New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-12
So much at least the people are still free to nope
for nj the hands Of Governor Morton.
"TT-RUOTL AND TROUBLE"

m sav of them generally that, while they are
usually loaded to the guards with the precepts
of a lofty political morality. they are never 10
didactic as to cease to be diyerting. nor Wheh
they take humorous turn do they deihor''ii"c
the unthinking by provoking unseemly mr'h' vi
the interview emitted last Sunday afterho"l' "
is only fair TO say that it flowed ont upon 'he
sutry atmosphere Of Monday morning with inc
freshness Of springtime and the coolness OF il
nor wester Neither Mr.. Platt nor the gentle
man who writes his interviews ever ana pe'ler
niece of literary work. Mathematically speak
ing II must be confessed that Ii was little OH.
but when a literary person of an imaginative
temperament and robust fancy Is employed 10
demonstrate by hyperbOle, tropcs. metaphors ana
figures of speech that three constitutes ma
iority against 800 in total Of 800, mathemat-
les. either pure or mixed, do. not count. In the
hands Of a man entirely great it Is not so much
the figures as the way in which they are handled
that tells on public opinion. Even in The use
made Of dangerous statistics and deadly figures
this interview was great. No one could read it
without breathing freer. No doubt many who
look with eagerncss for this weekly emission
broke into song, as they saw 1t, with
Another seven days work Is done
In previous interviews Mr.. Plat has said re-
peatedly, and with absolute postivcness that
the nomination of Mckinley was simply impos-
sible Being at odds on this point with several
millions of people. fortified by tabulatcd figures
and ascertalncd facts. he shows magnificent
courage in maintaining his position. The plir-
nose of the latest interview seems to have been
to give the reasons as we'll for his own opposl-
ton 10 Mckinley as for his strenuous nsistcnce
upon the impossibillty Of that gentleman's nom
nation my opposition TO Governor Mckin-
lev" he says, with great frankness proceeds
almost entirely from my belief that he VIII
'get the Republican party into turmoil ana
trouble" This at once arrests attention For
If there is any man in or out of public life i'll TINS
country who has expert knowledge OF what VIII
get the Republican party into turmoil ana
trouble" II is Mr.. Thomas {. Platt NO one
knows So we'll az ho when il is brewing ana
how nor can any one give such precise drec-
tons how 70 escape H. He has had long expert
ence. The party got into turmoil and trouble
In the first year OF the Hayes Administration,
which might easily have been avoided had Pres
idcnt Hayes appointed Mr. Plat Postmaster
General The succeeding Administration OF
President Garfield plunged at once into "iur-
MOL and trouble by refusing to give Mr.. Platt
control of the Federal patronage in this state.
and so forcing that statesman 10 resign his seat
In the Senate Failing to take warning from
these examples President Harrison brought on
turmoil and trouble" by refusing 10 appoint
Mr. Plat Secretary Of the Treasury. More re-
Gently Mayor Strong. after having had the OPP
portunty attended him TO avoid turmoil and
a. 4 L., .,
Mr.. I1att. who was cHlISively willing 10 relieve
him Of all responsibility. deliberately plunged
the party into 1t by sending that gentleman
word that he would "seeimdamfuSt." In all
these instances. ms In others that might be cited
misguided men have got the Republican party
into turmoil and trouble just by their obstinay
in refusing to follow Mr.. Platt's advice and obey
his directions. OF course II Is generally known
that the condition Of turmoil and trouble In
the party in this county Is wholly due 10 the
fact that Mr. Platts advice 10 Republicans To
get together" under Ihutcrbach has been dis
regarded.
Nor does Mr.. Plat cOniine himself 10 goncrai-
ties or distractions. He has ready a concrete
illustration of McKinlcy's opposite in the form
Of statesman who would not "gc' the ltcpub-
lican party into turmoil and trouble" McKin-
ley Mr. Plat says rs not wcllbalanccd man
of affairs as Governor Morton Is" The force
Of this statement cannot be denied The quality
OF mind in the Governor whirh Mr.. Plat al
ludes TO as balance" has been often remarked
during the last two years. and more particularly
during the last four months: though II Is only
fair to say that Mr. PNltt admIrcs ii rather more
than do tho great body Of citizens. 1t * bal
ance" 50 nicely adjusted that even when one
side Of il Is weighted with more than n hundred
thousand Republican voters Mr. Pat's little
finger on the other side turns Il his way. He does
well to emphasize the Governors cllbalanccd
mind" II Is to that "well-baanced mind that
we owe a series OF appointments which. how
ever they may have affected others, have N
least kept turmoil and trouble ont Of the
small and select body Of leaders who constitute
the regular organization" And II Is also
| owing to that "webalanced mind" that We
have new legislation which, though it may turn
| the State over to the Democracy and the city Ia
| Tammany, has had the bcnehcent effect of pro
noting harmony among the followers Of Mr.
| Plat and keeping turmoil and trouble away
| from them. On the whole, this Is very frank
| and candid interview Everybody knows now
| that Mr.. Plat has determined to nominate Gov
ernOr Morton first TO avoid the turmoil and
| trouble" which always results from a ma jorty
| Of the party. disacrceing with Mr. Plat. and
| second. because the Governor has a "wcll-bal
| anced mind" And everybody knows what Mr.
| Plat means by "well-balanced mind
And yet there is such pervcrsity in human
nature that few persons would be astonlshct
| to see the Republican party invite turmoil ant
| trouble by nominating a candidate whose mlnt
| Is not balanced according to the Plat notion
| This. too, in the face Of that gentleman's re
iterated declaration that II IS IAN impossibility.
FOR SALTATIONTSTS OF BOTH CAMPS.