The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-05-19
TUESDAY, MAY 70, 1906
AN ALLISON MOVE

A recent dispatch to the San Fran
cisco Examiner from Washington gives
q formal declaration of Senator Allison
on the question of the free coinage of sill
yer, that is liable to affect in disagree
able way the prospects of other Repub--
lican presidential candidates, especially
that unusual thing for him, an emphatic
and conclusive statement He says:
II am opposed to the free coinage of
silver. 1 have always voted-three
times this winter-consistently against
the proposition, and had thought there
could be no question upon it. took up
this question when 1t was first agitated
under the leadership of Mr.. Bland, and
I came to the conclusion that we could
not afford to coin silver at the ratio of
16 to 1 without the concurrence of other
nations
This outgiving is accepted as
an indirect notification of the
intention of the anti Mckinley
managers to unite on Allison,
at least that is the way we'll informed
Washington politicians interpret it,and
there is little doubt that they are cor
rect. Such a combination would wreck
the chances of the candidate
Of Canton in brief and sudden
manner. While Mckinley has up to date
q larger number of delegates than any
other candidate. he has not ma jority,
and beyond question a large number
OF those protesting allegiance to his
standard will on slight provocation de-
sert it for that of another. The dele
cation from this state can furnish some
instances of this sort, for liberal pro-
portion Of its membership is made I'D
of men who are at heart for Allison,
Reed and other Republican aspirants.
These cannot be expected to re-
main steadfast to Mckinley when what
they can assume to be a reasonable
excuse is afforded them for slipping to
the aid of their preferences.
Some of the most potent forces of the
Republican party are in uncompromis-
ing hostility TO the protege of Mark
Hanna; forces that have made and I'M
made Republican presidential candi-
dates before. and it is not at all improb-
able that they can unmake Major Nc
Kinley if they try hard. In the first place
Platt of New York and Quay of Pennsyl-
vania are still outside the Mckinley
breastworks with no prospect of get
ting in, either. because they do not want
to or because Mckinleys mushroom
political manager. Hanna, is determined
not to divide with others the honors
and emolumentS of his boss-ship. Again
a large and powerful element Of the
party dread candidate not avowedIy
and explicitly sound on the money Dues
ton. They are fearful of electing man
who, because of ignorance of the i'm
portance OF maintaining staple mon
etary standard or weakness, will be liza
Die to accede to the clamor of the free sill
yer coinage clans. In the minds of these
people the maintenance of the existing
standard is the matter of prime i'm
portance, and they want a man who is
cocksure on the proposition. Then
there is numerous and influential BODY
of Republican business men against
the revision of the tariff that thev
think might follow McKinley's election.
some because they are opposed to the
Ohio mans ideas of protection. and some
because they fear the unsettling effects
OF tariff changes. And there are plentv
of Republicans who are not anxious To
be put into the position of defending
the notorious deals that have been
made in McKinley's behalf with multi