The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-05
M'KINLEY'S LETTER.
Accepting the Republican Presi-
dental Nomination.
\ PfaIH Presentation of the Principal Is
sues Of the Pending Campaign From
= Republican Standpoint
Briefly Summarized.

The press Wednesday evening. Il is a
plain presentation of the principal
issues of the pending campaign from a
republican standpoint, of easy com
p~reIIensiou by ali readers. 1t is de-
voted principally to the discussion of
what he considers the three great
questions of the campaign, protection.
honest money and reciprocity. About
aone-third OF the letter is devoted to a
consideration of the free silver ques-
ti0u. in the course of which Maj. Nc
EiuIey says:
tn republican party has declared in favor
II an international agreement. and IL elected
president, it will be my duty 10 employ all
proper means to promote it. The free COIN
age OF silver ia this country would defer,
Z: not defeat, International 5imetalliSm,
and until 2n international agreement can
De aad, every interest requires Us to main
GaiE orr present standard. Independent free
coinage o. silver n 4 ratio Of IL ounces Of sill
yer 20 I ounce of gold would insure
Ehc speedy contraction Of the volume
OF OUr currency 1t would drive at
ieIsE 100 Of gold dollars. which we now
hlEe. permanently from the trade Of the coun-
50, and greatly decrease our per capita cir
HcEl4uGH- II il not proposed by the republican
party Gb take from the circulating medium
o. JIG Country any "a tuf SILVER We no" AdNt
On Cte contrary, it Is proposed 20 keep
Gil q the silver money now in circula-
Li8u On . parity with gold by maintain
ing Lssc pledge % the government that all OF 1t
shall h. equal to gold. This has been
Llse unbrOken policy OF the rerub-
s:c;.H party since 1873. Il has iaaugura'ed
no ucyr policy. 1t VIII keep IN circulation and
- god aS gold all Of the silver ard paper
money which are ROW included ii Tie currency
Of zhc cnuaIry. 1t Will maintain th"ir pari-
" II will preserve their equality in the fU-
VIrs- a. II has always done in the past. Il will
not consent TO pu, this country on a silver
1s>5s. which would inevitably follow indie
Deazden: free coinage ri d ratio of 10 to /. II
NIL oppose TIE expulsion OF gold from our cir
sulLfL0E-
~ there l. any one thing which should be
r-sa FROM speculation and fluctGatiOn IL i the
s1Guer q acouEiry. It ought never to he the
7s5yec. Of mere partisan contention. When
7Ea yarI with our labor. our products or our
yrJyeyy-. ur >EurlG receive in return money
WHICH Is - stable and unchangiaG in value as
-I.z Guz-s,1gijy az honest men can make 1t De
basaltseu: q the currency means destruction
GE EsiUg-v- No one Suffers 50 much from cheap
uazey as the farmers ana iHr3-crs. They are
gEn UCSt 10 fee IL. bad e1ectSjad the last 20 re-
Ciorcr from I3"m. This h-> been the
u-ssto-z. experience of all countries, and
.ircr. Us elsewhere. the poor, ANA not the
-fsg. are The grCater sufferers from
go B ALNEaNlf. ~ -hHHT f#- --'-- l. ''fH--.-
IA sijB alarming scycrirv upon Investments
already Uata, upon Insurance companies and
Ss.Ic Es1lscy holders. upon savings BANS ana
t1E n Gep0>ii3rS. upon building AID loan as
s~ssJtti0uS and their members, upon the say
zr.-s Of thrift. upon pensioners and their fam
lEiCS. and upon wage carriers ana the puTch2S-
lu- T.SsC- Of heir wages.
Discussing the tariff. the letter, after
u general review of the question, says:
ar z----t 80 ..-.,L -, a., -,I-,,,, ~ ,r,,,-.
vsisic ca * she ueed of the time, but an increase
III tEs V0lumic Of business. Not an increase of
F-O60 hut an increase OF confidence. Not more
cs1jg3gc, but Il more active use Of the money
SuSapd Not open minis for the unlimited
cniEaacc OF the silver Of the world, but open
mills for the full and unrestricted labor Of
American worlingmen. The employment of
our mtnGS for the coinage of the silver OF the
world would not bring neceSSaricS and comforts
Nf iitk- hack TO our people. This VIII only come
vslza tASo employment Of the masses. and such
employment is certain to follow the re-eStab-
GSHmeat of q wise protective policy which
shall encourage manufacturing at home. Pro-
GPStioH has lost none OF its virtue and I'M
Fas-a9nrc. The first duty of the republic
s.aa party, If restored to power in
che country, will be the enactment OF
Il garin law which will raise all the money
1ecI.Ssary to conduct the government, econom-
SrlIEy aEd honestly administered. and so adj
Iusfed as TO give preference to home mauufaC-
EurorS and adequate protection to home labor
=Ind the home market. We are net committed
no 5ay special schedules or rates Of duty. They
-Ire zvNf should be always subject to change
1a uecL new conditions, but the principle upon
JEbicE rates OF duty are imposed re-
TnSipS TIE same. Our duties should
n3WIys'5e high enough to measure the differ
eHcc between the wages paiG labor at nome
and in competing countries, and to adequately
pcutecS American Investments and American
enterprises
our farmers have been hurt by the changes
IN our tariff legislation as severely as our la
,srlreTs and manufacturers. badly as they
mace suffered. The republican plat
CORN wisely declares in favor Of such en-
c0arTEemcnt to our sugar interests "aS VIII
Trad tn the production on American soil of all
=Le sugar which the American people use" 1t
premises to our wool and wooden interests
the EIost ample protection a guaranty that
,otzEiTt to commend itself to every patriotic cit
5rea- Never was n more grievOuS wrong done
1-tHs Farmers OF our country than that So I'M
Justly inflicted during the past three years
EIpdu the wool growers OF America. Although
aua9Eg our most Industrious and useful citi-
zeaS- their interests have been prac-
Eicslig destroyed and our wooden manufacture
,srS jEVolTed in similar disaster. AT no time
within the past SO years, ard perhaps
rneFer during any previous period, have so
Macy OF our wooden factories been suspended
rs now. The republican party can be relied
Qlp44 70 correct these great wrongs IL again IN
trusocd with the control Of congress-
The letter gives statistics to show the
working of the reciprocity clause of the
tariff law of 1890 and the results of its
4brogation, and says:
TSsc reciprocity treaty between this country
amt Spain, touching the markets OF Cuba and
PrEsrto Rico, was announced September l, 1891.
The growth Of our trade with Cuba was phe-
uouIenaL In 1891 we sold that country but
IIGKi1 barrels OF -four; in 1892, 1866, l75; in 1898,
81 & Ell; and IN 1924. 66!,2iS. Here was a growth
OF nearly $50 per cent, while our expectations
OF 6puF TO Cuba for the year ending June 30,
ItS-tlse year following the repeal of the re-
.ciprocity treaty-fell to 319,S56 barrels, a loss
-DI nearly half our trade with that country.
The ralue of our total exports of merchandise
FROM che United States to Cuba in le9i-the year
pria- 70 the negotiation of the reciprocity
~traky-was 81, ~, ssS: in 1892, 81, S,519: in
IsgG. tsl,I 57y COS; in 1891, SO, SSH; but in 1895,
after the annulment of the reciprocity agree
,zueue, il fell to only sl2.ss7 ,661. Many similar ex-
auFlJes might be given OF our increased trade
under reciprocity with other countries. but
erxEssh has been shown of the efficacy of the
legislation of 1890 to justify the speedy restor-
ntior OF its reciprocity provisions"
Other portions of the letter advocate
the restraining of foreign immigration;
declares that the soldiers and sailors