The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-09-11
M'KINLEY SAYS
HE'S WILLIN',
The President Gives Out His
Letter of Acceptance.
1T Is A LENGTHY DOCUMENT
And Deals Exhaustively With silver and
Imperialism to the Exclusion of Al
most All Else-Trusts Are
Touched Lightly.

Washington. Sept. 10.-President Nc
~Kinley today made public his letter,
accepting the nomination Of the Re-
publican national convention for the
presidency. The president puts the
silver issue first in Importance, hold
ing that the Democratic, Populist, and
Silver Republican national conventions,
all Of which nominated Mr.. Bryan, de-
manded the free coinage Of silver in
their platforms, and that these forces
would seek to carry out their purpose
to destroy the gold standard IL given
power to do so.
After reviewing the financial platform
of the three parties mentioned,
Mr.. Mckinley says:
Whichever party is successful will
be bound in conscience to carry into
administration and legislation it's
several declarations and doctrines. One
declaration will be as obligatory as an
other, but all are not immediate. 1t Is
not possible that these parties would
treat the doctrine of 16 to1, the immedi-
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 is insincere. 1t is
therefore the imperative business Of
those opposed to this financial heresy
to prevent the triumph Of the parties
whose union is only assured by adher-
ence to the silver issue. Will the Ameri-
can people, through indifference or
fancied security, hazard the over
throw of the wise financial legislation
of the past year and revive the dan
ger of the silver standard, with all of
the inevitable evils Of shattered con-
fidence and general disaster which
Justly alarmed and aroused them in
1882"
Mr.. Mckinley then devotes some time
to the reaffirmation of his tariff views;
to the financial situation-of which he
takes a most optimistic view-to the
Nicaraguan canal and to civil service
reform. On the last named subject he
says:
OF the trusts, he says:
"The future of the merit system Is
safe in the hands of the Republican
party"
THE TRUST EVIL.
combinations Of capital which con-
sary to the general use of the people,
by suppressing natural and ordinary
competition, thus enhancing prices to
the general consumer, are obnoxious
to the common law and the public well
fare. They are dangerous conspiracies
against the public good, and should be
made the subject of prohibitory or PEN
al legislation. Publicity will be a help
ft,1 inf tn oh I'M.
formity of legislation in the several
states should be secured. Discrimina- |
tion between what is injurious and |
what is useful and necessary in busi- |
ness operations is essential to the wise |
and effective treatment Of this subject. |
cooperation of capital is neces-
sary to meet new business conditions |
and extend our rapidly increasing for
eign trade, but conspiracies and COM
binations intended to restrict business,
create monopolies, and control prices
should be effectively restrained.
'The best service which can be rem
dereG to labor is to afford it an oppor-
tunity for steady and remunerative en-
ployment and give 1t every encourage
ment for advancement. The policy that
subserves this end is the true American
|
more satisfactory to American work.
ngmen than many preceding years.
Any change of the present Industrial
Dr. financial policy of the government
would be disastrous to their highest in
terests. With prosperity at home and
an increasing foreign market for Ameri-
can products, employment should con-
tinue to wait upon labor, and with the
eta orl he lit, |
Is secured against payments for his
labor in a deprecated currency. For
labor, a short day is better than q
short dollar"
This brings the message up to the
Cuban and Porto Rican question, and
on these questions, the letter says in
part: |.
CUBA AND PORTO RICO.
I'VE have been in possession of Cuba
since the first Of January, 1899. We
nave restored order and established do
nestle tranquility. We have fed the
starving, clothed the naked, and minis
.ered to the sick. We have improved
he sanitary condition of the island.
We have stimulated industry, intro
luced public education, and taken a
ull and comprehensive enumeration of
he inhabitants. The qualification Of
electors has been settled and under It
,ff1cers have been chosen for all the
Of Cuba. These local
governments are now in operation, ad-
by the people.
Our military establishment has been
'educed from 49, 900 to less than 5000. An
election has been ordered to be held on
he 18th of September under a fair
election law already tried in the munici-
,al elections. to choose members of q
convention. All this is a
ong step in the fulfillment OF our sacred
to the people Of Cuba.
We hold Porto Rico by the same title ,
IS the Philippines. The treaty Of peace
which ceded us the one conveyed to US
he other. Congress has given to this
sland a government In which the in
labitants participate, elect their own
legislature, enact their own local laws.
'rovide their own system Of taxation.