The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-15
MINNEAPOLIS DESERTS THE
.s.as - WHITE METALLISTS.
IN THE SOUND MONEY RANKS
WHERE HE PROPOSES TO WORK
FOR THE NATIONS HONOR AND
PROSPERITY.
ais REASONS FOR CHANGING
In Question of Bad Platforms He
Says 1t Is Policy to Choose the
Least Injurious.

% County Attorney Frank NJ. Nye, of
Minneapolis. the flower and the pride
of the free silver party of that dis
strict, and IN fact, the whole state. has
formally cast his lot with the Repub-
hcans and is henceforward an advo-
cate of the gold standard. The rumor
WAS current for the first time yester-
day afternoon, and Mr.. Nye was called
upon at his office by a representative
of the Gil o be, who learned that the
story was true and some other things
Mr.. Nye quietly stated that he had had
the change of base under considera-
-tion for several weeks past, but it was
not until the last day or two that he
was prepared to make the formal an
nouncement. Mr.. Nye was prepared to
give his reasons and did so as follows:
Aside from the financial question
the Endorsement of the Chicago plat
form and the support of its candidates
involves the action on my part at
variance with my convictions. l have
always been an advocate of the policy
of protection to American industries
and q believer in the inherent rights
of the government to protect and
maintain Itself against riot and insur-
rection whenever such disturbances in
terfere with federal functions, and up
on the stump two years ago I COM
mended the course of President CIeve-
land in his suppression of the Chica GO
riot. L regard the question of federal
supremacy in such an emergency as Of
the very gravest Importance l cannot
lndorse the Democratic platform upon
these two subjects. | believe the de-
claratfon as to one to be unwise and
as to the other, unpatriotic Nor do I
approve Of its censure of the supreme
court of the United States The action
OF the convention as to the course of
President Cleveland in sending troops
to Chicago and as to the action of the
supreme court, was hasty and ill-ad-
NlSed to say the least. No doubt MANY
delegates who assented to it. aside
from Altgeld. Tillman and others Of
their class, would be glad to recon-
slider and revise the platform in these
respects.
Il was much dissatisfied with the
financial plank of the st. Louis plat
form, which declared for the present
Z gold standard until International agree
ment could be effected. l did not and
do not now, believe that it was a nor
NAL expression of the real party faith
OF that party which has been by In
e'SlIucl anu lrdQlt1On In faVOra of both
gold and silver, as standard money
The controlling men of the Democracy
3 seeing the opportunity, adopted a
financial plank which, upon full con-
sfderation, I am forced to believe may
be as unsafe as the other was unwise
1t declares for the free and unlimited
coinage Of silver at the ratio Of Is to /,
without waiting for the cooperation
of otter nations
"One extreme begets another and
millions of voters will go to the polls
this fall feeling that neither platform
is what 1t should be on this subject
The question with them will be not
which is right but which is the near
est right "a
Will you take any part in the cam
paign this fall?" Mr.. Nye was asked.
We'll, yes l think I may say that
may do some work for Mckinley. At
f1rst'1 thought that the mere express
to you would be the full length to
which should go in this matter, but 1
have since modified my opinion some
what. l have been urged to do what
I could in the Republican cause and
as 1 say, will probably do something
this fall"
Mr.. Nye seemed to have parted with
about all the information that he was
ready to give up but admitted that the
announcement of his change in politics
would be more of surprise to the Re-
publicans than it was to the silver men
who have been intimately associated
with him.