The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-06-24
HARRISON.
Ohicially Notified of his Re-nomi nation
MCKINLEY's SPEECH.

Omciany Notified of his Re-nomi nation
McKINLEY's SPEECH.
Mr.. Mckinley said in part: President
| Harrison, this committee, representing
every State and Territory in the Union.
are here to perform the trust committed
| to them by the Republican National Con-
| ventior, which convened at Minneapolis
on June It'll, 1892, of bringing you Off
cial notification of your nomination as
the Republican candidate for President
of the United States. We need hardly
assure you of the pleasure it gives us to
convey this message from the Republi-
cans of the country to their chosen lead
er. Your nomination was but the regis
tering by the Convention of the will of
the majority of the Republicans of the
United States, and has been received in
every quarter with profound satisfac-
ton.
After referring to the excellence of the
Presidents Administration, Mr.. McKin-
ley said in conclusion: We beg to
hand to you the platform of principles
unanimously adopted by the Convention
which placed you in nomination. 1t is
an American document. Protection,
which shall serve the highest interests
of American labor and American devel-
opment: reciprocity, which, while seek
ing the worlds markets 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 right
ly measure the labor and exchanges of
the people and cheat nobody; honest
elections, which are the foundation of
all public authority; these principles
| kln lntf
principles to which you have already
by word and deed given your earnest
approval, and of which you stand to-day
the exponent and representative. Other
matters on the platform will haYe' your
careful consideration.
THE PRESIDENTS ACCEPTANCE.
The President in accepting the nomi-
nation, said:
Gov. Mckinley and Gentlemen of the
Committee: When four years ago, on
the anniversary of the Declaration of our
| National Independence, a committee
designated by the Republican National
Convention held in Chicago, came to my
, home in Indianapolis to notify me of my
t nomination for the Presidency, my sense
of gratitude, great as it was, was forced
into the far background by an over
t whelming sense of the responsibility of
! the leadership in civil contest that in
9 volved so much to my country and to
S my fellow citizens. l could not hope
that much would be found when the
: record of quiet man had been brought
? under the strong light of public crit
5 cism to enthuse my party followers, OF
Q upon which an assurance of adequacy
= for the highest civil affairs might be
r rested. No one so much as l realized
| hot ha or of ha 90 m
t be found in Republican principles; and
! my hope was that nothing in life or wore
: of mine might weaken the appeal Of
S our American policies to the American
: heart. The appeal did not fail. Repub
lican President and President, and
Republican Congress were chosen
. The record has been made, and we are
V now to submit it to the judgment of ;
patriotic people. of my own relation
to the great transactions in Legislation
and in administration which must bt
the basis of this judgment, it does no
u become me to speak.
n l gratefully accept, sir, the assurance
! given by the Republican State Conven
tons and by the National Convention
= = through you, that no charge of adequa
u CIV or delinquency to principle has beer
). lodged against the Administration. TIL,
!, ! faithful and highly successful worl
= done by the able heads of the Executiv,
y Department, and by our Representative
abroad. desire most cordially to &C
. knowledge and commend. The work o
u the 51st Congress, in which you, sir
: bore so conspicuous and useful part
. will strongly and most beneticially in
L fiuence the National prosperity for gen
erations to come.
| mi. of n
y Republican control have, believe, beel
I highly beneficial to all classes of on
y people. The home market for farm pro
u ducts has been retained and enlarged b
y great manufacturing industries, Will
u new markets abroad of large and in
u creasing value. long obstinately closed +
" us, have been opened on favored term
y to our meats and breadstuffs by the re
moval of unjust discriminating restriC
= lions and by numerous reciprocal trad
agreements under section of the Nc
y Kinley bill. These acts of ADMINISTERS
~ ton and Legislation can now fortunatel
- be Judged by their fruits. In 1890 it wa
70 70 a conflict of predictions; now our advel
u saries must face trade statistics an
D prices current. But it is not apprOpriat
a. that should at this time discuss thes
y public questions, / hope before long t
~ be able by letter to convey to you a NOR
- formal acceptance of the nomination
y which the National Republican ConveI
~ ton has rendered me, and to give brief
i, my reasons for adhering to the declarf
-, ~ ton of principles adopted by the Cor
= - vention, and which you have so admira
=. bly, summarized.
u Will you accept, sir, for yourself an
~ associates upon the committee, and fC
~ the whole body of the great COnventio
~ whose delegates you are, my profoun
70 thanks for this great honor? And wi
ho you, sir, allow me to express my MOI
NC NC sincere appreciation of the gracious an
'e cordial terms in which you have conve!
+o ed this message?