The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-04-07

| given some concession from regular
| rates. l cannot believe that these rates
have been abolished for good. l hope
it is only temporary scare"
IDOLS ALWAYS FALL DOWN
This is the Way in Which CIarkson Dis
poses of Mckinley.
New York, April 6.-Thomas c. Platt
will leave for Florida tomorrow for a
weeks rest and recreation, of which he
is sadly in need. His destination is
Mrs. Platt's orange grove, near Orlando.
There viii be no politics in the trip. Mr..
Platt has not been we'll since he Sus-
tained an accident, in his room, a week
before the state convention. He has
tried to keep going. but is about worn
out He will be accompanied by Mrs.
Platt, Mrs. Harry Platt, and his grand
son. Upon his return, with renewed
strength and vigor, the Morton boom
may take a new life. Chairman Charles
w. Hacket of the state committee, who
has also been in poor health, has so far
improved that he has postponed his pro-
jected trip TO Bermuda and will remain
on deck during Mr.. Platt's absence, to
guide Governor Morton's presidential
ship.
General ]. S. Clarkson has dissected
the claims made by Major McKinley's
overzealous friends. He left little more
to be said, when he finished, as to why
many prominent Republicans think Nc
Kinley cannot be nominated a St. Louis
First of all, he analyZed the figures Of
McKinley's alleged strength recently
given out by Congressman Grosvenor.
He showed that they were misleading
and full of lOopholes.
Congressman Grosvenor. I see," said
Mr.. CIarksOn, claims eight delegates
from South Carolina for Mckinley.
These delegates have not yet been elect
ed, and he has no right to claim them.
He may be disappointed. In Georgia
he claims all the delegates. Only eigh-
teen have yet been elected, and of these
Mckinley has just four. In Louisiana
he claims nine. The truth is that he
has only one, and he is not sure of him.
So as regards Illinois. GroSvenor also
claims nine of the eighteen delegates
elected so far for Mckinley. The truth
is, that fourteen of them are against
him. Then he talks about Texas. Sena-
tor Allison has fourteen delegates from
Texas. Speaker Reed has ten, and Nc
Kinley Will have to fight to have the
other four"
80 We might go on" he continued,
but what's the use. Practical Repub-
licans are not interested in chasing rain
bows and fancies. There will be be-
tween $50 and $50 delegates in the ST.
Louis convention who will not be Nc
Kinley men. Mckinley is the candidate
against the field. He is the favorite up
to date, but not candidate against the
field has ever been nominated for presi-
dent, unless he had a federal administra
ton with its influence at his back. The
average members Of the national Re-
publican committee. who have seen thre
or four national campaigns before, are
not carried away with the fervor for
Mckinley manifested in some quarters.
From the days of Clay to those of Mr..
Blaine they remember no popular IA
Vorite has ever been elected president.
The popular idol. who is cheered three
months before the nomination is made.
seldom receives the cheers on election
night. What We are interested in IS
the vote on election day We want
above all else a candidate to whom no
Republican can object, for We want
every Republican vote in November.
Mckinley represents an extree idea.
We cannot jump from one extreme
the Wilson tariff-tO a Mckinley tariff
the other extreme. without upsetting
the business conditions of. the entire
Mckinley is popular today
because his name has been associated |
with the principle Of protection. and no
individual can claim il as his own. Sem
ator Allison. for that matter. has had
more 10 do with protective tariff bills
than Mckinley ever had. The hope Of !
Republicans in November will be in car
rying New York. We can secure several |
candidates, any one OF whom would |
carry New York quite as surely as Nc |
hlniey could. Popular idols always |
create factions. Blaine held his fac |
ton longer than any of them. but when |
al last he had been nominated another |
small faction right here in New York |
defeated his presidential hopes. I want |
to say that among the friends OF other /
candidates trhere is no personal i'll feel !
nE againts Mckinley. There is obiec- /
non 10 MIN, however. on the ground that 4
he has created a faction. and factions 4
within party never promote success.
General ClaTkson, in speaking Of the 4
Tree silver agitation. said that there /
would be no silver bolt AT St Louis. The |
Tree silver states, he pointed out. have |
)ther interests 70 maintain. and they
could not afford 10 bolt on the silver is
sue alone.
Russell Sage gave his Wall street
-rlendS q surprise today by appearing
With a gold badge in the button-hole on
he lapel Of his coat. When the badge
vas examined closely his friends could |
not understand the reason for Mr. Sare's
enthusiasm over McKinley's candidacy
: almost bOundlesS. The badgs is the
lFSt cf its kind % reach New York. Il
; IN the form Of a regular shield OF the
| nlted States. with the upright stripes
,epTesenting the white and blue bars.
IN he center 5 the upraised arm Of la
oor hammer II hand. Above : the
word Mckinley" and below the word
Protection Il came 10 Mr.. Sage
-nrouSh the mail from Milwaukee. The
sender was Al Ereu.z In rbe ac~on-
oanTinS iester was chat s-atsrna,, -ts-
{ was one of ;he first three buttons
llade- one having been sen: n Major
Mckinley. another "a Mark Hanna. sn9
his. the third. - Mr. Sage. bessnsa ~
5 known Throughout, the west as ths
.ris'nai Wan street Mckinley man.
OLD BACHELOR Now tLat vour sfstr,
as married, i i your turn = Younc
-ady-'ls that meant as an oise ,F'-Lus-
-ge Blaetter.