Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-18
M'KINLEY
His Financial Views
Expressed.
GIVES HIS DEFINITION or BIMET-
ALLIs,I AND REFERS no PRE-
yIoUs EXPRESSIONS.
HIS OFFICIAL CAREER
FORMED A VERY PLEASANT TOPIC
FOR DISCUSSION
Said II Was nm Open Book which
the Public Was Invited 40 Read.
Expressions In Chicago.
HIS OFFICIAL CAREER
FORMED A VERY PLEASANT TOPIC
FoR DISCUSSION.

Canton, Ohio. March 1G.-EX-Gov-
error Mckinley was apparently well
satisfied with the national RcpuDli-
can situation today, when he kindly
granted mo an audience.
The ex-governor lives in n two
story frame house In the beautiful little
city Of Canton. on Il vide street known
as West Tuacuritwns. The house sits
Tar back IN "a Capaeious yard and rs
characterized by gables aud purticoH
and Windows which open clear 10 the
floor. His )ili,c IL on the right side Of
the hall Ms you enter and you are
ushered In without ceremony by we'll
dressed cOlored mnH In this office
Major Mckinley has his rollcr-tap
desks his revolving libraries. and his
two busy secretaries. Mcssrs. Boyle and
Smith. the former an time st. Louis
newspaper man.
When / told the governor that I had
come u long distance to interview him
on the political situation he smiled, and
said.
81 am very glad to see you. but will
not be interviewed at this lime upon
any subject"
But. as he stood In his famons at.
titude, holding his gold-rimmcd glasses
In one hand and thrusting his other In
20 his tightly buttuned Prince Albert,
brows nnd ut the corners OF the deter
mined mouth suggestion Of Kindness
and hospitality which eventually warm
I'd into something resembling talk.
Governor / said. the people, DEM
ocrats aud Republicans alike. are unN-
ious TO know lust whore you stand on
the question OF free coinage OF sllycr?'
II have declared he answered, that
i would not be interviewed, and ! will
Keep my word. hut / may say that I
have discussed that question of cur
renCy ana coinage IN congress and the
record " plain. Ia Governor Camp
bell once said the people were willing
90 chance free and unlimited silver. and
responded that the people were not
prepared TO indulge In any such specu-
lation, You VIII ind th~t In the rec
ords Of congress. ] said In 1880 that we
should preserve gold and silver moneys
side by side; that did not wunt gold
Mt n premium or silver at discount. or
vice versa, but that I wanted both
metals to be equal in purchasing power
ana In legm-tcnder quality. equal In
power to perform the functions OF
money with which to do the business
and move the commerce of the United
states. Here are any exact words at
that time"
And the governor turned to the rec.
ord and read:
ut Is only because OF the safe and
'Nfis'A f1'ANh NlllUNlhl pNlltN OF inc ltl-
publican party. aided by conservative
men OF both parties. which has more
thnn once received the approval OF the
country that since 1873 we have COM
PEELED gold and silver To work together
upon an equality. both employed as
safe means of exchange In the business
or our country. They talk about silver
being cheap money I am not attract.
ed by the word cheap whether applied
10 nations, or To money, or TO men.
Whatever dollars We have IN this coun.
try must be good dollars as good In the
hands of the poor aa the rich; equal
dollars--equal in inherent merit, eaunl
In purchasing power. whether thoy be
paper dollars, or silver dollai-i or treas
ury notcs-each convertible into tho
other and each exchangeable Tor tho
other. because each ia based upon equal
value and has behind It equal security;
good, not by the fiat of law alone hut
good because the whole commercial
world recognizes its Inherent and mex
mnguishable value. That is bimetnl-
''To what. them asked. edo vou
attribute the poverty OF the people
nowg Is there SUFFICIENT money In cir.
culatlon?-
Now you are trying to interview
me- the governor answcrcd. ~ do NOT
care to discuss the question. NV OH
olai career Is an open book, have no
!. siiih HttNt no ODlNttiOn
10 anybody quoting from any Of nv
speeches or referring to any OF my Of
ficlal acts"
the governor would talls no further
Al that moment. Later one OF his pri.
vate secretaries said:
why don't You quote Governor Me-
kiniey's language recently uttered NJ
ChicneoI He has said that Tho Re.
publican party woulG as soon think OF
lowering the nag of our country nj 10
contemplate with patience or wIthou.
irotcst and opposition any attempt 10
degrade or corrupt the medium OF ex-
changes n'ncng the people. Il can be
relied upon in the future. as In the mast
to sunply the country with the best
mercy ever known. gold. silver aud pa.
Fer, good the world over"
Il wanted the cx- governor to toll WIN
western farmers were selling corn M IA
cents or else not selling II and ro,n,,
hungry. IL was my hearts desire ia
nave him say why there We're so ,nanv
peenle OF all parties who thought ths
country was going 60 the demnItion
boWwowB rnder bimetanirm or some
othcr I'm. but the great nun shook ia
head when I asked him these things.