Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-09-04


terable Opposition to Independent Free
Silver Colnage-Favors International BIZ
metallism-Says 1t Is No New Departure
From Republican Doctrine-Review of
Tariff LeGislation-The Demand Tor Pro-
tection-Eavors Reciprocity In Trade.
The Immigration Question Republican
National Platform Fully Endorsed.
Hon. John NJ. Thurston and Others, Mem
hers Of the Notification Committee of the
Republican National Convention:
GENTLENIEN-In pursuance of the prom
Use made to your committee when notified
of my nomination as the Republican can
didatc for president leg To submit this
formal acceptance Of tnat Eigh houor and
to consider in detail questions at issue in
the pending campaign Perhaps this might
be considered unnecessary in view of my
remarks on that occasion and those have
made to delegations that have visited me
since the st Louis convention, but in view
of the mOmcntous Importance of the prop
er settlement of the issues presented on
our future prosperity and standing as a
nation, and considering only the welfare
and happiness of our people. ! could not be
content to omit again calling attention to
the questions which in my opinion vitality
affect our strength and position among the
governments of the world and our moral
ity, integrity and patriotism as citizens of
that republic which for Il century past has
been the best hope of the world and the
inspiration of mankind. We must NOT now
prove false to our own hich standards i'm
government or unmindful of the noble
example and wise prccepts of the fathers or
of the confidence and trust which our con-
duct in the past has always insured.
For the first time since 1SGS if ever he
fore, there is presented to the American
peoplc this vear II clear and direct issue as
to our monetary system. of vast imnor
tance in its effects and upon the right set
Element of which rest largely the financial
honor and prosDcritv of the country. If is
proposed bv one wing Of the Democratic
party and its nllics-the PcoDlc's and
Silver partios-to inauouroto thn free and
unlimited coinage of silver Neutrality-suspicious.
action ON fine nnrt of tbn T-nitrd Stotee MT
a ratio of is ounoes of silver +, / ounce of
gold Tba moro declor,tion Of +bis mr.
nose is n menace tn orr financial and in
dustriol interests and has olrnodv cro,+ed
universal alarm. It involves rroot noril tn
the credit and business If tho countrr a
neril 81 rrovo tbot conservative mon cto,.r-
where are broakino nv,v from tboir old
marty nssociations and nniting With other
natriotic citizens in cmnbatic nrotest
agai,,st tbc for,,, of +ba Ilor,ocra+io no
tional convention as an assault upon the
faith ana honor OF the government and the
welfare OF the people. We have had few
questions IN the lifetime OF the republic
more serious than the one which Is thus
presented
The Measure of Values.
The character of the money which shall
measure orr values and eycbanons and soft.
tie orr balances with one anotborond ,vi+b
the nations of the world is Of such urinary
importaucc and so fnrrcocbino i'm IFS con-
seoupncps rs TO call for rho most ,,,ire+.,1--
ing Investigation ana i'm tbe ond "a .ober
and unprciuCirod Indictment ot fine nolIs
We must NOT IN, 1tislcl ,,.t,hr..os ,r dol,d-
ed bv false Theory I1r,a eilvnr ,voild NOT
mean that silver dollars worn to Io Crnol,,
l.l ,-;.i..,.t ....