Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-02
McklNLEY'S ACCEPTANCE.

NChiINLEf - A((EPlANSE.
The committee appointed to notify
Gov. Mckinley OF his nomination for
the presidency performed its duty
Monday. Mr.. Mckinley made the fol-
lowing response to the speech of Sena,
tor Thurston:
Senator Thurston and Gentlemen OF
the notification committee of the re
publican national conventions: TO be
selected as u presidential candidate by
a great party In convention, represent
ing SO vast number of people OF the
United States, is most distinguished
honor, for which would not conceal
my high appreciation, although deeply
sensible of the great responsibilities of
the trust and my inability to bear
them without the generous and con
slant support OF my fellow country.
men. Great as Is the honor conferred,
equally ardods and important Is the
duty imposed and in accepting one |
assume the other, relying upon
upon the patriotic devotion of the peo-
pie to the best interests OF our beloved
country, and upon the sustaining care
and aid of him without whose support
all we do is empty and vain. Should
the people raufy the choice of the
great convention for which you speak,
my only aim will be to promote the
public good, which in America is al.
ways the good Of the great
est number, the honor Of our country
and the welfare OF the people.
"rhe questions to be settled in the
national contest this year are rs ser.
ious and important as any of the great
governmental problems that have con
fronted us i'll the past quarter of u
century, They command our sober
Judgment and settlement free from
partisan prejudice and passion, bene-
fetal to ourselves and beneftting the
honor and grandeur Of the republic
They touch every interest in ON com
mon country. Our industrial supre-
macy, our productive capacity, our
business and commercial prosperity
our labor and its rewards, our national
creditand currency, our proud financial
honor, and our splendid free citizen
ship-the birthright Of every Ameri-
can-are all involved in the pending
campaign, and thus every home in the
land is directly and intimately con-
nected with their proper settlement.
Great are the issues involved In the
coming election, and eager and earn
est are the people for their rights. Our
domestic trade must be won back and
our idle workingmen employed in gam.
full occupations at American wages.
Our home market must be restored to
its proud rank Of first i'm the world
and our foreign trade, so precipitately
cut off by adverse national legislation,
reopened OH fair equitable terms for
our surplus agricultural and manu-
featuring products.
Protection and reciprocity, twin
measures OF true American policy,
should again command the earnest en-
enlargement Of the government at
Washington. Public confidence must
be resumed and the skill, energy and
capital Of our country find ample EN-.
plOyment at home, sustained, encour-
aged and defended against the I'M
equal competition and the serious dis.
advantage with which they are now
contending.
'rhe government of the United
States must raise enough money to
meet both its current expenses and its
increasing needs. It's revenues should
be 50 raised as to protect the material
interests Of our people with the lightest
possible drain upon their resources
and maintain that high standard of
civilization which has distinguished
oGr country for more than century
of its existence. The income of the
government, repeat, should equal its
necessary and proper expenditures.
The failure to pursue this policy has
compelled the government to borrow
money in time Of peace to sustain its
credit and pay its daily expenses. This
policy should be reversed, and that
too, as speedily as possible. 1t must
be apparent to all, regardless of past
party ties or Affiliations, that 1t Is our
paramount duty to provide adequate
revenue for expenditures of the gov
eminent, economically and prudently
administered. The republican party
has heretofore done this and | con-
ildently believe it viii 40 it in the
future when the party is again en-
trusted MID the power ia tile execu-
tive rnd legislative branches of our
government. National credit, which