Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-29
SOME FRIENDS OF SILVER.
heiSinies and The state Miiina-rhe
Effect ON His Race for the rrrs,-
dental Northumberland. Con-
gers Attack ON Mckinley.


Columbus, Ohio. June gs.-The most
notable feature Of the platforms adopt.
cd In the congressinal conventions OF
beth rsriies so far In Ohio Is the
mare friendly feeling toward silver that
appears In them all. While these sill
yer planks are usually loosely drawn
and intended probably TO be cluivocal,
many % them border closely upon free
coinage OF silver ana all Of them de-
mar q the restoration OF silver 70 what
Is slibly referred TO as its "rightful
place In our coinage system. These
are the words OF the Republican state
platform.
No Ohio governor since the war has
Ind such an exciting military expert
enee ar Gov. Mckinley IL having now
in suppressing rloting OF the strlking
miners. Excepting the First regiment
and few companies OF the Fifth and
Seventeenth regiments OF infantry and
the Cleveland troops OF cavalry. tho
whole armed force OF the state has
been called out for tLis purpose, SO lar
not shot has been fired by the state
troops and while an ugly guerilla
warfare has been pracused by the
strikers In some places. not n soldier
has been hurt. and at the same time
property has been protected, an observ.
ance OF property rights compelled and
riotous assemhlages OF strikers dia-
persed wherever found. For all this
Of course, Gov. Mckinley aud Adult
ant-General Howe are entitled TO great
credit II Ii almost certain, however.
to make the governor unpopular with
the so-cnllcd working people with
them there IS continuing hatred
Of the militia They overlook the fact
that the governor is protecting propei
| " rights, and sec only the fact that
In restraining the strikers he is assist
/ ing the operators OF the mines. who
are seeking to make them work at re-
duced wages. This impression. right
! or wrong, will be pretty certain 90
I make itself felt In the next election In
this state. and be very slew TO disap-
/ pear. "H
The expense OF the militia is esti-
mated at about $4,000 per day, and
1 for the whole campaign will not fall
short Of 100000. This Is an emergency
expense for which. Of course. no money
could be appropriated. That IL 10 say
there Is no money In the state treasury
TO pay Il. and none can be secured UNI
I'll the legislature provides the neccs-
sary legislation, But the legislature
has adjourned sine die, aud the next
legislature Will not meet until January,
! 1896 Those TO whom this money IN
due Will not want to walt until then
for It. a special session OF the general
assembly is suggested, hut having ta-
Ken Nutf an NtllNt part III ftNuIlllk
biennial sessions, Gov. Mckinley Will
not he likely TO call special session,
The probable solution OF the question
be TO have the state emergency board
authorize the deficiency This will le-
gallze the claims against the state as
a whole. and banks viii be willing 20
cash them Mt current discounts. But
II viii be a heavy burden to the state
which has recently issued bonds to
cover deficiency In revenue amount
lng 10 100000
The Cincinnati Enquirer has charged
that Gov. Mckinley has recklessly and
| Illegally created state debt, and
under the law is liable to arrest and
fine. When asked about this matter
| the governor said: We will preserve
peace aud protect property first. and
4 arrange for the expenses nfterward. AS
to the arrest and fine. shall be here.
| They will know where to find me"
! The Enquirer's talk about violation OF
law by the governor In calling out
the TRAPS without firing first having
emergency board allow such expense
Is generally laughed at here. when
Foraker was governor he sent tents
and supplies at the states expense TO
the unfortunate people who had lost
their homes By the earthquakes IN
the Carolinos. aud the cost was paid
by the legislature without question or
hesitation.
When Perry s. Heath bought the
Cincinnati Comm 'rclal Gazette, It was
expected, since he was an mdianian
and Il close friend OF eN-president Har-
Iison, that It would become strong
Harrison organ. Il is decided sef-
prise therefore, to see II now come out
IN praise Of ThoH. y. Reed. Its cdi-
torinl utterances In this line are ridi-
culed by other Republican newspapers
In the state, however. Tho Toledo
Blade, that certainly has no personal
reasons for supporting Mckinley. is
pouring rldicue upon this movement Of
the Commercial Gazette, while the
lcveland Leader Is stronger than ever
In Its support Of Governor Mckinley's
boom.
Much has been made OF the fact TINT
the Ohio State Journal. the central or
gan OF the party In this state, has
taken Governor McISinley's name down
from the head OF Its editorial column,
whore II had been displayed since last
fairs election, when he was 20 tri-
umphantly chosen TO be governor
again. az It's candidate for the prosi-
dency; but tine fact really has little po-
lltlcal aignifcance. It Is said merely
TO mark the failure OF certain negOtia-
lions on the part OF the principal owner
OF the paper 10 sell II TO a party OF
Mckinley Republicans. They would
not pay for the paper what he wanted,
and. offended AT their refusal. he de-
termined that the governors name
should come down, and IL did.
The latest sensation In state politics
has been the attack OF Col. A. J.. Com
ger OF Akron upon Governor NcKin-
ley's administration. Col congcr, untll
recently, represented Ohio In the nation
al Republican committee. and has been
an important member Of the Rcpubli-
can party IN Ohio, No doubt u seems
60 him now that he Is being ''shelyed,"
and does not propose TO submit TO the
operation without protest. Major O. n
Dick. who has twice. as chairman OF
the state Republican executive commit
tee. led the party TO victory. and has
been chosen executive chairman for
the coming campaign Is a citizen OF
the ssme town with Col. congcr. Nat
uraily, Governor Mckinley has felt him
self under some obligations 10 Major
Dick, and has put some honors upon
him. This may have something 10 do
with 1t. but from Elwood. Nd, where
col. conger has large business interests.
comes the report that Conger desires
10 have the stcond place on the ma
tlonai ticket In 1896 for hiniself, and 10