Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-06-11
What wmtno Friends Of sound Money DO i?

in Wall street to-day. was thht |
Myron I. uerriek, one OF the most |
prominent Ohio bankers, who has hoen
known as one Of the closest friends Of
Mr.. Mckinley, is expressing to his
friends Il conviction that Mr.. Mckinley
if nominated by tho st. Louis conNen-
ton will stand on a solid gold plat
form. Mr.. HerrIck is we'll known to
all New York bankers and is member
of the American bankers Association.
The report is probably correct. There
is no doubt that Mckinley will stand
upon any kind of platform that may
be put forth by the ST Louis conven.
ton, whether it fayors gold, silver, or
irredeemable greenbacks as the basis of
our national currency. II is all the
same to him, SO long as he is nominated
as the party's candidate for President
of the United States, This much is in
dictated by bis persistent silence as to
his views upon the iinancial question.
Any kind of platform will DO ac-
cepted BY him.
In Wow Of the great sweep which
the free silver Democrats seem to I've
making in securing delegates to the
Chicago convention, it would be good
thing if the declaration Of the ST.
Louis convention were TO be an I'M
cquivocal demand for the maintenance
of the single gold standard and against
the free coinage Of silver, provided this
action be followed by the nomination
of candidate whose record and utter.
ances are an assurance that these de-
mands would he respected, in the event
Of his election. But this assurance
would be sadly lacking with Mckinley
as the candidate. The financial issue
must be met in this campaign, squarely
and finally. AS the Philadelphia
Ledger says:
All those in favor Of the gold standard
should be arraycd upon one side, and
all those who are opposed to that prin-
ciple upon tho other side. Tho money
question should be settled by the
electorate in November, and it will he
settled, and settled right If the Re
publican convention will but make an
uumistakable declaration in favor of
the invlolable safeguarding Of the
present sound, honest standard Of
monetary value. Tho Republican party
has never had a greater opportunity u
do such inestimably valuable service
to tho country Us it will have in max.
ing the financial plank Of the National
Convention.
But tho Ledger, it will be observed,
does not recommend the nomination Of
Mckinley. In fact, it is we'll known
that it is opposed to his nomination,
notwithstanding that il endorses hit
high protective tariff views. But il
recognizes his unsoundness on the
money question, and would therefore
prefer the nomination Of some Other
candidate, should the st. Louis con
yention make an explicit and salts
factory declaration upon the money
| question.
The recommendation has been made
by come well-meaning papers, that j
! the Democratic Convention declare
for free silver coinage and dominates
silver candidate for President, SCUM
money Democrats should vote for til
nominee of the st. Louis convention
provided the latter body adopts singl
| gold standard platform. But hut
can they consistently do this If tina
nominee happens to be Mckinley, a
| now s0ptns sn urnhuhIpp MrEinlnvi