The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-27
NKINLEY ACCEPTS
A Strong Letter on Cam
paign Issues.
VIGOROUS, PLAIN WORDS.
Protection, Money and Reel
procity the Questions.
a LONG SILVER DISCUSSION
ihe Candidate Unaltersbly Opposed
TO Free Coinage.
fsrfi In the Democrarsc-Popuii-t Plank
fsvering Trredeemabie Paper Money
The Efrort to Array Glass Again-,
'ia<s Reprcheasfhie In the Highest
Degree - Comparison OF the condg-
ti"n or the Country Under the Me-
hiniey Law and Today.
The Candidate Unalterably Opposed
TO Free Coinage.

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4etteF OF sccsr tanee was ixRaAa fasaw u,
= q plain. practical. sensible and strong
presentation Of the principal ISSUES Of ne
.aHipaisn from a Republican sfandnoint
- easy comprehension by all readers n
= devoted Principally 10 the discussion Of
e4'aa ne conssders the great Questions Of
atsspassn. protecfion money and
IttsPfoeitt About one-thfrd OF the mes
sage Is devoted 10 = consideration of ne
siss sl4s@r question. Re announces that
~ - 9Astfsraoly opposed to free coinage
-" SHOWS that the Republican position In
the pendinE campaign is 40 new departure
SAt that its proposition 10 maintain gola
ahG snver coin ~ a parity has been the
po4ieF or the Republican party since iSTs
re SAYS x has tnsugurated no neS policy
~ Wal Keep IN circulation and a. good as
soid All OF the silver and paper money
which are now included In the currency
et the country It wln maintain thelr
parity II will preserve their equality in
the future as 4, has always done In the
past. IL viii not consent 70 nut the limited
States on a silver basis. which would i'm
mediately follow free coinage II viii op-
pose the expulsion of god from our cir
eu'ation. RE says that the farmers and
isoorets would suffer most by the adop-
ton OF free silver.
The SILVER question In his Judgment Is
not the only Issue affecting our money ia
TIE penang contest. He considers the
declaration 0f the Democratic and Popu-
iist party sor unlimited. lrredeenable raper
money as tho most serious menace 10 our
financial standing and credit that could
he conceived. and appeals % every patriotic
citizen 20 promptly meet and defeat r.
lie condemns "a IN the highest degree
reprehensible al efforts 10 array class
against class" the classes against the
masses. section against sertlOu. labor
aE@inst capital, the poor against the rich,
ar interest against interest
He considers protection as an issue of
supreme importance. and observes that
while "the peril OF free silver IS a rlenace
20 be feared. We are already experiencing
the effect of partial free trade The enc
be wotsid avert. the other correct.
fie recommends the immediate restora-
tlon by congress OF the reciprocity sections
Of tho tariff law OF 1890. with such amend
nents. x any. as time and experience sane
tIons as wise and proper. The underlying
principle OF this legislation, he declares.
should hc strictly observed. This he ex-
plains Is 20 afford new markets for oar
surplus agricultural and manufactured
products without loss 10 ne American
iaborsr Of q single days Work that he
might otherwise procure
He discusses foreign imsn igratiop briefly
but forcibly. lie ccTnmeuds legislation
that will prevent ths coming here o. al
who make war upon cur institutions" or
pTohf BY public dlsguiet and turmoil lie
favors liberal pensions for the soldiers
and sailors