The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-19
WATCHING THE CONVENTION.
The Talk Of business Men on the
Money Issue.


There has never been a republican con-
vention In the history OF the country the
d0iaes of which were watched with such
sympathetic interest In this section of
che country as was the case win the re-
publican convention at s.. Louis.
The bulletins from the convention were
carefully watched. especially by the bus
mess men. and there was a feeling OF
relief when il was found that the plat
form had declared unequivOcally for
sound money and the preservation OF the
gold standard. TINS deep interest on the
part OF democrats fin the action Of a re-
publican convention is due largely 10 the
belief that the next President win be
republican, or rather that Mckinley Will
be the next President The larter's rec
ord on the financial question being some
what doubtful it was especially desired
that the expression on the financial issue
should be plain and unmistakable. Along
side OF this issue the issue OF protection
seems TO have sunk into insignifcance
comparatively. In fact, more than one
prominent democrat was heard 10 express
himself as pleased with the probability
of the return Of the protectionists TO
power.
That platform is all right said a well
known Bay street man to a Morning News
reporter. IF free silver carries this
country business would fall so fiat that
we might all as well shut up shop"
The republican platform IS a very sat
isfactory one. II is thoroughly Ameri-
can" said a prominent business man,
whose name is on one of the gubernatorial
delegations. i regard It as emnently
satisfactory with the single exception OF
the pension plank. I regret to see that
the republican party intends to continue
ITS policy Of lavish expenditure for pen
slons and 10 undo the good work which
the democrats have done In requiring that
pensions shall be allowed only TO those
who are honestly entitled TO them. The
sound money plank is the chief feature
with business men Of course. The next is
the protection plank. l believe in the pro-
lection of American industry and you will
ind a great many other business men
hero Of the same way of thinking. There
las been a great change in sentiment on
that line I'm the south dnring the last four
years believe in reciprocity and in pro-
lection TO American shipping, though not
the sort we have been getting which has
proven the death of our shipping inter
ests. i believe, though. that If the repub-
licans get in power which Is more than
likely, that they will enlarge the policy of
subsldizing ships for the purpose Of en-
couraglng trade ana would extend this IN
the direction of South America, which
would prove of great benefit to the south
ern ports. The building of the Nicaragua
canal and its control by this country Is
eminently proper"
THE way I size the situation up Is this"
continued the buiness man referred to.
"Mr. Teller and the other western dele
gates, who withdrew from the ST. Louis
convention will go to the Chlcag go conven-
ton and request representation there.
Their request VIII be granted. and the
democratic national convention Will adopt
a straight-Out free silver plank. When
that Is done the democrats from the east
ern states will withdraw from the conven-
ton. They VIII then hold convention of
their own and nominate a sound money
candidate. II that IL done / shall vote for
the sound money candidate, IL there is no
democratic candidate who favors sound
money / will vote the republican ticket
which Is something have never yet done
l shall not vote for a free silver candidate
The sound money democratic candidate
states, and Maryland and Delaware, and
perhaps, New Jersey, also. Mckinley will
carry all the other eastern and middle
states. The free silver democratic candi-
date will carry all the southern states
and most OF the western states. Then
the populists viii carry two or three west
ern states. The result will be that no can
didate will get sufficient votes to elect
and the election will go to the present
House Of Representatives, which is repub-
lican. The House will elect Mckinley and
the Senate will elect its own presiding Off
Ger, who is more than likely to be Crisp
He viii be a member of the Senate by that
time and the logical candidate"
Another well-known business man, who
has taken some part in local politics, de-
clared to Morning News reporter that
there would be 500 business men in Sa-
vannah who would vote Mckinley should
the democrats adopt a free silver plat
form.