The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-03-25
The Da11es Daily Chronicle.
THE NEW YORK CONVENTION

The New York Republicans did good
days work yesterday in the preparation
of the party platform. The position
that state occupies in the business and
political world attracts to the actions of
its deliberative bodies wide atten-
tion throughout the country. While
the hand of Platt'can,be seen controlling,
to large degree, the sentiment of the
convention, and while this fact in itself
is unpleasant to the people who object
to the species of bossism with which
Platt's name is connected, yet the plat
foIm as adopted will meet the hearty ap-
proval of Republicans throughout the
country.
The protection resolution is foremost
and makes strong presentation of the
need the country has for the reenact-
ment of the protective policy. The con-
veution declares its "frm and unyield-
ing adherence to the doctrine of protec-
ton to American industries, protection
to the products OF the American farm
and protection to American labor. We
are in favor of tariff, which, while pro-
viding an income sufficient to meet the
expenses of the government honestly
and economically administered, at the
same time secures home labor and home
capital from unequal foreign competi-
tion.'
The reciprocity idea is set forth and
the pledge of the party given that the
extension of American trade through
this means will be first thought of the
next Republican administration.
Upon the coinage question the plat
form is free from evasion and sets forth
the belief of Republicans upon this is
sue with an honesty and distinctiveness
that settles once and for all the course
the leaders of the party in New York
can be counted upon to pursue. The
coinage plank declares:
The agitation of the free coinage of
silver at the ratio of 16 to l seriously
disturbs all industrial interests, and
calls for a clear statement of the Repub-
lIcan attitude upon this question, to the
end that the trade of this country at
home and broad may again he placed
upon a sound and stable foundation.
We recognize in the movement for the
free coinage of silver an attempt to de-
grade the long established standard OF
our monetary system, and hence blow
to public and private credit at once
costly to the national government and
harmful to our domestic and foreign
commerce. Until there is prospect of
international agreementas to silver coin
age, and while gold remains the standard
of the United States and of the civilized
world, the Republican party of New
York declares itself in favor of the firm
and honorable maintenance of that
standard.
The national convention can we'll con-
slider the action the New York Republi-
cans have taken and pattern after them
in being plain and unequivocal upon
this question, which is one that can bear
no straddling.
AS could be expected the convention
was Morton meeting and the anti
quated governor was given good start
towards a presidential boom. This ac-
tion will do little harm and serve to
make the declining days of Governor
Morton brighter because of the recogni-
ton so enthusiastically given him.
Morton's candidacy is not seriously
meant and if it were, it would be the
height of rashness for the New York
statesman to attempt to stem the Nc
Kinley tide that threatens to carry all
before it. Morton is an able man. His
record as foreign minister, vice-presi.
dent and governor is good and he can
retire from public life followed by the
commentator "Well done thou good
and faithful servant" He is not the
man the Republican party wants at the
head of the ticket and outside the state
of his adoption. little will be heard o.
his candidacy.