Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-09
CLEVELAND AND M'KINLEY.
Report That the President VIII Sup
mort The Republican Nominee.

port the Republican Nominee
washington Special 10 New York Herald)
Rather than support a free-silver Dem
ocratic candidate on a free-silyer platform
President Cleveland and some Of the men,
bers Of the Cabinet will vote for McKin-
ley.
Since the free-silver tidal wave has
swept over the country and made IT APP
parent to almost every one that the
silver men will be in control at the chi
caeo convention there has been great
deal of discussion in administration cir
cles as to the course which honest-money
Democrats should pursue. The question
of a bolt has been discussed In all lis
phases. but Mr.. CieVelands irlenus nave
abandoned all idea of third party TICKET
with a sound-money man at its head.
The matter has therefore resolved itself
into a question OF whether the admins
ration officials should support a free
silver candidate. whether they should re-
main neutral and stay away from the
nolls. or whether they should vote the
Republican ticket.
REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT >
VIEWS.
A member OF the Cabinet, TO whom the
President has talked freely on the sub
feet told me to-day that the President
believed the money question was OF more
importance than all other pohucal ISSUES
at this time. and that It was absolutely
essential that the cause Of sound money
ebould triumph by an overwhelming ma
toritv AT the November election. lie said
Tho President thought this result could
hest be obtained by uniting the sound
money mems support in favor or the Re
publican ticket in the event OF the adop-
ton of a satisfactory sound-money PLANK
at St Louis.
Mr. Cleveland does not want straddle
plauk adopted at either ST. Louis or Chl-
cago. He wants the issue TO be Sharply
defined. and for this reason he Is OPP
posed TO placing any obstacles In the way
Of the silver men II II should be found
mat they have q clear majority at the
Chicago convention. He wants them 10
60 ahead and declare for the free ana
unlimited coinage Of JO-cent dollars and
any other populistic schemes they may
desire to put into the platform.
Notwithstanding his radical difference
of opinion on the tariff question with MT
Mckinley. the President believes 1t IS
the first duty OF all Democrats who are
opposed 10 50-cent dollars 20 support the
ticket that stands for the maintenance
of the national credit and the present
standard OF value. He believes That the
tariff question and all other questions
must be RELOCATED to the background IN
IN this overshadowlng money issue Is
settled and the country has adopted a
sound financial system without which he
does not believe 1t can ever have pros
perity.
HE WANTS no COMPROMISE.
He has no sympathy with the men
who are trying 10 bring about a com
promise or with those who favor bolt;
for he Believes that the proper thing 10
do IS 10 draw the issue clearly between
two tickets. and that, If this is done.
the advocates az free silver will be 30
badly defeated that the craze Will rapidly
die out.
According 10 the member OF the Cabinet
referred TO. the President believes that
this will be the best course, not on,T
for the country at large. but IN the end
Cor the Democratic party as well. He be-
uayes that within the next four years,
the rarity will pull itself together ain.
free from the financial heresy. ana will
enter the contest with the Republican
party as the defender OF popular rights
and the foe OF tariff monopoly.
This support OF the hepuDncan ticket
by the administration will be based. OF
course. upon an unequivocal declaration
i'm favor OF the gold standard by the 81.
Louis convention. Although there are
among the Republican leaders many men
who favor some concessions 10 the silver
men OF the West and the Northwest. there
seems TO be no good reason why such con-
cessions should 0e made. Assum-
ing that the Republicans will adopt a
platform entirely satisfactory TO the gold
standard men. and that all the opposi-
ton elements line up against them in
support OF a Democratic free-silyer ticket.
the Republicans would be able to carry
within nineteen Of enough electoral votes