Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-12
PRESS COMMENT ON PRESIDENTS LET.
TER OF ACCEPTANCE.

/ New York Tribune rep is docu-
ment which places the democratic can
1 didate under obligations TO stop phrase
/ making and soberly tell what Mr.. Nc
1 IIinley could have done, what he him
1 salt would have done had he occupied
the executive chair, to avoid the present
situation in the Philippines and save the
country from the menace of imperialism
about which he is % much concerned.
| New York Sun, rep: Thestone of the
lletter of acceptance marks the immeas-
urable distance between the responsible
| servant Of the people who mas justly
4 earned their confidence and the political
adyenturer boxing the compass OF soph-
! istical and passionate rhetoric In his
3frantic bid for office
New York World. denim spite of all
omissions and Weaknesses the picture
/ he makes Of his course IN Cuba and in
1.-The Philippines is plausible and pleas
Ling, and Will satisfy t'lousands of voters
who wisi, to vote for him because Of
sound money and prosperity.
Boston Advertiser. rep Perhaps the
5shrwdest thing in the whole letter is its
/ authors use Of the word Immediate.
! which he cites from the Kansas City
(, platform. where it is carried over, with
tthe added emphasis Of special reafhrma-
Etion, from the Chicago platform.
Buffalo Commercial, rep.-The sophis-
try Of sound money men who try 10 re-
concile their consciences TO the support
OF the free silver champion can make
no stand against the inexorable logic of
I President Mcknley's presentation of
financial issue.
i Buffalo News. rep.-The letter is one
sEzof acts and figures full of sharp points
us,s fu, for campaigners.
Z. Buffalo Dispatch, rep "A brief para
i graph on the subject Of trusts put the
4 president as firmly in opposition to them
az Mr.. Bryan can be.
Pittsburg Dispatch, ind.-He leaves
not a shred ofthe paramount issue OF
1.-THE Kansas City platform by showing
Il there is no isaue. unleesit be a question
"a between meeting the obligations of the
& government 10 the peaceful majority
and abandoning that majority to the
Imerciea of crafty, cruel minority.
Pittsburg Leader, die nails ths
! democracy 10 the cross OF free silver
4 il will be decidedly hard nut for Mr.
i Bryan and his friends to crack.
Pittsburg Tines, rep.-The republican
party, If nothing more were written OF
!, said. might Well afford to rest its cas-;
before the people upon the document.
Pittsburg Ghronicle-Telegraph rep
The republican andidate properly re-
: fuses to consider the silver question Z
4 closed issue.
+ ST. Loui, Globe Democrat, rep.-The
8 presentation Of the Philippine question
is the ciearest and most logical which
has been made by anybody.
Springfield GID Journal, reps-Witf
his customary courage the republicaI
standard bearer has met fully AM
6 frankly every issue that has been in
sjected into the contest.
Louisville Courier-J ournal-The Cour.
: ier-Journal is not in sympathy with tn,
& proposition that We shall surrender thu
Philippines 10 any faction of Filiplno
!. or to any body else.
Washington Star, rep.-The presiden
meets all the. issues fairly and squarely
n Sound money. protection, and the cour
: ageors discharge Of all the obligation
v shouldered az a result OF the war wit
. Spain, find In him firm champion.
!, Philadelphia Record, ind. denim
I peralism is the theme upon which TIL
letter OF acceptance most exhaustlvel.
and most successfully dwells.
Boston TRANSCRIPT. Ind. rep.-Th
president we'll says that II the so-calle
}. issue of Imperialism is admitted to b
o paramount. ii cannot be denied that tn
v issue of free coinage OF silver is I'm
a mediate. This is a strong point we
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