The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-04-04

The Democrats continue to show more
concern over who a be the Republican
candidate for president than whom they
can induce TO accept the empty honor
of being named for their ostansible can
didate. One eminent authority, in its
lamentations over the remarkable en-
thusiasm McKinley's name is arousing
all over the country. has lately said:
'"The name of William Mckinley is al
ready writ large on the wall Of the Re-
publican convention building at st. Louis.
The fundamental cause !s the fact that
Mckinley alone Of all the men named
for the Republican nomination stands
for a single, great, controlling idea in
politics. The name Of Mckinley defines
the only issue on which the Republican
party can make the fight. II is hope
lessly divided on silver, it has no foreign
policy. the issues left over for mani
years from the civil war have at last dis
appeared. But on the poTtcy Of high
protection for favored industries contri-
buting to the party campaign treasury,
the Republican party IS n unit from
Maine to Texas. And Mckinley stands
for this policy and for nothing else"
1t is not true that there is no other
Republican thar Mckinley. who repre-
sents protection, and It Is not true that
he represents nothing else. There is no
Republican candidate who does not iep-
resent protection. There Is no Repub-
f.can principle that Mckinley does not
steadfastly hold. Because he has Sue
ceeded. with his extreme earnestness
and store Of accurate information, in
making tariff discussions interesting, it
does not follow that he is ignorant Of
other public questions or Indifferent TO
them. He does stand firmly and con-
spicuously for a great and controlling
idea in politics, and so does Governor
Morton, Speaker Reed. Senator Allison.
It is not nearly as true that Mckinley
stands for the only issue on which the
Republicans can make the fight, as it IS
that he and Morton. Reed and Allison
stands for issues on which the Democratic
party cannot make the fight. More than
that, there Is no issue On which the
Democratic party can, united, make a
fight. The Republican party has a for
efgn policy, and it is for the annexation
of the Hawaiian islands and Cuba, and
IL is not for a hysterical policy about
Venezuela. The Republican party is not
divided hopelessly or at all on silver.
The Democratic party is divided hope
lessly on gold. silver and paper They
knew nothing about money before Mr..
Cleveland became president, and they
have been falling ever since day by day.
There is no disagreement among Repub.
Hcan candidates for the presidency about
money, and there is no agreement among
Democrats on any branch Of the subject
The one thing all Republicans can unite
on is that they are opposed TO the Cleve.
land and Carlisle ideas Of currency re.
form. The closest approach the Demo.
Gratis can make TO unity on anything Fl
also in opposition to Cleveland and Car
Isle. who represent in their party only &
ridiculous minority. The one great Re
publican money principle is to keep u
the money we rave at fun value w
do not propose to burn any Of it. Of
borrow any more. Coin and paper
too, will be good as gold, and that which