The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-30
M'KINLEY's ACCEPTANCE.

In his informal acceptance OF the nomi-
nation for President of the United States
by the Republican party yesterday, Mr..
Mckinley sounded the keynote of the
campaign. He said: "Our domestic trade
must be won back and our idle working
men employed in gainful occupation at
American wages" Protection
and reciprocity, twin measures of a true
American policy, should again core mand
the earnest encouragement Of the Govern
ment at Washington"
What else could the candidate of the
Republican party-the party that stands
for all the people-have said2 Standing
there the representative of an overwhelm-
ing majority of the people OF the United
States, and seeing wreck and ruin in all
the channels of production, he could not
have done otherwise than tell the people
that the first work in hand should be to
restore the highways OF commerce and in
dustry that all the people might again
have opportunity to participate in profit
able employment.
Undoubtedly Mr.. Mckinley is in close
touch with the hearts and minds of the
people. AS if by inspiration he voiced the
and reciprocity should again command
the encouragement of the Government at
Washington" only that the people said
"shalP' instead of should" The people
demanded that they be sustained, encour-
aged and defended against encroachment
of outside peoples upon their right to go
i'll pursuit of happiness and prosperity in
their own land, and they now have the
sincere promise of an honorable man that
1t shall be SO.
That is all Mr.. Mckinley or any other
man could have said under such circum-
stances. A committee of the National
Convention had informed him, not only
of his nomination, but what the people
would require at his hands when he as
sumed the direction of the affairs of the
Nation. Mr.. Mckinley cheerfully pledged
his honor and his manhood that he should
obey the will OF the people-the more
| cheerfully because what the people want
was in full harmony with what he knows
they should have, and which it will be a
pleasure to him to help them to receive.
And now the battle-cry is heard and it
gives out no uncertain standardization
and reciprocity and employment at
American wages" The highest and best
interests of Americans are involved in the
struggle for supremacy between the party
that has made waste places everywhere
and the party of rescue. 1t should not
take any one long to decide where he will
be found when the lines are fully drawn.
There is, indeed, no middle ground.
There is the question of prosperity and
the question of enforced idleness and con-
sequent poverty. Every voter must take
sides. lie must be for prosperity or for
poverty. Choose we this day whom We
will serve"
But there is work for the Republican
party to do. Every Republican in Cali
fornia who IS physically able should
attach himself to club, league or organi-
cation of some other kind. There should
be felt the touch of shoulders all over the
State, and that sincere enthusiasm which
defies distractions in the way should
abound. Let every Republican feel it to
be his personal duty to see that every
other Republican in his community is in
line. A mighty work is in hand. and the
salvation of the country will be the re-
ward if the work is we'll done