Evening journal., 1896-06-08


In the Coming Presidential can,peien.
NEW YoRK. June s--Tho lifl'd's
Washington correspondent tot IRA IA. ..le
following:
RATHER than support FREQ silver DEM
ocratio candidate on a free silver lih.t urni
President Cleveland and soinu o the
members Of tho cabinet will vote .or No
Kinley.
"SInce tho free silver tidal wns> iias
swept over tho country nnd mpde - np
parent TO almost evory one that thu silver
mon will be la control nt tli0 Chicago con
vention there has hoen a great deal OF dis.
oussion In administration Circ,cs Gs Go the
course which honest money Democrats
should pursue. Tho question OF a holt
has been disouss@l I'm all It's phases, bat
MIR. Clevelands friends have abandoned
all idea OF third party ticket with a
sound money man at Its head.
1.-THE matter has therefore resolved IL
self into question Of whether the admin
istration officials should support free sll-
yer candidate whether they should ro-
main neutral and stay away from the polls
or whothor they should vote tho Republic.
an ticket.
"A member OF the cabinet, to owhon the
president has talked freely on the subject
told me today that the president believed
the money question was of moro impor.
tnnoe than all other political issues at this
time, and that IL was absolutely essential
that the cause of sound money should trl
umph by an overwhelming majority nt
the November election He said tho prosi
dent thought this result could best be OH
tained by uniting tho sound money men 8
support In favor of the Republican ticket
I'm the event of the adoption Of a satisfac-
tory sound money plank at st. Louis.
"Mr. Cleveland does not want a strad-
die plank adopted at either ST. Louis or
Chicago He wants tho Issue TO be sharp
ly defined, and for this reason ne is OPP
posed TO placing any obstaolas In the way
of the silyer mon II it should be found
that they have a clear majority at the
Chicago convention. Ho wants them to
40 ahead and declare for the froo and un-
limited coinage OF 80 cent dollars and any
other Populistio schemes they may desire
60 put into the platform.
The Money Question All Important.
Notwithstanding his radical difference
OF opinion on the tariff question with Mr..
Mckinley. the president believes it IL tbs
first duty OK all Democrats who arc op-
posed 90 90 cent dollars to support the
ticket that stands for the maintenance OF
the national credit and the present stand
ard Of value He believes that tho tariff
auestlon and all other questions must be
RELOCATED TO tho background until this
Overshadowing money Issue is settled ane
the country has adopted a sound financial
system without which he docs not be-
lIevo 1t can over have prosperity
"He has no sympathy with the men
who are trying TO bring ah0ut compro-
mise or with those who favor a bolt for
he believes that tho proper thing to DO IL
TO draw the issue clearly between two
tinkets. and thAt n this is deBe the adyo-
cntes OF free silver win he so badly defeat
ed that the craze will rapidly die out.
According to the member OF the eahi-
net referred TO, the president belisves that
this will be the best ceugse Bot only for
the country at large, bat In the end fer
tho Democratic party as we'll. He believes
that within the next four years the party
win pull itself together again free from
the financial beresy, and Will eRter tks
contest with the Republican party as tho
defender Of popular rights and tlre foe Of
tari& monopoly.
'fThis support OF the Republican ticket
by the administration will be based, OF
course, upon an unequiycoa declaration
in favor OF the gold standard by the S1
Louis convention Although there are
among the Republican leaders many men
who favor some concessions TO the silver
men OF the wost and the northwest there
seems to be no good reason why such con-
oessions shotAd be made. Assuming that
The Republicans adopt platform entirely
satisfactory to the gold standard men and
49, III 81 Iv.
against them In support Of a Democratic
free silver ticket tho Republicans would
DO able to carry within 1 9 OF enough cleo
toral votes to olect their president prao-
tically without a fight and will have little
dlfiieulty in securing the necessary ma
jority."
How the States May Vote.
The Herald publishes IN this conneotien
n table showing the states which Its cor
respondent thinks can safely be counted
for a gold standard Republican ticket
with little or no contest, those which
would IN all probability cast their votes
for the Democratic free silver ticket and
those In which both sides would have a
fighting chance. In the gold Republican
group are the following: Connecticut. 6;
Delaware 3; Iowa, 13; Maine, g; Mary
land, s. Massachusetts,. 10; Michigan, s;
Minnesota, 8; Nebraska, s New Hamp-
shire, Al New Jersey, 10; New York. 36;
Ohio, 80; Pennsylvania 32; Rhode Is
land. 4; Vermont, 4 West Virginia, 9;
Wisconsin, l2; Wyoming, 3--total 205.
In the silver Democratic group are: Ala
hama, IL; Arkansas, s; Colorado, A;
Florida. A. Gourga, l3; Idaho 3; Kan
sas, 10; Louisiana, 8; Mississippi. .:
Michigan, 6; Missouri IL; Montana. 3;
Nevada. 81 North Dakota, 4; South Caro-
Tina. 8; Texas, 10; Utah, a-total, 40.
The following are classed as doubtful;
California O.; Illinois, - Indiana, 10;
Kentucky. 10; North Carolina, IL Ore
gou. 4; Tennessee l2; Virginia, 12i
Washington. 4--total l02.
In conclusion The Herald's correspond
oro says:
The votes Of s24 electors Will be re.
aulreI to choose tho next president. The
table gives tho Republican candidates eos
votes. with i02 doubtful votes 10 fight for.
All the western silver producing states
With tho exception OF California, have
Lral given to the Democrats on the silver
fssue, although most o them have neer
Ikepubiicau California. Oregon. Wash.
ingfon. south Dakota and North Dakota
though orainariy y Republican states. have
tsscn pu1 IL ihe doubtful column. In thil