New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-06
SELECTIONS FROM THE NAIL

MAJOR MKINLEY THE CANDIDATE.
A PENNSYLVANIA MAN WHO FAvoRs HIM. WITH
GOVERNOR HASTINGS FOR SECOND PLACE.
To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: The Importance of the pending PRESIDENTIAL
contest and the notable array Of aspirants for the
nomination cause intense interest. painful excite
ment and general fear Of expression OF opinion IN
regard to the success or failure OF the oiiieieh'
candidates contending for the prize. have been re-
pcatedly asked my reasons for persisteny predict-
ing the nomination of Mckinley and Hastings as
the possible outcome OF the National Convention
and II 1t means personal hostility to Norton heed'
Quay and Allison. Any such an assumption Is
ridiculous in the extreme. All Of the candida'es
named are good Republicans, and If named would
get my support. but am not sure that all OF them
could be elected. Governor Morton. If standing
upon his own individuality. would have been an IN
vincible candidate but the political environments
Of the Governor. and the methods used TO put his
boom into operation, were Of such an imperious
nature as to make what would have been a
possible certainty absolute uncertainty
Speaker Reed, while strong man and somewhat
popular with the masses cannot now be nomlna'eu'
he could get second place upon the ticket ior 'he
asking. but IL cannot be supposed tnat ne VIII Jeop
ardize his future aspirations by swapping the ope
ership Of the House for the presidency or the sen
ate, consequently he Will continue to tram ioi ~
place by remaining Speaker Senator Quay Is "o''
in my judgment. serious candidate 49,
This brings the possibilities down to Mckinney
and Allison. II there could be any possible wa! ~
stop the nomination OF Mckinley. A.llsoh "ouiu oo
the nominee But there will be no dark horses nor
anv draftins for a candidate: it will be one spon-
taneous uprising of the American people IN pehai
Of protection 10 American industries Every .,i''s
else will be lost and buried beneath the po'iucdi
avalanche Of Mckinley and protection. Inc la-se
alarm relative to the financial plank OF the ONO
platform is bugaboo; 1t is the strongest hnanc'ai
platform extant. 1t is for strong money opposeu
TO the free coinage of silver. but Ia IN favor OF '
absolute purchasing power OF every uo''ar isSu'N
by the Government, whether IN gold SILVER green
backs or bonds which makes 1t pain and fair 10
the wage-earner as we'll TO the capitalist we
want no fat money or discriminating circulating
medium. While there can be no free coinage Oh
silver In this country without an international
agreement We want every dollar issued 10 be a
dollar at all times and under all circumstances
this is what the Ohio platform guarantees
1t has been alleged by those who are in the habit
of purchasing votes that the Southern delegates are
up for sale. especially the negro contingent Ihs
Is libe. and mistake and II this Is the issue upon
which the bosses" are hazarding the defeat of Nc
Kinley they are reckoning without their most. lhe
South will be practically solid for Mckinney. Ex-
Governor William Pitt Kellogg Of Louisiana. the
most astute politician OF the South an absolute eea
man. with Allison his second choice even win
his great popularity and influence. Will not De apie
10 control two votes Of the LOUISIANA deiegdh ION
Industries Of the South will rise in their might above
al ~ Tho fatfryine of the pharsacal boodlers and
McKniey and protection will sweep the country: 80
Major Mckinley is more than ,ha u.s. of
&c n hroad-Cauged and able statesman the peer vi
any public man Of his day. He will stand upon as
high platform : that upon whch fbiuhe $500,
and higher in the scale of protection Win 4 wlue
and greater popularity. He is known in every nam
iet every cabin and nook OF the country ms haie
is as familiar with the masses as those OF Ll0n, On,
Grant and Sumner: the common people eng 70 nm
tion from Democratic starvation ana hnahciar Iu',
] predict that when the convention IS caIe9 10 10
Than 800 votes for Mckinley. and ere Pennsyiyanla
is reached in the rocai the convention VIII s ne
ator Quay the Representative OF the STATE VIII ne
equal to the emergency Having ios' ane to
press the name of Governor Hastings =, do ,rorcS
tores,dent Pennsylvana's claim cannot be lgnoicc.
her fidelity to the principles Of the RepunLcai par
ever since its existence will claim the pace or M
great Gov srnor II; - u @>'i