The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-09
WILL BE GOLD.
eeJust Plain GoId'' to be MeKin-
Iey's Plank,
Says Ex-COngressman ThOmp-
son Manager Pro TEN
OF M'KTNEEY FORCES.
Perry S. Heath s'Press Agent
Of Mckinley Forces,
Says Platform Will Not Be
Straddle,
But VIII Satisfy Both Fac
tiOuS.
OF M'KINLEY FORCES.

St. Louis. June Eek Congressman
Thompson. manager pro tenn of the
Mckinley forces, has set at rest what
win be the vital plank in the platform
upon which Mr.. Mckinley expects to
stand.
What win be DIcKinley's platform
on the financial question:" asked a re-
porter of Mr. Thompson.
1T viii be for the single gold stand
ard, pure and simple he promptly an
swered. And to be explicit" contin-
ued the OhiOan Il viii add that the
financial platform of Mr.. Mckinley al
ways has been the antithesis of what
IS known as Is to Silverism, and 50 it
viii be through this campaign
Perry s. Heath, the press agent of
the Mckinley boom, was crowded for
an outline OF what the platform Of the
convention would be. He said.
EThe fight at this time is all con
lecture, philosophy, logic etc. AS far
as / am able to discern out here from
reading the papers and talking to the
delegates and others who are coming in
the Indiana platform seems to suit
nearly everybody. The platform that
viii be adopted for the convention will
very likely be the Indiana platform
put 1T viii probably be little more ex-
plclt-ela borated little.
THE situation has changed very
much during the last few days The
radical sentiment has toned down a
I
men say they have got to have a sill
Yer plank in the platform any more:
you don't here the gold men saw they
have got to have gold plank in the
platform now. There is no reason to
believe now that either viii go out Of
the convention There viii be no bolt
ing"
Here w. s. Manning of ALBANY n
Y, who claims to be a close personal
friend of Major Mckinley, and who
was present during the interview,
Clipped ia with this remark; L think
the Republican party is united against
free silver.
It's the way you say a thing" con
tlnued the tactful AIr. Heath. IF the
words sold standard are inserted in
the platform it might offend people
who thoroughly agree with US. We can
say what we mean without putting it
ia language that viii alternate a single
Republican. 1T viii be a sound money
platform. There Will be no straddle-
it is just a question of phraseology
Mr.. Manning said to a reporter:
Senator Teller of Colorado is an hon
Orable man He is a warm supporter
of the IS to I free silver idea When
this convention hears and adopts the
pltfOrm that viii be submitted by the
committee on resolutions there will be
nothing left for him and his silver fol-
lowers to do but to bolt the conven-
tion.
lie win not be able to stand on the
PLATFORM The only thing that viii be
left for him then will be to go to the
CHICAGO convention and affiliate with
the Democratic free silver men. If he
is honest in his views, as I firmly be
ieve he is. there is no other course
open to him. And the same thing is
true of the other free silver advocates
who viii be here
Now, as to Teller boiling the cOnven-
ton. I think he viii. believe he has
pretty well defined idea in his mind
that he viii have to do it, and if he does
it Will be with the intention of calling
a convention of his following in the
west together with the free silver Dem
Ocrats, to form a new party, of which
he hopes to be the nominee for the pres
idency. He may go to Chicago and at
tempt to set the nomination"
"Well, according to your views, Mr.
Teller is out for the presidential nom
inatiOn as much as he is for the good Of
the free silver cause2" asked the re-
porter.
IT don't want to say that I think he
is sincere in his advocacy of silver coin
age, but I think he is after the other.
too And if he is sincere he viii have to
bolt this convention. This talk about
placating the silver men is all bOsh
That time has gone by. There can be
but one unit of value. and it's useless
to talk about having two"