The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-05-28
HAS HIS TROUBLES.
M'KINLEY DOES NOT REST ON A
BED OF ROSES.
Like Job, He is Badly Afflicted and
He Must Exercise the Greatest
CircumspectionN Not to Commit
Himself to Anything

Himself TO Anything.
COLUMBUS, o., May 2Y.-With the
presidential nomination apparently
within his grasp Governor Mckinley
finds his position AN extremely delicate
one. His trusted lieutenants have been
making pilgrimages to New York to
demonstrate with the Republican lead
ers over there for pressing him to
definite declaration as to his views on
the money question in advance OF the
nomination.
Hon. Daniel J. Ryan is reported as
having said--and there is no denial OF
ito the leaders in tho east that dec
laration by Governor Mckinley, at this
time, of his financial views, "would
precipitate creditors panic"
This is q remarkable statement to
come from one of the governors conf
dental friends, who clearly knows what
his views are. If the governors views
are so dangerous to the creditor class OF
the country, they can not be made pub
lie too quickly, for while the Democrats
hope to be able to elect a president of
their own political faith, they are also
anxious that a sound and safe and reli-
able Republican shall be elected, If q
Republican is to be elected at all.
Therefore, If it is true, as Mr.. Ryan
states, that present declaration of his
financial views would produce q "credit-
or's panic" whatever that may be,
how much more disastrous and far
reaching would that panic be after his
election, when the people would have
no chance to apply the remedy for four
years.
Whether public expression of Gov.
ernor McKinley's views on an important
question, while he is yet seeking the
presidential nomination would con-
yulse the commercial world with o
panic ] do not know, nor pretend to
know. am only discussing Mr.. Ryan's
statement of the perilous situation of
affairs.
No candidate ought to harbor such
dangerous opinions. He might blurt
them out at an unguarded moment, and
then everything would go to the dem
milton bow-wows before any one could
reach the cyclone cellar.
But perhaps the telegraph and the
types have not correctly represented
Mr.. Ryan, who went over to New York
to demonstrate with Platt and his fel-
low Philistines.
Perhaps he said that present declar-
alton of his financial views would "pre-
cipitate candidates panic"
Ah that sounds more reasonable.
And that is probably the reason why
the declaration is not made. Governor
Mckinley probably knows that he would
be heavy loser by a candidates pan.
ic" at this particular juncture.
Were he to declare his adhesion to the
views of his California friends, who de-
mand "silver coinage 10 to ! and Nc
Kinley," the awful uproar in the east
would frighten him as bad as the King
of Babylon was frightened when the
hand wrote over against the wall (:
"Thou art weighed in the balance and
found wanting" On the other hand,
were he to adopt the views of his friends
in New Jersey, who will have nothing
but ''the single gold standard and Nc
Kinley," the simple declaration would
sink all theRepublican country west of
the Missouri and south of Mason's and
Dixon's line.
candidates panic" And as there are
Ohio under Mckinley, the panic would
be an extremely disastrous one. From
Mr.. Ryan's statement, whichever it is,
Governor Mckinley is evidently loaded,
and too heavily loaded at that to be
touched off without inviting annihila-
ton.