Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-08-06
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eminent creditor.
"The contest this year will not be
waged upon lines of theory and specula-
ton, but in the light of severe practical
| experience and new and dearly ac--
quired knowledge. The great body of
our citizens know what they want, and
that they intend to have. They know
for what the Republican party stands,
and what it's return to power means to
| them. They realize that the Republican
party believes that our work should be
done at home, and not abroad, and ey-
erywhere proclaim their devotion to the
| principles of a protective tariff, which,
while supplying adequate revenues for
the government, will restore American
production and serve the best interests
of American labor and development.
Appeal to the Plain People.
"Our appeal, therefore, is not to a
false philosophy or vain theorists, put TO
the masses of the American people, the
plain, practical people, whom Lincoln
| loved and trusted and whom the Repub-
| lican party has always faithfully striyen
to serve The platform adopted by the
Republican national convention has re-
| ceived my careful consideration, ana mas
my unqualified approval. 1T is matter
of qualification to me, as L am sure IT
must be to you, and Republicans every
| where and to all our people that the eX-
| pressions of it's declaration of principles
are so direct, clear and emphatic. Ihey
are too plain and positive to leave any
| chance for doubt or question as to their
| purport and meaning. But you will not
| expect me to discuss its provisions at
| length, or in any detail, at this time. 1t
/ will, however, be my duty and pleasure
| at some future day to make to you ana
| through you to the great party you rep
resent q more formal acceptance OF the
| zion tanlarn1 No could
be more profoundly grateful than L for
manifestations of public confidence OF
which you have so eloquently spoken.
ut shall be my aim to attest this APP
| appreciation by an unsparing devotion
| TO what I esteem the best interests of
the people, and in this work / ask the
| counsel and support of you gentlemen
| and of every other friend of the country.
'The generous expressions with Whlch
| you, sir, convey the official notice OF my
nomination are highly appreciated and
as fully reciprocated, and L thank you
| and your associates of the notification
| committee and the great party and con-
ventiOn at whose instance you come Tor
the high and exceptional distinction be-
slowed upon me-
Hon. Garrett A. Hobart-His Statesman
| like Reply to the Notification
| Committee.
| Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen or the
| Committee: l beg to extend to you my
| grateful acknowledgements for the very
| kind and fiattering terms in which you
convey the formal announcement OF my
nomination for Vice-President of the
United States by the Republican nation
al convention at st. Louis. | am pro-
foundry sensible of the honor which has
been done me and through me to the
state in which all my life has been spent,
| in m selection candidate for tllS
high Office. | appreciate it the more be-
cause it associates me, in contest which
| involves the gravest issues, with one who
represents in his private character and
public career the highest intelligence and
best spirit of his party and with whom
my personal relations are such as to af-
ford a guaranty of perfect accord in the
work of the campaign which is before
| us.
1t is sufficient for me to say at this
time that, concurring without other serv-
ices in all the declarations of principle
and policy embodied in the st. Louis plat
| form, l accept the nomination rendered
to me with full appreciation of its re-
sponsbilities and with an honest pur-
pose. in the event that the people shall
ratify the choices made by the national
convention, to discharge any duties
which may devolve upon me with sole
reference to the public good.
Let me add that it will be my earnest
effort in the coming campaign to con,
tribute in every way possible to the sue
cess of the party which we represent
and which to the important issues of
the time stands for the best interests OF
the people. Uncertainty and instability as
to the money question involves most Sc,
riOus consequences to every interest and
to every citizen of the country. The
gravity OF this question cannot be over
estimated. There can be no fnancia
security, no business stability, no rea
prosperity where the policy of the gov.
eminent as to that question is at all O
matter of doubt. Gold is the one stan
dard of value among all enlightened com
mercial nations. All financial transac
tons of whatever character, all business
enterprises, all individual or corporate in
yestments are adjusted to it,
An honest dollar, worth 100 cents ev
erywhere, cannot be coined out of ):
cents worth of silver, plus Legislative
fiat. Such debasement of our currency
would inevitably produce incalculable loss
appalling disaster, and national dishonor
1t is fundamental principle in coinag e
: recognized and followed by all the states
men of America in the past, and never
yet safely departed from, that there car
be only one basis upon which gold anC
, silver may be concurrently coined a:
money, and that basis is equality, not il
weight, but in the commercial value OF
. tHe metal contained IN the respective
coins. This commercial value is fixed b,
the markets of the world, with which the
great interests of our country are neces
sarily connected by innumerable bushes.
ties which cannot be severed or ignored
Great and self-reliant as our country is
1t is great not alone within its own Dor
ders and upon it's own resources, bu
because it also reaches out to the end,
OF the earth in all manifold department.
OF business, exchange and commerce.
and must maintain with honor its stand
ing and credit among the nations of the
earth.
The question admits of no compromise
1t is vital principle at stake, but it i,
In no sense partisan or sectional. 1t con
Germs all people. Ours, as one of tn,
foremost nations, must have a monetary
standard equal to the best. 1t is of vita
consequence that this question should b,
settled now in such a way as to restor,
public confidence here and eyerywher,
, in the integrity of our purpose. A doub
of that integrity among the other grea,
commercial countries of the world vii
not only cost us millions of money, bu
that which, as patriots, we should treas
, ure still more highly-our industrial ant
commercial supremacy.
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