The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-06-29
MIR. Harrison Notified.

tee appointed by the Republican Nation
al Convention to notify President Hsrri-
son Of his renominaticn, performed that
duty to day, Governor Mckinley being
the spokesman.
The committee reached the White House
at 10 O'Clock, and entering the Fast
Room drew up in semi-circle. A few
minutes later the President entered on
the arm OF Secretary Fostel, the other
members Of the Cabinet following. Gov
ernor Mckinley said in part after max
ing the formal notification
GOVERNOR M'KINLEY's SPEECH
"Tbe difficult and embarrassing ques-
tions which confronted your administra-
ton have been met with an ability, with
a fdelity TO duty, and with lofty patri-
otisn which Gil American hearts with
glowing pride. Your domestic policy
has been wise, broad and ststesmanlike;
your foreign policy frm, Just and truly
American. These have won the com
mendatiou Of thought ful and conserys-
tive people, and the confidence Of your
oountrymen, irrespective Of party, and
viii. we believe, insure your triumphant
election in November.
We beg 10 hand % you the platform
Of principles unanimously adopted by
the convention which placed you IN
nomination. It's an American dOcu-
ment. Protection, which shall serve the
highest interests Of American labor and
American development; reciprocity,
which. while seeking the worlds mar
kets for our surplus products shall not
destroy American wages, or surrender
American markets for products which
can be made at home honest money,
which shall rightly measure the labor
and exchanges Of the people and cheat
nobody: honest elections, which are the
true foundation Of ali public authority
these principles constitute for the most
part the platform, principles by which
vou have already, by word and deed, Civ
en- your earnest approval, and Of which
YOU stand to-day the exponent and rep
resentztive. Other matters treated Of in
the platform viii have your careful con
sideration"
THE PRESIDENT ACCEPfs.
The President responded as follows:
"GovERxoE McKINLEY AND GENTLEMEN
or THE Committee: When, four years
ago, on the anniversary Of the declara-
tion Of our national independence, a COM
miitee designated by the Republican Ma
tional Convention, held in Chicago, came /
to my home in indianapolis to notify me
Of nv nomination for the Presidency, |
my sense Of gratitude. great as twas was
forced into the far background by an over /
whelming sense ofthe responsibility Of /
leadership in a civil contest that inyolv-
ed so much to my country and TO my
fellow-citizens
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, 10 enthuse my party
followers, or upon which an assurance Of /
adequacy for the highest civil affairs
might be rested.
No one 50 much as I realized that the
strength Of the campaign must be found
in Republican principles, and my hope
vas that nothing in life or word Of mine
might weaken the appeal Of our Ameri-
politics to the American heart That ap-
peal did not fail A Republican Presi-
dent and Vice President and Republi-
can Congress were chosen.
THE RECORD MADE.
The record has bean made and We
are now TO submit it to the judgment of
a patriotic people. Ofmy relation to the
great transactions in legislation and in
administration, which must be the basis
Of this judgment, it does not become me
to speak. gratefully accept, sir, the as
surance given by the Republican State
conventions and by the national eonyen- /
ton, through you, that no charge Of in
adequacy or delinquency to principle has
been lodged against the administration. /
The faithful and highly successful work |
done by the able heads Of the executive |
departments and by our representatives
abroad / desire most cordially to ac-
knowledge and commend.
The work Of the Fifty-frst CongIess.
in which you, sir, bore so conspicuous Z /
part, will strongly and most benefcially
influence the national prosperity for gen
erati0ns to come.
" The general results Of three years of
Republican control have, I believe, been
highly beneficial TO all classes of our peo-
pie. The home market for farm products
has been retained and enlarged by the
establishment of great manufacturing in
dustries, while new markets abroad Of
large and increasing value, long obsti-
nately closed TO Us, have been opened on
favored terms to our meats and bread
stuts by the removal OF unjust discrimi-
mating restrictions and by numerous re-
ciprocal trade agreements under section
, Of the Mckinley bill. These acts of
administration and legislation can now
fortunately be judged by their fruits In
1850 it was 4 conflict Of predictions; now
ouradyersaries must face trade statistics
and prices current
WILL WRITE A LETTER.
But it is not appropriate that should
at this time discuss these political ques-
tions. hope before long to be able by
letter to convey to you a more formal ac-
eeptsnce ofthe nomination which the
Republican National convention has teu-
dered me, and to give briefly my reasons
for adhering to the declaration Of princi-
piles adopted by the convention and
which you hare 50 admirably summar-
lied.
win you accept, sir, for yourself and
your associates upon the committee and
Tor the whole body Of the great oonven-
tiOn whose delegates YOU are my pro-
found thanks for this great honor? And
win you, sir, allow me to express my
most sincere appreciation of the gracious
and cordial terms in which you have /
conveyed this message.
One of Cardinal Manning's Sto-
ries.