New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-14
GENERAL ALGER CONFIDENT
THE SILVER FALLACY ONLY A PASSING
CRAZE. HE DECLARES.

HONEST DEMoCRArs HE SAYS. SHOULD RALLY
TO THE SUPPORT OF THE ST. LOUIS CAN
DIDATEs AND PLATFORM FROM
PATRIOTIC MOTIVES.
General Russell A. Aiger, OF Michigan. reached
the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday. The Gen
eral will sail for Europe Wednesday with his
wife and daughter. but he will return in time to
take up the cudgels for Mckinley and the gold
standard in the coming campaign. The General
was with Mr.. Hanna last week. and says that
every one in Ohio is happy. cheerful and con-
fdent Of success. AS for General Ager himself.
he was simply bubbling over with enthusiasm
for the ticket He has not been in the city
since Mckinley was nominated, and. therefore.
he has not heard Of how the choice was taken
by those who favored Governor Morton for the
nomination. When told that the Republicans
were unit in supporting Mckinley. he said that
he was glad Of 1t. When he was here before
two weeks before the st. Louis Convention. he
declared that Mckinley would be nominated
upon the first ballot. and that the platform
would declare for the gold standard unequivo-
cay.
When seen yesterday he was laughing over
the way several New-York Democratic papers.
which. upon his previous visit had been de-
nouncing Mckinley as "wabbler.' dumb
double-face" and so on were heartily supporting
the Ohio man for the Presidency. 1T seems that
the Democratic party" he remarked. has been
stabbed by one In its own household. and not
an outsider 1t ia funny to see that the people
who once were denouncing Mckinley furlously
are now running to him for protection. 1t Is
one Of the anomalies Of politics. Mckinley to-
day stands for more than Republican principles
oh,
and the National control. He stands between
the National honor and men that would tear 1t
down. He is the refuge Of every honest man
I'm this hour Of threatened National dishonor
VICTORY SURE.
General Algar. after declaring that Mckinley
would be elected by large majority added:
conditions make II So The chicago PLATFORM
and the candidates could not have pleased us
more II we had the making OF them. The issue
60 defined now as 1t never was before. On one
.,da Won have arrayed all that Is honest
EQUITABLE and Just On the other you have
a,,.h ,,ot;on NJ Populists Anarchists and unwill-
inc Democrats. The ticket nominated at Chi
caeo will go down with crash the SILVER
continent is running riot just now; 1t always
does In summer. seeming to be sort OF sun-
mer maiady. but when fall comes and people
,ooL the situation fairly In the face. conditions
w,ll be changed When II Is impressed upon the
,eople that every man that has saved dollar
everv man that earns dollar. every man that
has any business connection at all. Is going 10
have the revenue from that money or business
connection divided exactly in halves. as well as
the principal the ticket which advocates such
course will not be supported.
THE SITUATION IN MICHIGAN
I'm Michigan we are going to have nara
agbt I admit that the free-coinage sentiment
ont there is strong. The people In the East nave
,tte idea OF the way 1t runs when 1t gets started
II nnds a fertile field among the men VINO nave
n,enty of time to think as they work on tne
farm and is q seductive fallacy since .ne
adoption Of the free-conage PLATFORM anu h ta
- yntn0 nj candidates to run upon IL tnere has
been : wholesale reputation Of the ticket ana