Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-09-17
,.:HOBARlvs REPLY.
Republican Candidate for Vice
President Formally Accepts. g
Extracts from His Letter-Gives His
Views at Length on tho Money CUES. a
ton and Other Issues Of the
Campaign.

"AAAR"AoAs
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; 3. 1ss6--Hon: Charles
ton Committee of the Republican, National
in accepting the nomination for the office
0d+ me vice presidency rendered me by the
that body as the party basis Of doctrine.
In accordance with accepted usage beg
OF my views. BY some additional refec-
lions upon the questions which are in de-
bate before the American people.
should b be as axed iu and pe pc s as the
nation itself. To secure and retain the
best should be the desire of every right
tons. continuous and unvarying certainty
OF value should be it's distinguishing char
acteristic. The experience Of all history
stamped. viii ffinaiiy Command in the mar
materials which compose it. The dollar Of
our country IN Whether g Ct goid or h
this In the market, by precisely that sum
will some one be defrauded.
The free coinage Of silver at the ratio Of
has ever before proposed. and it is not to-
day permitted In any mint In the world
Ss Is to
titious ratio, fixed with no reference to in
trinsic value or pledge of ultimate redemp-
than 70 cents per ounce, in the market,
such policy means an immediate profit
to the seller Of silver fer which there - is
% n aos %orth of silver @sSai
OF stamped coin viii be given in exchange.
For 500 worth Of bullion nearly 200 silver
dollars will be delivered. EF
ment to create by it's nat. money Of. flcti-
tious value, would dishonor US in the eyes
Of other peoples. and bring infinite re-
business and financial consequences OF
such an immoral act would be world wide.
because our 6 commercial relations 4 are
lands must be made. not with the money
which may be legally current in our own
nations with It'll Whieb o our relations are most
cordial and extensive. and no legislative
enactment can free us from that inevitable
than 80 per cent. Of the commerce of the
world is settled in gold or on a gold basis.
Such tree coinage legislation, II ever con-
every producer of wheat. cotton. corn or
% The sg gfed gafe. 70 ss Ps
at profit fixed by the government and
against all producers Of iron. steel. zinc or
sSSgRe1 me TaG % nf6 cS
would, as well. be fraud upon all persons
forced to accept a currency thus stimu-
The proposition for free and unlimited
silver coinage. carried to its logical con-
baor and hut Is
for the reputation Of all existing indebt-
edness, public and private, to the extent
sac Rea e cent q as daes an Of
able. and therefore without any standard
characterization Of pubic interest and pubiic
honor demands that this proposition should
be rejected by the American people.
.sition to thus debauch the currency and to
unsettle all conditions Of trade and COM
-merce: the party responsible Tor this plat
,ment to protect the lives and property OF
its citizens against internal dlsorderFand
BY the
OF Individual rights and the public welfare.
and it even threatens to destroy the in
court, which has been considered the last
refuge OF the citizen against every form
of outrage and Injustice. In the face Of the
serious peril which these propositions en-
body; 1t would seem that there could be but
one sentiment among right-thinking citi-
-xSuSs az 10 the Outy u tue nOuT. All men,
OF Whatever party. who believe in law, and
have some regard for the sacredness of in.
~dividual and institutional rights, must
s. unite in defense OF the endangered interests
of the nation. asss ssss,s, rsg 5EsssE II. =
81 While the financial issue which has been
thus considered, and which has come, as
the result OF the agitation of recent years,
to occupy peculiar cOnspicuousness, is
admittedly Of primary Importance, there
is another question which must command
"a careful and serious attention. Our f1nau-
.cial and business condition is at this mo-
ment one Of almost Unprecedented de-
preston. Our great Industrial system is
seriously paralyzed. Production In many
important branches of manufacture has
altogether ceased. Capital is without re-
.munerative employment. Labor Is idle.
The revenues Of the government are in
,sary expenses These conditions are not
come of q mistaken economic policy de-
liberately enacted, and would not involve
any violent disturbance of our existing
commercial system, to enact necessary
tariff notifications along the lines OF ex-
perience. -
Our party holds that by a wise adjust
ment Of the tariff, conceived in modera-
ton and with view to stability, we may
secure all needed revenue, and it declares
that In the event Of its restoration to
power, 1t will seek to accomplish that re-
suit. It holds, too, that it is the duty Of
the government to protect and encourage
in all practicable ways the deVelOnmenf ~