The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-02
LONG CHARLES.
Fairbanks Of Indiana as "the Twen.
tIeth Century Mckinley"

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Sr. At
the So. Louis convention in 1896 and
previous to that. when the Republican
party was somewhat infected with sill
verism. some of the leaders We're IN
clined to silver plank in the national
platform not exactly an unlimited l6
TO l, perhaps, but some sort OF conces-
sion to the silver sentiment. This was
actively and insistently opposed by
certain Indiana Senator Some one said
IL was to he either that or defeat al the
polls. The Indiana Senator replied that
II IL must be defeat on the one hand or
playing the demagogue on the other
hand he preferred defeat He stood for
what he believed to be best for the coun.
try. regardless of consequences to him
self or TO the party.
1t was this and similar things had In
mind AZ the Lincoln Day meeting OF the
Indiana Editorial Association in 1914,
when predicted that another Mckinley
would be needed in this country before
another Lincoln would be needed. Then
l said:
II this should prove ~ be true ~ there
should come demand for man I'm
bued with the same gracious and he
nignant spirit, for a man with the same
In born gentility and never falling cour-
tesy. for man with the same acumen
and insight into the affairs Of men; for
a man with a still broader and more COM
prehensive intellectual sweep and a stl''
irmer grasp OF all the great questions
that to-day are uppermost in the minds
Of men: for mind that maintains its
perfect poise in tho nercest OF storms and
amid the most hysteGical disturbances
for a man known. respected and admired
/ across the seas as well as AT home--it "A
/ call such this should come, then Indiana
! would rise in the congress Of states and
say, Behold the man. the one man that
the nineteenth century Mckinley most
! trusted and most leaned upon. Of Inii-
/ ana's illustr!ous sons the one most Illus
trlous, himself the twentieth century Nj.
Kinley."
The drift OF things since then has
deepened this impression. Here is man
who is neither radical, reactiouary nor
"sta,lonary." The conditions call for
| Just such man. Still more, the people
are beginning to realize II, This means
what is called "availability' in a can
didate. Another thing that emphasizes
the thought of availability is the fact
that this man does not look upon or
treat a political opponent as personal
enemy for while here is the strength ot
perfect poise, Yet here * one uf the
kndlest and most compan enable ot
gentlemen. Opponents are spoken Of
respectfully in private conversation rs
well as in public. These opponents
know this, and they respect him for tn"
magnanimty which is a characteristic
OF the man truy great. II those who
call themselves progressives would sup
port any Republican they would support
him. II Democrats. dissatisfied with
academic craftsmanship and business
batting and consequent business pdraly-
| sis. would vote for any Republican,
| surely they would vote for him. IT Re-
publcans would cast a solid vote Tor
| any one, they would cast a solid vote
for him For these reasons there are
those who believe not only that a. q
candidate he would he available hut also
that he is the one man most available
And those who believe this are growing
in number every day.
In the White House he would comma M
the confidence necessary to the return o.
prosperity. lie would he the advance
agent of prosperity" rs much as Nick IN
ley was and more. He has all the de-
sirable qualities of a Mckinley plus
others equally desirable. He would he
stronger than Mckinley was Mckn-
ley himself knew this. and therefore
leaned upon him and looked upon him
as the logical candidate for 1904. just
as to-day he is the logical candidate Toy
1915 stu more, the people would real
ize this. Equally important, foreign dip
lomats would realize 1t and Uncle sam
would be treated as man full grown
These and similar things lead me {
believe that while there are other great
men to he considered, Yet not one OF
them meets all the demands so com,
pletclN rs the Hon Charles ". Fair.
banks of Indiana.
don't know that he Is or win lac 4
candidate Cor the nomination, dom
even know that he would accent the
nomination. hut | do know tina, ne vii
do what he believes to be his duty, re-
gartlless OF his own mcliuatious and
think I know that, possessing an III,
requisites, he ought To be nominate
for the Presidency, that II nominated
he will he elected. and that if elected he
will he known as The Twentieth Cen
fury Mckinley" w. ". SANDERS.
BRApENTowN, Fla, March 30,
Ero,n N EvnIc'S nictjnnury