New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-17
AGREEMENT REPORTED.

What nolitlcol opponents and captious mis-
chief-makers have tried to represent as ii great
strnpgle about the monetary question appears
IN hovc ended before the Republican Conveh-
tion bcran. in the assent of leaders on all sides
-except of course the silver cxtremistS-to Il
statement which undoubtedly expresses the ne
Uherote intention Of more than ninc-tenths Oh
tho Convention That intention Is To MAINTAIN
thn existing standard and refuse the free com
ore of silver Careful canvasses of the deleg'-
tions indicate that not as many rs ninety out
Of nine hundred are disposed to ask free com
oce of silver without previous international
ocreemcnt and since the silver extremists have
declared war against the Republican principle
of Protection IL was certain that the deciara-
tlon of the Convention against them would be
rs explicit and emphatic as anybody could rea-
sonably want 10 have IT, Whether the settled
purpose of Republicans was put into one set
Of words or another seemed of small cOnsc-
ouencc to those who realized how thoroughly
the great majority was united. But as soon us
any number of reasonable men formed the idea
that phrase emitting the word gold might be
construed as n concession to the silver cxtrcm-
lists. 1t was found at once that no statement
could he too distinct or strong FOR those VINO
best represented that majority.
Presumably everybody has understood that
the Democratic Free Traders have for weeks
been doing all they could to get up Republican
fight about the word gold in the hope that
il might help them The Plat faction has been
most willing TO help the Democrats i'll that cf-
fort. imagining that it might break the force
of their inevitable and complete fall, and give
them chance to pose as victors in contest
rln Ya.f..
GUS assertions about the majority. II certainly
will not add TO their consequence to nave over
whclming majoritics assured in Eastern States
for the candidate they have opposed. Neither
will 1t help their influence ut any future time
If. by their playing into the hands of The Demo
Gratis occasional votes or districts should he
lost. as some friends of Allison in Iowa have
apprchcndcd.
The great fact IS that the Republican conv"n-
tions of the North. In all except five silver
States and California. declared explicitly for
the gold standard. the map printed on Mon
day made plain. though ii enormously omitted
Utah from the few States which should have
been shaded as committed To silver Southern
delegates Of the same mind also constitute Il
majority from TINT section. II was childish
TO imagine that delegates having behind them
such declarations in their own States would
get into any serious controversy ahout the form
of expression 10 be chosen. Not one OF them
doubts that voters who care more for free
coinage and Protection are going to I've ar
rayed and If possible united. AGAINST the Re
publican party next November, no matter what
phrascolory the platform may use for express
Ing the known purpose Of The party. The .ssr"
viii put on the side of Protection and n gold
| standard som" States NJ least In which hereto
fore the silver craze has scarcely met any re-
| sistancc.