El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-29
PRESIDENT M'K|NLEYS
LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE.
Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge, Chairman
Notification Committees:


10, 1900. for the Office of president of the
United States which as the official rep
resentative of the convention you have
conveyed to me is accepted / have
carefully examined the platform adopted
and give it my hearty approval Upon
the great issue of the last national cleo
ton 1t is clear. 1t upholds the gold
standard and indorses the legislation of
the present congress by which that stand
ard has been effectively strengthened.
The stability OF our national currency is
therefore secure SO long those who
adhere to this platform are kept in con-
troll of the government In the first bat
tie. that OF 1896, the friends of the gold
standard and of sound currency were
triumphant. and the country is enjoying
the fruits of that victory. Our antago-
nists, however, are not satisfied They
compel us to a second battle upon the
same lines on which the first was fought
and won. While regretting the reopen
Ing of this question, which can only dis
turb the present satisfactory financial
condition OF the government and visit I'M
certainty upon our great business enter
prises. accept the issue and again in
vite the sound money forces to join IN
winning another and we hope n pcrma-
tenn which will continue inviolable the
public faith.
Renewal of Flight on Currency.
As in 1896 the three silver parties are
united under the same leader, who imme-
i;a:el; after the election of that year in
an address to the bimetallists said:
The friends of bimetallism have not
been vanquished: they have simply been
overcome. They believe that the gold
changers against the welfare of the hu-
man race. and they will continue the
warfare against il"
The policy thus proclaimed has been
accepted and confirmed by these parties.
The silver Democratic platform OF 1900
continues the warfare against the S"
called gold conspiracy when it expressly
says. 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
shall restore and maintain n bimetallic
price level and as part of such system
the immediate restoration OF the free and
unlimited coinage of silver and gold at
the present ratio of I6 to !. without
waiting for the aid or consent OF any
other nation"
SO the issue is presented. Ii will he
noted that the demand is for the imme
diate restoration Of tn. free coinage Of
silver at III To l. II another issue i par
amount. this * Immediate II will admit
OF no delay ana viii suffer 40 posi- pone-
ment.
Turning To- the other associated par
ties. we find in the PupuIiSt national plat
form adopted at Sioux Falls May 10 the
following declarations:
I'VE pledge anew the Peoples party
never to cease the agitation until this
financial conspiracy * blotted from the
stored. the bonds all paid aud all corpo-
ration money forever retired. We reaf-
firm the demand for the reopening of the
mints of the United States for the free
and unlimited coinage OF silver and gold
at the present legal ratio of 1t to /. the
immediate increase in the volume OF sill
yer coins and certificates thus created to
be substituted. dollar for dollar. for the
banknotes issued by private corporations
under special privilege granted by law Of
March II. 1900. and prior national bank
ing laws"
The platform of the silver party adopt
ed ut Kansas City July d makes the fol-
lowing announcement:
We declare it TO be intention to
lend our efforts to the repeal OF this cur
rency law. which not only repudiates the
ancient and honored principles OF the
American people before the constitution
was adopted, but is violative OF the prin-
ciples OF the constitution itself. and We
shall not cease our efforts until there has
been established in its place a monetary
system based upon the free and unlimited
coinage of silver and gold into money ut
the present legal ratio OF 16 to by the
independent action of the United States.
under which system all paper money
shall be issued by the government. and
all such money coined or issued shall he
a full legal tender in payment OF all
debts. public and private. without excep-
ton
In all three platforms these parties an
nounce that their efforts shall be unceas-
ing until the gold act shall he blotted
from the statute books and the free and
unlimited coinage of silver at 1T to ] !
shall take its place
Importance 2r Financial Issue
The relative importance OF the issues !
l do not stop to discuss. All OF them are |
important. Whichever party is success |
full will be bound in conscience to carry 4
into administration and legislation its /
several declarations and doctrines. One /
declaration will be obligatory as an
other. but all are not Immediate. 1t is
not possible that these parties would |
treat the doctrine of 10 to !. the imme-
diate realization of which is demanded
by their several platforms. void and
imperative in the event that they should
be clothed with power. Otherwise their
profession OF faith is insincere. Ii is
therefore the imperative business of
those opposed to this financial hcresy to
prevent the triumph OF the parties whose
union is only assured by adherence to
the silver issue. Will the American peo-
pie through Indifference or fancied Sc
curity hazard the overthrow OF the wise
financial legislation of the past year and
revive the danger of the silver standard.
with all OF the inevitable evils OF shat