Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1896-09-03
M'KINLEY ON FINANCE.
He Accepts the Nomination i'm an
Exhaustive Letter.
That Part Relating to Protection, Reciprocity,
Civil Service and Other Issues viii
Appear Next Week.

The following is Maj. McKinley's
letter of acceptance So far as it re-
lates to the coinage question. His
discussion of the tariff and other is
sues will appear next week:
CANTON, o., Aug. 26.-Hon. John
NJ. Thurston and other members Of
the Notification Committee of. the
Republican National Conventions:
Gentlemen-ln pursuance of the
promise made tT your committee
when notified of my nomination as
the Republican candidate for presi-
dent, beg to- submit this formal ac-
ceptance of that high honor, and to
consider i'm detail the questions at
issue In the pending campaign Per-
haps this might be considered unnec-
essary, in view of my remarks on
that occasion, and those ! have
made to delegations that have Wis
tied me since the st. Louis cOnven-
ton, but i'm view of the momentous
Importance of the proper settlement
of the issues presented on our future
prosperity and standing AS a nation,
and considering only the welfare and
happiness of our people, IcOuld not he
content to omit again calling atten-
ton to the questions, which i'm my
opinion vitally affect tourstrength an,l
position among the governments oi
the world, and our morality, integ-
rity and patriotism ascitizens of that
republic which for a century past has
been the best hope of the world and
inspiration of mankind. We must
not now prove false to our own high
standards i'm government, nor un-
mindful of the noble example and
the wise precepts of the fathers, Oh
of the confidence and trust which
our conduct i'm the past always in
spired.
The Free Coinage of Silver.
For the first time since 1868, ifneveI
before, there is presented to the
American people this year a clean
and direct issue as to our monetary
system of vast Importance i'm effects
and upon the right settlement %
which rests largely the financial hon
or and prosperity of the country. II
is proposed by one wing of the Dem
ocratic party and it's allies, the Peo
pies and Silver parties, to inaugur
| ate the free and unlimited coinage o
silver by independent action of tn,
| United States at a ratio of 16 ounces
of silver to one ounce of gold. Tn,
mere declaration of this purpose is a
menace to our finacial and industria
interests and has already created
universal alarm. 1t envolves great
peril to the credit and business of tn,
country, a peril SO grave that con
servative men everywhere are break
ing away from their old party asso
Citations and uniting with othel
fpatriotic citizens i'm emphatic pro-
tests. against the platform of th'
Democratic national convention, al
an assault upon the faith and honol
of the government and the welfar'
of the people. We have had few
/ luc Iuctluut oi tue
public more serious than the on,
which is thus presented.
No Benefit to Labor.
The character of the money whicl
shall measure our values and ex
changes and settle our balances will
one another and with the othe
nations of the world, il of such pri
mary Importance, and 30 far reach
ing in it's consequences as to call fo
the most painstaking investigation
and in the end a sober and unpreju
diced judgment at the polls. W,
must not be misled by phrases, mol
deluded by false theories. Free sill
yer would not mean that silver dol
lars were to be freely had withou,
the cost of labor. 1t would mean tn.
free use of mints of the United States