New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-15
THE MONEY PLANK,

the most marked Of tO-day's deVe lopments in the
rre-Conventicn canvass now rapidly drawing to
an end. closing it does. the single incident
Of personal and dramatic interest which has en-
lvened the listless routine Of pre-Convention
work The quietns put this morning by the
National Committee on the NewYork boss"
and his threatened bolt" promises to extirguish
the last glimmer Of excitement which has lin
gered about the struggle for the Presidential
nomination since its hopelessly one-sided charac-
ter became clear. Mr.. Platts threat of secession
from the Convention in case his contesting dele
gates from the New-York city districts were not
seated was. however at best only flash in the
pan. The National Committee took his bravado
about hostng the black flag at its real value
and by voting 70 seat five out Of six Of the anti
platt delegates from three disputed districts ex-
pressed It's open Indifference to Mr.. Platts empty
hustcr
THEY SWALLOW THEfr WORDS
Instead Of preparing to carry out his threat Of
vengeance ana secession Mr Plat and his fol-
lowers swallowed their words to-day AZ meekly
es pistol ate the leek at the persuasion OF
Fluellen The "bolt" was called of and the ma
jority members Of the National Committee We're
simplv put dow, for future retribution on the
ever-incrcasing list OF those who have broken
faith" with the TioRa statesman
The committees sweeping verdict against the
New -Yorl; boss leaves him totally dscreditei
figure H. th~ Convention. His futile threats Of
the las. three or four days to lead the New York
delegation on. of tho hall If his rights were
not Upheld by the committe-, coupled with his
ignomnious defeat and total cauitulatior. have
covered him with rdculc. while his power ana
influence in the legation. even among his own
followers have been sadly shattered by the OBJ
stinacy and folly Of his "laat ditch" warfare
against the overwhelming sentiment of the Re-
publican masses. not only In his own State. but
all over the country.
SILVER MEN nor so AGGRESSIVE
Mr. Platts secession bomb having exploded
harmiessiy. doing damaga - no one but IN"
Tloea bose himself D., further sense cons are.
rerhaps 10 p. expected in the winding ur ~
the routil vorp of tn canvass. Even th' free
co,nale m,a now doubt the advlsability OF at
tempting hol' fror tho Convention. and are
drifting toward programme which conten.
plates an appea' - their constituencies before
repudlating the platform likely to be adopted
mex: Thursdsv.
An talk as O. -, nature o, the platform 70 b
adopted hy the Convention must at this stage
g., ciassea rs gossip Until II IS known who the
ie the gassi, dos not extend beyond the domain
~ spocuir,o,. Tho leading issue. that q pro-
,..roa u American Industries ana American
labor. will 10 doubt DO put forward clearly and
Hfcibly as 1t has been 10 ten previous Ma
,ional conventions = the party Il Is equally
o,ftai. that the PLATFORM Vi! declare IN unmis-
t.lali, terms f. favor % sound money. The
ally question remaining subject Il dispute H.
Ia g. Ill
u yl,w. f. Include iu the definition OF amplihra-
ton - tho term "sounl none" the words
gold" and single gold standard"
FACE THE MONEY ISSUE sQUARELY
4 pretty thorough canvass If tie delegates
VII, are flrcaGy on the ground discloscs sur
rrisinglv strong uniercurrent in favor ~ plat
rm that shall fac the financial issue boldly
ana e,uarely. Tn, sentiment IS strong. not only
among tho delegations from Eas'~rn States. bur
in delegations from the West South and tn"
Northwest as w,n Some members OF an ad-
v.rce guard or the Oregon d'l' gates. for in
stfnc,. were very emphatic to-day declaring
that their state could certainly be carried for
H.. Republican party on an out ari-out god
p'afforin Similar views were expressed 10y mon
=. .prcsertinr the state of VashlrGtor. The two
Dakotas. II WAS claimed by mon thoroughly con
vorsont with the conditions prevailing In those
two States. woull De found Ia the Republican
line In November next. no matter what the
money rank adoptcl 10y the Convention might
be
Moe. SURPRISING however are the frankl" ex-
pressed views If the Southern delegates on this
question They are the views OF men OF stand
II and Influence IN the commercial as we'll as
the poiticaI world: men or the stamp Of ex-
Governor Yarmouth OF louisiana eA-Govern "
Powell Clayton. ~ Arkansas H. c Evans or
Tennessee and others Ike them-not the colore1
brethren whose somewhat nebulOus notions OF
a single gold standard are by cynlcs declared 70
be I'm many cases the result Of more or less
suIritcd campaign conducted by certain candi-
dates before the Convention In the early par Of
the year.
THE PARTY'S OPPORTUNITY.
Much Of this strong feeling in favor OF an ur-
eouiyocal gold plank Is nc doubt due to a recog
milton Of the fact that the party has never been
ln a better position 10 declare in words that
ca mot possibly be misunderstood the views Of
n vast majority of It's members. With a gold
plank in the platform or any platform. in fact
not distinctly In favor OF the free coinage e
silver. IT Is idle OF course 10 suppose that
I-tah Colorado or Nevada be kept in the
Republican ranks. Those States arc probably
Icst TO the party on the Issue Of sound money
as defined by Republicans. In any event. II is
not worth while. therefore, II attempt to con-
clliate those States long as their political
destinles are left to the guidance OF handful
Of uncompromlslng and irreconcilable silver
fanatics.
But there are other States. notably Kansas.
Nebrska and Iowa. whose sturdy adherence to
the Republican principles Is being severely put
10 the test by the pestiferous activity OF a Pop
ulist propaganda. In the case Of those States.
II IL argued, with more plausibility than candor.
..inrL containing the terms ,.pnll' or "sing,e