New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-19
TiRTiRIN PLATT.

TARTARIN PLATT.
Tortarln of Tarascon coming back from AZ
RIGA. posing as IL mighty hunter and dragging
the skin of Il tame lion behind hlni' Is lhe' /
tablv suggested by Mr.. Pntt coming home from
| St Louis heraldcd by his Democratic orsahs
rs the hero of the hour, and bearing on his back
| trophcs of victories which he did his best u
keen other men from gaining. The candidate
whom he most hated was named for PRESIDENT
his scheme TO retain some prestige by receiving
| n consolation prize, which would TESTIFY 10 the
world that though defeated, he was still feared
and taken account Of, failed; PLATFORM was
odopted which had been agreed upon days be-
fore by the friends Of the successful cahdiuate'
He could only grab I'D the skin OF this tame
Iion which was brought In for his admiratlon'
and rushing out swing it aloft, shouting that
he killed the lion, after fierce ana ploody
conflict. and the correspondents Of the New
York Democratic newspapers, some or WHOM
are his personal servants and secretaries, took
I'D the cry and have been telling what IL
hold and successful hunter Plat was, and how
convention which stood eight to one for goid
would but for him have voted the other way.
SO Tartarin Plat comes home proclaimed the
victor in a fight that was never fought at all
/
blush for his hero.
Now that the contest Is all over, II Is PERU
nent to look back and see what Mr.. Plat has
gained by his campaign OF abuse, Dluster anu
bluff. what is the nature Of the "victory" on the
strength Of which he still lays claim to polti-
cal influence. For weeks before The Convcn-
ton Platt was engaged in n campaign not mere
" of opposition to Mckinley, but OF bitter per
.it,,< l,fn, M N
whose election to the Presidency would be II
National calamity, and utterng libcls upon MN
which VIII be relied upon by the Democrats as
their chief stock ln-trale during the coming
campaign. Repeatedly he declared that the
nomination OF Mckinley was impossible then
that It could not take place without a long con
test. and finally that he would not be named
on the first ballot He went TO 81. Louis with
talk about the ethics Of boiling In case any OF
the antimachlne contestants were admitted
from this State ana declaring that such IA thing
"a their admission under any circumstances
could not possibly be- Every one OF them was
admitted. and Mr.. Platt acquiesced with what
grace he could. while his errand boy Sutherland
relieved his feelings by venting coarse insults
on the successful contestants. and his other er
rand boy. Quigg. filed the penny papers with
ANYTHING lee wanted If he would only be con
ciliaicd The other day Platt telegraphcd here
over his own name that Governor Morton would
have sixty-clght ont OF the sevcnty-two votes
IN Ncw-York Yesterday Mr.. Morton had only
fifty Ave votes from the State Of which Plat
was said to be master. He protested that Mr.
Morton was n candidate FOR the Presidency, and
nothing else. and that he would die In the last
Nhcnt Ean Mt ria
word. he began TO hedge and soon had Mr.
Morton I'm the field a candidate for Vice
President. was pretending that the place was
at his disposal. and yesterday morning when
he had 10 face the existence OF strong opposi
ton he sim claimed over 900 votes for Mr. Nor
ton After spending the day in buttonholing
colorcd delegates without success he had 10 ad
nit that he could no more name the vice-Pres
idcnt than he could the President. and he was
compelled lmpotcn,ly TO watch the Convention
ignore him and 10 cast for Nick inlcy and lIo
bart the votes of NewYorL delegates which
he had protested many times We're absolutely
In his grasp.
The auti-machInc men in this State have
accomplished everything he said they could not
accomplish and have beaten him nj every point
of his warfare on their candidate and ut every
turn OF his schemlng to save something from
the wreck of hs campaign which he could use
10 rchabllitate himself in the eyes OF the Re
publican voters Of this State whose standard
bearer he has so grossly insultcd For all his
dcnunclations. and the cooperation with him
OF the Democratic press. Mckinley was nom
mated. From Il dictator and railcr he became
n beggar, aud got nothing for his begging He
comes back neither with his shield nor upon II.
hut SurnkS home after having thrown II AWAY
and become Il campfollower Of the vctors.
asking the Vice Presidential nomination which
they dsdalncd 10 give him. But when he gets
here no doubt he will wave the stolen skin Of
the poor tame lion. proclaim that he dictated
the platform and scorned to receive any favors
and will still be Tnrtarn to the end