New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-15
PROGRESS WITH THE PLATFORM
\ COMBINATIONS or THE NEW YORK AND IL
Dr,xA irNANciAL rLAHKs FINDS FAVOR.

dy uc Tinted Pros.
- Louis June II This has not been day ~
rest for Mr. Hanna and HE associates who are
managing the campaign for Major Mckinley.
More effective work In IN" matter ~ constructing
Il platform has been accomplished ;o-ay tnan I'm
any twcnty-f,ur hours up TO date. Mr.. Hanna.
since coming go st Louis. has received letters and
kilograms from all parts NJ The country. from
REPRESENTATIVE business men. giving him. fire.
qucntly In detail. their ideas as To- what th~
financial plank should hc and how 1t should b. ex
messed These have been coliaiod and arranged
The varioua platforms adopted by Republican
state conventions have alec been carefully
analvzed and considered. Sine" the arrival 81
prominent leaders Mr.. Hanna has awaited him
self ~ the opportunity ~ personal conversation
with them on the important subject The
result Of ali this is that carly today
MI Hanna prepared a rougn draft OF
~ the platform. which h. has submitted to al
most every prominent politician In st Louis ok
cept the frce-sllver men and MIR. Plat and
those connected with him in his fight against
Mckinley This PLATFORM so far AZ the financial
/ plank is concerned Is combination ~ the s"nti-
mcnt expressed in the platforms o, the New
York and Indiana State conventions but 50
framed A. 10 omit the words gold standard "
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! strongly condemn the free coinage Of silver.
This financial plank will be preceded ~ Mr..
| Hauna's programme goes through by strong
and vigorous declaration for protective tariff
/ and reciprocity. coupled with a bricf history Of
/ tariff legislation and the disastrous effects upon
! the country of the Wilson bill. with attending
depletion Of the revenue and it's constantly grow
ing deficit
Mr. Fairbanks. of Indiana. vino will be the
temporary chairman Of the Convention. was
with Mr. Hanna the grclter part Of the day, and
among his visitors were Mr.. Depcw and Mr.
/ Bliss. e New-York Mr. quay. ~ Pennsylvania
| Mr. Lodge Of MassachuSrtts. and many others
or all the prominent leaders I'm 81 Louis. Mr.
rlatt alone was conspicuous by his absence
bat Il Is understood that he was made cognizant
Of the purport Of the proposed financial plank
by others who discussed it with Mr. Hanna.
While ii Is true that many Of the Eastern del
egateo preferred a declaration outright FOR gold
not one criticised the proposition submitted &
them "a being a straddlc. or considered 1t other
than as a gold standard platform dpomaticallS
expressed. one well-known New-Y Yorker. who l.
Identified With the moneyed interests of that city
stated 10 Mr. Hanna that the plank was strong
even II 1t did not omit the word gold" lie ar
gued tina, these words gold standard" woul,
be misleading to the people at large. They Nigh
imagine il 10 bee something capable of cOnstruc
ton other than the one which they placed on 1t
To declare for the present standard was. he con
tlnued so plain presentation of the case tina
no one could misunderstood what the Republi
can party intended To do IL II should come lat
power. II is also understood that Chaurct NJ
Dcpew indorsed the plank submitted by Nj
l Hanna being very strong and thoroughly sat
isfactory to the East.
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