for years been charac-
teristic of Republican policy. He
is looked upon as the friend Of every
tAriff,fed trust and the protector OF
every illicit combination in restraint
of trade. The notorious alliance be-
tween the Republican party and the
protected and favored corporations by
the terms of which the party campaign
chest has been kept filed to overflow.
ing in return for the privilege of die
tating tariff rates is policy which
finds its highest public representative
in the person of Mr.. Hanna.
1t was perfectly fitting, therefore
that convention presided over by
Gen. Grosvenor, a very Bourbon of the
Bourbons in his devotion to the doc
trine OF protection, convention or
ganlzed and managed by the Hannt
machine. and in which the name o.
Hanna was tumultuously applauded
should adopt platform filed with tn,
ancient and outworn sentiments tina
for 40 years have done service for tn,
Republican party in its proclamation
of principle. If there is to be tariff
revision in the future, says the plat
form, "the friends of protection, not III
enemies, should handle the machner,
Of revision" That declaration is nj
most quarter of century old IL
strict adherence to it the Republican
party has gone on revising the tarif
in such wise that we have had highe
and always higher protection, and tn
nlonstrous Dingley tariff is the culmi
nation of its policy. The Ohio Repub
licans did not even have the dgnit,
nor the decency to refrain from tn
repetition of the detestable falsehoo,
that the great business depression du
to the silver panic resulting from tn
Republican legislation of 1890 wa,
caused by democratic free trade
The writer's of the platform threw sop
to labor" though 1t is the policy O
their party to make the cost of livin
high for every laborlng man, The,
declare that The Republican party 1
the only one that has dealt courage
ously and honestly with the trust ques
ton" the truth being that Theodor
Roosevelt is the first Republican Pres
ident who has made any serious ei
fort 10 enforce the laws prohbitin
combinations in restraint Of trade, an
for that audacious departure from tn
pAicy OF the party and defiance @
tAA Intentions of its leaders 1t is pro
posed that Mr., Roosevelt shall be a
lowed 10 retire to private life Will
Mark Hanna becomes the Republica
candidate for President,
Among the Republicans of Kansa
the name OF Roosevelt still arouse
great enthusiasm and that of Ham
none at all The Republican party 1
Kansas has been pretty well purge
of'Populism, the followers of that fait
having gone over to Bryan in a bod,
They may be said to represent fair
the newer Republicanism, the wis
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