The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-04-08
SENATOR SHERMAN SATISFIED
WITH M'KINLEY.

Senator John Sherman. in a recent in
terview. expressed his conviction thai
the estimate OF General Grosvenor, Civ
ing Mckinley IS votes on the first ballot
was a conservative one; that a combina'
ton OF other candidates against McKin,
liye was unlikely because they would no
agree among themselves; and also tina
Mckinley would be nominated and elect,
ed. and that this outcome would be salts.
factory to himself. As senator Sherman
would not have expressed himself in this
explicit unless he had been salts
ned that Mckinley was sound on the
money question, and that his administra-
ton would maintain the single gold
standard, his utteranoe is invested with
more a ordinary significance.
No nan mas higher authority 10 speak
upon this important question han Sem
ator Sherman. His utterances will be
accepted with more satisfaction than
those Of the Mckinley managers, who
are acting from purely political motives.
or the declarations OF the state eOnven-
ton, which was manipulated by the
same managers in the interest OF their
candidate. and which adopted a platform
intended not alone TO advance his inter
ests but to catch votes in certain doubt
full sections Whatever Senator Sherman
says will carry more weight with it. so
far as il relates to the financial question.
THAN the aggregate voice Of all The Nc
Kinley managers or the uncertain plank
upon which the candidate stands.
II is reported and believed that If Nc
Mckinley is elected he win appoint John
ssssrman secretary OF the treasury. This
only EN- hasizes the convictions of the
$500 that Mckinley is sound on the
honest mOaey question. and that he has
no sympathy Nth the free silver l6 to
! quaekery. The advocates OF sound
currency would esk nothing better than
such an appointment. 1t would satisfy
them IN All parts e the conntry. They
would feel assured that the currency
question would be settled upoa a con-
ser sativs and satisfactory basis, that the
prevailing uncertainty in business circles
xopad disappear. n that the country
xonld enter upon a new era Of pros
pS4.y.
Tbs personal friends and supporters of
a 1ehaidate lot actively engaged in ex-
lnedlting his boom are better qualified
to peak for that candidate, and their
a-tferanees command more confidence and
rssp~ct. ana arc invested with more au-
lhor.ty, thar hose OF party managers
who. as in this case, for instance tell
only half truths in order to capture
votes IN silver states, or even tina those
u the candidate himself, who would be
something less thar human IL he did not
seek to advance his political interests by
eaiolery. expedielcy and adroit trimming
where votes are to be caught. As Sena-
ator Sherman is not a candidate him
self. and is not a Mckinley manager,
his declaration Is Of the utmost signih-
,snce II implies not alone his belief
that Mckinley will be nominated upon a
platform, Of honest money, but that he
Will be elected and that he will have a
secretary OF the treasury who will 50
administer the finances of the country
as to give satisfaction to the business
community and silence the free silver
.,aor Nothing more assuring has
been uttered thus far in the preliminary
stage of the campaign than Senator
sherman's declaration. There is no mis-
taking its meaning.