Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-12

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performances; and it must have failed
| signally to observe the rapid progress of
| the party leaders in the campaign from a
| bimetallic to a gold standard. The pro-
nunclamento will not be altogether in
| vain, however, as it is not improbable
that Mr. McKinley's party will be very
much disposed to take its platform and
| pledge seriously after all, in the light of
| the present experienee.-Charlesto News
and Courier, Gold.
]. Pierpont Morgan spent considerable
time with Mr.. Hanna and Cornelius Bliss
at headquarters. Previous to the open
| ing of the campaign 1t was said that Mr..
Morgan had agreed not to force BOND
issue until after the election. Some peo-
pie insinuated that it was to talk about
this that Mr.. Morgan called on Mr.. Han
ma. Others said that it was to listen
to Mr. Hannas statement of the expendi-
lures of the campaign. While Mr.. Hanna
and the two great financiers were in con-
sultation Gen. Horace Porter called. 1t
was then said that Mr.. Morgan had
called to insist that Mr. Bliss be named
for the secretary of the treasury, and
Cen Porter for secretary of war. When
Mr.. Bliss and Mr. Morgan came from the
room both gentlemen were smiling as
though something had been accom-
plished.-New York Journal, Dem.
1t is only fair to say that the bearing
of Mr.. Bryan has been such as to invite
and hold the popular respect. 1t Is pos
sible to dissent from many of his opin-
ions and yet recognize the brilliant, per-
sistent desperate fortitude that has
made his leadership persuasive beyond
precedent. 1t was his fight, and he has
shrunk from no labors and spared no ex-
penditure of strength in the battle which
has ended in his defeat. out of the
material at it's command the Chicago
convention made no mistake in commit
ting it's cause to the orator who carried
it's favor by storm. No other man could
have led its disorganized and clashing in
terests with the same courage and I'M
firing faith, or directed a crude cam
paign to any better results. That the
faith of this man in his cause has been
unquestioned and unfailing no one need
uestion.-Springfield Republican, Gold.
The contest between the two financial
factions of the Mckinley forces, which
we anticipated, is likely to come at a
very early day. Mr.. Mckinley was nom
mated, it will be remembered, on BIZ
metallic platform, which declared in ia
vor of the joint use of silver and gold
as SOON as it could be practically brought
about by international agreement. Mr..
Mckinley was supposed to be a straight
out bimetallist himself-independent of
any International agreement-but he was
compelled by the st. Louis convention
to modify his financial views and to give
up his more advanced silver ideas.
After the st. Louis convention had
declared for international bimetallism
came the Indianapolis Palmer) conven-
ton, which also worked earnestly to Sc
cure the election of Mckinley, but which
dropped bimetallism altogether and de-
clared for the single gold standard.
The question now before Mr.. McKin-
ley is this--which policy shall he fol-
low, which financial plank shall he try
to carry out? 1t is true that he is
theoretically bound to the st. Louis
plank but, on the other hand, while the
republican party started out in the cam
paign as an avoWed supporter of inter-
national bimetallism, it was forced by
| Mr.. Bryans speeches to veer more and
more toward the single gold standard.
The election is over now, and the old
question arises, Under which Kings Be-
zonian''-is it to be International bimetal-
| ism or gold New Orleans Times-Dem-
ocrat
Really the suggestion that the aid of
| the sound money democrats in effecting
| the victory of Mckinley and Hanna
| should be generously rewarded is to be
regarded with the utmost favor. AS
| surely is the laborer is worthy of his hire,
| the traitor is entitled to his price. Cen
| eral Alger recognizes this great truth
| when he assures the nation, through the
| press, that so great were the services of
| the national democrats that they must
| be given suitable recognition" The
| Journal violates no confidence when II
| declares that what General Alger means
| by suitable recognition is the appoint
| ment of Don NJ Dickinson, of Michigan
| to a cabinet office. Less generous souls
| than Alger might not take this view
| but the general is chivalric champion
| whose adherence for public Office mas
| been amply demonstrated.
| mart look more faVOra-
| bly, upon the suggestion of the gold demo
1 Gratis of New York that Mr.. Bourke Cock
| ran be made encouragement. This post
1 has to do with enforcement of the anti
| trust laws and the interstate commerce
1 law. and is eminently fitted for gentle
| man of Mr.. Cockran's well-known sturdy
| indifference to the cajoleries of corpora
| TONS 1t is exactly the place FOR a SELF
| made man like Cockran-a man whom nc
traction company could influence nor any
trust corrupt We are sure nobody who
| is cognizant of the methods by which Mr.
| Cochran rose from picturesque poverty
| to admirable affiuence will question tins
| propriety of the appointment of Bourke
| Cochran to such cabinet office. True
| the gossips may whisper scandals about
| him but what great man ever escaped
| the venom of the scandal mongers!
| Even Mr. Cockran's friend and patron
| the benefactor of Broadway, the late
| Jacob Sharp, did not wholly escape con-
| tumely.
| BY all means let the national democrats
| be recognized. Bourke Cochran as at
| torney-general would be proper begin
| ming. w. C. p. Breckenridge as minister
| TO France would neatly round out the
| measure of iustice.-New York Journal
| The Aldine club. New York city, on
| Thursday evening gave dinner to Mr..
| Barrie, the novelist, and his friend, DIR.
| Robertson Niceil, which was attended by
more than 100 persons. among them being
| w. D. Howells, T. B. Aldrich, G. w.
| Gable. Thomas Nelson Page. Dr. Weir
| Mitchell, Charles Dudley Warner, r. w.
| Glider, Charles Scribner, Hamilton w.
| Ma he. and Insenh B. Glider. In the