New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-10
Executive Mansion,
Washington, D. c.,

Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge Chairman Notification
Committee.
My Dear Sir: The nomination of the Repub-
lican National Convention of June 49, 1900, Cor
the office Of President of the United States which,
as the official representative 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 it is clear 1t upholds the
gold>standard and indorses the legislation OF the
present Congress by which that standard has
been effectively strengthened. The stability of
our National currency is therefore secure as
long as those who adhere to this platform ere
kept in control of the Government In the first
battle-that of 1S96-the friends Of the gold
standard and of sound currency were trium-
phant and the country is enjoying the fruits OF
that victory Our antagonists. however, are not
satisfied. They compel us to a second battle
upon the same lines which the first was
fought and Won While regretting the reopen
ing of this question, which can only disturb the
present satisfactory financial condition of the
Government and visit uncertainty upon
great business enterprises, we accept the issue
and again invite the sound money forces to join
in winning another and hope permanent
triumph for an honest financial system, which
will continue inviolable the public faith.
THE OLD ISSUE OVER AGAIN.
AS in 1896. the three silver parties are united
under the same leader. who Immediately after
the election of that year, in address to the bi
metallists. said:
The friends of bimetallism have not been van
quished; they have simply been overcome. They
believe that the gold standard is conspiracy Of
the money changers against the welfare of the
human race, and they will continue the warfare
against II.
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and confirmed by these parties. The Silver
Democratic platform of 1900 continues the war
fare against the so-called gold conspiracy when
1t expressly says;
We reiterate the demand Of that (the ChIcago)
platform of 1896 for an American financial sYs-
tenn made by the American people for them
selves, which shall restore and maintain a BIZ
metallic price level, and as part of such system
the immediate restoration of the free and un-
limited coinage of silver and gold at the present
consent of any other nation.
So the issue is presented. 1t will be noted that
the demand is for the immediate restoration
of the free coinage of silver at 16 to 1. If an
other issue is paramount. this is immediate 1t
will admit of no delay and will suffer no post
ponement.
Turning to the other associated parties we
find in the Populist National platform, adopted
at Sioux Falls, S. D.. May 10. 1900 the following
declaration:
We pledge anew the Peoples party never to
cease the agitation until this financial conspira-
cy is blotted from the statute book, the Lincoln
greenback restored, the bonds all paid and all
corporation money forever retired. We reafirm
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
16 to l. the immediate increase in the volume OF
silver 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 Il, 1900 and
prior National banking laws.
The platform of the Silver party. adopted at
Kansas City on July 6, 1900. makes the following
announcement:
We declare it to be our intention to lend our
efforts to the repeal Of this currency law which
not only repudiates the ancient and time hon
ored principles Of the American people before
the Constitution was adopted, but is violative OF
the principles of the Constitution ITSELF and
shall not cease our efforts until there has been
established in its place monetary system based
upon the free and unlimited coinage of silver
and gold into money at the present legal ratio OF
16 to l by the independent action OF the United
States under which system all paper money
money coined issued shall be a full legal
tender in payment Of all debts public and pri-
vate. without exception.
In all three platforms these parties announce
that their efforts shall be unceasing until the
Gold act shall be blotted from the statute books
and the free and unlimited coinage OF silver at
16 to l shall take its place
ALL DECLARATIONS IMPORTANT.
The relative importance of the issues do not
stop TO discuss. All of them important.
Whichever party is successful will be bound in
conscience to carry into administration and leg
islation its several declarations and doctrines.
One declaration will Se obligatory as another.
but all are not immediate. 1t is not possible that
these parties would treat the doctrine Of Is TO l.
by their several platforms. as void and inoper-
ative in the event that they should be clothed
with power. Otherwise their profession of faith
is insincere. 1t is therefore the imperative busi-
ness OF those opposed TO this financial heresy TO
prevent the triumph Of the parties whose union
Will the American people, through indifference
or fancied security, hazard the overthrow OF the
wise financial legislation of the last year and
revive the danger of the silver standard with all
of the inevitable evils OF shattered confidence
and general disaster which justly alarmed and
aroused them in 1896?
The Chicago platform OF 1896 is reaffirmed in
It's entirety by the Kansas City Convention
Nothing has been omitted recalled; so that all
the perils then threatened are presented anew
with the added force of a deliberate reaftirma-
ton. Four years ago the people refused to place
a CONVENIENCE TO TRAVELLERS.
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