New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-01
MR.. REID ON THE OUTLOOK.
1T WILL BE MKINLEY ON A THOROUGH
GOING, HONESr-MONEY PLATFORM

EXTENT OF THE FREE-sILvER SENTIMENT EX-
AGGERATED-sPEAKERR REED AN IDEAL CAN
DIDATE FOR THE vICE-PREsIDENcY.
San Francisco, May 3l.-Mr Whitelaw Reid.
proprietor and Editor OF The New-York Tribune.
who has for the past six weeks been the guest Of
d. O. Mills at the latter's country seat. Millbrae
departed for his home yesterday afternoon. In
an interview with representative Of The United
Press, Mr.. Reid was asked:
"Who do you think will be nonlirated?"
Mckinley" he replied
What sort Of a platform will he have?'
"A thorough-gong. honcst-money platform.
solid as a G. re-"
What about the silver men?"
There are not as many Of them as people
think and there are not great many even
among them who think free silver the most i'm
portant thing In the world. Some OF them care
more for the principles and history Of the Re-
publican party than they do even for free sill
YER"
But you know we have declared for free silver
In this State"
Yes when you d:d not need to 90 it at all
l believe if the solid men OF California. who
make and prize It's prosperity had the courage
palgn as the Republicans OF Ohio did under
Hayes, they would win just signal victory
for honest money and do as much toward shap-
Ing the history Of the Nation The truth is there
are two kinds Of silver men-those who thought
/. to the interest of the silver-producing States
to get bigger market for their great product.
and the very different class who are In favor OF
free silver no v, Just as at other times they were
Hot mon
other financial nostrum for making 80 cents pay
dollars worth Of debt This last class has
pretty generally gche over to the Populssts or
else to the Democrats while the others have
found out that the sver-producrg States are
now producing more gold than silver. and that
their real interests on the gold side.
THE Republicans then will do nothing what
ever for silver?
The Republicans have always been eager %
do everything possible for silver consistent with
preserving the parity OF the metals and the
soundness Of ou.- currency At that line they
always have stopped and at that line they
surely Will stop now, and the so-called silver
States would be among the first to regret II II
they did not"
What about the Vice-Preside rcy?"
THAT is very much at at present. Just
as It always is till the nomination for President
has actually been made. Why don't you news
paper people. who are constantly demanding rec
ignition for the Pacific Coast. put up candi-
date ror yourselves? Why not stand together
for once and present De Young or Otis?"
But about Eastern candidates"
"Oh. well. the ideol candidate is my big name
sake"
But he won't have e..
II don't believe he has said so or authorized
ANYBODY to say 50 for him. lie Is not the kihd
Of a man to say that he is too big TO take i
place which Thomas Jefferson could take be
sides good citizenship requires that when man
holds himself out as deslrous of public service
he should also hold himself bound to serve the
rrhI,, where they want him. II he can
"Rut ar YOU not candidate youIself"
II have never sought any office. ana resigned
tie only big Office | ever held as soon as got
through with the work thy had given me-
admit eeol, the nomination in 1892 and there are
No Indications that II is seeking me now.