The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-25
TOM PLATT TALKS.
The New York Leaders Opinion o
McKnlcy's Campaign Savers.
OF WOrmwood.

New York. May 24.-ExSenator
Platt, while talking about the political
situation, tonight said:
1T Is now plain that the Mckinley
managers propose to continue to the
end their plan OF claiming everything
and conceding nothing, without re-
gard for facts-a scheme they have
persisted in for many weeks. Their
lieutenants here are equally determined
to aid them just as persistently for
ends and purposes essentially differ
ent--ends and purposes with which
Major Mckinley and his managers
have no concern whatever-and with
out the slightest consideration for any
one but themselves, and this. too, with
out thought for the welfare of the
business interests of the patton.
THE business men of the country
however may confidently rely upon 1t
that their views will be expressed at
the St. Louis convention, both as to
the maintenance of the gold standard
and, as to the nomination of candi-
date who can appropriately stand on
gold platform. New York will pre-
sent such candidate and the vote Of
this state will be cast for him almost
unanimously.
II observe that ex-senator Miller in
a recent interview says that I have no
commission to speak for our delegation
on that point. 1t Is small matter
whether I have or not. The irlpor-
tant thing Is as to the iact, and Mr.
Miller will scarcely deny the fact.
a delegates at Governor Mortons re-
quest, having attended the conference
at which it was resolved to place Gov
ernOr Morton in the field and having
been the first man there to advocate
that action and the first man to pro-
claim to the world by q formal inter-
view when the conference adjourned,
he. of course, will be the governors
staunchest supporter in the conven-
ton. He says ] must not speak for
him, but l can certainly recall his rec
ord in the matter and I can at least
express enough confidence in his char
acter as man to say tnat he will keep
faith with himself and make good his
promises.
What is true of Mr. Miller in this
respect is similarly true of the other
delegates, whether they represent dis
tricts or the state at large. 1t should
be plain to the public that all this Nc
kinley hullaba loo in New York Is sim
ply so much empty sound. 1t will not
affect tho vote at st. Louis of a single
New York delegate. 1t is familiar
noise. We hear 1t every spring and
fall. 1t proceeds from the same old
crowd of 'antis' who have been per-
forming in this way these many years.
And there is not an intelligent man
who does not know that If the regular
organization today were advocating
Mckinley all these people would be
denouncing Mckinley and declaring
him unfit for public station. They
don't care a fig about Mckinley. they
simply make use of his name and posi-
ton to aid their conspiracy for the
overthrow of the Republican orgGniza =
ton.
meanwhile the Republican organi-
cation of New York. standing in the
interest of the business community and
a sound public sentiment throughout
the country will loyalty support the
nomination of Governor Morton and
the adoption at st. Louis of plain,
unequivcal, direct pledge to the people
that the gold standard shall be main
tained and our currency system re-
formed on that basis. 1t will oppose
the nomination of Major Mckinley on
the ground that he Is dangerous and
misleading candidate. whose votes and
speeches show that he has no settled
convictions on the money question and
whose managers have endeavored to
secure support in one part of the coun
try by declaring that he Is in favor of
the gold standard and in other parts
by declaring that he is in favor of sill
yer, producing In each of such parts
Of the country those peculiar portions
of his record as seemed to sustain the
impression they desired to create In
that particular locality"