The San Francisco call., 1896-04-01
Their Reasons for Aiding the
Governor as Candidate.
for President.
CLAIMS OF NEW YORK URGED
Empire State Republicans Have Beer
Modest and Self-Sacrifcing
in the Past.

publican Committee, contribute 10 the
April mum be- of the North American Re-
view, to be published tomorrow, q
symposium on Governor Morton as a
Presidential candidate, in the course of
which they set forth the Governors claim
upon the Republican party for q nomina-
ton 10 the Presidency.
Mr.. Platt utters warning against the
confidence felt by many Republicans that
the nominee at the ST. Louis convention,
whoever he may be, will be elected,
at is not safe for the Republicans" he
says, ''to assume that they are going TO
have waIkover at the Presidential cleo
ton in November. Manifold as the blum
ders OF the Democratic party have been,
combined with the imbecility and incom-
potency of the present administration,
they VIII not prevent the Democracy from
making hard struggle 10 retain control
OF the Government, and they viii not keep
the mass OF the Democratic voters from
going to the polls next November and yot-
Ing their ticket straight. 1t is, unfor-
tunateIy. confirmed habit with Democrats
to support their party, right or wrong"
In response to the objections urged by
some to Governor Morton on the score OF
the great statesmen of Europe are mostly
old men, and he expresses confident assur-
ance that, after careful and deliberate con-
sideration of the situation, the st. Louis
convention will give its decision IN favor
Of Governor Morton.
Mr.. Depew, IN the course Of his paper.
points to the Venezuelan question as
demonstrating the value in the PresIden-
tiaI Office Of diplomacy.
'Governor Norton" he says, "while
msintaining the rights OF America and
strongly and inteihgently enforcing her i'm
penetrable position upon the Monroe doc
trine, would have done it IN a message so
clearly and decisiyely as TO raise no ques-
ton or argument upon the language of his
RsEer - - ne American position - q
that doctrine, and at the same time leave
the ultimate question of war where the
constitution places it. among the represen-
tatives Of the people"
Mr.. Depew says the Governor influence
upon legislation has been so conspicuous
for reform and good government as to
command, even while he IS a candidate for
the Presidency, approval by the press of
all parties. Mr.. Depew urges that the
United States needs a business admins
tration- SIN the election of Mr.. Morton
the country would enter upon long
period of development and prosperity and
would know once more an era of universal
employment and good wages and that
general happiness which comes from the
increase and distribution OF National
wealth"
Warner Miller regards Governor Nor
tons record as a public officer az sure
guarantee that in his hands all of the in
terests in the country may ne securely
placed and viii be absolutely safe. He is
known to be thorough protectionist and
a sound money man OF the strongest char
acter. II he is nominated and elected
President there Will no longer be any
doubts in the minds of our people or in
any foreign country as to what our
financial policies will be, and our securities
everywhere viii be taken without hesita-
ton AID without fear that they would be
paid in money other than the best money
OF the world. Our credit will be restored
TO the condition it was in when General
Harrison turned the Government over to
the Democrats. at that time we were
able TO borrow money at 21l per cent"
Mr. Lauterbach lays special emphasis
on the claims OF New York State on the
Repu blican party. He says:
"The Republicans OF the Empire State
have been modest and self-sacrifcing.
To them since the creation of the party
has not been accorded the privilege OF the
selection of the nominee for this proudcst
Office in the gift of any people. The des-
TIMES OF the party and fortunes OF the
country have uniformly depended upon
its political attitude. Doing much, giving
much, sacrifcin ng much, it has hitherto
been accorded scsnt consideration by the
Republicans OF other States.
''Ir seems blt simple justice 10 acoui-
esce in its unanimous suggestion for the
elevation of IT. favorits son to the post
which it covets for him as the crowning
and deserved glory of q private and public
life of singular merit and desert. His
nomination. and the election which of
course would certainly follow ifS wonsd Sc
cure the certainty, notsondy Of the Berpet-
ual Republcanism or the State. bat of the
real stalwart, unfaltering Repuhhcanism
OF this great metropolis.
s'Its citizens. by vast majority, would
respond to the compliment of the nonli-
nation OF their feliow-citizen by afiliation
with the party whose courtesies 70 him he
mas repaid by an answering devotion TO
its principles and purposes"
Mr.. Haekeit says Governor Morton .is
an advocate of the strictest economy in
public expenditures. His untiring effort
to prevent UNNECESSARY appropriations by
the State Legislature is most convincing
proof of has attention to the needs of the
taxpayers.
And while this is true. his equally
watchful care for the welfare OF the working
men has been demonstrated by his course
in providing work for the laborers on the
Capitol in Albany when the regular ap-
preparation had been exhausted His
practical benevolence has been often and
widely attested, and his generous contri-
buttons to the sufferers from famine in
Ireland and for the relief of the victims Of