New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-20
IS SEWALL FOR M'KINLEY?
rrpr-pIICAN CAMPAIGN DOCUMENTS
ARE BEING CIRCULATED IN
HIS NAME.

..,r,,rR sEwAIL. or BATH, ME-" HEADS AN
APPROVAL. OF THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM
AND MKINI.Ey's LETTER AND AN AP-
PEAL FOR CONTINUANCE OF RE
PUBLICAN Foley
oa,rse 7 Kraus of Tammany Hall. was quite
.,ebt when he said to a Tribune reporter that
.r,bur Sewall didn't let his political theories
,,terfere with his business affairs. he would
s.ya been equally right If he had added that Mr.
c.wall was ready at any time to sacrihce not
.nlv his political principles hut also his own
nd his party's political success. for the sake or
s,s business interests. The Tribune has already
horn that while Mr.. Sewa as a politician ana
~a,aote for the Vice Presidency is in favor of
80 coinage Of silver. Mr. Sewall as snip
L.. and merchant insists upon the mainten-
.,.e of the single gold Standard; and that while
" ..o former capacity he opposes the right TO
ITO nrivate contracts calling for payment III
IA in The latter he assiduousy exercises that
IN, That however. is not all Mr. Sewan
evidently means to make assurance doupiy sure
49,. h;s business interests shall not suffer by the
'.;o, of Brvan and Sewall on a free-silVer
.oo,rade platform. He therefore lends the
,rht ~ his name and authority To the circula-
..on ~ Republican campaign documents COM
...rd,ng the Republican platform and Mr. NC
uirlevs letter of acceptance. vigorously aoNo-
,,rg a restoration and continuance OF the Re-
hucan policy in National affairs, and urging
- ,,,,ens 10 vote the straight Republican
49,, That is what Arthur Sewall. Mr.. Bryans
colleague on the Popocratic ticket. is doing
Here Is a circular letter which is beine widely
distributed from what appears to he Mr. SewaTs
literary bureau. 1t bears the printed heading Of
,bs American Merchant Marine Association.
,,o ers, words at the top of the sheet are--il /
c.ni,al letters-"ARTHUR SEWALL. of Batf :
No President" The date. with exquisite az ,
rronriateness. is September II. lS96'-the dat
., the Maine election. The signature is that If
~.lex r smith Secretary" an associate of NJ r
cor.ou who is believed to be free-silver mi In
q. exactlv the same kind as Mr. Sewa himse y
The following extract indicates the tenor and in
deed expresses the gist of the letter:
Inclosed please find extracts from the Repu oil
can National platform, and Major Mchm y ;
letter accepting the Presidential nomha' on
which have reference to the Repubncah ~ hlcN
=, protection TO American shipping in the fog eign
trade ] also incose four-pase clrculat .ccf y
tanning extracts from the utterances OF elthn'' II
ner on the shipping question. i also b eg 10
,nclose n statement. setting forth as eXpIlc1 ~
.nd briefly as possible. the entire shipping 'ouf s.
ZION. which you could use to advantage
1ncosed with this, as stated. are extracts t-om
the Republican platform and from Mr. Nc En-
,svs letter The "four-page circular" is lar pely
made m of quotations from the utterance OF
lanes G. Blaine. William Window. eX-Prrsl sent
Harrison Senator Lodge Senator Elklns, sen iitor
FRYE Senator Thurston, Senator-eiect For fKer
and Joseph Nimmo jr.. all stanch RepuoL' cans
and II Is from beginning to end detalIe' ana
earnest plea for the extension and dominal zee or
u.n,b,icar nrircipIes in the National &C Nern-
.
nhs ,nclosure mentioned the statement ~ the
shipping question" 1t poin,s out that the + epuo-
llcan party and its Presidential candida ie are
n,edged 10 policy which will enormou' ay in
crease American commercial prosperitN While
the Democratic platform and candidate az silent
on the question Here is Mr.. Arthur : ewalFs
"staten1ent"-or Mr.. Sewalis secretary's state
ment-concerning Mr. William Bryan:
II resnonse TO an inq.ry addressed to II e Dem
ocratic nominee for the Presidency as 10 1ls attl-
tude upon the shipping question his re ply was
~. M s,ocd unon his nuhlic uterarces m j. refer
ence 10 his record has far failed 10 DISC ose any
eynression whatever on the part of that gentle
man on the shipping question lie mas to"eNer'
""o,odl,. .a apd sn.cihcallv denounced detection
in any form and ne has openly and per tstently,
until now advocated free trade. or I'll 4 nearest
possible approach to H. so that II seem put 1air
10 assume that neither he nor his par II can be
SsnAnded upou TO protect American sn topping in
the foreign trade
Surely the Boy Orator Of the Platte must be
grateful TO his colleague for such "cel Ti1cate OF
And with what enthus ,sm must
the Democratic party support candid ate for the
Vice Presidency under whose name g. uch state
ments as these are sent out broadc ast TO the
voters Of the United States:
The Republican party and its cand'.C .ate for the
Presidency stand for the restoration Ol protection
10 our ships. And Democracy, if it stands Tor
anything in shipping stands for m IRE Tree trade
more National losses. and larger f~tyments to
foreign ship-owners for doing the CT crying that
Americans can. and should. far b' nter DO Tor
themselves Republicanism ~ cans Amer-
can prosperity-Democracy means torelgn pros
perty Which shall American voter + choose:
Which indeed? And is II not pc l tinent 10 ask
this other question. whether Mr. A. rthur Sewail
Vice Presidential candidate on the Democratc-
Popocra tic-Free Sver-Repudiatiol pst-Aharchlst
ticket. is not really putting In ps pest "on'
Tor the election Of Mckinley and IL bart!