What Changed M'kinley's Views

In no speech or letter has McKinley ever attempted to give any reason for his radical change of opinión on the silver questioa. If Mr. McKinley will inform the public what change has taken place for the better in monetary affairs, either in this country or in any„ocher nation, having a single gold Standard, we are ready to give his explanation careful and fair consideration. A part of McKinley's silver record while in congress is as follows: In November, 1SS7, he voted for the Bland bill, providing for the free and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1. Laier, in 1S7S, he voted to pass over the president's veto the Bland-Allison act, ■vhich provided for the purchase of silver to the amount of $2,000.000 to 54.000,000 a month. Congressman McKinley did this against the wishes of a Reuublican president and a Repúblicas sccretary of state, both Ohio men. In January. 1S7S, he voted for the Matthews' concurrent resolution declariug the bonds payable in silver. In March, 1891, in a speech at Toledo he arraigned President Cleveland for his eontinual attacks on silver and as late as 1S94 in a speech at Findlay, O., he reiterated his arraignment of Cleveland for his war against silver. The question which Republican voters want answered is how did the gold syndicate effect such a radical change in Major