New-York tribune., 1896-05-16
ENCOURAGEMENT FOR PL4TT.


The whole horizon was radiant with favorable
omens. They filled three columns of The New
York Sun" Friday morning He Is now more
certain than ever that the nomination or Me-
KinIey is an absolute impoSsbty. Because
why? Well let us take up the first three col
umns of our always lively and interesting con
temporary and see. First there Is Washing
ton dispatch which rec0unts at considerable
length and with evident satisfaction the pro-
ccedings of the \. T. 4. organization, which
has lust held a session at Washington. Ana II
states aS a fact that at a secret meeting "a COM
"mittee was appointed 10 go 10 Canton ana
PROFOUND series of prepared questions to the
"wabbling Presidential candidate II * added
that they are certain that h" Will evadc the
questions. just as he has cvadei all attempts
ITO get a statement of his views on the subject
'of the finances" and that the friends Of Nc
Kinley look forward with som" apprehension
"to his meeting with the inqulSitorlal commit
"tee az Canton" This, il Will be perceived. at
once Is news OF a most encouraging character.
Ii adds the A. i. A. 10 the already powerful
combination Of Democrats. MugwumpS and
other odds and ends Of parties with which Mr..
Platt is proposing TO control the Republican
nomination 1t IS also full OF promise that
presently the Woman Suffrage people AMI the
Socialists, and possibly George Francis Train.
will fall in with conundrllms of their own and
swell the tide against Mckinley.
The same dispatch conveys the intelligence
that ''as each day passes Senator Quay seems
40 clinch his boom more tightly 10 the tcpub-
"lcan voters OF his state" and that there have
been no more descrtl0ns from his candidacy
than from that OF Governor Morton. Of New
York" This. too, is exceedingly cheering. SO
long as the descrtons from each continue about
even there Is abundant reason 10 hope that
the original strength Of Morton will continue
in much the same relation 10 the original
strength Of Quay as when the campaign began.
1t would be in the nature Of discouragcmcn, If
Mckinley should draw unequny from both
these promising candidates. 1t might create
hard feeling between the friends Of both who
are engaged In common cause. Still more
comfort IL furnished in this dispatch by the
statement that "thc friends Of silver do not
trust Mckinley. and will not vote for him in the
convention no matter what sort Of a financial
platform shall be adopted and no matter what
declaration Of principles Mckinley may be in
"duted to make" Then. too, "trcachcry has
broken out among the colorcd brethren Of
which the most inspiring details are given; and
in conclusion, 'sOmc Interesting developments
'are expected in few days that will astOnish
1.-The friends of Mckinley" So much from
Washington.
In the next column there is unbounded hilarity
over the departure from the city Of two or
three Mckinley men, who came here from Ohio
and Pennsylvania with the rascally purpose Of
foong Wall Street and the mOneyed interests.
In this column. which, besides quoting Mr. Platt.
has all his earmarks, 1t Is stated that these
desperate men had gone home discouraged, con-
Tossing that they had run mp against hard
game" many business men having told them
In so many words that they didn't want ANY
50-cent dollar candidate In theirs The great
insurance men" also gave them the cold shOul-
der" telling them that the nomination Of Nc
Kinley would be disastrous to their policy hold
ers." Presidents Of savings banks also. and ''in
"fact, all classes of representative men having
ito do with financial institutions and business
concerns made the story of the minor McKn-
LEY bosses in New-York just about as unpleas-
'ant as 1t could be" This sort of confession
by cunning political bosses managing an i'm
portant political campaign, Is natural under
the circumstances, and so plausible withal that
the accepted aphorism. IF you it in The
Sun it's So" hardly needs the Endorsement that
The SUM- gets II direct from that emlnently
trustworthy and veraclous contributor, Mr..
Platt.
In the third column is detailed story Of Nc
Kinleys financial tergiversations, from which
1t appears that three men assisted Mckinley In
certain financial embaTassmcnts some years
ago. and that these three are now supporting
his nomination for the Presidency. The infer
ence Is plain and unavoidable With McI<n-
ley's election these three will be let loose upon
the Treasury of the United States and all its
revenues, in order that they may get even. This
Is what might we'll be called "a corker." Com
ing directly from Mr.. Platt, 1t has unusual force
because Of that gentleman's high reputation rs
fnancier and the remarkable unsefshness,
amounting almost to selfeffacement with which
he has refrained from the temDtaion to use his