The Indianapolis journal., 1896-03-23

1t can be said for the Hon. William Boyd
Allison that his whole public career is a
guarantee that the country could make no
serious mistake In promoting him to the
presidency.-Kansas City Journal
Mr. Platt has received letter from a su-
perstitious correspondent who predicts sue
cess for Governor Morton because his name
ends with ''n'-as has been the case with
should bring comfort not only to Morton, but
also to Allison, Harrison and possibly Sher-
man.-Philadelphia Record.
Harpers Weekly yesterday formally
launched Secretary OF Treasury Carlisle's
presidential boom. Coming so close to the
Carlisle panic. which will take the country
years to efface or forget, 1t is safe to say
that when the Democratic convention meets
double sawback cathode rays will be unable
to locate Mr.. Carlisle or his boom.-Wail
Street News.
The Boston Journal is the earnest and
jealous advocate Of Speaker Reeds nominal
ton for the presidency. lBut9t very justly
says that Republican papers have no ex-
cuse for following the lead of Democratic
organs in attributing improper methods to
the Mckinley canvass There are perfectly
legitimate expenses attending any canvass,
which must be met by the friends Of any
candidate. But TO accept without reflection
and without shred of evidence the reports
circulation that this aspirant or that is using
corrupt means to strengthen himself In
the convention is as foolish as it is unjust
Stuyvesant Fish, president of the Illinois
Central railroad and son of the late Ham
ilton Fish, is quoted in a st. Louis interview
as saying that he does not think Mckinley
will be the nominee. He is too ultra, too
high tariff in his IDEAS" he says. Mr. Fish
adds: 1.-THE impression is general in New
York city that If Mckinley is prevented by
combination of the favorite sons from OBJ
tanning a majority of the vote after the first
half-dozen ballots, Harrison will be put on
the track as a compromise candidate and
will go through with whoop. As an emf
nent man once said 10 my father in speak
Ing of John Quincy Adams, ne is not a
much-loved man, but everybody respects
him. Harrison does not inspire as much en-
thusiasm as Major Mckinley, but the COOL
headed business men of the country believe
he would give the country much safer and
more prosperous administration than would
the eminent Ohioan."
According to the New York correspondent
of the Philadelphia Press ''the friends of the
administration who have been engaged with
considerable skill, and greater earnestness,
in preparing the way for the nomination Of
Carlisle were disccmforted, some of them
almost discouraged, by an announcement
made by the editor of one of the journals
tion through thick and thin, excepting upon
its later foreign policy. When this editor
was approached that it might be known
whether he would give the support of his
paper to Carlisle upon a sound-money plat
form, he replied that he would not do it,,
and when asked for his reasons said: L
cannot support the man who. when Secre-
tary of the Treasury, drew the sugar sched-
ule In accordance with the wishes of the
Sugar Trust, as was proven by the pubca-
ton of the document with the amendments
in Mr.. Carlisles handwriting And yet he
went on to say that the Democratic party
must be in straits. indeed If Il was turning
to the man who had that record as its sole
hone for carving the election next fall"