East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-06-12
MCKINLEY AND HARDING
N RESIDENT WARREN HARDING has often been com
pared to President William Mckinley.

pared to President William Mckinley
Both came from Ohio. Both served their state in high
positions before called the presidents chair In disposition
the resemblance continues President Harding has much of the
kndness and humbeness which endeaed President McKn
Mckinley had his Hanna Harding has his James
Daugherty Hanna the captain of the Mckinley forces
the astue political manipulation who secured the republican
presidential nomination for the Ohio Daughery
occupied the position with reference to Harding He
brought the latter out politically and pushed him into prom
His prophecy to how he would the republican
presidential nomination for his friend now matter OF history
But there is difference between the Mckinley attitude
ward Hanna and the Harding attitude toward Daugherty fol-
lowing their respective nominations
Harding rewarded Daughery with the portfolio Of attorney
general OF the most important positions in his cabinet
though the latter had outstanding qualities for that high of
flee and though there much his record deba
him from consideration His appointment generally
ognzed the payment of political debt and reward to
But Mckinley did differently by Mark Hanna even though
Hanna had done much orm Daughery had for Hard
gg The big issue IN the campaign Of lSSs was free silver Me-
The gold standard The big problem involved of fl
in the fundamentals and ncacies of which President
Mckinley not well versed His big need therefore
capable secretary of the treasury
Mark Hanna shaper McKneys political fortunes wanted
the job but he did not ge because Mckinley did not think
him qualified Instead he appointed Lyman j. Gage president
Of Chicago bank recognized authority in financial circles
but democrat in polcsa gold democrat be but
democrat nevertheless and the nation reputation
H. H Kohsaa who editor of the Chicago Times Herald
of the inner circle of McKneys advisors who
helped write his gold standard plank of the of
cles on his personal recoecons of presidents appear
leading to the Mckinley nomination and the forming of
his cabinet Relative to McKneys attitude toward Hannas
Mckinley very solciou should secretary
Of the treasury snot generally known that Mark Hanna
wanted that portfolio but Mckinley hestated first because
would look too much like paying political debt second
chiefly because he did think Hanna had the training
He said me- don't think Mark enough about
governmental finance to fill the position
How much better for President Harding would it have been
had he been guided by like considerations naming of
to preside the department of justice at when
there pending many important involving
profiteering disloyalty and sedion
How much better for his administration and for the country
had he balanced against the human to recognize
friend and reward political benefatcor the crying need for
of unmpeachabe record and thorough training to fill the
high position of attorney general the United States
1t the Pendeon custom take conventions the
best possible and will certainly be to do all in
make the visit by the Spanish veterans
able
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No complain that the Buckaroos did not measure
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Getting about time to plan vacation trips