The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-06-23

Canton, Ohio, June 23.-To-day has
brought temporary peace and quiet to
the citizens of Canton. Aside from
the profuSe decorations that greet the
eye on every hand, there has been no
sign OF the stirring scenes of the past
week. 1t was bright and beautiful
when Gov. Mckinley and Mrs Gen.
Russell Hastings, accompanied by
Capt. Heistand the majors right-hand
man, drove to the First M. T.. church,
handsome structure two blocks from
the public square. Gov. Mckinley,
thirty years ago, was superintendent
of the Sunday school of this church,
while his wife was Sunday school
teacher in the First Presbyterian
church, two blocks west, in which they
were married twenty-five years ago.
The church was crowded and Gov. Nc
Kinley's fellow church members gave
him warm greeting. Fifty newspa-
per reporters were present. The pas
tor, Rev. e. p. Edmunds, chose for his
text: make yolr calling and election
sure, for if We do these things We shall
never fail" DR.. Edmu.-ds made his
sermon personally applicable, and he
referred in a happy manner to the re-
suit of the st. Louis convention last
week. In his sermon were these
thoughts:
We have just passed through week
whose significance none are disposed
to underestimate. The highest attain
ment of free government was illus
trated and the sacred privilege of
American citizenship exercised in the
choice of men and measures repre-
Senting a vast number of our fellow
citizens.
''As one of the first conditions of
having sure election we must an
nounce our candidacy. No man would
be credited with political sagacity who
hopes for the suffrages of his fellow
citizens in attaining office, yet allowed
no announcement beyond the unex-
pressed desire of his heart. A second
requirement of sure election is to
have platform and then stand upon
it. 1t is your privilege; it is your ne
cessity to be absolutely fearless in this
world, Of everything save the disfavor
of God True courage comes from
right being and right doing. Two 9th
,er conditions Of successful Christian
candidacy l group under one head.
They are caution and enthusiasm.
lowing to his position as candidate
there rests upon him a responsibility
OF carefulness which he is in duty
bound to regard. Men put forward as
standard bearers by all political
parties recognize this obligation, and
with studied care, guarding word and
act that their cause may not suffer.
What on the part of other men would
be inconSeQuential, from him would be
startling and disastrous. You have yet
lin mind a party which attributes its
presidential Waterloo to three words
'untimely spoken" but the doctor did
not utter the words rum, Romanism
and Rebellion"
Among the letters received to-day
was the following:
81 have not hurried in sending you
my congratulations for your nomina-
ton as the next president of the Unit
ed States, but they are not less hearty
and sincere. | will gladly do all |
can to secure your triumphant cleo
fion. Give to Mrs. Mckinley my good
wishes, in which Mrs. Sherman joins.
Very truly, John Sherman"
Senator Cushman X. Davis of Min
nesota, who withdrew as a presiden-
tial candidate the day of his states
Republican convention, has also writ
ten, and this is what he said:
Permit me to add my congratula-
lions to the many that you are receiv-
ing. Your nomination is a fulfilment
and realization of Republican princi-
pies decreed by the people themselves.
[ feel sure that history will date from
that nomination the greatest epoch of
prosperity for the American people
that they ever enjoyed. Sincerely,
&C. X. Davis"