The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-04
WAR on M'KINLEY.
His Opponents Fight Him on His
Silver Record Reeds Plans.

SILVER Ea6EQEQ-lA6EU At1AA5
chicago. April "A fight is being
made by the gold men on Mckinley, on
account of his silver record. The Tr1-
bune in q special from Washington,
says.
@As soon as the financial plank in
the Ohio platform. with the authorship
of which Mr. Mckinney hlnsel1 was
credited was given to the public it oe
came a subject Of criticism by his Op-
pOnents. lit was charged that the
plank leaned nightly toward silver
and was not sound
When the Ohio utterance was criti-
cised Mr. Mckinley. who has been
careful to avoid public eXpressloll5'
save Of glittering generantleS, since
his canvass was actively inaugurateds
broke his silence long enough TO de-
clare i'm an authorized interview that
he stood ON his record
..I have discussed the question of
currency and coinage IN congress-
said he -and my record is plain
He added that in 1890 he said i'm con-
gress that we should preserve gold and
silver moneys side by side; that he did
not want gold at a premium nor silver
at adiscOunt. These brave urteranceS
at q dis 0unt- These brave utterancSS
Words are capable of almost any sOrt
OF construction. Votes are not
Mr.. Mckinley came to congress in
1877 as member or the Forty-hfch con-
gress and remained until defeated at
ter the passage of his tariff bill IN
I 1890 During his term of service but
TWO DlL4S lLla ON AA-e5 -lAE Ac--N "a aAA f'--
/ became laWs-the Bland-AlllsOn act
of 1890
AS the consideration Of the latter
bill IN the house was proceeded with at
every sta &c under special orders which
forced the house to vote without an
amendment on the propositions brought
in by Speaker Reeds triumvirate and
Republican action was determined
entirely i'm that congress by the decree
of the caucus, it is charged that Nc
Kinley's record and individual opin-
ions can best be ascertained by w hat he
did when he was untralnmeled IN the
FOrty-ffth- That is a record for the
free and unlimited coinage OF silver
pure and simple and his opponents are
anxious TO learn how he viii explain it,
NOT SOUND ON HONEST MONEY.
ST. Louis. April 3.-A washington
dispatch to the Republic quotes instan-
ces of where Major Mckinley went on
record in congress for free silver and
closes as follows.
In that congress Major Mckinley
went on record for the free coinage of
silver. This is the point of attack
which the Reed and Morton forces are
not waging against the Ohio man,
and they are about to flood the coun-
try with pamphlets showing that Nc
/ Kinley voted for free silver when un-
trammeled and that whatever of con
servatism is shown in his subsequent
1 utterances was brought about by
party pressure; in other words, that the
leading candidate for the presidential
nomination has been inconsistent and
"unsound" on the currency throughout
his career.
SENATOR SHERDTAN7S VIEW.
New York April 4.-Senator John
Sherman, in an interview in the World
/ said, in part today
INV about 8IcKinley's standing on
the money question"
There should be no doubt about
that" answered the senator. "The
Ohio platform is perfectly clear. Tt
says in simple terms that we believe
in a gold standard until some better
/ form of money can be devised by in
/ ternatiOnal agreement.
REED TO RETIRE FROM CON
GRESS.
Washington, April 4.-Whatever may
| be the result of the ST. Louis Conven-
/ ton, Speaker Reed does not expect to
be a candidate for reelection to con
gress.. This inclination has been made
known to Mr. Reeds intimate friends.
If lie is not nominated for the presi-
/ dency the speaker will take UP the
practice of law when this congress
/ closes.
4 He recently had a long conversation
] with an Eastern member about the
l opportunities that would probably
/ offer If he should open a law office in
/ New York City He asked many ques-
1 tions about the various lines of prac-
4 tice and about the compensation which
I might be expected. The friend to
whom the speaker put the questions
/ gave strongly encouraging answers.
! lit was evident from the conversation,
that Mr.. Reed had already weighed
with care the New York proposition.
So strongly impressed are leading Re
publcans with the idea that Mr.. Reed
] viii not be a member of the next house
/ that there is already talk about the
next speakership contest. The West
! viii claim the office, and so far the
\ leading possibilities for the succession
are Mr.. Hopkins of Illinois and Gen
/ GrosvenOr. of Ohio.