Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-09-13
lEINLEY'S LETTER
Formally Accepting the Renomi-
nation For President.
REPUBLIOANIsM VS.. IMPERIALISM

REPUBLICANISM VS.. IMPERIALISM
The President Denies the Charges OF
His Political Opponents, and De-
cIarcs That the Principal Issue OF
tbeCnmDairn N the Money Question
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.-The letter OF
President Mckinley accepting the re-
nomination for his high office is in sub
stance as follows:
Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge Chairman Noti-
fication Committee.
My Dear Sir: The nor.nationoll OF l,ie ,o ,nno f
publicannatiOnalc conVS ~ ~ OF June ~ !yoo;
for the office of president oi the Ohltcu
States. which. as the official represents
tive of the convention. you nave coINSf c.iff
ed to me. is accepted. l nave carer ,. uly
examined the platform adopted ana slnt
II my hearty approval. Upon the great
issue of the last national election IL Is
clear 1t uphods the gold standard anu
endorses the legislation of the present
congress, by which that STANDARD mas
been effectively strengthened. Inc std-
bility of our national currency Is lneIe-
fore secure so long as those VINO duleIo u
10 this platform are kept in control or the
government. In the first battle, that OF
1886 the friends of the gold standard anu
of sound currency We're trlumphdht' anu
the country is enjoying the fruits OF tnat
victory Our antagonists. however al =
not satisfied They compel US to a second
battle upon the same lines on Whlch tie
first was fought and won. W ME regret
ting the reopenipg OF this question Whlch
can only disturb the present Satisfactorily
financial condition of the government ana
visit uncertainty upon our great business
enterprises. We accept the issue ana asaiIl
invite the sound money forces TO JON III
winning another, and we hope n perma-
nent triumph for an honest ilnanclal sys-
TEN. which win continue inVlolable the
public faith.
under the same leader who Immediately
after the election of that year. in an
address To the bimetallistS, sdld;
"'rhe friends of bimetallism nave not
been VauutliSAed: they have simply been
overcome. They believe that the gold
standard is q conspiracy of the money
changers against the welfare of the
human race. and they VIII continue the
warfare against t."
silver still the Real Issue.
The policy thus proclaimed has been
accepted and confirmed by these parties.
The silver DemoG~atic platform of 1900
continues the warfare against the SOCIAL
ed gold conspiracy when II expressly saN
I'VE reiterate the demand OF that tthe
Chicago platform of 1896 for an American.
financial system made by the American
people for themselves. which snail restore
and maintain a bimetallic price level ana
as part of such system the lmInediate
restoration of the free and unlimited
coinage Of silver and gold at the present
ratio OF l6 to l, without waiting Tor the
aid or consent OF any othrr nation;
So the issue is presented. II Will be
not ed that the demand is for the immedl-
ate restoration of the free coinage or
silver at Is to |. If another issue Is para
mount this is immediate. 1t will admit or
no delay and Will suffer no postpohein1ent |.
Quoting from the platforms of the Pop
ulist and Silver Republicans the letter
continues
In an three platforms these parties an
nouncc that their efforts shall be unceas-
ing until the gold act shall be blotted
from the statue books and the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver at 10 TO shall
take its place.
l do not stop to discuss. All Of them are
important. Whichever party is success
ful will be bound in conscience to carry
into administration and legislation It's
several declarations and doctrines. one
declaration will be as obligatory as an
other but all are not immediate. IT Is
not possible that these parties would
treat the doctrine of Is 20 /, the immedi-
ate realization OF which is demanded by
their several platforms. as void ana IN
operative in the event that they should
be clothed with power. Otherwise their
profession of faith is insinccre. II is
therefore the imperative business of those
opposed to this financial heresy 10 pre-
vent the triumph OF the parties whose
union is only assured by adherence to the
silver issue. VIII the American people.
through Indifference or fanci9d security.
hazard the overthrow OF the wise finan-
cial legislation Of the past year and re-
viVe the danger of the silver standard
with an Of the inevitable evils of shat
tered confidence ana general disaster
which justly alarmed and aroused them
in 1882
The Republican party remains faithful
10 Its principle of "A tariff which supplies