The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-09-17
HOBART WILL RUN.
He Accepts tho Republican Nomi-
nation for Woe President.

Hia Views on the Money Question and
Tariff Issue-Denounces Democrat 10
Position with Reference to
Federal Courts.
Paterson. N. j., Sept. 1o.-Following
ore extracts from the letter of Hon.
Carrot A. Hobart accepting the repub'
lican nomination for vice president:
Paterson. n. j.. Sept. 9. lsse.-.Hon; Charles
lion Committee Of the Repubiiean National
Conventions: Gentlemen: 1 have already,
Of the vice presidency rendered me by the
national republican convention, expressed
ny Of the Of
In accordance with accepted usage beg
to me that
bate before the American people.
should u n be as fixed and PERMANENT as the
nation itself TS secure a9d retain n, the the
h9 staen he ssre 81
Of value should be its distinguishing char
confirms the truth that every coin. made
under any lay. howsoeysr that coin 20 nm may be
kets Of the world the exact value Of the
materials which compose 1t. The dollar Of
6a c vsTs e
so much as any dollar is worth less than
this in the market, by precisely that sum
will some one be defrauded.
a. Effect Of FREQ Coinage.
The free coinage OF silver at the ratio Of
sixteen to one, is a policy which no nation
has ever before proposed, and It is not to-
aaS Meado N is %
thu coinage unlimited: at an absolutely ac-
tittous ratio, fixed with no reference to IN
ton, With silver at It's present price Of leFs
than 70 cents per ounce in the market,
{othe sRe IiSS Of silver for Which, there is
no. return now or hereafter to the people
er the orfb Of aver 6af
q stamped coin T Ss givsn II n, eS 81 s;;E
Fer 500 worth Of bullion nearly 2oos'lver
KY attempt on the part Of the govern
S create %o by dshtnor ns IN o eyes
p OF upps tRhe national The
sSeh a ana w
because our commercial relations are
Hs b All s nas %eh t x mahy
country FIT in sSld ths standasd Of al
enactment can free us from that Inevitable
4Ssn 50 Der een Of te %
world is Settled in gold or On gold basis:
Such II ever aga9at
ryeE-who should in Justice be equally en-
1rodac w'' to the United States trsssury
against ali producers Of iron. steel. zinc or
their metals made into current, coin. It
would, as we'll. be fraud upon all persons
lated and at the same time degraded.
The Assault ON the Courts.
Nor is this all. Not content with propo-
sition 10 thus debauch the currency and to
merce, the party responsible for this plat
form denies the competency OF the govern.
ent to protect the and Of
reared BY the constitution for the defense
ana it even threatens to destroy the in
tegrity and independence OF the supreme
VI
Of outrage and injustice. In the face of the
serious peril which these Rropositi'99ns en- en-.
scns. as to the duty Of the hour. Ali men,
Saye 81
na tha ga as
Of the nation.
The Tarin Issue.
Our party holds that by a wise adjust
ment Of the tariff, conceived in modera-
s9a wata I
that in. the, event OF its restoration to
it VII seek t t5st that re-
the government to protect and encourage
In oil practicable ways the development Of
domestic industries, the elevation of home
and the Of the
FORM Of iegisla tion which would lodge in
the government the power to do what the
eq 3 to 30 18th af Mse snS nS It
to discriminate in favor Of our own ma
terial resources. and the utilization. under
the best attal1able conditions, Of our own
dustry.
The platform Of the republican national
convention states the party position con
referred to. These, while at the present
time OF subordinate Importance, should not
Be The Lie party he
gressions whatever whet her at home Or
SSesd h6 ss ts s Sa ts
about with law. Regarding the ballot as
the expression and embodiment of the SOW
ersignty ,a .s tt 'ritv c and 1t has
In our foreign relations t has iabored 70
secure to every man entitled to the shelter
co With International obligatioh. K
It should be restored to rulersh1p. 1t would
inf,ise needed vigor into our relations WITH
zenship. but Of humanity itself.
am. gentlemen Of the comm 19Hte yer very
truly yours GARRETT a. HooAI'
Cost Four Lives.
Eureka, CAL, Sept. 14.-By thecol-
lapse of bridge on the Arcata e. Mad
River railroad near this city Sunday
afternoon an accommodation train was