The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-15
PLATT.S SUMMING UP.
Ofthe Attitude of Mckinley on the
Money Question.

Money Question.
New York, Nay 15.-Ex-Senator Platt
has given out a statement, which is, in
part, as follows: "The Mckinley man
ayers have undertaken TO break the
force of my charge that his financial rec
ord shows that he r. an unsure leader
for the Republican party at this time,
by printing extracts from his recent
speeches.
"These extracts consist OF a list of
general phrases about the necessity of
having a currency as goop as the best
of our keeping all our dollars equal In
value. and all that sort OF thing. But
the Mckinley managers are away from
the point. The point is not that McKin-
ley has made no remarks and cast no
votes that tend TO the maintenance OF
good money but that he has made all
sorts OF remarks and cast all sorts of
votes, and, I'm q word. that he has acted
IN every situation. not from settled prin-
cjples and convictions. but I'm accordance
with what he considered at the time To-
be popular
THE methods that have been used TO
work up the Mckinley cyclone may. be
oil very well for the lily-souled mug
wumps and that sort, but they make
so-called 'unscrupulous boss like myself
stand rather aghast The financial
question cannot be ignored. A protect
I've tariff is only half our task, and
much the lesser half, because much the
less difficult OF accomplishment. rhe
great question Is the financial question,
ind nobody can look at Mr.. McKinley's
record and read the conflicting and gem
orally flabby things that he has said on
that subject without pcrceiving that he
has no fixed opinion about IL, and that
hc has been turned and twisted by every
changing wind OF what he thought was
public Uptnt~I. IT rs time and high time.
for the business men Of this country to
wake up TO what is going on in the effort
10 rusfr the nomination OF Mckinley
through the Republican convention with
u whoop and hurrah. The Republican
party is not in favor az Mr.. Mckinley
says he is. OF the double standard 1t
does not want, as he says he does, to give
silver equal credit and honor with gold.
1T is without disguise gold standard
party"
According to one OF the Mckinley
boomers the stat,ment by Plat has
really helped the ohio man. This IL
what he says:
',rhe report that New York business
men were against Mckinley made his
managers uneasy, because they feared
the moral effect throughout the coun
try of such a movement. II IL were made
10 appear that the financial and bus!-
ness interests ofNow York opposed Nc
Finley. the consequences might be Sc
rious Business men have become
alarmed. platt hrs removed the un.
easiness OF the Mckinley men. however
by his statement, The statement will b.
read throughout the country, and WI
carry the conviction everywhere thp
the opposition 10 Mckinley in New Yor
comes not from the business men, but
from Boss Platt and his mechine. SucE
opposition ie sure 20 help Mckinley, 70.
everybody knows that Platt is WORKING
only to secure Offices for himself and his
followers. In word, Platt has dis
tracted public attention from the bust
ness movement and drawn IL to himself
The Mckinley managers need have no
fear as long az Platt 10 unmuzzled. His
silence is oil they have to fear"
Coiorcd Mon AgaiEst Mckinley.
New York, May ia convention Of
colored Republican delegates from nine
states of the south was held In this city
yesterday. There were AZ delegates
present. j. ". Jones presided and WILL
lam II. Tait was secretary. Ii was an
nounced that the convention was called
10 devise some means to prevent the So
called Lily Whites of the south from
crowdng out OF the ST. Louis convention
the colored delegates I'm districts where
the colored Republicans are In the ma
Jority The convention declared against
Mckinley, and passed a number of reso-
lutions, among them one petitioning
the negroes of tho south to unite against
the Lily Whites" of the south. their
worst enemies"
National Delegate Edwards of Vir-
gnia made the principal speech. He
said that the colored man was first in
the Revolution and first TO spill his blood
In the late rebellion, concluding as fol-
lows: The Republican party can only
be saved BY the nomination of such
man as Reed, Allison. Morton. Quay or
Cullom. The country does not want a
Hayes In the White House. 1t would
have been better for Tiden 20 have been
seated than the rights OF the negro to
have been surrendered by Hayes"
Magnus l.. Robinson, editor OF The
Leader. which Fred Douglas declared
was the strongest colored Republican
paper i'm this country, made a strong
speech in favor OF the colored delegates
bt the national convention. He stated
that the Republican party Of the south
Is made up by q great majority Of coll
ored men, and that they are the most
modest people on earth. The meeting
was secret.
VIII stick to Nominee.
Pueblo. Colo, Nay i5.-The following
Telegram from Senator wolcott has been
tcceived by Foa. J. +. Sanders: Il am