The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-09-13
McKINLEY'S LETTER IN BRIEF.
Many Subjects Covered. With a History of
the Philippine Matter.

Many SUBJECTS covered, With a History of
the Philippine Matter.
President McKinleys letter of acceptance
of the Republican nomination for Presi-
dent. published Monday, occupies more than
page in the daily papers, and we can only
present its salient points in the following
summary:
"Our antagonists are not satisfied with
the gold standard. They compel us to a
second battle upon the same lines upon
| which the first was lost and won. In all
three platforms (the silver-Democrat, the
popul>t and the silver Republican, the Sc
| parties announce that their efforts shall be
| unceasng until the gold act sh all be blot
| ted from the statute books and the free and
| unlimited coinage of silver at IL to shall
take its place. Whatever is paramount,
| this is Immediate.
''lnstead OF diminishing. as was predict
| ed four Years ago. the volume of our cur
rency is greater per capita than it has ever
| been. our total money on July !, 1896, was
Loco, ;+,Yt'6 S2l.l 10 per capita: on Sept. l.,
1900 il was >2,G6, 6S;', 042, OF 5000 per cap
| lta.
| Sl6s9..1". 100 more than we bought, nearly
| five times the balance of trade in our favor
| Tor the whole period of los years from 1890
| to June 50, 1897, inclusive.
| There has been added to the gold stock of
| the United States since July !, 1896, $780,
| 100000.
The only two items of increase in he pub
| lie expenses of 1900 lover 1899 are for pensions
and the public debt. "Unless something
unforeseen occurs to reduce our revenues
or increase our expenditures, the congress
at its next session should reduce taxation
| very materially
Neutrality maintained in the Anglo Boer
War. The United States was the only
power, and all were asked, to tender its good
offices for a cessation of hostilitieS.
Ocean transportation costs us S165, ,0O0, 900
year; American ships should get that buSi-
| ness subsidy plan lndorsed.
Nicaragua canal should be built; congress
should make provision therefor after re-
ceiving the full report of the commission
now at work.
Combinations of capital which suppress
natural or ordinary competition are obnox-
ious to the common law and the public vel
should he made ''the subject of prohibitory
or penal legis slation.
The best service which can be rendered
to labor is steady and remunerative employ
ment, y short day is better than short
dollar.
Civil service reform has always had the
support and encouragement of the Republi4
h,4n MI
ed wherever practicable.
Cuba j. on the way to a stable govern
ment. Il constitutional convention Will soon
be held to provide therefor
We hold Porto Rico by the same title as
the Philippines. Congress has given to
this >and much larger measure uf self
government than was given To the inhabi-
taltN of Louisiana under Jefferson.
Review of the whole Philippine matter,
declaration of war against spain. the peace
| protocol. the peace commission and lis In
| strHctlUIS. the negotiation and ratification
Ut the peace treaty, the rrSt Philippine
! commission and IL Instructions, uufruitful
! NEGOTIATIONS with the FiHpino>, outbreak Of
! the ln>ufitttlun, the second Philippine
! commission, proclamation ot amnesty. re
/ ports ul the commission on the conditions
| in the archipelago.
! 1T j. our purpose to establish in the Phil
| Ippnes government suitable 10 the wants
/ ami conditions of the inhabitants and to
| prepare them for self-goyernment, and to
! give them self-government when they are
| ready tor It ana As rapidly as they are ready
! for it.
he American people will not make the
| murderer> of our soldiers the agents of the
republic to convey the blessings of liberty
| and order to the Philippians.
| - No government can so certainly preserve
the peace, restore public order, establish JUS
| tice and stable conditions as ours. We
could not do it as a protectorate power so
completely as we are doing it now.
| The American question is between duty
and desertion-the American verdict will be
| for duty against desertion, for the republic
against both anarchy and imperialism.
''There is strain of ill-concealed hypoc-
risy in the anxiety to extend the constitute
onal guarantees to the Philippians, while
their nullitication is openly advocated at
home.
The country has been fully advised of the
purposes of the Uuited States in China,
and they will be faithfully adhered to as
already defined.