The San Francisco call., 1896-05-14
Says the Attitude of the Nominee
Should Be Known in
Advance.
NEED OF CAREFUL JUDGMENT
AT ST. LOUIS.
With Victory in Sight, Republicanism
Has Now It's GrandeSt
Opportunity.

NEW YORK, n. Y, May 13.-Ex-Sena-
tor Thomas c. Platt gave out statement
tonight in which he says:
1.-The Mckinley managers have under
taken to break the force of my charge that
his financial record shows that he is an
unsafe leader for the Republican party at
this time by publishing extracts from his
recent speeches. These extracts consist
of lot of general phrases about the neces-
sity of having a currency as good as the
BEST of our keeping all our dollars equal
in value and that sort of thing. But
the Mckinley managers are away from
the point.
1.-The point is not that Mckinley 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, in word,
that he has acted in every situation not
from settled principles and convictions,
but in accordance with what he consid-
cred at the time TO be popular.
''It is believed on all sides that the man
who is placed in nomination at ST. Louis
will be the next President of the United
States. The Republican delegates there
fore have an Incompatible opportunity.
1T is their supreme duty 10 nominate a
man whose developed character and
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the longest application. They should ind
their candidate who viii take ofliee with
the confidence Of the country and not
with its apprehension and distsust vino
is known to be q free agent and not mort-
gagsa Up 70 his eyes sith piedges that can
never he performed and expectations that
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erratie. conservative and net inpuisIve,
firm and not impEessionahle.
IF these general principles are agreed
20 they render the selection Of Major Me.
kiniey impossible, and l repeat that "a =
opposition ia him proceeds from the fact
that foresee the ErAvest dangers 20 the
Republican party when he has been
elected and we have settled down to the
work OF restoring to this country the pros
perity of which il has bsen robbed by The
Democratic seetionaiista and free traders
Mr.. Platt then adds that it is hiFh time
for the business men Of the country TO
wake up to what is going on in the effort
10 Fgsh the nomination Of Mckinley
through the Republican convention with a
Hhoop anu huTrah. and says that tie
highest intelligence the sonndest business
judgment, the widest experiences of pub
tic affairs and the fiFmest resolution that
the Republican party can command are
not teo great an equipment for-the leader
on whose shoulders y wiil rest the chief re-
spoHsihilssy for the settlement under the
next administration of the currency aues-
sion. In conclusion he says:
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Mr. Mckinley says he Is, .ef the double
standard il does moi want. as he says be
does. to give equal credit and honor viii.
gold. Il Is without disguise goiti-sland-
ard party.
If submit 20 the business men Of this
country, whose sentiments can always
control a nominating convention. that
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