New-York tribune., 1896-04-02
THE yEW-UiUPSHIRE CONVENTION

The action Of the New-IIampshlrc Convention
was not merely bitter Joke on Senator 'hand-
Ter but something far more important II was
the answer of his own constituents and party
associates to the charges Of mpuriiy and i'm
proprlcty which he had been making about the
election of delegates favorable TO the eX-Goy-
ernor Of Ohio The financial disaster which Gov
ernor Mckinley facel - honorably and man
fully produced throughout the country convlc-
ton Of his personal Integrity which not many
public men have opportunity 10 produce by their
conduct II j. nowhere believed that snch II
man would consent 10 any expenditures In his
behalf for other than perfectly honorable pur
poses Mr. Mark Hanna who has managed the
movement in that respect. has been well known
as a business man Of high character and II Is
not the habit OF Americans to believe without
any evidence that such men consent 10 dishon-
orabIe action New Hampshire Republicans did
not believe these accusations. and showed their
disapproval by a resolution honorns "the pure
and able Mckinley" equally with the noble
and illustrous Reed" when the delegation was
expected to prefer the latter without qualiii'a-
ton The passing Of such "A resolution with
Senator Chandler in the chair was Iuirc as
significant II was humorous.
The resolutions 90 further and declare Of the
two candidates either Is In himself "A platform.
This is not because OF verbal statements by
either The action OF the House on the tariff
question In 1890 was 10 n great extent the work
Of Speaker Reed and Of Chairman Mckinley Of
the Ways and Means Committee. and that action
differed widely from that of the Senate In vari-
Gus respects. III some particulars the Senate
improved the bill. but In others 1t decidedly did
not improve 1t. as subsequent experience has
shown The same leaders In the House were
responsible for defeating the frce-coinage act
passed by III, Senate although the Republican
ma aorlty in the House was only seventeen. and
for the original proposal to purchase Il limited
amount Of silver bullion issuing notes for mar
ket value in place Of silver coinage. The record
places them squarcly against free coinage, ana
for the issue Of notes representing not cent
beyond the gold value Of the silver Without
nvdously comparing their position win that
OF other Republicans. II may be said that Their
action in 1890 did indeed make II platform In IL
self which has been that Of the Republican
party ever since. The gold standard no free
coinage and no further limited coinage OF silver,
use Of silver 50 far as II can Dc used without I'm
| paring or risklng the gold STANDARD, and main
| tcnancc Of all silver and paper AT par IN gold
| was made the record Of the Republican party
| by the Congress Of 1890 The record goes f'ir-
| ther than any platforms, National or State In
| showing the true purpose Of party.
| On that point the New-Hampshirc Convention
was more explicit than some others have been
I'VE demand the enactment OF currency laws
"that will provide circulating medium In gold
"silver and papsr, which will always be inter
"changcable at its face value. because each and
''cvery dollar Of 1t Ia Of the same purchasing
| .power as n gold dollar" An attempt to alter
this resolution was opposed by Senator Gal
linger, by President Rollins, Of the State Sen
ate, and others, and was emphatically defeated
The gold monometasm Of President Cleveland
which seeks beyond all else the retirement OF
greenbacks, and the wildcat State bank schemes
Of Democrats, meet with no favor In Repnb
lican conventions. Differences Of expression
] there naturally are. ~ In some States more