The suburban citizen., 1900-09-15

Policy Nindtcated'
Washington (SpeciaD President Will
liam Mckinley, renOmlnated for the
high Office he now holds by the Repub-
lican National Convention, whicn met
at Philadelphia, has rendered his letter
Of acceptance to the notification COM
mittee. 1t is in part as follows;
Executive Mansion
Washington d. c., Sept g. 1900.
Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge, Chairman
Notification Committee.
My Dear Sir:-The nomination Of
the Republican National Convention Of
June 10, 1900, for the Office of Presi-
dent of the United States, which, as the
official representative of the cOnvcn-
ton, you have conveyed to me, is ac-
cepted. I have carefully examined the
platform adopted and give to it my
hearty approval Upon the great is
sues Of the last national election it is
clear 1t upholds the gold standard
and indorses the legislation of the pres
ent Congress by which that standard
has been effectively strengthened. The
stability of our national currency is
therefore secure so long as those who
adhere to this platform are kept in
control OF the Government. In the first
battle, 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
antagonists, 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
reopening 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 is
sue and again invite the sound money
forces to join in winning another, and,
we hope, a permanent triumph for an
honest financial system which will
continue invlolable the public faith.
AS in 1896 the three silver parties
are united under the same leader. So
he issue Is presented 1t will be noted
that the demand is for the immediate
restoration of the free coinage of sill
yer at 16 to !. If another issue is para
mount, this is immediate 1t will ad-
init of no delay and will suffer no post
ponement.
In all three platforms these parties
announce that their efforts shall be un-
ceasing until the gold act shall be
JlOtted from the statute books and the
'ree and unlimited coinage of silver at
rs to l shall take its place.
The relative Importance OF the is
sues | do not stop to discuss. All of
hem are important. Whichever party
Is successful will be bound in con-
science to carry into administration
and legislation its several declarations
and doctrines. One decla.a alton will BE-
as obligatory as another, but all are
not immediate. II is not possible that
.hese parties would treat the doctrine
If l6 to /, the immediate realization Of
which Is demanded by their several
platforms, as void and imperative in
the event that they should be clothed
with power. Otherwise their profess
sion Of faith Is insincere. 1t is, there
lore, the imperative business of those
opposed to this financial heresy TO pre-
vent the triumph of the parties whose
lnion Is only assured by adherence to
he silver issue VIII the American
people, through Indifference or fancied
security hazard the overthrow of the
wise financial legislation of the past
year and revive the danger of the sill
yer standard with all Of the inevitable
evils Of shattered confidence and gem
aral disaster which justly alarmed and
aroused them in 1896?
Those who profess to dlstrust the
LIBERAL and honorable purposes Of the
Administration in its treatment of the
Philippines are not justified. Imperial
ism has no place in its creed or con-
HFnpnnVn iq f,h
the Republican party was built and
now rests. Liberty is the great Re-
publican doctrine for which the people
went to war and for which a million
lives were offered and billions Of dol
Iars expended to make It a lawful leg
lcy Of all without the consent of mas
.er or slave. There is a strain of ill
concealed hypocrisy in the anxiety to
extend the constitutional guarantees to
the people of the Philippines, while
their notification Is openly advocated
at home. Our opponents may distrust
themselves, but they have no right to
1lscredit the good faith and patriotism
Of the majority of the people who are
opposing them. They may fear the
worst form OF Imperialism with the
helpless FillplnOs In their hands: but
If they do 1t is because they have part
cd with the spirit and faith Of the
fathers and have lost the virlllty Of
he founders Of the party which they
! profess to represent.
The Republican party doesn't have
| 70 assert It's devotion to the Declara-
ion Of Independence. That immortal
! instrument of the fathers remained un-
executed until the people under the
cad Of the Republican party in the
! lwful clash OF battle turned its prom
! ses into fulfllment. II wrote into the
Constitution the amendments Claran-