The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-09-03
FULL on WORDS.
THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
AND HIS VOCABULARY
Place Themselves On Exhibition Be-
fore an Intelligent People--The Let
ter rofAcceptance, That Has Been
Revised, Is Finally Issued.

Revised, Is Finally Issued.
The formal letter Of acceptance, which
has william McKinley's name signed TO
It, but which has been revised by about
every visitor of any moment that has been
kere, has at last been given to the public
The press associations secured IL last
night. The News Democrat prints It in
full, for IL Is a good argument for the
free and unlimited coinage of gold and
silver at the ratio of 16 to 1. It will be
conceded that II there is no other argu.
menJ for the gold standard than that ad-
vanoed by the Republican nominee, there
Is no argument for 1t at all, and the
country would better get back to its pros
perity by the constitution route at an
carly date. Here is the letter in full:
To Hon. John NJ Thurston and Others, Mem.
bers of the Notification Committee of the
Republican National Convention;
GENTLEMEN-In pursuance OF the prom.
ise made to your committee when notified
of my nomination as the Republican can.
didate for president, beg to submit this
formal acceptance of that high honor, and
to consider in detail questions at issue in
the pending campaign Perhaps this
might be considered unnecessary in view
of my remarks on that occasion and those
l have made to delegations that have
visited me since the st. Louis convention,
but in view of the momentous importance
Of the proper settlement of the issues pre-
seuted on our future prosperity and stand
rs n NJ nN1x hn
welfare and happiness of our people,
could not be content to omit again calling
attention to the questions which in my
opinion vitally affect our strength and pc.
sition among the governments of the
world, and ouE morality, 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 must not now prove false
TO our own high standards in government,
nor unmindful of the noble example and
wise prcccpts of the fathers, or of the con.
hdcnce and trust which our conduct In
the past has always inspired.
The Free Coinage of silver.
For the first time since 1868, If ever be.
fore, there is presented to the American
people this year a clear and direct issue as
to our monetary system, of vast import
ance in its effects and upon the right set
tlement of which rests largely the fnan-
cial honor and prosperity of the country.
1t Is proposed by one wing of the Demo-
cratic party and its allies, the Peoples and
Silver parties, to inaugurate the free and
unlimited coinage of silver by independ-
ent action on the part of the United States
at rauo of l6 ounces of silver TO ! ounce
of gold. The mere declaration of this
purpose is menace to our financial and
industrial interests and has already Gre
ated universal alarm. 1t involves great
peril to the credit and business OF the
country, peril so grave that conservative
men everywhere are breaking away from
their old party associations and uniting
with other patriotic citizens in emphatic
protest against the platform of the Demo
cratic national convention as an assault
upon the faith and honor of the govern
ment and the welfare of the people. We
have had few questions in the lifetime of
the republic more serious than the one
thus presented.
No Benefit to Labor.
The character Of the money which shall
measure our values and exchanges and
settle our balances with one another and
with the nations of the world, is of such
primary Importance, and so far reaching
in its consequences as to call for the most
painstaliing investigation, and, in the end
a sober and unprcjudiced Judgment at
the polls We must not be misled by
phrases, nor deludcd by false theories
Free silver would not mean that silver
dollars were 70 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 enter
priscs, II would not make labor easier,
the hours Of labor shorter or the pay bet
ter. IL would not make farming less
laborious or more profitable. 1t would
not start factory or make demand for
an additional days labor. 1t would create
no new occupations. 1t would add moth
ing to the comfort of the masses, the cap
ital of the people or the wealth of the
nation. IL seeks to introduce q new
measure of value, but would add no value
to the thing measured. 1t would not con-
serve values. On the contrary, it would
derange all existing values. 1t would not
restore business coadence, but its direct
effect would be TO destroy the little which
yet remains.
What 1t Means,
The meaning of the coinage plank
adopted at Chicago Is that anyone may
take a quantity Of silver bullion, now
worth 53 cents TO the mints of the United
States have it coined at the expense of the
government and receive for it n silver dol
lar which shall be legal tender for the pay
ment of all debts, public and private. The
owner of the silver bullion would get the
silver dollar. 1t would belong to him and
to nobody else. Other people would get
1t only by their labor, the products of their
land or something of value. The bullion
owner on the basis of present value, would
receive the silver dollar for 90 cents worth
of silver, and other people would be re-
quired to receive it as full dollar in the
payment of debts. The government would
get nothing from the transaction 1t
would bear the expense of coming the sill
yer and the community would suffer loss
by It's use,
The Dollars Compared.
We have coined since 1873 more than
400,0O0,0OO of silver dollars, which are
maintained by the government at parity
with gold, and are full legal tender for
the payment of debts, public and private.
How are the silver dollars now in use diff
ferent from those which would be in use
under free coinage2 They are now to be
of the same. weight and tinenessi they are
to bear the same stamp of the government.
Why would they not be of the same yalue2
/ answer: The silver dollars now in use
were coined on account of the govern
ment and not for private account or gain.
and the government has solemnly agreed
to keep them as good as the best dollars
we have. The government bought the
silver bullion at its market value and
coined IL into silver dollars.
Having exclusive control or the mint
age Ii only coins what IL can hold at a
parity with gold The profit, representing
the difference between the commercial
value Of the silver bullion and the face
value of the silver dollar, goes 10 the gov
eminent for the benefit of yhe people.
The government bought the silver bullion
contained in the silver dollar at very