The citizen., 1896-04-03
MORTON SYMPOSIUM
PIatt, Depew, Miller and Others Set
Forth the Governors Claim.
WHY HE SHOULD BE NOMINATED
Not Safe for the Republicans to Assume
That They Are Going To Have
WaIk-Over In November, Is
MIR. Platt's Warning.

Mr. PlatCS warning.
New York, April 1T. g. Platt,
Chauncey NJ Depew, Warner Miller,
Edward Lauterbach and c. w. Hackett,
chairman of the New York state re-
publican committe, contribute to the
April number of the North American
Review, to be published to-day, a SYM
postum on Gov. Morton as Hpresiden-
tial candidate, in the course of (which
they set forth the governors claim
upon the republican party for
nomination to the presidency. Mr..
Platt utters a warning against the
confidence felt by many republicans
that the nominee at the ST. Louis con-
vention, whoever he may be, will be
elected cit is not safe for the repub-
licans,,'' he says, ''to assume that they
are going t. ha e walk-over at the
presidential election in November.
Manifold as the blunders of the demo-
cratic party have been, they will not
prevent the democracy from making a
hard struggle to retain control of the
government, and they will not keep
the mass of the democratic voters from
going to the polls next November and
voting their ticket straight. 1t is, un-
fortunately, a confirmed habit with
democrats to support their party right
or wrong" In response to the objec-
tions urged by some to Gov. Morton on
the score of his age, Mr. Platt points
the fact that the great statesmen of
Europe are mostly old men, and he ex-
presses confident assurance that after
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the situation the st. Louis convention
will give its decision in favor of Gov.
Morton.
Chauncey NJ. Depsw's Argument.
Mr. Depew, in the course of his pa
per, points to the Venezulan question
as ting the value in the
presidential Office of diplomacy. "Gov-
ernor Norton" he says, ''while main
tanning the rights of America and
strongly and intelligently enforcing
her impregnable position upon the
Monroe doctrine, would have done it
in message SO clearly and decisively
as to raise no question of argument
upon the language of his paper as to
the American position upon that doc
| doctrine. and at the same time to leave
the ultimate question of war where
the constitution places it, among the
represen tatives of the people,. Mr..
Depew finds special argument in IA
vor of Gov. Morton's nomination in the
extreme difficulty of the position of the
governor of the state of New York
and Mr. Morton's success in discharg-
ing the duties of that office. ''The po-
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New York." Mr. Depew said, ''is al
ways a difficult one, because of the
different condition and often antago-
nistic needs of the cities and the rural
communities These questions are
more acute here than in other states
of the union. The governors influence
upon legislation has been so conspicu
GUS for reform and good government
as to command, even while he is can
didate for the presidency, approval by
the press of all parties" Mr.. Depew
urges that the United States need a
business administration. A business
man such as Mr.. Morton.
Appeal of Other Leaders.
Warner Mil Ter regards Gov. Morton's
record as a public officer as a sure
| guarantee that in his hands all the in
terests of the country may be securely
trusted and will be absolutely safe.
.'He is known to be a thorough pro-
tectionist and a sound money man of
the strongest character. If he is
nominated and elected president there
will no longer be any doubt in the
minds of our people or in any foreign
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policy will be-" Mr.. Lauterbach lays
| special emphasis on the claims of New
| York state ON the republican party.
He says: 1.-The republicans of the EN-
pire state have been modest and self
| sacrificing To them, since the creation
| of the party, has not been accorded the
privilege of the selection of the nomi-
| nee for this proudest Office in the gift
of any people. The destinies of the
party and the fortunes of the country
have uniformly depended upon its
| political attitude. Doing much, giving
much, sacrificing much, it has hitherto
| been accorded scant consideration by
! the republicans of other states. 1t
seems but simple justice to acquiesce
| in it's unanimous suggestion for the
elevation of it's favorite son to the post
which it covets for him as the crowning
and deserved glory of a private and
public life of singular merit and desert
Mr.. Hacxett, in the course of his re-
marks, says that ''for the first time in
the party's histoy a nomination is
deemed nearly equivalent to an cleo
lion, and that therefore every business
interest in the nation unites in an ap-
peal to the delegates to the st. Louis
convention to place safe man in nomi-
nation and to i've the business men
candidate for whom they can cast their
ballots with the serene confidence that
they are not taking leap in the dark. .
Gov. Morton in every way answers the
requirements of the hour"
Democratic Headquarters.
Washington, April 1.-The demo-
cratic congressional committee has re-
| opened its headquarters at No. 736 Fif