The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-06-25
WHAT THE ENGLISH PAPERS
THINK OF THE NOMINATION
OF M'KINLEY.
THE YALE CREW Showing UP FINE.
The Promise to Do Wonders on the Hen
ley Course-Bob Fitzsimmons Ar
rives in London and Immediately
Gets Interviewed.

the Republican national convention at
st. Louis was expected here, consequent
ly the announcement of Governor Nc
Kinley's nomination on a gold platform
was received with comparative apathy.
Financiers do not regard the outlook so
improved as to justify jubilation.
The foreign plank of the platform is
regarded as of a highly militant character,
and apparently it has made the investors
here somewhat nervous. Upon this point
the Economist remarks: while the
bombastic phrases may mean little and
be intended only to tickle the ears of
electors, they remind European investors
of the possibility of American securities
being deprived of what has hitherto been
regarded as one of the advantages"
The Statist, referring to the same sub
ject, says: 1T is the best platform pos
sible, but it will not establish order in
the currency and therefore will not re-
store confidence, for it must never be for
gotten that the key to the position is held
by the senate, which is governed by n
silverite and Populisr majority. Unhap-
PLY, there is no chance that the compo-
sition of the senate will be materially
changed for the present, so the legislature
and the administration are powerless."
The Speaker attaches little Importance
to Governor Mckinley's personality, and
says:
He seems to be the typical average man
called to position which gives more scope
to individual ability than that of any
monarch except the three emperors. There
is no need to expect him to set the At
lantic atire, though perhaps the jingoes of
the party may. At least, his managers
have saved America from disaster and
have restored confidence in Europe.
Whether they disintegrated the Union is
another question. But the currency here
sizes of America are chronic and their defi-
mite defeat upon the present occasion
may cause them to take on new form"
The Saturday Review thinks the result
is ''amply reassuring," adding: The
Democrats are not in position to nomi-
nate dangerous competitor to Mckinley.
With silver nominee they have no
chance, and there is Il remote possibility
that they may follow st. Louis in an APP
peal for hard money. The sentiment in
the east is interesting only because it will
involve a big secession from both organi-
cations and the forming of third party
devoted to silver and the numerous Pop
ulist yagaries of state socialism, the for
tunes OF Wnlcn VIII ne INSTRUCTIVE, per-
haps cdifying to follow"
The closing day of the first year OF
the Conservative government (Lord
Rosebery was defeated on June II,
1850 finds the Marquis of Salisbury
and his colleagues with an overladen
program which is creating serious i'll
ternal dissension among their followers.
There was another meeting of the cabinet
today, lasting two hours, to consider the
course to pursue with the government
business, especially with the education
, BILL which, although now discussed for
several weeks, has not progressed beyond
its first lines. The first clause is CT an
| extremely contentious character, as may
be judged from the fact that during II
single day of the present week no fewer
| than 100 amendments were placed on
! paper, and of these siXty-nine originated
with Sir Andrew Kay-Rollitt, Conserva-
! tive member for the South division of
Isington, president of the Associated
! Chamber of Commerce and chairman of
the Londan Chamber of commerce, Hull
| Chamber of Commerce and Municipal
Corporation association, not II man to be
easily shaken off, especially as he is a
| lawyer and prize man of the lncorpo-
rated Law society, besides being a proml-
nent ship owner of Hull and Newcastle.
1t is an open secret that certain of the
! cabinet insist that the bill must be
! lightened of some of its controversial
| features or an autumn session OF pariia-
| ment must be called and devoted to its
consideration. 1t is thought that the
| former course was foreshadowed in the
speech of the secretary of state for the
| colonies, Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, on
| Friday.
The Globe CONSERVATIVE says: THE
importance of President Kruger and
his Berlin-inspired secretary of state will
not defeat, though it may delay, the Brit
| ish policy of consolidating the British
and the Dutch railways in South Africa"
The quiet, gentlemanly behavior of the
Yale men at Henley and their splendid
physique have created the most favorable
impression upon all who have seen them.
| They are already great favOrites and the
comments of the press generally are of
| the fairest and kindliest description. \
| notable exception is Sir George Nunes'
Daily Courier, which today is full of
sneers. 1t says, for instance:
"The Cornell men claimed that their
defeat was due to their being drugged.
This years crew comes Of a higher social
class: but it must not be supposed that
they are the social equals of aristocratic
Harvard. If the Yale men are beaten,
as is very possible, they are not likely
to take their defeat as pleasantly as
Harvard would"
The New College and Leander crews
are working hard at Oxford. New Col
lege has formidable eight, of which
J. J. Knopp of Albany N. Y, who was
bow of the Oxford crew which defeated
Cambridge, in the historic race on the
Thames this year, is a member.
The Yale crew, having had almost a
weeks work at Henley, it will be graft
flying to their friends to learn that they
are in the best of health and speedily i'm
proving. Bob Cook is perfectly salts
fed and confident.
After the work of the oarsmen today
representative of the Associated Press
had long talk with the famous coach
and the men themselves.
Mr.. Cook said: '"rhe men are in
superb condition. They have not been
in the least affected by the change of
climate. Regarding our quick, short
stroke, which the papers criticise, you
can say that it is as long as the stroke
we employ in races in America. l have
found it necessary to give the men severe
work and, therefore, they pull fast. The
crew does not find the Henley course diff
ferent from the home course and it is
as fast"
George Langford, the stroke in the
Yale crew, remarked: "Instead of find
ing the climate enervating / think It is
bracing. l never felt better in my life"
With this Capt. Treadway and Messrs.
Baird and Rodgers coincided.