Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-05-16
NATIONAL POLITICS.
TELLERoN M'KINLEY.


Observation-Disclosures purpose in
remaining silent on the money question
is explained IN an interview with Senator
Teller, of Colorado, the acknowledged
leader of the silver Republicans. He
makes it clear that the Ohio man is a
straddIebug to secure silver support.
"McKinley's Colorado friends" said
Senator Teller, "are representing him as
an apostle of silver and are conducting
his campaign in that state on the basis of
the silver record he has madein congress.
They are pointing to the fact that he
voted in congress for the free coinage of
silver, and they are trying to make Colo
RADIO people believe If Mckinley is nomi-
mated and elected to the presidency he
will be friendly to the cause of the white
metal. have no idea this is being dnne,
either with the knowledge or consent of
Mr.. Mckinley himself
"Gen. Grosvenor, whom l suppose is as
close to Major Mckinley as anyone, with
the possible exception of Mark Hanna,
is telling us in the east that Mckinley is a
gold man.
"Personally, have no doubt this is
true. He has made no recent declaration
for silver and fully believe he is just as
much of gold man as Morton, and if he
is elected president he will be found on
the side of the single gold standard.
II expect to see the Republicans of the
western states form silver party if the
St. Louis convention declares for gold.
The result of this action will be to throw
several states at the coming election into
the hands of the Populists. expect the
Populists will double their last vote,
which was 1,065,000. AS for myself, I
will not support any gold man who may
be nominated by the Republican party. l
could just as we'll be expected to support
free trader, and, protectionist as am,
/ would much rather do that than vote
for gold man, because I believe free
trade would be much less destructive to
the interests of this country than the
single gold standard is going to be-
CARLISLE IS sHELvED.
Washington.--If there is any one thing
which has been effectually settled by the
occurrences of the last month, it is that
Secretary Carlisle will not be pressed upon
the Chicago convention as a candidate for
the Democratic presidential nomination.
Nearly every southern Democrat in con-
gress is and has been for several weeks
outspoken against him and instead of
trying to avoid, they seek opportunities
to express themselves in regard to the
matter. The objections are purely po.
litlcal.
Among southern men the objection is
not that he holds views different from
them on the silver or other leading ques-
tions Of the day, but that he failed to
support the party nominee, Senator
Blackburn, in the recent senatorial con-
test in Kentucky. They might, they say,
forgive him for anything else, but for
this fault, never. Secretary Carlisle is
quietly making connections by which he
can locate himself in the practice of law
in New York City and he expects to open
an Office there in April, 1897.
MoRTon's VIEWS.
San Francisco.-J. Sterling Morton
secretary of agriculture, who is making
his first tour on the Pacific coast, arrived
in this city yesterday. While not inclined
to discuss the coming campaign al
length, he said he believed the Democratic
convention would indorse the financial
policy of the administration. The sec.
retary will remain in this city about q
week.
KANSAS FOR FREE SILVER.
Topeka, Kas.-Riley county is the first
to hold its Democratic convention. Ex.
United States Senator John Martin was
indorsed for delegate-at-large and 16 to
free silver resolution was unanimously
adopted. Leaders of the party say Kan.
sas will send solid free silver delegation
to Chicago.