The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-30

Cantsm, Ohio, June 29-The Republi-
cation notification committee appointed
by the st, Louis convention to notify
Major Mckinley of his nomination for
the Presidency, reached Canton from
Cleveland ut 11:40 to-day. Decorated
tall y-hos and carriages were in waiting
at the station. The parade was organ
lied, the grand army band and the cit
liens troop of cavalry leading the vehi-
cles occupied by the guests. Citizens
fell In behind, and an enormous crowd
quickly gathered about the Mckinley
home, where the duties of the committee
here discharged. and where the general
public had been informally invited
Mrs. Mckinley and II company of
friends occupied the front porch as the
part. arrived. Just as the crowd was
quieting down Governor Mckinley step
ped out on the porch and was given n
most enthusiastic ovation, cheer after
cheer rising from the crowd.
Senator John NJ. ThurstOn. of Nebras-
ka, stepped upon the porch, and in his
fiery eloquence delivered the official no.
LITIGATION. He was greeted with enthu-
siastie applause, and was frequently in
terrupted by the cheering of the senti-
ments he expressed
Governor Mckinley arose to respond
and the cheering was renewed When
follows:
Beginning with reference to the
great honor Governor Mckinley contin-
ued: Great as the honor conferred.
equally arduous and important is the
duty imposed. In accepting the one.
assume the other, relying upon the
patriotic devotion of the people to the
best interests of our beloved country and
the sustaining care and aid of Him with
out whose support all we do is empty and
vain. Should the people ratRy the
cholce OF the great convention for which
you speak, my only aim will be to pro-
mote the public good, which in America
is always the good of the greatest num-
Der, the honor of our country and the
welfare of our people.
1.-The questions to be settled in the ma
tional contest this year are as serious
and important as any of the Govern
mental problems that have confronted
us the past quarter of n century They
command our sober Judgment and a set
tiement free from partiZan prejudice and
passion, beneficial to ourselves and befit-
ting the honor and grandeur of the re-
public. They touch every interest of orr
common country. Our industrial su-
premacy, our productive capacity. our
business and our commercial capacity.
our labor and its rewards, our national
credit and currency, our proud financial
honor, and our splendid free citizenship
the birthright of every American-are
all involved in the pending campaign.
and thus every home in the land is di-
rectly and intimately connected with
their proper settlement.
Our domestic trade must be won
back, and our idle workingmen EMPLOYED
IN gainful occupations ut American
wages. Our home market must be re-
stored to its proud rank of first in the
world, and our foreign trade so precipi-
lately cut off by adverse national legisla-
ton, re-opened on fair and equitable
terms for our surplus and agricultural
and manufacturing products The Gov
eminent of the United States must raise
enough to meet both its current expenses
and increasing needs. It's revenues !
should be so raised as to protect the ma
terlal interests of our people, with the
llghtest possible drain on those resources.
A failure to pursue this policy has COM ]
PEELED 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 speed.
ny as possible. 1t must be apparent -
all regardless Of past party rios or ofil;-
pViVlS Vhag !. - our paramount duty to J
PROV adequate revenue for the expend /
itures of the Government economically |
and prudently administered. The Repub- |
lican party has heretofore done this, and |
confidently believe it will do it in the |!
future, when the party is again entrusted '
with power III the executive and legisla. !
tive branches Of our government The !
national credit which has thus far fortu- !
nately resisted every assault upon it,
must and will be upheld and strength
ened. If sufficient revenues are provided