The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-30
Speeches on the Porch of the
House at Canton.
HEARD BY A VAST MULTITUDE
Mckinley Dwells Upon the Blessings
That Protection Would Bring.
There should BE No Delay IN Revising
the Revenue Laws. He Says-Sev-
erai Committeeman. Including III.
l.. Wilson. Make Speeche$-An Ex-
Thronx.

cursion From Columbus swelis the
Thronx.
Cleveland. June ea-The committee ar-
rointes by the St. Louis convention 20 no.
Iify ex-eiov. Mckinley Of his nomination
for the presidency assembled AZ the hel-
lenden hotel az 80 O'clock today. After
being photographers In a group. the eom-
ni;gee. headed by Senator ThurSton and
NJ. n Hanna. marched TO the Valley rails
way station. where a special tram vas
boarded for Canton. Prominent Repuhii-
cans accompanied the committed, makinS
the total number on the train about Ice.
The party on the train was as follows.
W. W. Atrie. Mary land: G. ID. Alexander.
Alabama. c. III. peers. iliirois. Hiram
Brownlee. Indiana. John Bresler. Nevada;
l.. NJ. Bernard. North Carolina. James W.
Brock. Montana: J. :. Browning, virginia;
W. y. Frasee. Mississippi, NJ, r. Jefser-
son. Massachusetts. II. T.. Lynch. West
Virginia. Henry G.. Morse. Delaware Cal
ivan Manning. Iowa: j. r. McCarty, New
York. j. j. oBrien. Michigan George A.
Sykes. Connecticut; Henry H. smith,
Washington City. w. II. Sawyer. New
Hampshire. c. +. Townsend. Maine. III.
l.. Wilson. Washington. III. A. HuSe. YER
mont. j. A. Buckles. Oklahoma. J. ".
see. J. w Darlington. Arizonas Jacob n.
Early Indiana. Dennis k.gan. Florida.
Theodore Flood. Pennsylvania: Joseph
Folse Indian territory. Charles Hilton.
Oregon: q. s. Johnson, Alaska; Robert
Maxwell. New York. ~. g. Niekersot.
Wyoming; NJ c. Ring. Wisconsin; j. {.
Sanborn Rhode Island; Waiter Sinssae.
South Dakota. Senator Frank Hiscock.
New York. Gen. McAlpin and \. IL.
Humphries. New York. NJ. A. Hanna and
sylvester I. Everett. Cleveland.
Canton, Ohio. June z.-The notification
committee reached Canton al 1850 clock
The permanent reception committee lately
organized for the campaign. headed by
George +. Baldwin. William r. Day and
Henry A. Wise, were at the depot TO meet
the party. Decorated tallyhoes and car
riages were In waiting. A parade was or
ganlzed, the Grand Army band ana the
Citizens troop OF cavalry leading vehicles
occupied BY the guests. Citizens fell Ia
behind and an enormous crowd quickly
gathered about the Mckinley home. where
the duties of the committee were dis
charged. An open space was reserved Tor
the guests. and the party was quickly
seated upon camp chairs. Mrs. Mckinley
and friends occupied tho front porch.
Just as the crowd was quletlng down Gov.
Mckinley stepped out on the porch. and
cheer after cheer was given.
Senator John VI. ThurstOn stepped upon
the porch and delivered the official notin-
cation. He was frequently interrupted by
cheers. He said:
Tho notification speech.
Gov. Mckinley: We are here 70 per-
form the pleasant duty assigned 10 us by
the Republican national convention re-
Gently assembled in ST. Louis, that of
formally notifying you OF your nomination
as the candidate OF the Republican party
for president OF the United States. We re-
sp1ctfully request your acceptance OF this
nomination and your approval of the dec
laratiou OF principles adopted By the con-
ventIon. We assure you that you are the
unanimous choice of united party. and
your candidacy viii he Immediately ac-
cepted by the country as an absolute guar
antee OF Republican success.
"Your nomination has been made IN che
dience 70 popular demand whose univer-
salty and spontaneity attest the afrec-
ton and confidence OF the plain people Of
the United States. BY common consent
you are their champion This mighty up
rising In your behalf emphasizes the ain
ceTity OF their conversion TO the cardinal
principles Of protection and reciprocity as
best exemplifed In that splendid congress
sionai act which justly bears your name.
Under it this nation advanced 20 the very
elimination of prosperity. far surprising
that OF all other people and all other times
a prosperity shared In ly all sections. all
interests and all classes, by capital and
labor, by producer and consumer pros
pcrity so happily in harmony with the
genius OF popular government that It's
choicest blessings were most widely dis
iributed among the lowliest toilers and the
humhiest homes.
I'm 1892 your countrymcn. unminSfnl OF
your solemn warnings. returned that party
20 power which reiterated its everlasting
opposition 20 a protective tariff and de-
manded the repeal OF the Mckinley act.
They sowed the wind. they reaped the
whfrlwind The Sufferlngs and losses and
disasters 70 the American people from four
years OF Democratic tariff are vastly great
er than those which came 10 them from
four years Of civil war. Out OF IL ALI ono
great good remains, Those who scorned
your eounsels speedily witnessed the fgi-
nllment OF your prophesies and. even as
the scourged and rrpentant Israslites abb
iured their stupid idols and resumed un-
questioning allegiance 70 Moses and 20
Noses God. SO row your countFymen.
ashamed OF their errors, turn 90 you and
10 those glorious principles Tor which YOU
stand. IN the fun belief that your canAi-
dacy and the Republican platform mean
that the end OF the wilderness has come
and the sromlsed land of American pros
perity is again 20 them an insured inheri-
tance.
''But your nomination means more than
the Endorsement Of a protective tariff rec
iprocity. Of sound money and OF homes,
finance. for al of which you have 50 stead
fasfIy stood. u means an Endorsement of
your heroic youth, your fruitful years of
arduous public service. your sterling pstri-
otiSn. your stsiwzrt Amer3canfsm. your
Christian character. and the purity. aaes-
icy and simplicity of your priVafe llfe. 10
all these things ynf are thn typical Amart-
can; for al these things y0n are the
rkaEsH leader ~ fhs rfarr.fa Ga -ss. .sar,
strength n 80 hear The hon0ra aat meet
the dasies OF shat gresf Office for which
yoa are row nominated ard 70 which y0ti
wii3 be elected. that Ypur admlnis1ra ion
viii enhance the dignity and power and
glory Of this republic and secure the safe
~ welfare and happiness of It's liberty
loving people"
Al i2.zD GOV Mckinley arose 20 respond.
and the cheering vas renewed. whea
quiet wss restored, ne spoke as follows
Mr. MeKInleyfs Response.
senator Thurston and Csentierner Of tha
Notification Committee o. the Republican
%atIcnal Convention. To D. zelerssd a. ia
presidential candidate by 3 xee4t marty
canwentlons representing 40 vast q nunaAsr
os the people % the United states. - a
most distinguished honor. for which I
weBid not conceal my high appreciation,
although deeply sensible ~ the great -
spensibgllflrs Of the tvHst ard my ability
- bear them without tilc generous aud
constant support of ~ fsliex country
men Great as is the honor conferred
equally arssaous ami important Il the 6aty
Imposed ard IN accepting the ore I as
sErue the other. reiFsng upon tae patriotic
devotion of ths people 10 the b@st interests =
Of our beloved country and the sustaining
care and aid % hsrn without whose support
IL &c 10 j. snpty All yA4n- Should TIA