Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-10

We repeat here the announcement
which we made last week that Governor
Mckinley needs only a merely formal
endorsement by the Republican Nation
al Convention to make him the Re
publican nominee for President Of the
United States He has had the good
luck to capture already delegates enough
10 Mace him at the head Of the Re
publican forces. He captured them, too,
at a time when their declarations i'm
favor OF him counted in effect the same
ae so many votes I'm the national con-
vention. Anyhow, the work OF that con-
vention would Doe over and there would
d. little practical advantage in its as
semblng, if it were not for the neces-
sity Of laying down a national plat
form.
We published in November 1893, ex-
tracts from a speech made at Dayton,
o.. October 26 1893, by Governor Nc
Kinley. in which we defined his position
as he had declared 1t in that speech. It
was in pamphlet form, and the title
page read as follows:
Review Of the Great Public CUES
lions: Finance. Tariff, and Pensions"
In this speech Governor Mckinley de-
clared himself freely in favor Of the policy
outlined in his pamphlet, and In addition
thereto came out against any new sys-
TEN of State banks. lie stood for the
Republican measures Of finance, for a
protective tariff. and for pensioning the
old soldiers without examining too close
iy into their claims upon the country
lie sun stands where he stood i'm 1885,
and We proceed TO give a few extracts
showing his position as "a Republican
leader, and indicating the planks which
it will be necessary for the Republicans
10 put into the platform which they
will lay down at st. Louis. At Day
ton. Mr.. Mckinley said:
1--WE never had just such business
condition as we have to-day The old
est man ln this audi nee cannot re-
call anything like IT, We have had
pauics and hard times many times be
fore. but never such an extraordinary
business situation"
The reader will notice that in 1895 the
country was suffering from IAN extra
ordinary business situation" We quote
again
"On the subject Of money the Republic
can party has not reversed its policy
II stands where IL has always stood 1t
believes in gold and silver and paper
money. and that every kind OF money
we use must be issued by the Govern
rnent Of the United States, and by no
power less than that government. Gap
plause and voice, NO Wild
cat money!"
mo state bank money, but every dol
lar that circulates must be national
money"
How will the expert bankers and
other fnanciers sustain Governor Nc
Kinley in the declaration that every dol
lar that circulates must be national
money? on the tarin question, or ques-
ton of protection. here is a short ex-
tract from what Governor Mckinley said.
We quote again:
"You might just as well make up your
mind that YOU cannot buy your goods
abroad and make them at home. II you
DO not make them at hometyOu viii not
employ labor al home IL you buy them
abroad you employ the labor abroad. and
not the labor at home IL you employ
the labor at home, the wages OF that
labor are spent at home. II you employ
the labor abroad. the wages Of that for
eign labor are spent abroad. The more
we produce, the better the wages of the
people are. The less we produce, the
less wages goes to labor. for where there
Ii only one days work and two men