The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-04-01
GOV. MORTON IS FAVORED
EX-SENATOR PL4TT POINTS OUT
SOME SUGG ESTIoNS IN HIS FAVOR.

Many Matters Are Mentioned in Favor of
the Governor of New York-Warner Mill
ler and MI. PIatt Are Unit On the Sub
ject-He Is a Thorough Protectionist.
New York, March S1.-T. C. Platt,
Chauncey M. Depew, Warner Miller,
Edward Lauterbach and C. w. Hackett,
chairman of the New York state re-
publican committee, contribute to the
April number of the North American
Review a symposium on Governor Nor
ton as a. presidential candidate in which
they set forth the governors claims
upon the republican party. Mr. Platt
utters a warning against the confidence
felt by many republicans that the nom
inee at St. Louis, whoever he may be,
will be elected. 1T is not safe for the
republicans" he says, ''to assume they
are to have a walkoyer in November.
Manifold as the blunders of the demo-
cratic party have been, combined with
the imbecility and incompetency of the
administration, they will not prevent
the democracy from making hard
struggle to retain control of the govern
ment and will not keep the mass of the
democratic voters from going to the
polls and voting their ticket straight"
In response to the objections urged
by some to Governor Morton on the
score of age Mr. Platt points to the
fact that the great statesmen are most
ly old men and he expresses confidence
that, after careful consideration of the
fiN11 will
give it's decision in favor of Cover
nor Morton. Mr. Depew points to the
Venezuelan question as demonstrating
the value of diplomacy. Governor
Morton" he says, while maintaining
the rights of America and strongly and
and intelligently enforcing her impreg-
nable position upon the Monroe doc
trine would have done it in a mes
sage so clearly and decisively as to
raise no question of argument upon the
language of his paper as to the Amerl-
can position upon that doctrine and at
the same time to leave the ultimate
question of war where the constitution
places it, among representatives OF the
people. Mr.. Depew finds special ar
gument in favor of Mr.. Morton in the
difficulty of the position of governor,
and Mr. Morton's success in discharg-
ing the duties of that office. He says
the governors influence upon leglsla-
ton has been so conspicuous for reform
and good government as to command,
even while he is a candidate, approval
by the press of all parties.
MI. Depew urges that the United
States needs a business administration.
"A business man such as Mr.. Morton
would have suggested measures and
advised remedies to prevent condition
of the treasury which should call for
the borrowing of money and the issuing
of bonds to maintain the national cred
it and meet the necessities Of the treas
ury.
Warner Miller regards Governor
Morton's record as public officer as
a sure guarantee that in his hands all
the interests of the country may be
trusted and will be absolutely safe.
Mr.. Morton is known, says Mr.. Mil
ler, as thorough protectionist and a
sound money man of the strongest
character If he is elected president
there will be no doubt as to what our
financial policy will be, and our secur-
ities will be taken without hesitation.
Mr. Lauterbach lays special emphasis
on the claims of New York on the re-
publican party.
Mr.. Hackett says that for the first
time a nomination is deemed nearly
equivalent to an election. Every busi-
ness interest unites in an appeal to the
delegates to ST. Louis to place safe
man in nomination and to give the bus
mess men a candidate for whom they
can cast their ballots with the conf
dence that they are not leaping in
the dark Governor Morton answers
the requirements of the hour.