Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-11-15
Mckinley For President.

1t is safe, we believe, to assert that
for more than year and Il half a large
majority Of the Republican party has
held the belief and entertained the
hope that Major William Mckinley, Of
Ohio, would be the next candidate Of
their party for President. The belief
is growing stronger every day and the
hope is becoming more and more firmly
grounded. While the Republican party
has within it's ranks thousands of men
who would ably and honestly fill the
great office of President, it must be
admitted by all who have watched the
progress of events that no man better
represents Republican principles and
sentiment, and stands higher in the
esteem of the general public, or would
make more popular candidate before
the people, than Ohio's honored COVER
nor. No thoughtful, honest man ever
charged him with as much as slight
tinge Of dishonesty. His record as boy,
man, public officer, statesman, orator,
sign of blot With Mckinley for our
candidate, there would not be one
minute of time wasted in defensive
campaign. The Republican party is
always at disadvantage when it fights
defensive battle, and it is always at an
advantage and wins victories when it
meets and bravely charges the enemy.
The nomination of Mckinley would be
a declaration to every well informed
citizen in the United States that no
time would be required in bringing
Republican factions together to work in
harmony for Republican success, for
his nomination would mean the most
perfect party harmony witnessed at any
time in the history of the Republican
party since the nomination of General
Grant in 1868. No Republican in the
campaign, with Mckinley the candidate
would have to apologize for the man,
the public officer, the Christian gentle
man, the soldier or the statesman. His
nomination would cause every Republi-
can in the party to spring to his place in
the line of battle, and there remain
until the end of the contest, when the
whole army of millions of patriotic
freemen could lift their voices in glad
shout over the most important and the
most overwhelming political victory
ever won on American soil, excepting
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election and the reelection Of that
greatest of American citizens and states
man, Abraham Lincoln.
In the interest of the American Re-
public; in the interest Of the only polit-
ical party in existence during the past
thirty five years that has shown itself
worthy of confidence and able to just
lily, periodically administer the affairs
of the Nation; in the name of millions
of men out of employment; in the
name of millions of distressed people
with aching hearts; in the name and i'll
behalf of our free Republic, let us unite
as party in calling upon this peerless
Republican, statesman, citizen. to head
the presidential ticket in 1896. There
is not an intelligent, well informed man
in any party, belonging to any sect, a
native of any land, now in America,
who has we'll grounded doubt that
Mckinley would be elected. That
being true, ought the Republican party
to run the risk of failing to nominate
him? Let the rallying cry be ''Mckin-
ley, the great champion Of Protection,
for PRESIDENT
| We are heartily Ill accord with the
above editorial taken from the .Milwau-
kee Telegraph. We also believe his
nomination would be in accord with the
verdict rendered on Tuesday November
9th. If election taught us anything we
believe that it was an expression of the
people in favor Of protection and not
tariff reform or free trade. The tariff
on all articles we can manufacture in
this country should be sufficiently high
to protect American labor. That
Mckinley is the most conspicuous
statesman in this regard there is no
doubt. The WooD COUNTY REPORTER
seconds his nomination