New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-13
TIE CHANCES or RUPTURE.

There Is nothing meancr or more silly thhh
the effort Of sundry Democrats and Platt news
popcrs to persuade readers that McNlhiey
managers at St Louis are hungry for com
urou,ise or "A surrender on the money question:
They will in due time be ashamed OF statements
with which they are now misleading their read
ers The Republican platform VIII be s'iii' II
for no other reason because II would DE utter
nonsense to offend States with 300 electoral
votes in the hope Of pleasing states WIN "V
electoral votes. 1t ought TO be perfectly obvious
10 the Freclrrade and Plat people that the
Mckinley managers have not the slightest rea-
son to barter for the votes Of anybody lh'y
have the admission by Senator Quay ana MI
Manlcy that Mckinley has clear majority OH
the first ballot: they have demonstrated con
troll Of the National Committee, and OF every
committee in the Convention; and they can do
inst what they like about the platform. WIN no
chance that II will affect the nomination IN the
lcnst degree The one thing certain Is that men
who have shown so much practical sens" VIII
not go fooling after silver votes this year
The Republicans of the silver States VIII
urobablv divide IT il certain 10y this time that
the absolute refusal Of the Convention To couh
tcnancc free silver coinage In any terms VIII
compel some men 10 bolt who have been foolish
enough to declare in advance that they must
and would bolt In that case We shall see how
they will com. ont Men Of great opportunities
FOR knowing declare that Teller cannot carry
Colorado against Il Republican candidate on
gold standard PLATFORM nor can Dubois carry
Idaho WITH Senator Shoup standing 10y the Va
tional party: and II Is 10 silver men an amazing
Thing that Oregon gave 50 lit'lc support 10 Sen
a,or Mitchell Before all is done. we shall prob
ably Gnd that Protection is stronger than free
silver I'm most ~ the mountain and Pacific
States Rut II does not matter. The Republican
party VIII hold II, strength NJ the North. he
tween the Atlantic and the Colorado border.
md within that vast territory 1t cannot be
beaten
Men who talk of panic among Republican
managers AT - Louis are exactly tho same men
who prophescd with stupid poslrvcn~ss that
Mckinley could never get majority In CON
vcnilon II is silly but IT hurts them and no
body else The fight Is 50 fnr over that 10000
prpplr more or less Will stay away from 81
Louis bcicy ing that the Convention will hc a
mere ratification meeting for Mckinley, Pro
lection and Sound Money Contests for seats
10 longer concern the nomination. but only
the political status OF men who really represent
voters ~ against men who represent nothing
except management and rascality. The Va
'ionnl Committee VIII make the Issue clear. ard
thor. VIII probably br 10 isl, about IL The
Platform VIII be- such as sagacious and thor
oughly earnest hard money men consider best
calculated To mike their own position lmpreg
nahl" and 10 break down al opposition. If
they viii thereby help mike IT plain that the
Republican party is not. rs they boast. subject
- the dcfation 81 any managers. they VIII
help it materially in the estimation of TIA" plain
! people
Tho panic mongcrs nj New-lork and else
! where do not perceive TINT they are advertising
their purpose too publicly They anticipate,
whether rightly or wrongly. general upward
/ movement after The -. Louis Convention
/ Hence they want fall In prices. 80 that they
| can buy chcaply The trouble Is that they
| have made the fact too clear. and their manu-
/ facturcd panic Is too obviously fraudulent.
/ The practically unanimous nomination Of n
strong rroicctonSt and sound money Repub
lean X not thing to sell stocks about unless
man wants to divide his money with his
n"ghbors.