The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-08-08

National Party Candidates Write letter.
OF Acceptance.
Alliance, O., Aug. 5.--The formal let
tiers of acceptance OF the national party
candidates for president and vice prcsi-
dent--Charles Il. Bentley, of Lincoln,
Neb., ana James III. Southgate, of Dur
ham, N. C.-was issued Tuesday from
the national headquarters of the party
in this city. Mr.. Bentley says. in part:
"In formally accepting this nomination.
freught with equal honor and responsibili-
| ~. do so with an abiding faith IN the JUS
ice 81 our cause ana c9nna .a t1rst I'm ia
| formation OF the national party we can
/ rightly trace the irrepressible onward
movement OF reform. that. spurnlnH all
eyasions. sIlences or compromises. declares
/ the determined purpose OF the masses 10
redeem this nation from the dominion OF
greed and restore ~ In purity and power 10
| the people. In the platform adopted Al
| Pittsburgh find embodied In terse and un-
eQuivocal statement magnificent declara.
ton OF principles. 4 most cordially anu
| heartily assent TO it's every declaration.
by declaring IN its first resolution for
| the suppression or the manufacture ana
| sale OF alcoholic beverages and rejecting all
pans for regulating or compromising with
the liquor traf1c, the nationai party stanas
/ sQuarely for the destruction and extinction
| OF the saloon system. A more emphatic
! and specific declaration for the suppression
| OF the liquor traffic has never been made.
'"rhe manufacture OF distilled and fer
mented liquors Is under the authority and
/ immediate supervision or the federal gov
! eminent In the importation and eNporta-
i zion OF liquors and in the interstate COM
merco OF the same, the general govern
i ment alone has full jurisdiction. The same
| power il exercised In the territories. the
/ District OF Columbia and in all places un-
| der control OF the general government.
| The internal revenue system 10y which.
| through tax and license, the nation collects
| nearly one-third or its direct reNenue-On
/ distilled and fermented liquors-illustrut ties
| gff ff,n NJ RI n
1 ment's responsibiity-and It's completely
in the manufacture and sale OF alcoholic
/ beverages.
THE right Of citizen suffrage. without dis
| tinction OF sex, ~ a cardinal principle IN our
party faith. While expediency or cow
| ardice have either suppressed Suffrage or
| stricken IL out OF every other party plat
! form but our own, the national party be-
| lieves, and asserts its belief that woman
should have the same means OF protecting
| herself, her home and her children. her
property and her happiness. by ballot that
mo issue to-day enters more largely into
/ the arena OF public discussion and polit-
| zeal controversy than that Of finance. This
issue has not been forced by any radical
| changes In the country's financial policy,
] through recent legislation but is simply the
| disastrous elimination OF financial meth
/ DDS that have dominated the government
4 through long series OF years.
| THE conditions imposed upon the ma
i ton by it's creditors In funding the inn
/ menRe debt OF the civil war have in them
selves been the fruitful source OF much
! evil legislation. These appear especially
| I'm interest obligations payable I'm coin TO
| the bondholder as a favored creditor. IN
| the purpose 20 make the bonded debt per-
petual. and ia the class legislation OF the
| national banking system, whereby the
| government confers upon individuals or
! corpora tons the power TO issue money,
| thus delegating 10 them power which was
| expressly reserved for the general gov
| eminent. The national party insists that
| this constitutional prerogative OF the fed
| eral government shall be maintained IN the
issue OF all money, and without the inter-
| ~ n a. aIf iggrf et..t.
/ or banking institution.
The legal tender quality OF money. which
stamps it's usefulness, Is conferred ~ the
/ act OF all the people, and whatever benefit
| arises from the issue OF money should be
for the benefit OF the whole people and not
| for a favored few. The same national
credit that quickly disposes. at a premium.
| OF hundreds OF millions OF dollars Of gold
| interest bearing bonds Is amply SUFFICIENT
as a basis for non-interest government
''The absolute money quality OF he ma
| tons currency, be Il gold, silver or paper,
| and its equal purchasing and debt-paying
power. must be asserted and maintained
| The sovereign principle OF currency issue
| involved In the legal-tender act, and ar
| frmed by the supreme court or the United
j States, must not be lost nor compromised
/ by any legislation that would exalt TO
/ standards OF redemption one or more money
| metals, and debase TO a token currency all
/ the rest OF the circulating medium The
| national party has keen sense OF the
wrong inflicted upon the people and the
/ debtor classes In the demonstration OF
|
/ place the money scepter in the hands OF
| private and corporate wealth.
Bonds and other obligations made pay
able In coin must be liquidated according
| to the terms OF the contract. For this
| purpose the money metals should have
! equal rights OF coinage, and the ratio valde
/ that prevailed when the bulk OF the debt
| was contracted ought In equity TO be re-
stored in canceling the obligations. The
/ asserted need or an international agree
ment IN establishing money value ratios
| Is only the cunning sophistry OF the money
/ mower. Congressional legislation struck
\ down silver and doubled the value OF the
\ gold dollar. The same power, moving with
IN the orbit OF constitutional intent. can
restore and establish the just relative value
! OF the metals
The national party VIII accept no place
/ in the sham battle on tariff, which Is fought
/ over again every four years between the
republican and democratic parties. The
| difference between "a Wilson and "A McI(in-
| ures Both arc built 10 shield every pow
/ erfu trust, and both levy tax on what the
people consume rather than on what they
The letter OF the vice presidential NOM
inee, j. IA, Southgate, Is In a strain similar
| 10 that OF Mr.. Bentley's. He thanks the
! convention for making him the candidate
and is willing TO accept the duties or the
| position He observes that his party wants
| 10 serve the whole people as public serv-
| ants, and not as partisan masters, an the
EVOLUTION OF ruler ana nopier nationai
| in the party's platform, he concludes as fol-
lows: ,,
| litical chaos, without prestige. pedigree or
| purse, yet armed with the power OF truth:
| founded upon immortal government prin-
ciples-equal rights, equal justice, equal
| opportunity I'm the race OF life pervaded by
| that humanitarian spirit which claims
each for all and all Tor each with clear
| perception OF the sanctity and GUARDIAN
| ship OF the humblest home domed by the
| American heavens, the national party VIII
| be the medium through which the loftiest
| patriotic endeavor Will ind expression.
- ~ SOUTHGATE.
durham, ~. c., July 81, 1896"