The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-30


we do is empty and vain. Should the
people ratify the choice of the great
convention 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 be
settled in the National contest this
year are as serious and important as
any of the great governmental prob
lens that have confronted us in the
past quarter of the century. They
command our sober Judgment and a
settlement free from partisan preiu
dice and passion beneficial to our
selves and befitting the honor and
grandeur of the republic. They touch
every interest of our common coun-
try. Our industrial supremacy, our
productive capacity, our business and
our commercial prosperity. our labor
and its rewards, our National credit
and 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
Our domestic trade must be won back
and our idle worl<ingmen employed
i'm gainful occupations at American
wages. Our home market must be re-
stored to it's proud rank of first in the
world, and our foreign trade, so cut
off by adverse National legislation, re-
opened on fair and equitable terms
for our surplus agricultural and man
ufacturing products The govern
ment of the United States must raise
enough money to meet both its cur
rency expenses and increasing needs.
It's revenues should be so raised as to
protect the material interests of our
people. with the lightest possible
drain upon their resources.
~ failure to pursue this policy has
compelled the country to borrow mou-
ey in a time of peace, to sustain H7
credit and pay its daily expenses. This
policy should be reversed, and that too,
as speedily as possible. 1t must be ap-
parent TO all. regardless Of past party
ties or affiliations, that 1T is our para
mount dmy TO provide adequate rev
enue for the expenditures of the gov
ernment. The Republican party has
heretofore done this, and | confidently
believe II will do it in lthe future, when
the party is again entrusted with power
in the executive and legislative branch
es of our government. The National
credit which has thus far fortunately
resisted every assauht upon it, must and
viii be upheld and strengthened. LII
sufficient revenues are provided for the
support of the government there VIII
be no necessity for borrowing money
and increasing the public debt.
The money of the United States.
and every kind or form of 1t, whether
of paper. silver or gold, must be as
good as the best in the world. 1t must
not only be current at its full face
value. at home. but it must be counted
at par in any and every commercial
center of the globe. = < The plat
form adopted by the Republican Ma
tfonal convention has received my care
full consideration and has my unquali-
fed approval. 1t is matter of gratlfl-
cation to me, as / am sure it must be to
you, and Republicans everywhere, and
to all our people, that the expressions
of it's declaration of principles are so
direct, clear and emphatic. They are
too plain and positive to leave any
chance for doubt or question as to
their purport and meaning. But you
will not expect me to discuss its pro-
visions at length or in any detail att this
time. 1t will, however, be my duty and
pleasure to make TO you, and, through
you TO the great party you represent,
a more formal acceptance of the nOmi-
nation rendered me. No one could be
more profoundly grateful than me, of
the manifestations of public confidence,
OF which you have 50 eloquently spoken.
1T shall be my aim to attest this
appreciation by an unsparing devotion
to what | esteem the best interests of
the people. and in this work | ask the
counsel and support of you, gentle
men, and of every other friend of the
country. The generous expressions
with which YOU, sir. convey the Of
fetal notice of my nomination are
highly appreciated, and as fully re-
ciprocated, and | thank you and your
associates of the Notification commit
tee and the great party and conven-
ton, at whose instance you come, for
the high and exceptional distinction
bestowed upon me.
Following the formal speeches. II. III.
Smith, secretary of the Notification
cOIiHlibt66s pIeSSHlCu luC SdNCA hidhC
of a log taken from the log cabin in
which Lincoln was born.
After the formal speeches, mem
bers of the Notification committee
were introduced and made short
speeches to the crowd. Ex-senator
Hiscock, of New York, predicted that
his State would give larger vote for
Mckinley in proportion to population
than would Ohio.
Senator Browning, of Virginia, was
called out and remarked: Il wish to
say that | hail from a State in which
ali Of our Presidents have been dead
for some time. daughter and APP
plause.) Put we have the satisfaction
of knowing that the great men that
have gone at some time or other
lived in Virginia | wanted to con-
meet the old State with Maj. Mckinley,
but failing in that | have located Mr..
Hanna in Virginia, (Laughter.) These
gentlemen who come to you from these
Republican States do not have the
flln we have i'm Virginia. We get a