Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1896-08-28

Major McKinley's letter of acceptance
of the republican nomination for presi.
dent was no more and no less than what
wac to have been expected. It is the
special plea of a lawyer retained to de-
fend a doubtful cause, and at the same
time the strained effort of a man to re-
%concile the wide differences that exist
between his past and present conduct,
10 sum up his references to the financial
plank, he declares that it is in line with
the unvarying policy and record of the
party, that it has ever advocated BIZ
metallism, but only upon an international
agreement, for to quote his words: "Bi-
metallism cannot be secured by indie
pendent action on our part" This is a
direct contradiction to every vote he cast
in congress upon tho silver question
Mr.. Mckinley devotes much space &c
what he calls the 53-cent dollars, and
lays stress upon the goldbug assertion
that with free coinage tho parity between
the two metals cannot be maintained
because it will not be the duty of the
government to maintain it. This is sim
ply a bald faced dogmatic assertion that
is not justified by history in this or any
other country. Neither he nor any other
man can give a reason or mako an argu-
ment based upon facts that will sustain
any auch position. The contrary ia tho
case, and he knows it. Free coinagei is
not an experiment in this country, It is
nothing new. 1t has been tried and not
found wanting, and the claptrap about
changed conditions, the large increase
in the product and the consent OK other
nations is only a bugaboo, cOnjured VI
to brighten those who have not inquired
into the subject. The fact is, as stated
by the best economists in this and othel
countries, that if the United States re
turns to bimetalIism, the other nation
Will be compelled to do the same, an
the parity will maintain itself.
His assumption that all the pa
triotiem and honesty Of the land wa
centored in the St. Louis convention is
campaign rot, for it was notorious that
many Of the delegates to that body =e-
cured seats by unbIusbing bribery anu
that he was the beneficiary e the IN.
famoualy corrupt transactions. His in
situations that the democratic platform
advocates reputation and contains Ill
attack upon government by law are
| ryr, s,,t{n,,o ptnI ,rpp,plnl nod lii naf.
encea to scctionalism and classes come
with poor grace from a man who is the
agent and mouthpiece OF the arrogant
money class, who, in their efforts {.
elect him, have banded themselves t.
gcther and are exercising mercilossly d..
the power that wealth gives. Finally
his appeal to deity to preserve tnViolata
our country's name and honor is a hoI
low mockery. IL instead Of appealing to
deity, he would call upon his hackers
to cease their assaults upon the
ballot box and the rights Of voters,
to abandon their campaign Of bar
ter and intimidation and permit the
masses to exercise the right Of
suffrage unaWed, he would show that he
had some claim 10 loyalty and some re-
spect for law aud American institutions.
AS it ia, the Hanna campaign IN his be
half gives the lie to his professions and
proves his arrant hypocrisy. II the deity
takes any interest in this contest it will
not be on tho side of ~eeltishnees, corrup-
ton, bribery and intimidation, and that
is what Mckinley stands for.