The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-06-25
HARRISON NOTIFIED.
His Formal Acceptance of the
Republican Nomination..

Republican Nomination.
The committee to notify President
Harrison of his denomination by the
Minneapolis convention waited upon the
President Monday. Chairman Mckinley
in brief address, conveyed the official
information to the president and highly
complimented him in tho course of his
remarks.
At the conclusion Of the speech tie
president bowed slightly, aud then, in a
very clear and natural tone. read his
reply.
Governor Mckimley aud Gentlemen Of the
C0mmitee::
When four years ago, on the auniver
sary of the declaration of our national
independence, a committee designated
by the Republican national convention,
held in Chicago, came to my homo in
indianapolis to notify me of my nomina-
ton for the presidency, my sense of
gratitude, great as it was. was forced in
the far background by an overwhelming
sense of the responsibility of leadership
in a civil contest that involved SO much
II my country and to my fellow citizens.
1 could not hope that much would be
found when the record of a quiet life had
been brought under the strong light of
public criticism to enthuse my party
followers, or upon which an assurance OF
adequacy for the highest civil affairs
might be rested.
No one so much as l realized that the
strength of the campaign must be found
in Republican principles, and my hope
was that nothing in life or word Of mine
might weaken the appeal Of our Ameri
can policies to the American heart That
appeal did not fail. A Republican presi,
dent and vice president ano a Republican
Congress were chosen.
The record has been made, and we are
now to submit it to the judgment of a
patriotic people. OF my own relation to
the graat transactions in legislation and
in administration, which must be the
basis OF this Judgment, it does not
become me to speak.
gratefully accept as the assurance
given by Republican state conventions
and by the national convention, through
you, that no charge of inadequencY to
principle has been lodged against the
administration.
The faithful aud highly successful
work done by the aba heads of the exc
cutive department and by our represen-
tatives abroad, desire most cordially to
acknowledge and commend. The work
of the Fifty first congress, in which you,
sir, bore so conspicuous and SO useful a
part, will strongly and most beneticially
influence the national prosperity for
generations to come.
The general results of three years of
Republican control have, believe, been
highly beneficial to all classes of our
people. The home market for farm
products has been retained aud enlarged
by the establishment OF great manufac-
turing industries, while new markets
abroad of large and increasing value
long obstinately closed to us have been
opened on favored terms to our meats
and breadstuffs by the removal of unjust
discriminating restrictions aud by numer
Gus reciprocal trade agreements und Ell
section OF the Mckinley bill.
These acts of administration and legis
lation can now fortunately be judged
by their fruits. In 1890 it was conflict
of prediction, now our adversaries must
face trade statistic; aad prices current.
But it Is no. appropriate til 1t | should
at this time dicuss these public questions.
l hope before long to be able by letter to
convey to you more formal acceptance
of the nomination which the national
Republican convention has rendered me.
and to declare briefly my reasons for
adhering to the declaration of principals
adopted by the convention, and which
you have SO admirably summarized.
WIZ } ou dccept, slr, LOT yourseH auu
your associates upon the committee and
for the whole body of the great conveG-
ton, whose delegates you are my pro-
found thanks for this great honor? And
will you sir ALLOW ME to express my most
sincere appreciation of the gracious and
cordial terms in which you have convey
ed this measure?