Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-11-08
Mckinley for President

IT is safe. we be lieve, to assert that
for more than year and half a large
majority Of 'hs Republican parry has
held the belief and entertained the
hope that Major William Mckinley, OF
Ohio, would be the next candidate OF
their party tor 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 tnOus ands OF men
who would ably and honestly nil the
great Office of President, il must be All
mtted 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 gov
ernor. No thoughtful, honest man
ever charged him with rs much a. "A
tinge of dishonesty His record as boy,
man, public officer, statesman, orator.
American cltiZt n are without even the
sign OF blot. With Mckinley for our
candidate, there would not be one min.
ute OF time wasted in defensive cam
paign. The Republican patty is always
at disadvantage when it fights a de-
fensive battle, and 1T is always a. an
advantage and wins victories when il
meets and bravely charges the enemy.
The nomination IF Mckinley would be
a declaration tn every Well ioformed
citizen in the United States that no time
would be required in Bringing Republi
can factions together to work in har-
mony for Republican success, for his
nomination would mean the most per-
feet party harmony witnessed at any
time in the history of the Republican
party slncc the nomination of General
Grant in 1868. No Republican in The
eampsign, with Mckinley the candi-
date, would have to apologize for the
man, the public officer. the Christian
gentemsu, the soldier or the stateman.
Ills nomination would cause every Re-
publican in the party to spring to his
place in the line of bait G, aud there
remain until the end OF the contest
when the whole army of millions of
patriotic frecmen could lift their voices
in glad shout over the mostimportant
and the most overwhelming political
victory ever won on American soil. ex-
cepting those Victories which resulted
in the election and the re election of
that greatest of American citizens and
statesmen. Abraham Lincoln.
la the interest of the American Re-
public; in the interest of the only poll
itical party in existence during The past
thirty.iive years that has shown iIse I
worthy OF confidence end able 10 Just
ly, periodically administer tue affairs
OF the Nation; in the namc OF millions
of men out of employment; in the
name of millions of distressed people
with aching hearts; i'll the name aud in
behalf of our free Republic, let us unite
as party in calling upon this peerless
Republican. statesman. citizen. to head
the presidential ticket in 1895 There
is not an intelligent, well informed
man in any party. belonging Il any
sect, native OF any land. now ia
America, who has a wei grounded
doubt that Mckinley would be elected
That being tue, ought the Republican
party TO run the risk of failing 10 nom.
mate him9 Lot The rallying cry he
Mckinley, the great champion Of
Protection, for President, Wis +.
Telegraph.