The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-09-10
MCKINLEY ACCEPTS.
All the Grave Issues of the
Day Reviewed In
His Letter.
FREE COINAGE ONCE MORE
Al SECOND BATTLE ON SAME LINES
rs IN 1896.

Forces Again Invited to Join In Win.
ming Another yictory-Warntne
Against Over-Confidence-sixt to
mount tIssue-Payment of Government
Bonds--Prosperity Abounds Every
where-Reduotion of Taxation by Next
of an Inter-Oceanic Canal-The Phil
ippine Question No Imperialism.
Washington, Sept. 9.-President Nc
Kinley's letter of acceptance of the
presidential nomina ton by the republi-
can party was given out tonight for
publication The letter is dated from
the Executive Mansion, Washington,
September 10, and is addressed to Hons
Henry Cabot Lodge, chairman of the
notification committee. The letter in
substance lOllONS.
The nomination of the republican
convention of June 10, 1900 for the Of
flee of president of United States which
as the official representative of the con-
vention you have conveyed to me, is
accepted. I have carefully 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 en-
dorses the legislation of the present
congress by which that standard has
been effectively strengthened. The sta
bility of our national currency Is there
fore secure so long as those who ad-
here to this platform are kept in con-
troll 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 en-
loving the fruits of that victory. Our
antagonists, however, are not satisfied.
They compel us to 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 permanent triumph for an
honest financial system which will con-
tinue inviolable the public faith.
The Three silver Parties
AS in 1896 the three silver parties are
united, under the same leader who i'm
mediately after the election of that
year, in an address to the bimetalists,
said: 1.-The friends of bmetallism
have not been vanquished; they have
simply been overcome. They believe
that the gold standard Is a conspiracy
of the money-changers against the well
fare of the human race-and they will
continue the warfare against II"
The policy thus proclaimed has been
accepted and confirmed by these par
ties. The silver democra tic platform Of |
1900 continues the warfare against the |
so-called gold conspiracy when it ex-
pressly says I'VE reiterate te the demand |
of that (the Chicago) platform of 1896 |
for an American financial system made I
by the American people for them
selves which shall restore and main
tain a bimetallic price level and as
part of such system the immediate
restoration Of the free and unlimited
coinage of silver and gold at the pres
ent ratio of 16 to /, without waiting for /!
the aid or consent of any other ma
tion."
So the issue is presented. II will be
noted that the demand is for the i'm
mediate restoration of the free coinage
of silver at 16 to 1. If another issue is
paramount, this is immediate. 1t will
admit of no delay and will suffer no
postponement.
silver Platforms.
Turning to the other associated par
ties we find in the populist national
platform adopted at Sioux Falls, South
Dakota, May 10, 1900, the following
declaration:
1--WE pledge anew the peoples party
never to cease the agitation until this
financial conspiracy is blotted from the
statute book the Lincoln greenback re-
stored, the bonds all paid and all cor
poration money forever retired We
reaffirm the demand for the reopening ]
of the mints of the United States for
the free and unlimited coinage of sill
yer and gold at the present legal ratio I
of 16 to /, the immediate increase in {
the volume of silver coins and certifi-
Gates thus created to be substituted
dollar for dollar for the bank notes {
issued by private corporations under !
special privilege, granted by law of /
March H. 1900, and prior to national ]
banking laws"
The platform of the silver party
adopted at Kansas City July 6, 1900
makes the following announcement:
I'VE declare it to be our intention to
end our efforts to the repeal of this
currency law, which not only repudiates
he ancient and time-honored principles Z
If the American people before the con-
'titution was adopted, but is violative /
If the principles of the constitution it. Il