The Washington weekly post., 1900-09-11
Washington, D, c., Sept, s, 1898
Executive Mansion.


Hon. Henry Ce bot Lodge, Chairman Noti-
fication Committee:
Ny Dear Sir: The nomination of the
Republican National convention. of June
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 care
fully examined the platform adopted, and
give TO it my hearty approval Upon the
| great issue of the last national election il
| is clear II upholds the gold standard and
! indorses the legislation of the present
| Congress by which that standard has been
effectively strenSthened. The stability of
our national currency is therefore secure
so long as those who adhere to this plat
! form are kept in control of the govern
! ment In the first battle, that of 1896. the
friends of the gold standard and of sound
! currency were triumphant and the coun-
! try is enjoying the fruits OF that victory.
Our antagonists, however, are not salts
| fed. They compel us to a second battle
upon the same lines on which the first
was fought and won. While regretting
! the reopening of this question, which can
only disturb the present satisfactory flnan-
cial condition Of the government and visit
uncertainty upon our great business en-
| terprises, we accept the issue and again
! invite the sound money forces to join in
winning another and we hope, a perma-
nent triumph for an honest financial sys-
! TEN, which will continue inviolable the
/ public faith.
( As in 1896, the three silver parties are
united under the same leader who imme-
/ diately 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
standard Is conspiracy OF the money
changers against the welfare OF the hu-
man race, and they will continue the war
| fare against it,
| Silver in the Kansas City Platform.
The policy thus proclaimed has been ac-
| cepted and confirmed by these parties.
| The Silver Democratic platform of 10l
| continues the warfare against the So
called gold conspiracy when it expressly
SAYS, I'VE reiterate the demand of that
0he Chlcago) platform of 1896 for an Amer
! lean financial system made by the Amer.
/ lean people for themselves, which shall
restore and maintain a blmetallic price
1
mediate restoration of the free and un-
| limited coinage CT silver and gold at the
present ratio OF 16 TO l, without waiting for
! the aid or consent of any other nation"
! So the issue is presented II will be
noted that the demand is for the imme-
diate restoration of the free coinage OF
silver at Is 30 l. If another issue is para
mount, this is immediate 1t will admit
of no delay and will suffer no postpone
ment.
Turning TO the other associated parties
we find in the Popu'ist national platform
| adopted at Sioux Falls. S. D., May 10. 1909
/ the following declaration:
"We pledge anew the Peoples Party
never to cease the agitation until this
1 financial conspiracy is blotted from the
statute book, the Lincoln greenback re-
stored, the bonds all paid and all eorpo-
/ ration money forever retired. We reafiirm
/ the demand for the reopening OF the mints
! OF the United States for the free and un-
/ limited coinage OF silver and gold at the
present legal ratio of 10 to l. the immedi-
ate increase in the volume of silver coins
| and certificates thus created to be sub
| stituted, dollar for dollar, for the bank
1 notes issued by private corporations under
! special privilege, granted by law Of Maret
/ Il. 1900, and prior national banking laws -
| The platform Of the Silver party adopted
I at Kansas City July 6. 1900, makes the fol.
( lowing announcement:
I'VE declare IL 20 be our intention q
lend our efforts TO the repeal OF this cur
rency law. which not only repudiates the
| ancient and tIme-honored principles OF
! the American people before the Constitu.
| don was adopted, but is vioiative OF the
principles of the Constitution itself; and
| we shall not cease our efforts until there
has been established in its place a none.
I tary system based upon the free and un,
/ limited coinage OF silver and gold into
money at the present legal ratio OF II
TO l by 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
be a full legal tender In payment Of a..
debts public and private, without excep
| ton"
/ In all three platforms these parties an.
nOunce that their efforts shall be un.
ceasing until the gold act shall be blotteC
from the statute books and the free ana
unlimited coinage OF silver at 10 10
shall take its place.
Relative Importance Of Money Question.
The relative importance Of the issues
do moi stop 70 discuss. Ali OF them are I'm.
/ JTtant Whichever party Is successful
H.u be bound in conscience TO carry into
| administration and legislation rs severa
declarations and doctrines. One declara-
ton will be as obligatory as another. but
al are not immediate. II IS not possible
! that these parties would treat the doc.
I irine OF Is 10 ]. the immediate realizs tiOn
| cf which Is demanded by their seyera
platforms. ar void and imperative In thl
| event that they should BE- clothed Vltt
power. Otherwise their profession Of faith
/ is ingincere. II is therefore the imperative
business Of those opposed 10 this financial
heresy 70 prevent the triumph Of the par
ties whose union Is only assured By ad.
herence 20 the silver issue. VIII the Amer.
lean people, through Indifference or fan.
cieG security. hazard the overthrow OF ths
wise financial legislation OF the past yeas
and revive the danger Of the silver stand
ard. with all OF the Inevitable evils o:
shattered confidence and general disaster
which justly alarmed and aroused them Ia
1896?
The Chicago platform Of 1886 Is reaf
hrned IN its entirety BY the Kansas ciD
Convention. Nothing has been 0mitte-
OF fecalieds . tHal All we Pffs4z AaE-
threatened are presented anew sifh th'
added force OF a deliberate reafirmation
-Four years ago the people refused q
place the seal % their approval upon tbes'
dangerous and revolutionary policies. an
this year they viii not fail 70 recoFC
again their earnest dissent
The Republican party remains faithfa
10 81 principle Of tariff which supplies
sufscient revenues for the government
and adequate protection % our enter
prises and producers: and of rseiproei;,
which opens foreign markets 10 The fruit
u American labor. and furnishes nep
ehanSeis through which 20 market IN,
surplus OF American farms. The time