New-York tribune., 1896-07-24

HE SAYS IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED TO HIM AS
AN INVESTMENT. But HE DOES NOT
THINK HE WILL. TAKE IT

THINK HE WILL TAKE IT.
General Joseph T. Torrence OF Chicago. reached
the city from the West last evening The General
has country place Long Island. but he went
to the Holland House. and said that he hardly ex-
pected see his country place this trip. ne
had some important business to look after. He was
wearing a unique cmblematic pin. 1t in the
shape Of the American flag. with the coat-of-arms
Of the State Of Illinois entwined. and underneath
a single line were the words Upon gold basis" +"
and under that the inscription Mckinley and
Protection" II is handsome pin. and General
Terrence remarked concerning 1t: II had that pin
made three years before Mckinley nominated
1 have always advocated the policy OF protection
and he typifed the creed. worked for his nomina-
ton. and am pleased with the ticket and the plat
form"
General Torrences visit to the city was heralded
by a dispatch from Chicago. which said that he was
coming here close negotiations for the purchase
of The New-York Times" and that he had con-
templated buying the paper ever since he heard 1t
was to be sold. He came East. so II was said. TO
make a personal inspection of the property. When
the General asked about the truth OF the state
nent, he remarked candidly;
Il know enough to keep away from things shat l
don't know anything about A Journeyman news
paper man knows more about the business In
minute than / would in thousand years know
my own business. and IL keeps me busy attending
TO that Some gentlemen In whose sagacity ana
Judgment / have the greatest faith, have spoken
newspaper but many others. ! am not ready how
ever to enter into anything just now. / don't want
TO make any venture until am sure how this
money question is going to be settled. Not that
have any doubt about the outcome but 1t Is just as
we'll to wait II did have an interest In news
paper however I would not try to tell men that
knew great deal more than did about the ousi-
ness how to run IT, / should probably never go
near It, and as for M the 3he imes sot hold Of it,
there is no truth In that would nave notIiiis ~
do with its political creed, and moreover uoa
expect 10 have anything 10 DO with the paper az
though IL has been talked of as an investment Tor
The General says that the Republicans have
opened their headquarters In Chlcago Win s.eae a.
deal of enthusiasm and in reply to question as 10
vrhe,her the State would declare for Mckinley, ne
said quietly: by a hundred thousand Then ne
that we have on hand. know that there Is some
free-coinage sentiment In the State. but Wheh the
neonle realize what the election means 90 not
think they will desert the country nave ave bt ali All
the farmers with them ana VIII Vote tor arse
coinage I don't believe that. l think the farmers
the free-coinaee men running down their ability
to udge for themselves is little short or an Insult
Ageld and his creed will be repudiated at the pos
country generally 1t is going to take work. but we
When General Terrence was asked II he would
go in with the and help. have to. Every
honest man, every man that loves ms couh,ry,
every that opposes dishonesty aho sepuoia'1Ilt
ia not so much a question OF politics now as IL Is
question OF patriotism Party alignment VIII oc
rap1ocrats who will vote for Mckinley upon purely
natr,otic grounds We Will win. and TO paraphrase
the utterance OF a famous commander Ainerica e1-
ppo,ns, back 10 Chicago Monday night. and Will
then fall into line to work for the ticket.