New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-15
POLITICAL NOTES.

Trumbo the most active advocate OF free silver IN
the West. and of the de!egates-at-large from
Utah, has written this about Mckinley: i want you
to be on the right side. Mckinley VIII never De
nominated. and man here in the west II ne
would remain In good fellowship dare support MN h
account OF his strong antpathy to silver ano ms
close relationship to John Sherman The iettet
of which this Is extract represents the present
attitude of the silvertes toward the Ohio leader
While Mr. Fassett still insists that he has not
encompassed his neck again with the OLD fia''
collar he Is certainly doing good deal OF service
IN an indirect way for the State machine he is
shouting for Mr. Mortons nomination. although the
Governor allowed him 20 be beaten in his own DIS
trict for delegate to St. Louis he Is GOWN ioi
speech at Grant birthday ceeoraton IN anJ
other boss and on the TOP 81 al
this he comes out with az eosot ,o AZ "shinng
mark" and a Republican whose strength has been beer
mot 80 %"ch To u tne haa keen
He wifi enjoy this extract from Ihe h''h''a 'u'
vertiser.'
II Ia the opinion Of THE Hudson Republican
that Governor Mortons name Will not De presence
TO the Convention and that Platt Will thro" MS
support to Harrison. unless he can make terms
with Mckinley. Quay" 1t adds. rs more 'n 81 a
little inclined to support Mckinney. while , Piait
would prefer to take his chances Win '"e CAL
dent.
There will be but one ballot atsst. Louis" says
Republican.
Guided Mckinley will be the nominee
pe,e-r,n1 TO the reports that Quay had given up
the fight against Mckinley, THE Utica Press per-
tlnently observes: 1T practically matters not d.
all whether Quay or Platt. or both, are pleased
or d,spleased. They may make some trouoe d.
81 Louis but can scarcely carry their point. MI
PIatts ambition 20 be Secretary OF the Treasury
will fall of realization and unless all signs Iai .ns
ONLY office he will have in 1897 Is that some.insS
Secretary
Tor one would suppose that he would learn sons
y h concusIon that while politicians are very pow
erful they cannot prevail asains, the and better
reads the sign, more OF t asro i posn says and
mlts the facts as they exist He recognizes that
the fight against Mckinley is hopeless
cortro,Ier Roberts begins to act as though he
might come out right after all.
Mr. Sutherland. OF Rochester. who says that
"Tbomas G Plat will be regarded as the greatest
LEGISLATOR the State has had is the same MI
sutherland who recently advanced the argument
that Mr. Allison should accept the nomination. lot
Vice-President because Of the chances OF PRONG,
on una nAcsssarv to cay because the fact is inces-
Hsn uiI9 FORGOTTEN. that Mr. Sutherland t. by the
5Suhica N National Committee from this State
Though opposed to Mckinley. The Democratic
Observer" OF Utica. declares that 1t seems 10 DC
al
didate because he is the real choice OF large
number Of delegates who are nominay for some
,nposslbe favorte SON. The New Hampshire dele
ga;ee for example, for Reed bu; at the preh FAX
but they cannot be transferred. They are .,y for
Mckinley after Allison. Inc opposition " 'ei>"
ley cannot be consolidated
Senator Teller. Of Colorado. says that Mckinley
cannot carry Colorado. because he is not SILVER
ota1 nv eastern
idea so thoroughly" adds this famous free-s!lver
advocate that even he would be willing TO lose
tariff Bill ra Their than have to yield to the SILVER
also out against the Ohio leader. In view OF these
two demonstrations. The Buffalo Express ASKS
How do the other opponents of Mckinley recon
Gle this accession to their strength with ,her as
surances that Mckinley Is weak on the financial
question:?
Governor Morton's course In dealing with the
Barnes Police bill OF Albany Is vigorously cri'i-
clsed by THE Buffalo Courier. Instead Of veto!ng
this outrageous act" says The Courier. the
Governor. after days OF dilly-daiyins' hao II re-
turned to the Legislature for the purpose OF amend
ment The principal charge suggested Dy hlm Is 70
give the Common Council the au;1ority 70 elec'
Police Commissioners instead OF approving ueiI'
II is evident that the Governor approves the pu:-
pose and the essence OF the bill. anu thar II II
should reach him again 1t would pe,2me law IN IN
spIte OF the Mayors dsapproya. His course IN
this matter shows that he Is wf 1855 u" snb
Executive the easy prey or plotters, possess suo-
bosses and machine politicians
Mr. Maney's efforts to trace an analogy betwee':
the Blaine canvass twenty Yeas ago ana lie ME-
Kinley campaign to-day IS st!ll sloiec; CT ds-
cusson. The Lyons Republican" thinks the
precedent that Mr. Manley quotes Is peculiarly in
annlicahle blaine" II adds. was ARMY cham-
pioned and bitterly opposed The ground was fought
FOR or against him. inch by incn ne Is; bi..ot
showed his maximum strength. but Mckinley has
enemies He s he seSIe ch9so o. Si'' ss 81 81
the REORGANIZATION OF me antl;hcsis OF all that inc
people have suffered rom anl groaneG "maes ,Ss
the wording OF the platform matters not.
or the few Democratic local victories in different
parts Of the country. The Syracuse Courier giiH-
~ remarks: These scattered votes OF Ocmoo'atc
vitality are comforting in these degenerate times.
SCHUYLER County Is supposed 10 be ovorwhen Ing
~ in favor OF Morton. That - the idea tha 'har-
man Hackett is striving - disseminate. out Inc
odessa correspondent OF 'rhe Free Press OF that
county. makes havoc OF Mr.. Hacke,,'s assertion.
Referring to the convention at when delegates
were selected for St Louis tois correspondent re-
~ hose Of true Republican faith ne adds. could
vote free and unrestrained from the aillshc' ., me
the largest plurality given a nominee Tor the
Presidency"
The cyclonic force OF the Mckinley movement
astonshes The Philadelphia Press and 1t voices
It's feelings in language that will bear repetition:
whether we for Mckinney or against hih' '"S
tremendous popular sweep cannot be dehiea OF
Irnored 1t Is a visible. tangible fact when must
be recognized as a fact whether men VIII pear OF
whether they will forbear II isn't manufacturers
=, ,,., , r,,-aye. II isn't a machine; II isn't the
nroduct Of boss or Doodle; 1t IL great surgNg
ground-swe which Is moving o"w"ro nav t nnt shnt
our ewes 10 H. but 1t goes AS soon as Harrison
out csSS saa,os ,,i sweeps Indiana. II carries
,,,,,e,.,n and Michigan II enters Minnesota and
"aves Davis stranded 1t rushes into Illinois and
ioaves CIlom high and dry. 1t surprises south
oaro,a aud brings poor Pettgrew on his marrow
bones 70 Mckinley and homes, money IL IN frsnd
III ,ndler resemble the fat Falsaff IN the one par
ticular Of being not only witty himself ou' tne
oectHIn others 1t bursts forth in Pennsyiyania
I'D sweeps every county where there is TEST. AZ