Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-09-10
FORMAL ACCEPTANCE.
MIR. McKinley's Letter to Mott
fcation Committee.
HEARTILY APPROVES PLATFORM.
Money and Not Imperialism, According
to the President, the Paramount Issue
Many Questions of Public Import Dis
passionateIy Dealt With.
Executive Mansion,
v asiiington, Sept. 8.

Executive Mansion,
Washington. Sept. 8.
Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge, Chairman Noti.
ficatien Committee.
Ny Dear SirThe nomination Of The
Republican convention of June 10 1900 fol
the office Of president Of the United States,
which as the official representative of the
convention you have conveyed - mo, il
accepted. have carefully examined the
platform adopted ana give to 1t NY hearty
approval. Upon the great issue Of the last
national election 1t Is clear. II upholds
the gold standard and endorses the lcgis.
lation Of the present congress by which
flat standard has neen effectively strength.
ened. The stability of our national cur
reneY Is therefore secure 50 long as those
whs5 adhere TO this Platform are kept IN
control OF the government. In the first
battle that Of 1895 the friends Of the gold
standard and If sound currency WAS tfi
umphant and the country Is enjoying the
fruits of that victory. Our antagonists.
however. are not aatsied They compel
us to a second battle upon the same linea
on which the first WIS fought and won
While regretting the reopening of this
question, which only disturb the pres
ent satisfactory financial condition of the
government and visit uncertainty upon ouT
great business enterprises, we accept the
Issue and again invite the sound money
forces 10 join In winning another ana We
financial system which will continue In
yiolable the public faith.
As In 1896 the three silver parties are
united, under the same leader who imme
diately afr the election of that year. in an
address to the bimetallists, said:
'AThe friends of bmetalism have moi
been vanquished; they hive simply been
overcome. They believe that the gold
standard Is conspiracy Of the money
changers against the welfare of the human
race-and they vii! continue the warfare
against 1T
The policy thus proclaimed has been ne
cepted and confirmed by these parties
The Silver Democratic platform of 1906
continues the warfare against the So
called gold conspiracy when it expressly
says we reiterate the demand of that
dhe Chicago platform of 1896 for III
American financial system made by the
American people fer themselves which
shall restore and maintain bimetallie
price level and as part of such system the
immediate restoration of the free and I'M
limited coinage of silver and gold at the
present ratio of Iii to l, without waiting
for the aid on consent of any other ma
ton"
So the issue is presented 1t will be
noted that the demand is for the imme
diate restoration OF the free coinage Of sill
Yer al II to /. If another issue Is para
mount, this is Immediate. Il will admit OF
no delay ana will suffer no pestponement
Populists Against Single standard
Turning to the other associated partie.
we find in the Fopulist national platform
adopted mt Sioux Falls. South Dakota.
May 10. 1900, the following declarations
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 al paid and All corpora.
ton money forever retired. We reatIrm
the demand for the reopening of the mints
of the United States for the free and un.
limited coinage of silver and gold Mt the
present legal ratio of fG to / the imme
diate increase In the volume Of silver coins
and certificates thus created to be sub
stituted dollar for dollar for the bank
notes issued by private corporations under
special privilege. granted by law OF
March "A. 1900. ana prior to national bank
ing 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 te
lend our efforts to the repeal of this cur
rency law, which not only repudates the
ancient and tine-honored principles of the
American people before the constitution
was adopted, but is yiolatiye of the princi
Piles of the constitution itself: and We
shall not cease our Efforts until there has
been established in its place monetary
system based upon the free and unlimited
coinagc of silver and gold into money al
the present legal ration of 16 to ] by the
Independent action OF the United States
under which system all paper money shall
be issued by yhe government and all such
money coined or issued shall be a full legal
tender in payment Of all debts public and
private. without exception
In all three platforms these parties an.
nounee that their efforts shall be INCREASING
until the gold act shall be blotted from
the statute books and the free and unlim.
tied coinage of silver at rs to l shall take
its place.
The relative Importance of the issues !
do not stop to discuss. All of them are
important. Whichever party is successful
will be bound in conscience To carry into
administration and legislation its seyera
declarations and doctrines. One declara
ton will be as obligatory as another, but
all are not Immediate. 1t is not possible
that these parties would treat the doctrine
of rs to /, the immediate realization OF
which is demanded by their several plat.
forms as void and imperative in the event
that they should be clothed with power
Otherwise their profession of faith is in
sincere. 1t is therefore the imperative
business of those opposed to this financial
heresy to prevent the triumph of the par
ties whose union Is only assured by ad.
herence to the silver issue VIII the
American people, through Indifference OF
fancied security, hazard the overthrow OF
the wise financial legislation of the past
year and revive the danger OF the silver
standard with all of the Inevitable evils
of shattered confidence and general disas-
ter which justly alarmed and aroused
them in 1896:
Democrats Reaffirmed Old Platform.
The Chicago platform of 1896 Is reaf-
firmed In its entirety by ahe Kansas City
convention. Nothing has been omitted OF
recalled: so that all the perils then threat.
ened are presented anew with the added
force OF n deliberate reaffirmation. Foul
years ago the people refused to place the
seal of their approval upon these danger
Gus and revolutionary policies and this
year they will not fall to record again
their earnest dissent.
The Republican party remains faithful
to It's principle of tariff which supplies
sufficient revenues for the government and
adequate protection to our enterprises and
producers; and of reciprocity which opens
foreign markets to the fruits of American
labor and furnishes new channels through
which to market the surplus of American
farms. The tme-honored principles OF
protection and reciprocity were the first
nIetQes of Republican victory TO be writ.