The Indianapolis journal., 1896-06-01
srKINLEY AND SOUND MONEY.
An Influential Weekly Has No Fear as
to the Ohio Mans Position.

New York Independent.
The Hon. Charles Emory Smith In this
weeks issue OF the Independent on Major
odckinieys Candidacy" Is eminently fair both
he dismisses both their candidates for the
presidency as being not now and never hav-
Ing been seriously in the field. He justly
credits Mr. Morton with being 'promi-
nent and imposing figure" but yet nothing
more than 'favorite son." with no chance
Of q nomination. 1t Is easier TO say that
tained such a commanding lead but IL it
looks now as IL he were practically out of
the race, he Is yet as worthy candidate
for the honor as any one OF the three whom
Mr.. Smith properly mentions as chief con-
testanfs.
We say that. 1t now looks as If Mr.. Nc
have not interviewed all the delegates. and
have no such Roentgen gnowledge as Mr..
Grosvenor. Mr.. Manley and Mr.. Clarkson
that the first ballot viii give Mckinley a
handsome majority: Ii may be that the COM
bination against him WI. succeed; but there
can be no question that he Is so far in ad-
vance OF all his competitors that they are
forced to combine against him, while the
pilgrimage Of Senator Quay. who carries
cureiy as Senator Teller does those Of Colo
RADIO. looks as IL any such combination were
already seen by shrewd politicians TO be
This once more brings I'D the question
whether Major Mckinley is a safe candi-
date, and we are glad to be able to present
to our readers the views on the subject of
one OF his strongest supporters and of one
OF his most intelligent opponents. Just one
objection can be made TO him as a candi-
sented. that he Is not a safe candidate on the
money question. On that subject we have
no fear: We do not mean that we are fully
satisfied with his record. for it has not been
all we could wish But. for that matter.
neither has that Of John Sherman or Mr..
Carlisle; and yet they are now sound men men
he has never been in favor OF any policy
which would NOT. in his belief. keep gold
ned AND SILVER ~ at parity ana fnis re mas
that would provide a larger use or silver TO
TO drive gold out Of use. and destroy what
IS the real standard Of value. however giibly
the last platform OF the Republican party,
and he with IL. may have talked OF an i'm
possible double-standard- He nas doubtless
learned s9mstning since tnen' as nave tne Inc
fear that, II nominated and elected on .
safe Platform. he viii be any other than a
For. as we have said. the country has
learned something. II has passed through II:
silver s.aze.F It's Teilers and Tiilmans arr
as hard as they can for the deep water
which its Carlisles have already reached AS
we said last week, the important thing now
Is the platform. the policy of the Republican
party and that is already achieved; ant
any good man that may be nominated-anC
Mckinley. Reed and Allison are all excel
lent men-must sand on that platform fully
and strongly. The logic OF the situation re.
quires IL. We wish that Mckinleys attitude
had been a clesrer one, but he has not
thought 1t proper 10 be seeking. the office
by making any new pledges, and we must
depend upon his record. and may not forge
that he has within two years declared that
he would not be a candidate on any free-sil-
yer Datform. What sound money IS he doubt
less knows now; perhaps. like Others. bet
ter than he did; but the party also knows
the country knows, Congress knows
and he can be trusted to understand what
the prosperity OF. the United States requires
We have had no favorite candidate among
the half-iozen put forward. and have hat
no word OF opposition to express TO any one
except Mr.. Quay. We look forward with
hope TO the next administration, under what.
ever leader. because we believe the coun-
try has learned its lesson. and the crazy
folly OF two standards OF value is, we believe
moribund. and the ST. Louis platform will
so declare Il: and Mr.. McKinley's election
should he be nominated. will bury 1t.