The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-08-27
lie HAS ACCEPTED IT
Haior Mckinley Formally Announces
That He Is in the Race.
HIS OBJECTION TO SILVER
The Farmers and Laborers, He
says. Would -uffer by The Adop-
tion of Free Coinage-He for
international Agreement.

Canton, Aug. 26.-To-day the fol-
lowing formal letter OF acceptance OF
| the republican nomination for the
presidency was given out by Major
| Mckinley:
Hon. John NJ. Thurston, and other
members of the notification committee
of the republican national convention
Gentlemen: In pursuance Of the prom
Use made to your committee when noti-
fled OF my nomination as the repub-
lican candidate for president. l beg to
submit this formal acceptance OF that
high honor and to consider In detail
questions at issue In the pending cam
paign. Perhaps this might be consid-
cred unnecessary. In view OF my re-
marks on that occasion and those !
have made To delegations that have
visited me since the ST. Louis conven-
| ton, but In view OF the momentous
Importance OF the proper settlement OF
the issue and considering only the well
| fare and happiness OF our people.
| could not be conkent to omit again
| calling attention to the questions
which, In my opinion vitality affect our
strength and position among the gov
| ernments of the world and our morali-
| ty, integrity and patriotism as citizens
| OF that republic which for century
past has been the best hope OF the
world and the inspiration OF mankind.
We m ust not now prove false to our
own high standard In government nor
| unmindful of the noble example and
wise precepts OF the fathers or Of the
| confidence and trust which our con-
duct In the past always inspired
For the first time since 1868, II ever
before. there is presented to the Amer
lean people this year a clear and d.
| rect issue as to our monetary system,
| Of vast importance In its effects and
upon the settlement of which rests
largely the financial honor and pros
perity of the country. II Is proposed
by one wing OF the democratic party
| and its allies, the peoples and silver
| parties. to inaugurate the free and un-
| limited coinage OF silver by independ-
| ent action in the United States at a
ratio of 16 ounces Of silver to one
ounce of gold The mere declaration OF
| this purpose Is menace to our finan-
cial and Industrial interests and has
| already created universal alarm. II
involves great peril to the credit and
business of the country, peril so
grave that conservative men every
where are breaking away from their
| old party associations and uniting
| with other patriotic citizens In en-
| phatic protest against the platform OF
| the democratic national convention as
| an assault upon the faith and honor
| OF the government and the welfare Of
| the people. We have had few ques-
| tions In the lifetime of the republic
more serious tnan the one which Is
thus presented.
| THE character OF the money which
shali measure our Vaiues ana ex-
changes ana settie our balances WIN
one another ana win the nations OF
the world IL OF primary Importance
ana SO tar-reacning III its consequehces
as 10 cali for the palhstaking ihVesti-
| CATION, ana IN the end SOBER ana un-
| pretudiced judgment at the polls. We
must not be misled by phrases, nor
| deluded by false theories. Free silver
| would not mean that silver dollars
| were to be freely had without cost Of
| labor. 1t would mean the free use OF
| the mints OF the United States for the
| few who are owners OF silver bullion,
| but would make silver coin no freer
| to the many who are engaged in other
| enterprises. 1t would not make labor
| easier, the hours OF labor shorter or
| the nav better. II would not make
| farming less laborious or more profit
| able. II would not start a factory nor
| make a demand for an additional DAYS
labor n would create no new occu-
nations II would add nothing To the
| confort ~ tha masses the capital of
| tha neon,e or the wealth of the nation
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