The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-14
CARRIERS TALK.
His Protection Views Meet With bu
Scant Support.
MkINLEY IS LOSING GROUND
Peculiar Efforts to Secure
Louisiana Delegates.


ter's statement that the question at st.
Louis will DC extreme or moderate protec.
tion, and that upon Its settlement will de.
pend the nomination OF Mckinley or
somebody else. Said Mr.. Dingley:
"Protection is protection. 1t is IA broad,
economic policy, clearly defined, to which
the Republican party has given Its ad'
herence There may be something more
than protection or something less, but the
principle itself Is fixed thing, and not
open to any issue, SO there can be no divi-
sion at st. Louis OH that question as affect
ing individual candidates.
Representative Dalzell (Pa), another
member OF the ways and means commit
tee, says: "The question of extreme or
moderate protection is not one which has
any place before u national convention.
That can relate only TO the fixing Of rates
and arranging OF schedules, and such e
work Is for those who frame protective
measure. The Republican party stands
broadly for the American policy of pro
lection, and the national convention ex
presses that general principle without
going into rates and schedules"
Senator Elkins says that IL the candi
dacies depended on the issue between ex
treme and moderate protection there
would be little doubt concerning the clear
wish OF the American people, which, In
his opinion, was ''for adequate and ample
protection"
This discussion. set on foot by Carter's
pronunciamento, is pertinent mt this time,
when the Mckinley people are making
every effort TO link the name of their can.
didate with the economic principle, just
as the name of Harvey Is associated with
the circulation of the blood, and Newton
with the law of gravitation.
When the bewildered delegate from the
rural districts reaches st. Louis, the first
question put to him will be: do you be-
lieve in protectiony" Since his answer
will be an invariable affirmative, the Nc
kinley managers have only To say. 'Well,
III you are strong on protection. of course
there Is nobody TO vote for but Mckinley"
1t Is this plan. more or less disguised,
that such men as Dingley and Dalzell de-
sire to forestal! by declaring that no issue
within the party exists AS to degree OF
protection which may properly influence
the candidacy of anybody
McKinley Has Lost Ground.
Congressman Fowler of New Jersey
says that IL the Republicans adopt such q
currency platform as that issued by the
Columbus convention on Wednesday, all
hope of carrying New Jersey might as
well be abandoned at once In fact, the
Mckinley straddle gives universal dissat-
isfaction. Even one OF the senate silver
leaders said the time had passed for am
biguous terms and meaningless plati-
tudes.
The platform which the Massachusetts,
convention will adopt on the 9th of the
month is awaited here eagerly ms an ex-
preston OF the Reed program, just as the
Columbus platform voices McKinley's
views. Senator Lodge will head the COM
mittee on resolutions.
Senator Gear OF Iowa, In commenting
on tho indefinite mysteriousness of the
Columbus platform, said: "Our candi-
date, Allison, Is "a financial platform In
himself"
1t will be remembered that four years
ago the Massachusetts convention led the
country IN expressing disapproval of the
Sherman act, which had been passed less
than two years before, and was being
pointed to with pride I'm Republican plat
forms. But after sharp fight I'm the
committee on resolutions, successfully led
by Chairman Mccall and Stephen
O'Meara, the platform declared that the
purchase of silver and the issuance of
treasury notes thereon should be sus.
pended. This was the beginning of the
campaign which resulted year later i'm
the sherman repeal
Mr.. Mccall, when asked concerning the
platform declaration of this year, said YES
terday: "Mckinley's cause has been dis
tinctly injured by the Ohio straddle on
silver. The people of the country are
tired Of vague and ambiguous declara-
tions which can be construed both ways.
The sentiment of the Republican party
the country over is overwhelmingly
against silver today as standard money.
s'Mr. Reeds position is well known, and
his friends are in favor of an honest cur
rency declaration. / am not authorized
TO speak for Massachusetts, but have no
doubt that the platform and the speeches
will declare for keeping safely to the ilnan-
cial standards OF the commercial union of
the world"
Campaign Cash.
William Pitt Kellogg, ex-governor OF
Louisiana and leader OF the Reed forces I'm
that state, has written a letter TO the
Washington Post discussing points raised
In Mark Hanna's now celebrated inter.
view. After disposing OF the allegations
that money had been used in behalf of
other candidates. Morton, Reed, Allison
which Governor Kellogg declares absurd
on their face, he SAYS:
III further state that hold myself ready
to prove to the satisfaction OF any fair
minded man that William Osborne of
Boston, when here I'm the interest of GOV.
ernor Mckinley at the meeting of the
state committee on Dec. 10, which formu-
lated the call for the state convention. did
expend considerable sums of money for
the avowed purpose of influencing the nc
ton Of that cnminittee in the interest OF
Governor Mckinley, and, moreover. that
considerable amounts of money have
been sent or furnished here. both before
and since the meeting of the state com.
mittee In December, and up to and in
cluding the tino Of meeting Of the state
on Jan. %, for the express
purpose OF securing delegates to the ma.
tional convention in the interest of Gov.
ernor Mckinley. In making this state
pent, / do not wish to b. understood ns