The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-05-21
HE NEEDS A PANIC
NEW YORK HERALD SAYS THAT IS
WHAT WOULD FIX A'KIELBY.

Mckinley Must Come Out and Declare
Where lie Stands or They Will DO
Something to Him-PIan to Force an
Answer.
Washington, May 20.-There IS but
little sympathy among congressman
with Mr.. Platt and the New York Dem
ocratic press in their efforts to compel
Major Mckinley TO declare himself on
the financial question. The New York
Herald, one of the most radical OF the
''gold-bug" organs, declares that "a
panic is needed to defeat Mckinley"
and announces that this week 15o bank
ers will be enlisted to pour questions IN
upon the Ohio man, and, If possible,
compel him TO speak. The Philadel-
phia Enquirer has already begun a
campaign of this kind. and this morn
ing publishes two pages of interviews
with bankers in various cities, some Of
them in Ohio, urging Mckinley to de-
clare his financial views. Some OF these
bankers are Republicans. but many of
them are we'll known Democrats and
mugwumps.
Old politicians in congress laugh at
this wild onslaught Of the gold bugs"
on Mckinley and wonder where is the
confidence in Mark Hanna, Myron Her
rick. and the Chicago editor who has
announced himself as chief spokesman
for Mckinley. The bankers of the
country seem TO take small stock in the
assurances Of these gentlemen.
WHAT GROSVENOR SAYS.
General Grosvenor says frankly and
bluntly that no man has the right TO
speak for Mckinley as 10 what he will
do, and that Mr.. Mckinley stands
squarely on his public record. All al
legged private conversations are pure
fakes for the purpose Of magnifying
the importance of the men who report
them, as something Major Mckinley
has said or promised.
Many members of congress, both east
and west, have been asked for their
opinion Of this new method of trying to
bulldoze a candidate into making
promises 10 one wing of the party and
they commend Mckinley for his silence.
Represents tive Walker of Massas-
chusetts, a Reed man and chairman OF
the banking and currency committee of
the house. said he could see no occa-
sion for Mckinley speaking on the fl
nancial question now. "A man." he
says. nominated for office, can say
nothing that VIII not be distorted out
of its true meaning, and anything that
Mckinley might now say would be so
treated. Were he to speak out for
sound money, il would be said that he
was begging for office. The moment a
man is practically nominated he should
stand on his record
Representative Hill of Connecticut,
speaking on the same subject, said:
The public has now no right 10 call on
Mckinley for an expression of his finan-
cial views. 1t is the business of the con-
vention to make the platform, and then,
IL they think he is not a proper man to
stand on that platform, let them noni-
nate some one else. 1t is hard work for
a man to make a record after he has
become a candidate. He should rather
be taken on his previous record or drop
ped altogether, and if called upon to
advise Major Mckinley L would tell
him to say nothing"
Representative Taft Of Ohio says:
'No city should be stronger for sound
money than is Cincinnati, and the vot-
ers there Were fully assured of Mr.. Nc
Kinley's position. They have-no doubt
Of his entire devotion to sound money"
SOME OPPOSING VIEWS.
Here and there different opinion is
expressed. Representative Brown OF
Tennessee, who is instructed as a dele
gate for Mckinley, said in an interview
today: This is no time for a stTaddle
Any man who seeks a nomination
should lead, not follow. McKinley's $
closest friends do not seem to know
where hestands, and unless he regards
the average voter as a fool he should
clearly state his position on the flnan-
cial question:
General Qdichner, who IS a close politt-
cal friend OF General Harrison, said
this morning on the same subject that
the extracts from McKinley's speeches
on finance now being published in the
newspapers are of a general nature, and
that there is now a demand for a speci-
flo statement from him for the reason
that that viii be the absorbing Ques-
ton Of the coming campaign. "As Mr.
Mckinley has not heretofore put him
self definitely on record on this ques-
ton, ii seems to me that his party and
the public have the right TO know his
views before they accord him the presi-
Dental nomination. 1 sec no good rea-
son why he should conceal his views
QUAY TO VISIT M'KINLEY.
Washington. May Ex-senator Quay
Will go 10 Canton. O., in a few days 20
confer with Major Mckinley. This Wis
II Is expected to mark the end OF the
opposition TO Major AicKinley's nomi-
nation a ST Louis. Senator Quay viii
go 10 Canton ir the role of peacemaker
and as the representative OF the opposI-
ton candidates and their allied inter
ests. The journey is now being arrang-
Ell for. IL IS the understanding herr
that Major Mckinley has consented TO
receive Senator Qauy and talk over
with him the various features of the
campaign
Senator Quays VISIT 10 Major Nc
Kiniey Is understood to have been eug-
geSted during the conference between
Msssrs. Plat and Quay in this city yes
teriay and the night before AT that
conference IL Is now understood Mr..
Quay informed Mr.. Platt the latter was
going too far in his attacks upon the
Ohio candidate and was injuring the
Republican party. Il is also well known
here that il is and for some time has
been the opinion of Senator Quay that
the nomination of Major Mckinley is
inevitable, and that such efforts 70 de-
feat II as have been INDUCED in by Mr..
Plat were unworthy OF Republican n
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