Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1896-07-08
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All the Important Doings Of
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single Republican in Washington
was at all surprised when it was
announced that Speaker Reed had
without solicitation volunteered to
take the stump for Mckinley and
Hobart. and | will venture the as
sertion that Gov. Mckinley was
not surprised, either. He and
every body else who knows big
Drained Tom Reed knows that his
devotion to the Republican party
and its principles far exceeds his
personal mbition, and that he has
ueTer learned the art of being dis
gruntled. Many weeks before the
81. Louis convention was held it
was stated in. this correspondence
That Speaker Reed could be depend
ed npoia to take the stump for the
ticket nominated, if he failed to
get the nomination himself. The
statement was not idly made; it
was based upon good authority, as
all statements of fact made in this
correspondence are.
There is very little doubt that
the administration influence will
DIE used to bring about bolt at
chicago unless the silver Demo
Gratis Gan be outgeneraled by Whit
nry and the other administration
Dem ocrats, and that does not seem
as all pFobabl at this time. No
member of the cabinet will 90 to
Chicago, bnt several assistant sec.
retarieS will attend. Republicans
are inclined to be Indifferent about
what the Chicago convention may
door not do, believing that the
Republicans have ticket and plat
form that cannot be defeated, but
If they have any choice at all it is
TO see the convention adopt plat
form and nominate ticket that
will be endorsed by the Populists,
IN ord' r that the two parties of
Hsrns and humbuggery may be de-
feated together. This country has
had enough experimenting to last
at a generation and Is anxious to
return to theIcommon sense BUSH
ness methods which are character
lstie of the Republican party.
The bankers have already begun
TO hoard gold, in anticipation Of
It's going to a premium after the
lineage convention adopts plat
b,rm declaring for the independent
free coinage of silver at ratio of
10 to by the United States. A
9T mnent Democratic official was
zold this and refused to believe It
f1e was then persuaded to make
the rounds of the Washington
banks and try to obtain gold. He
a1d so. and is how thoroughly con-
x1Beed that the banks are hoalding
gold He was candldlv told bv
some OF the bankers that thew were
boldlng on to all the gold they
eOnld get, not because they believe
that even a campaign in favor of
tree s1lVor will result in putting
gold at premium, and as one of
1hem put 1T, should the country
sly some mischance declare for free
sssFer, every dollar in gold we have
@a our vaults will BE worth at least
"a 30. As prudent business men
We are preparing for any conting-
eney.7'
The John r. Mclean candidacy
for the Democratic nomination for
president is regarded by the politi-
eAans as bluff, made for the pur-
p,se OF getting second place on the
ticket for him Still it is just s
w~.l for the other fellows to watch
k''isii- He has more money than
r. has any use for and his income
ran' the Washington gas compa-
e. II which he is president, and
5fF.hi ill7 Cincinnati newspaper and |
" aer paying investments is grow
4 larger all the time. A man
re that is always a dangerous OPP
aat IN convention.
; gentleman who saw and talked
, Mr. Cleveland, the morning |
left Washington for his Buz- /