New-York tribune., 1896-05-15
MKINLEY'S HONEY VIEWS.
FRANKLY DISCUSSED BY A DEMOCRATIC
NEWSPAPER.
,m Tho Brooklyn Eagle May ls. 1896.

From Tho Brooklyn Eagle May 10. 1896
There is tremendous anxiety to find out McKin-
Republican who wants somebody else nominated for
President There Is an admirably simulated anxiety
ea G H% ns sSd E1 ts o
would make imp,shy DISTINGUISHED additions to the
so mach snxe bon nas OUTSIDE OF
Wall street. the Micawber family and stranded
Ths ansy To d Cn aMSRf Mfnsy Views
eaualIed By the anxiety Of NJ Mckinley friends
he has any views to conceal. but only none to pro-
claim. Just now. He is not conceaier at all. He
inee. AS a candidate he wants votes. The votes
he wants must come from men who have views. II
his views and their views agree he may look for
Violently disagree he nigh, lose RI r voeS He Is
Therefore DOING what wise and cagy judges do
Why should he stand and deliver his opinions
citizen He holds no office Private citizens are
over II man is required TO turn his soul wrong side
out TO any people, they should be his friends HIS
innermost recesses OF his intellectual being We
doubt not ,ha, Mr.. Mckinley has as many views
sons were as plentiful as backberres. he would give
none OF them under c0mpus!on These nter,o-
purposes They want 10 politically kill him. To
seek out man for the purpose OF making him the
chief figure in political lynching bee is cool
enough. but 10 ask him bring the rope along
with him Is the very quintessence of Arctic con-
We DO not believe that there is man. woman or
child In the United states who has any doubt that
Mckinley IS now an honest money man. 1t is really
just AZ absurd to call him or to suppose him to be
,dGs free XsF I've d "H o, as would be tho to & cal him free
two or three times In Congress. but SO did many Of
ali % be mos p,paSs te IN onsyss 800 were
wrong on the money matter then. and all OF them
have been going 70 schoo on the subject ever since.
Some OF them have been graduated into accuracy
on the matter. and some into half accuracy, and
Ohloans OF both parties have been graduated into
accuracy I'm the matter Smashing experiences
and by pancs. that honesty Is the best policy and
that policy is not the best honesty As very
learned that iesson The afectation in the appar-
cnt doubling Of his real Views is becoming com
At the same time. the silver States for him
because he stands for protection. The half silver
He Isn't throwing rocks at them. to drive away
their votes. Neither is he pcItng them with sugar
amid great deal OF noise concerning him and
around him. His silence is called strength by ~. his
friends and cowardCe by his opponents and tiiniflty
by his halffriends That silence is not the highest
type OF Ganeor for SGcdG IS n s?msmes & the 81 most nd
American Of modern times: except Grover Cieve-
know OF no Republican who, standing. so near to a
nomination as Mckinney does. would do very differ
thing his critics would tear II and him to pieces.
The truth s. both parties ser no fine example by
considering what Is night. with view to tell that
TO the people They are considering now now. man! many
are half right and half wrong on the question with
D putting into the.r PLATFORM WORDS that
Will catch all three sets. The money p.ank In the
ohio pla tform was written with that purpose II
was not written by Mr.. Mckinley. The Evening
POST and The Word" have repeatedly said; 1T
was written by his own hand They started say
ing this without evidence. They have kept on say
ing II without examination. They now believe II Is
true because II has not been denied. As taet the
plank was written by Foraker. who Is a bimetallis
without Knowing what bimetallism means. who Is
on organIzer OF considerable power which Mckin-
lev IL not and who would Ike TO Kill Mckinney II
he dared provided he could get some other man TO
borrow McKinlcy's knife and third person TO
lab II into McKnleys back. The enforced retlcence
~ Nc X inlev on the money question Is not singular
In tho circumstances Those who are nagging him
Tor his views in his party would coquet WIN IN, me
eome Influences with which he II coquettng. II tney
rnro In his pace lie has reached his pcnu:timate
G,Gicuiiy. They have reached their penultimaie
bluff.