New-York tribune., 1900-07-01
BRY4NTsN ONLY HALF BEATEN
GENERAL PLUME THINKS FINANCIERs CAM
NOT BE INDIFFERENT.

Newark, " J, June 30 CspeciaD.-General
Joseph 2. Plume president and cashier Of
the Manufacturers National Bank OF Newark
was a lifelong Democrat until 1896, when the
Chicago platform and the nomination Of Bryan,
as IN the case OF many business and financial
men completely aIienated him. He voted for
Mckinley in 1895. and it is his intention this
year TO vote for the Republican National ticket
Said General Plume:
q regard a vote for Mckinley this year as
paramount duty Of every man who Is interested
in the welfare OF business and OF the country at
large. cannot conceive, under the circurn-
stances. how any men who ere connected with
the financial interests and who appreciate the
seriousness Of the propositions of the Chicago
platform TO be reaf7rmed at Kansas City next
month. can vote otherwise. The country's fnan-
csers are in a measure the guardians Of its pros
perity, and as the nations sEances well as
the welfare Of the people are determined largely
by political action, these guardians cannot with
out breach Of trust be Indifferent to elections in
which great financial issues are brought up for
settlement, and cannot withhold their AID 10 the
establishment and maintenance OF the correct
policy by the Government
.'77bs vital question in 1895 was that Of the
currency. and IL always ID wnen the NaIIoAa4
finances arc touched upon. All things else are
secondary and collateral We may SPEAK OF
great public enterprises, Of foreign trade extern
sion. of coast defence and navy ouudlng, OF de-
Tending our interests abroad and Of maintaining
the Monroe Doctrine, but let our National credit
be attacked our currency be debased and busi-
ness and industry be depressed, and we lie our
hands for all these things. We can then build
no isthulian canal. foreign trade interests
must laugJish must starVe the Navy, limit
APPROPRIATIONS for seacoast defenceE and take
the chances Of foreign insOlence against the
Monroe Doctrine. The financial question IS
the vital question, and the coming Presidential
election Will either settle It permanently or re-
omen H. 70 be a National sore for the next four
wears and 10 be fought all ever again four years
later after, perhaps. another period or intense
business depression. The BRYAN nomination and
canpaign Of 1896 was n attack on the National
finances and credit. It defeated, but, as re-
suits show, the BTyaniJes are only half beaten.
Their standard bearer has not ceased IN all these
four years declaring for the Chicago platform
and preparing for another battle at the polls. A
half beaten army is never despised by a good
general We must again meet and this time
anuibilate Organism. With the reelection Of
Mckinley in November rest in the as
srrance Of peruanenCy for the new financial
law and can be free to take up other great prob
lens that await settlement
.Az for President Mckinley, his reelection
should be q recognition also OF the splendid re-
s11lts OF the war with Spain for which he is en-
titled most largely 10 the credit. His hTmness,
sa gacity, good Judgment, decision and pre-euli-
ne1t courage in a great National crisis and in
an emergency new and startling are beyond
all praise we owe 10 the war and TO President
NfcKinIey's strong administration Of affairs dur
iYe the brief war period a prestige abroad which
is Of tnCalculable value TO US as a nation or the
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