New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-27
THE REPUBLICAN, PLATFORM.

Well, Messrs. Democrats you are having
iubilant time over the various Republican plit-
forms which you pretend 10 consider lncoh-
sistent Perhaps 1t would be wise to wait Il
little. You will have one Republican platform.
as plain and as simple anything can be- adopt
cd by n Republican National Convention, ana
YOU can make as much out of that as you choose
II will be the thing you have to deal with'
at all events, and the various State platforms
are only Indications Of its probable import
From the many State platforms 1t may DC
Judged that the National Convention will re-
solve that 1t wants n protective tariff strong
enough 10 defend against foreign competition
any and every industry which needs such
defence The theorists OF Free Trade clubs Will
conclude that this means nothing. but 2ooVo
ono American wage-carners consider that II
means exactly what they want, ana We shall
sec whether the wagecarners can be outvoted
this year. In 1892 they were beaten by them
selves. Crazy opposition to supposed interests
of capital lel multitudes, who We're of adult age
and ought 10 know better. 10 vote against the
actual interests of labor. We have to see this
year whether they will be rs wise and as active
rs they were four years ago.
The tariff platform Of the National Conven
is no considerable body of Republicans which
does not believe most heartily In the general
princlp,es 81 The act of 1870 There are few
Ecpuhllflns who would not gee that act purgfi
+ errors which gave undue advantages 10 sun
dry rlonopolics The bill as II went from The
House. shaped by the committee OF which Major
Nick nlry was chalrmnn was In that respect
far more cr,.ltablc bill than II was when II
cImc from the committee In the Senate IL the
latter body should ever desire and demand
close co!npr rlson Of details. that comparison
could BE- made without difficulty. bat without
advantage 10 the Senate committee. I1c truth
IS that The Republican party is IN favor Of the
princir'cs embodied in the act Of 1870 bur II Is
not Inclined to bind itself 10 the details of that
act and Governor Mckinley himself would be
ahou, the last man in the country - advise that
course
The Republican party cleared away all pos
slle d,,ht obou, lis attitude on the silver Ques-
,ion by thr cnactmcn: Of 1890 and II cannot do
better 10 day than to rcitcrate M Il platform the
principles which governed in that act 1t be-
licvcd then. and now believes. In the use OF ST.
yer 50 far and only So far rs Il can be used in
parity with gold The men who advocai" free
silver coinage by the United States alone do not
even pretend 70 believe that parity OF value be-
tween the TWO metals can then be maintained.
In fact they know as the Minnesota liepublicnn
Convention affirmed. that the result would be
the decentralization OF gold. For that there II
not single Republican vote Not single Re
publican vote would be east for any monetary
plan or scheme which could by any possibility
| involve monomctallism and the men who want
that have been placing themselves ont ~ The
! Republican party alrerdy. when the K'pup
| Iican Convention declares It's position there Will
be less disposition TO treat silver producers pleas
antlv than there was in 1892. but there will be
the same rigid end unyicdng demand for n
currency in every par; good as the best known
10 the commercial world.