St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-06-27
DISHoNoRABLE SILENCE.
a Candidate and Party Dominated by


Candidate ana Party Dominated by
esaiys Greed for Oface.6 8sl a
Z There is much speculation as to the :
outcome at ST. Louis, the chief question
being: Can Mckinley obtain the COW
eted nomination without committing
himself upon the dangerous question of
silver?
!. We incline to the belief that he cam
The average delegate to that atconvention
win represent the hunger for office
first and his own orhiss seenstitue
convictions afterward, If at all. The
platform of Senator Wolcott, of Coli
orado, for silver platform if he can get
it, but, if not, then the next best thing,
is likely to be a popular one when the
convention assemblies. t'e
Z Why should it be expected that this
convention will reverse all republican
precedents by suddenly insisting upon
principle first and the offices after
wards? Hon. Webster Flanagan, of
Texas, was representative and a pepu-
lar republican whenahee exclaimed in
1880: "What are we here for but the
qfices?" A party that has. fused with
populism to secure power in the. south
ern states, that to-day holds the United
States senate by similar fusion With
the cranks and enemies of sound
finance, is not likely to leopard any
electoral votes by insistence upon clear
affirmation of The true principles Of
finance. 'se
Mckinley has probably judged his
party Alright. We have yet to learn of u
delegate or a delegation lost to him
by1his straddling. Threats there have
been, but threats hurt nobody, AMI
MOST of them have had string at
tachment.
But with the people twill be differ
ent. The mistake Mckinley is making,
and his party is about to make in nom-
mating him, is in assuming that the
people, like themselves, are an organ
4ed greed for office. Nine-tenths of the
people care nothing for the Offices, care
little who holds them. What they do
care, what they have insisted and will
insist, is that their president shall be
a man of convictions, with the courage
of his convictions.
Mr.. Mckinley will find that the
shibboleth of protection win mot. suf-si
fee to bring the presidency to a man
who dare not spealSShis mind on tho
greater question offnanae. His silence
of dishonor will be broken by the death
sknell Of his hopes. Albany Argus.
4 ANOTHER SHOT. FROM REED.
ain In Hta
tempt for Mckinley.
Speaker Reeds disappointment in his
canvass for the republican nomination
has given a. keen edge to his natural
sharpness of tongue. He made McKin-
ley chairman of the ways and means
committee of the house which framed
the so-cailed Mckinley bill, and made
the Ohio man a presidential possibility,
Now Mckinley has unnnade him as q
candidate.
I Reed feels that the fates have been
unlSind, and that Mckinley has been un-
justly favored.
! Reed spoke a day or two ago about
Mckinley being a straddlebug, refer
ring to the latter's attitude touching
I the money issue. Later Reed told n
rerniniscence with MS rnuch pertinence.
Mckinley had been advertised as the
advance agent of prosperity" What
Reed thinks of this is made plain in
this, story: sss
advance agent Of prosperity" said
he. 'fHumph! when was a boy the adj
vance agent Of the circus would 90
through the country and cover the sides
OF barns and the fences. with the most
gorgeous posters of what the circus
would be- There would be along pro-
cession of knights IN gold and silver
armor, and ladies f1e1ecked In silks and
diamonds, mounted on beautiful Arabf-
an steeds. There would he huge ele-
plants, tigers, lions, ca1nels, hippo
potamuses and such, enough to stocka
wilderness. s ,F#5.s.s 49,
when the circus came it was the
usual little old one-ring affair, with one
nseasIy, Hop-eared, slab-sitled elephant,
a NANCY lion and q ne-hlimped camel.
.""Its never came up to the show. bills.
but there was always at least one first-
class acrobat who could ride Two horses
at once. IN. Y. World 4 4,