The San Francisco call., 1896-07-07
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
McKINL EY'S IDEAL.

ENGLISH APPREHENSION CoNCERSING OUR SILL
YER AGITATION.
To tie Editor Of the San Francisco Cdu-SIR:
In common with all citizens who seek first the
welfare OF our country, have read with seri-
Gus interest the able address of Major Mekin-
ley 10 the notification committee on accepting
the nomination OF the Republican party as its
candidate for the Presidency. He has now
spoken in wen-considered terms on the hnan-
cial issue. AS Lincoln Republican and Popu-
list accept, with slight change, this pivotal
declaration:
''The American people hold the financial
honor of our Government as sacred as our flag
and can be relied upon 10 guard it with the
same sleepleSs vigilance" This was McKin-
ley's ideal. The change in this ideal which I
desire ss 8 Populist is this: ''The American
people hold the paper money OF our Govern
ment IS sacred as our flag, and can be relied
upon 10 guard il with the same sleepleSs vigi-
lance" The time is drawing near when this
viii be profoundly true, and then, like the
flag. our National money Will become, SIS Cae-
ssr's money stood for Cesar, sn emblemalle
expression OF the Nations honor and su-
thority and patriotism and power and match
less resources.
That is the Populisi idesl as understand it.
snd claim that IL is more truly American, !,
more patriotic, more philosophical. and, in
deed, more Republican and more Democratic
Lincoln and Jefferson understood party
principles, than Major MeKinley's really fue
!
lenge any goIdiie Republican or Democrat 10
ssy that il IS no, all ! eisiTn, nay, far more
Even gold blind pref iudice itself Will not deny
that Major Mckinley : ielieitous declaration Is
weak ana savoEs too much OF Wall street as
compared with my Populist modification OF il.
Al all events, my challenge stands Sld IS made
without Limitation.
If this seems bold or indiscreet, let him con-
slider we'll who inclines TO accept my challenge,
Tor the decision viii resi- with the people, and
they begin 10 understand the money question
farther Ir.E hz
American people paper money OF that kind,
based on the sentiment that upholds the flag
and back IL As we 90 the fsg by the honor, the
authority, the patriotism, the power sn0 the
nstchleSS resources OF the Nation, and give
them enough OF IL 10 Go the business OF the
country on : cash basis, and The Financial
honor OF the Government" VIII need no
-sles pless vigilance 10 guard it'' sgains. the
gold power OF our own country, or SgsinsI suv
gold-nad nation on earth I challenge any
goldiie 10 say NE nay 70 THAI delegation also.
These sre some OF the Thoughts which came
70 NE IS ] reSd snd then neiiIsted UPON
Major Achlniey's address this Fourth Of July
afternoon; but defer other reference 10 this
mastery address that ! may ask sny Repnb-
liesn VINO fesrs fhst the success of silver
men 81 this time may De iraught With danger
10 our commercial and industrial interests %
read with due care the representations OF. the
great financial journal OF England snd the
few lines of comment by the Philadelphia
Item. from which copy under the signifeant
utls, ~Eree Silver snd American Progress as
follows:
An editorial il the London Commerce, $
recognized trade sutho,ity, s champion OF
gold monorne Lallsrn f9r England, and els lining
the lsrges circulation n the world, has caused
considsrsbl tslk among business men. From
u the following extract IS ISken:
Leaving the question OF tariff fo- moment
let Us consider what $ blnetSliisf America " IL
mean for rs. II the arst place 1t wiz mean sn
immediate premium on American exports
The eject OF coming silver 81 the proposed ra-
10 would, in all probability, bring about q
great boom IN IAmericsnl manufactures OF al