The record-union., 1896-05-25
EX-SENATOR PLATT'S IDEAS.
DOES NOT LIKE THE TACTICS OF
r1CKINLEY'S MANAGERS.
The Country Wants a Man Like
Horton, Who Can Stand Upon
Gold Platform.

NEW YORK, May 24-Ex- Senator
Platt, while taking absGt the political
situation tonight said: 'It is now
plain that the Mckinley managers pro
pose to continue to the end their plan
OF claiming everything and conceding
nothing, without regard for facts,
scheme they have persisted in for many
weeks Their lieutenants here are de-
termined to aid them just as persist
emily for ends and purposes essentially
different-ends and purposes with which
Mckinley and his managers have no
concern whatever-and without the
slightest consideration for anyone but
themselves, and this too without a
thought for the welfare of the business
interests of the nation.
THE big men of the country, how
ever may confidently rely upon it that
their views will be expressed at the st.
Louis Convention both as to the main
tenance of the gold standard and as to
the nomination of a candidate who can
appropriately stand on a gold platform.
New York will present such candidate
and the vote of this State will be cast
for him unanimously.
Il observe that ex-senator Miller, in
an interview, says L nave no COUllIllS-
sion to speak for our delegation on that
point. 1t is a small matter whether L
have or not The important thing is as
to the fact and Mr.. Miller will scarcely
deny the fact. He, for instance, having
been elected a delegate at Governor
Morton's request, having attended the
conference at which it was resolved to
place Governor Morton in the field, hav-
ing been the first man there to advo-
cate that action and the first man to
proclaim it to the world by a formal
interview when the conference ad-
journed, he of course will be the Gov
ernor's stanchest supporter in the con-
vention. He says I must not speak for
him, but l can certainly recall his record
in the matter and / can at least express
enough confidence in his character as q
man to say that he will keep faith with
himself and make good his promises.
What is true of Mr.. Miller in this re-
spect is similarly true of the other dele
gates, whether they represent districts
or the State at large. 1t should be
plain to the public that all this McKin-
ley hullaballoo in New York is simply SO
much empty sound. 1t will not affect
the vote at ST. Louis of a single New
York delegate. 1t is a familiar noise.
We hear it every spring and fall. 1t
proceeds from that same old crowd OF
'antis' who have been performing IN
this way these many years. And there
is not an intelligent man who does not
know that if the regular organization
to-day We're advocating Mckinley, all
these people would be denouncing Nc
k1nley and declaring him unfit for pub
lie station. They do not care fig about
Mckinley, they simply make use of his
name and position to aid their con-
spiracy for the overthrow of the Re-
publican organization.
Meanwhile the Republican organiza-
tion of New York, standing in the inter-
est of the business men and sound pub
lie sentiment throughout the country,
will loyalty support the nomination of
Governor Morton and the adoption of a
plank unequivocally pledging to the
people that the gold standard shall be
maintained and our currency system re-
formed on that basis 1t will oppose
the nomination of Major Mckinley on
the ground that he is dangerous and
misleading candidate whose votes and
speeches show that he has no settled
convictions on the money question, and
whose managers have endeayored to
secure the support Of one part OF the
country by declaring that he is in favor
of silver, producing in each of such parts
of the country these particular portions
of his record as seemed to sustain the
impression they desired to create in
that particular locality"