The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-12
MK1NLEY WILL NOT DO 1T.


The boiling goldbugs of the Chicago
Democratic national convention, in an
rouncing their dissatisfaction with the
action of their party on the money
plank, and It's practical fusion with the
Populist party, asserted their belief
that VIM. Mckinley, being confronted
with the situation. would, in his letter
Of acceptance, ignore the question of
protection and declare for the side OF
goldbugism, by which he would hold
the east solid for the Republican ticket
| Drowning men catch at Straws. But
for McKinley's leanings in the direc-
ton of silver the goldbug majority
in the st. Louis convention would never
have tied him up so tightly in that
present standard plank. McKinley's
entire public record on the money cues
ton favors silver. In every vote and
every speech made by him in congress
on that question he favored the largest
possible use of silver not only, but IN
addition to urging international action
voted to pass free coinage bill over
an Ohio presidents head. 1t is an
open secret that he protested against
the extreme language employed In
favor of gold in the St Louis plat
form, urging the use of the term "bi-
metalhsm." Recognizing that money
is the issue of the campaign, para
mount and recognizing that the great
majority of the masses of the people
are for silver. at some ratio. as an
absolute standard money, our nominee,
in his letter Of acceptance, should ex-
press his real feelings and convictions,
without reference to the money pow
ers of the east Atlantic SeabOard states,
which states will cast their electoral
votes for him in any event not only
on account of protection, but from
every other consideration. Governor
Mckinley should practically declare in
his letter of acceptance, that in view
of the deplorable economic conditions
of the country, and the almost univer-
sal demand of the people for a none
tary reformation. that, under no cir
cumstances nor in any manner would
he, as president, attempt to thwart the
desires of the people with reference to
the use of silver, as expressed by a ma
jority of congress, and that for no con-
sideration would he in such an event
interpose his veto except for clearly
constitutional reasons.
There is that something in the make
I'D and character OF Governor McAin-
ley which invites universal confidence.
There Is that in his personal presence,
in his self-contained manner, in bis IN
varying and ever consistent record, in
his unimpeachable integrity, his solid
and unwaYeripg convictions of life
time, which constitutes him an anchor
sure and steadfast. In the vulgar
vernacular to 'slopover" or to "go-off-
half-cocked'' are impossibilitieS with
one whose convictions are like the flow
of a mighty river, unobtrusive yet ever
irresistably onward in the direction of
the universal ocean of truth. The St
Louis convention has had its say and
the nominee of the Republican national
convention will have his. nor any fiat
terry of interested, self7seeking Republi-
can partisans, or the specious pleas of
a defeated Democratic contingent, who
were sent home from Chicago over
thrown and crushed, will swerve him
from the right, nor influence him TO say
that which he does not believe. any
more than there is danger that as pres
ident of the United States he would
annul by a.veto or otherwise the de
sireS of the people as clearly expressed
in any act of congress.