Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-15
Nc KINLEY AND PLATT.
What Friends Of the Formes Say of the
Latter's Opposition.
Rather Glad of 1t Than Otherwise.
One Explanation of the New
York Leaders Course.

While giving some attention to the SUBJ
ject, the Mckinley men have no fear that
the persistent and severe attacks of Thos.
c. Platt on their favorite will result in
any harm whatever to him. If any effect
is produced, they expect Mr.. Mckinley to
benefit by them. They express themselves
as being glad, upon the whole, that Mr.
Plat is engaged in SO widely advertising
his personal discontinue. -5.r .-. --.. ..
Explanation of Mr.. Plntt's Course.
Some interesting explanations are offered
for Mr.. Platt's course. He is never it is
asserted, an unselfish man. He has some
scheme of his own always in view. and
when he appears as any mans champion
inquiry is at once aroused as to what he
is expecting in return. Now it is one thing
and now another, and once 1T was as great
thing as the secretaryship of the treas
ury.
This inquiry was aroused when Mr.. Platt
proposed Gov. Morton for the st. Louis
nomination. The proposition was not taken
seriously, even in New York state. What
did it mean? What was Mr. Platts game?
Was it merely to get possession of the
seventy-two votes of the state and play
them at his pleasure and to his own ad-
vantage at the national convention? This
was believed to be part of the game, but
not all of the game.
The other part of the game is thought to
he apparent now. Mr.. Platt was also play
ing for strong influence with Gov. Morton
for use in the matter of state legislation.
The legislature was in Mr.. Platts hands.
His friends were in contI oil in both houses,
and were certain to pass at his instance
the two measures upon which he had set
his heart the Raines bill and the greater
New York bill But he was advised tina
strong objection would be made to both
measures, and that it would be the aim of
the opposition to defeat them when they
reached the governor for his signature. He
must make himself, therefore, as solid with
the governor as possible, ard he decided to
do this by proposing him for President and
securing an Endorsement of him for the
nomination Ey the state convention. The
rest is history. Mr.. Plat will head the
New York delegation to st. Louis instructed
to vote FOR Gov. Morton, and the Ratnes
bill and the greater New York bill are now
on the statute books.
No Criticism of Gov. Norton.
There is not the slightest CRITICS of Gov.
Morton offered in this. nor any of Mr.. Platt,
except that bearing his shrewd tactics
a politician. 1t is l OF suggested that
there was any Observation-Disclosures in
the slightest degree resembling a deal Mr.
Platt wanted to get as near to Gov. Morton
as possible and Gov. Morton could not help
out ieel friendly toward man appearing 10
he engaged in trying to forW ard presidential
fortunes for him.
And so the game has teen brought this
far Mr.. Platt, it is pointed oct, could not
with any sort of seemiiness abandon Gov.
Morton now. The more desperate the case,
the more tenacOusly must Mr.. Platt hold
on. He must avoid even the appearance
of fafntheartednesS. If Gov. Morton chooses
to withdraw, we'll and good. That is within
his province. But Mr.. Plat, in order to
make good his past professions. must stand
to his man as long he is in the field.
What the Mckinley Men Think.
The Mckinley men are inclined to believe
that Mr.. Platt has decided to abandon in
terest in national affairs. and to contine him
self in future to home affairs Otherwise
they are unable to account for his assaults
at this time on a man certain, as they insist
to be the party's leader in the coming ma
tional campaign.