Evening journal., 1900-09-10
IMPERIALISM
HAS NO PLACE
In the Greed or Conduct of
The Administration
DECLARES WILLIAM M'KINLEY
In Ills Letter Formally Accepting The
denomination for President OF
the United States
DECLARES WILLIAM M'KINLEY

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-
hcauon Committee,
MY Dear Sir. The nominntionof OF the Re |
publican national convention OF june ~, lfVN |
for the office OF president Of the United
States, which 1s the official representa- |
tive Of the convention, You have convey |
ed TO me. IS accepted have caretully !
examined the platform adopted ana give
tt my hearty approval. Upon the great |
issue OF the last national election it ia |
clear II upholds the gold standard ana !
endorses the legislation of the present
tongreaa. hy which that standard has
been effectively strengthened. The stA-
bllity OF our national currency Is there /
fore secure so Iona as those who adhere
to this platform are kept In control OF the |
Eovcrnmcnt. In tho first battle, that OF
1895, thc friends Of tho gold standard and
Of sound currency We're triumphant ana
the country is enjoying thc fruits OF that
victOrv. Our antagonists. however, are
not satisfied. They compel us 20 q second
battle upQn the same lines on which the
first was tuught and won. While regret
ting the rcopening of this question, which
can only disturb the present satisfactory
financial condition OF the government and
visit uncertainty upon our great business /
enterprises. we accept the issue ana again
invite the sound money iorccs 60 loln IN
winning another, and we hope perma~
neut triumph for an honest financial aNs-
tenn, which VIII continue inviolahie the
public faith.
AS in 1895 the silver parties are united
under the same leader who Immediately
after the election OF that year. IN an
address to tho bimetnlllsts, aaid
1.-THE friends OF bimetallam have not
been vanquished; they have simply been
| overcome. They believe that the gold
standard IS q conspiracy OF the money
changers against the welfare of the
I lNsI
warfare against IT,
silver stiu the Real Issue.
The policy thus proclaimed has been
4 accepted and confirmed by these parties.
! The Silver Democratic platform Of 1900
I continues the warfare against the so-chll-
! 80 loid conspiracy whom u expressly snys
''we reiterate the demand OF that tthc
chicaEul platform Of 1885 FOR an American
intnci4i syst "a made ny the american
people for themselves, which shall restore
and maintain hlmctallic price level, and
as pnrt Of such system the immediate
restoration Of the free and unlimited
coinage OF silver ana gold at the present
ratio OF l6 70 l. without waiting for the
ala or consent OF any other nation"
SO the issue is presented. 1t VIII be
noted that the demand Is for the immcdi-
ate restoration OF the free coinage Of
silver al 10 TO !. II another issue is para
mount this Is Immediate. Ii viii admit Of
no delay aud will suffer no postponement.
Quoting from the platforms Of the Pop
ulist and Silver Republicans the letter
/ continues:
In an three platforms these parties an
nounce that their efforts shall be unceas-
inE until the gold act shall be hlottcd
from the statue books and the free and
unlimited coinage OF silver az lb 70 shall
take its place.
The relative Importance OF the issues
/ do not stop 20 discuss. All OF them are
important. Whichever party Is success
ful win be bound in@conscicuce TO carry
into administration and legislation It's
several declarations and doctrines. one
IA Nfa
other but all are not Immediate. 1t ia !
not possible that these parties would |
treat the doctrine of l6 10 i. the immedl- |
ate realization OF which is demanded by
their several platforms. as void and in !
operative In the event that they should
be clothed with power. Otherwise their
profession Of faith rs inslncere. IL Is |
therefore the Imperative business OF those !
opposed 10 this financial hcreHy TO pre-
vent the triumph Of the parties whose
union Is only assured by adherence 10 the |
silver issue. VIII the American people |
through indifference or fancied security !
hazard the overthrow OF the wise inan-
cial legislation OF the past year and re-
vive the danger OF the silver standard
with all Of the inevitable evils Of shat
tered confidence and general disaster
which justly alarmed and aroused them
IN 1886?
The Republican party remains faithful
to It's principle Of q tariff which supplies
sufficient revenues for the governmentand
adequate protection % our enterprises
and producers, ana OF reciprocity which !
opens the foreign markets TO the fruits |
Of American labor. and furnishes new
channels through which 70 market the |
surplus of American farms. The time |
honored principles Of protection and |
reciprocity were the first pledges OF Re- /
publican victory TO be written into public /
law.
Reference IS then made to the establish |
mcnts OF governments In Alaska and 1
Hawaii. the liberal pensions provided for +
soldiers and their widows and orphans, /
the establishment Of banks Of issue and /
the payment Of bonds from the surplus /
revenues 1t is declared that our agri- /
sultural and industrial conditions are 4
more prosperous than they have been for /
many years that prosperity abOunds /
everywhere throughout the republic; that /
our foreign trade shows satisfactory |
and increasing growth and that while /
customs and internal revenues receipts |
have been largely increased our expendi- |
lures have been decreasing. The only |
two items of increase, II is declared are !
for pensions and interest on the public |
debt Tho letter declares further that
'unless something unforeseen occurs to
penditures, the congress az its next ses-
sion should reduce taxation very ma.
terlally" and proceeds:
The South African War.
In the unfortunate contest between
Great Britain and the Boer states Of
South Africa the United States has main |
tanned an attitude Of neutrality. inaccord- |
auce with its well known traditional pol- I
icy. II did not hesitate however, when /
requested by the governments OF the |
South African republics to exercise its /
good offices for cessation OF hOstllties
II Is TO be observed that while the South I
African republics made like request OF /
other powers the United States IS the I
only one which complied. The British (
government declined to accept the in
teryention of any power.
Ninety-one per cent OF our exports and Z
imports are now carried by foreign ships .
k'or ocean transportation we nav an I
nually 70 foreign ship owners over Si65- K
100000 We ought 70 own the ships for .
our carrying trade with the world and we 4
ought TO build them la American ship 4
yards and man them with American sail I
ors.