The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-27

CANTON. Ohio. Aug. 26.-Major Nc
Kinley gave his letter of acceptance to
the press associations this afternoon,
| having finished his last reading and
revision of it at 1880 o'clock.
The letter touches upon all of the i'm
portant planks in the Republican ma
tional platform, but the first half of
it is devoted to an incisive discussion
| of the money question. The letter is as
follows:
Hon. John NJ. Thurston and others.
members of the notification committee
Of the Republican national convention:
Gentlemen:-In pursuance Of the pro-
mise to your committee, when notified
of my nomination as the Republican
candidate, beg to submit this formal
| acceptance Of that high honor, and to
consider in detail the questions at issue
in the pending campaign. Perhaps this
might be considered unnecessary in
view of my remarks on that occasion.
and those 1 have made to DELEGATIONS
that have visited me since the St. Louis
| convention, but in view of the mo-
mentous importance of the proper set
tlement of the issues presented in our
future prosperity and standing as a
nation, and considering only the vel
fare and happiness of our people, I
could not be content to omit again
calling attention to the questions
which, in my opinion, vitality affect
our strength and position among the
governments of the world, and our
morality, integrity and patriotism as
citizens of that republic which for a
century past has been the best hope
Of the world and the inspiration of
mankind We must not now prove
false to our own standards in govern
ment nor unmindful of the noble ex-
ample and wise precepts of the fathers.
or of the confidence and trust Syhich
our conduct in the past has always in
sDired.
THE FREE COINAGE OF SILVER.
For the first time since 1868, if ever
before. there is presented to the Ameri-
can people this year a clear and direct
issue as to our monetary system, Of
vast importance in its effects and upon
the right settlement of which rests
largely the financial honor and pros
perity Of the country. It is proposed
by one wing of the Democratic party,
and its allies, the Peoples and Silver
parties, to inaugurate the s-ee and I'M
limited coinage of silver by Independent
action on the part of the United States,
at a ratio of sixteen ounces of silver
to one ounce Of gold. The mere de-
claration of this purpose is a menace
to our financial and industrial interests.
and has already created universal
alarm. It involves great peril to the
credit and business Of the country, a
peril so grave that conservative men
everywhere 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 questions in
the life time of the republic more seri-
Gus than the one which is thus pre-
scented.
NO BENEFIT TO LABOR.
The character of the money which
shall measure our values and ex-
changes, and settle our balances with
one another, and with the nations Of
the world, is of such primary import
ance, and so far-reaching in it's conse-
quences, as to call for the most pains
taking investigation, and, in the end.
a sober, unprejudiced 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 or labor. It would mean the free
use of the minis of the United States
for the few VINO 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 pay better. 1t would
not make farming less laborious. or
more profitable It would not start
factory, or make demand for an adj
ditional days labor. It would create