Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-06-30
NOTIFIED.
The Committee Calls on Ex-Gov.
Mckinley at His Home.
Chairman Thurston Informs Him OF
His Nomination for the Presidency.
Money Must BE IA Good In Europe as at
Home, Says McKinley In Repiy-But
the Finances Were Disposed OF
Br!eny-Other Topics Discussed.

ber from each state and territory, |
which was selected at the st. Louis
convention to convey TO Mai. Mckinley
the official notification of his nomina'
ton, arrived at Canton on special
train from Cleveland at 1880 o'clock
Monday morning.
They were met at the depot by a
committee Of citizens and were driven
in open carriage to Maj Mckinley's
residence, accompanied by a mounted
escort. Mckinley met the members OF
the notification committee on the We
randa.
John NJ. Thurston, chairman of the
committee, formally informed Mr.. Nc
Kinley of his nomination for the presi-
dency by the republican convention in
a short speech. The nominee replied
as follows:
Senator Thurston and Gentlemen of the
Notification Committee of the Republican Ma
tional Convention: To be selected as their
presidential candidate by great party con-
vention, representing so vast a number OF tho
people of the United States, is most distin-
guished honor, for which would not conceal
my high appreciation, although deeply sensi-
BILE of the great responsibilities OF the trust
and my inability to bear them without the
generous and constant support OF my fellow'
countrymen. Great as is the honor conferred
| equally arduous and important is the duty I'm
posed. and in accepting the one T assume
| the other, relying upon the patriotlo
! devotion of the people to the pesf
interest in our beloved country and the sus'
| tanning care and aid of Him without Whose
| support all we do is empty and vain Should
the people ratify the choice of the great con
| vention for which you speak my only aim will
| be to promote the public good, which, in
| America, is always the good of the greatest
/ number, the honor of our country and the
welfare of the people. The questions
| to Re settled in the national contest this yea:
are as serious and important as any of the
| gre 1t governmental problems that have con-
fronted us in the past quarter of q century
| They command our sober judgment, and set
tlement free from partisan prejudice asa pas
sion. beneficial to ourselves ard beht-
| tirg the honor and grandeur OF
the republic. They touch every interest
| of our common country. Our industrial su-
p'emacy our productive capacity, our busi-
ness and commercial prosperity. our labor
and it's rewards our ma tional credit and cur
| rency our proud financial honor and our
splendid free citizenship-the birthrlght OF
every American-are all involved in the
pending campaign and thus every
| home in the land is directly and in
timately connected with their proper set
tlement. Great are the issues involved in
| the coming election and eager and earnest are
| the people for their right determination Our
domestic trade must be won back, and our
idle working people employed in gainful occu-
| pations at American wages Our home
market must be restored to the proud rank oi
first in the world and our foreign trade, pre-
cipitately cut off by adverse national legisla'
ton re- opened on fair and equitable terms
for our surplus agricultural and manu-
featuring products. Protection and reciproc-
ity, twin measures of q true American
policy should again command the earnest en-
couragement of the government at washing
ton. Public confidence must be resumed and
the skill, the energy and the capital OF oui
country find ample employment at home, sus-
tanned, encouraged and defended against the
UNEQUAL competition and serious disadvan
tages with which they are now con-
tending. The government Of the United
States must raise enough money u
meet both the current expenses and increasing
needs. Its revenues should be so raised as tc
protect the material interests of our people
with the lightest possible drain upon their re
sources, and maintain that high standard o
civilization which has distinguished our coun
try for more than a century of its existence
The income of the government l repeat
should equal its necessary and proper eSpend
, itures
failure to pursue this policy has com
PEELED this country to borrow money, in a tim
of peace to sustain it's credit and pay its dali
that too as speedily possible 1t must b
c apparent to all regardless of past party tie
or Affiliations, that IL is our paramount duty
provide adequate revenue for the expenditure
Of the government economically and prudentl
administered. This the republican party ha
heretofore done, and this / confidently be
lieye it will do in the future when the party
again entrusted with power in the executiy
: ard legislative branches of our governmen
The national credit, which has thus far FOL
tunately resisted every assault upon it. mu
and will be upheld and strengthened
sufficient revenues are provided Tor u
) support OF the governH eat there will be I
), necessity for borrowing money and increasir
the public debt. The complaint OF the peop
is not against the administration for borroN
ing money and issuing bonds to preserve u
credit of the country. but against the ruino'
10 policy which has made this necessary, OWL
TO the policy which has been inausurate
The inevitable effect of such policy is seen
the deficiency in the United States treasu
except as it is rep,enished by loans, and in o
distress of the people who are suffering
cause Of the scant demand for either their |
Dor or the products OF their labor Here
the fundamental trouble, The remedy
which is republican opportunity and du'
\ During all the years of republican contr
u. following resumption, there was steady I
Id duction of tho public debt while
. gold reserve was sacredly maintain
ar out depreciation, taint suspicion If
st would restore this policy that brought US U
exampled prosperity for more than thli
years under the most trying conditions eN
1T known in this country. the policy by which
rr ! made and bought more goods ut home and 81
- more abroad, the trade balance would
- quickly turned in our favor, and gold wol
nd come to US and not go from us'fn the sett
ment Of all such balances In the future
ss' The party that supplied by legislation
Ig. vast revenue for the conduct Of our great
: war, that promptly restored the credit OF
country at its close, that from its abund
revenues paid of large share OF the debt
CURED In this war, and that resumed spe
payments, and placed our paper currency ~
sound and enduring basis, can safely
trusted to preserve both our ere
and currency with honor, stability
inyiolability The American people hold
financial honor OF our government as sac
as our flag, and can be relied upon to guar
with the same sleepless vigilance They b
its preservation above party fealty. and h
often demonstrated that party ties a.
nothing when the spotless credit OF our co
try is threatened The money OF the Uni
States and every kind or form OF
y whether of paper, silver or gold, must