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

II we may credit the - Louis dispatches 10
Mr.. Patts personal organ. The New-lork
SUM-" that distinguished leader has been seor-
ing victories and carrying everything before
him from the moment he struck the Convention
town Monday one Of his big days. Ac-
cordng To our esteemed contemporaries head
lines Mr. Plat Scores Victory over Boss
Hanna" Warner Miller was "l'ndonc." In
very large type. and Boss Hanna Capiulatcs
to Mr. Platt's Representative" The "vic'ory
over Boss Hanna" rs subsequently appeared.
consisted in the fact that there remained no
longer anything that the bittcrcSt 81 the Anti
McKnlcytcs could torture into a doubt ~ TO
n declaration in favor Of gold In the platform.
As Il matter Of fact. there never has been any
doubt as 10 the attitude OF Mr. Mckinley Oh
this question or that the platform would be
uncquivocal and ouispokcn The sole coni"n-
ton OF Mr. McI[incy's friends has been that
he could not with propri"ty submit Ia be cate
chscd on that or any other question upon which
the position of the party would be defined in
the platform. The effort Of Mr. Plat and hiS
Democratic and Mugwump assistants has been
10 compel him 10 break his silence. That has
failed. Both the candidate ard the platform
will be just what everybody who has not been
blinded by malignant hate of Mckinley has
known all along that they would be. The vie
tory belongs to Mckinley and his supporters.
The undoing OF Warner Miller seems 10 con
sist in the fact that ont Of what Mr.. Plat and
his followers set ont to make. and not long ago
claimed TO have-a solid delegation Of seventy
two votes wearing the Plat collar and ready To
follow the Boss wherever he led no less than
seventeen had become 50 Disguised with his
mana cement. and so inccnsed at his assump-
tOn of dictatorial powers that they Joined
Warner Miller In an open protest against his
selection as chairman Of the delegation n posi-
ton which 1t was generally supposed would he
accorded him by unanimous vote. This has
the appearance Of Il Pyirhic victory for Mr.
Platt One or two moro such would complete
" undo him instead Of undoing Warner Miller
Mr.. Miller probably had no expectation Of de-
fcatlng Mr. Platt The delegation contained
too many OF Platt's most subservicnt creatures
as he well know. for any such hope to De Ell
tcrtaincd. But with characteristic courage hc
made the issue, and furnished the opportunity
for mcr Of independence and principle to assert
themselves and raise the standard of revolt
against the odlous State machine. 1t was cou
ragcous and timely.
The capitulation Of Mr.. Hanna appears to
have been made to "Delcgntc Quigg. Of New
york State. who was authorized by Mr.. Plat
"to get his views" Our Plat contemporary
says: "Mr. Hanna made the statement that
an view Of all circumstances he has no ObIcc
'tions to offer now to the use of rhc word gold
'in the financial plank" That was the way In
which Hanna "capitulated to Delegate Quigg.
With due Difference TO the unqucstloncd Prov
css Of Qugg, to whom few men who should
see him coming with his index finger in tho
air would refuse to caDitulatc. we must b6
allowed an exception To the use Of the term
"capitulatc" applicable TO rhis particular
case. For all reports agree that Mr.. Hanna per
sonally Is. and has always been, in favor OF m
unmistakablc declaration in favor Of the gold
to what Mr.. Hanna had to say on the subject
accepted II as n capltulation TO him. 1t Is one
OF Mr.. Quiggs most conspicuous weaknesses
to assume that men "capitulnte" to him wher
they happen to agree with him. And 1t was
quite natural that upon hearing Mr. Hanna's
views he should hurry back to Mr. Platt. by
whom he twas authorized and announce &c
him the "capitulation"
Well these are the victories" Of Mr. Pat
: rs trumpeted by his herald THE Sun" Dc
they fulfil the promise with which he begar
the war against Mckinley? Let us see Iii.
last public utterancc before starting for st
Louis was that McKinley's nomination wa,