The Portland daily press., 1896-06-30
M'KINLEY GETS HIS NOTICE.
Told That He Is the Republican Can
didate for the Presidency.


Formal Visit of Committee of Notifica-
tion Yesterday-Address by Senator
Thurston-Reply by Governor Mckinley
Says st. Louis Platform Suits Him.
Canton. Ohio, June 29.-The committee
selected to convey to Major Mckinley the
official notification of his nomination.
arrived at Canton on a special train from
Cleveland at II. so this morning.
They We're met at the station here by
| reception committee and were driven to
Major MoKinley's residence. Major Mo-
| kinley received the members of the COM
mittee on the veranda. The streets about
the house were filed with men women
and children. The crowd surged in at the
gates and pressed close up to the chairs
Hon. John M. Thurston, who was per-
manenG chairman of the convention, was
| the chairman OF the committee, and
made tine speech of notification.
| Mrs Mckinley and the Majors voner-
| able mother occupied chairs near hi m on
the yeranda. Ills brothor's family and his
neice were about him The chairs back
OF the notification committee were filled
by ladies OF Canton. Columbus and
| Cleveland, whose husbands are prominent
in business and public affairs.
Frank Hiscock, Senator Thurston,
Mark Hanna and O. N. Fairbanks occu-
pied the first carriage Major Mckinley
met them outside the gate as they
alighted from their carriage and shook
hands warmly. Senator Thurston was in
excellent voice. His speech was received
with much enthusiasm and applause.
When Mr.. Thurston finished Governor
Mckinley. who was standing a few feet
from him and slightly in his rear,
stepped forward holding the manuscript
OF his speech III his hand, said:
s'.Fo be selected as their Presidential
candidate by Il great party convention,
representing SO vast q number of the
people of the United States is a most is
t1nguished honor, for which | would not
conceal my appreciation although deeply
sensible Of the great responsibility of the
| trust and my inability to bear it without
the generous and constant support of my
fellow countrymen.
Our industrial supremacy, our produc-
tive capacity. our business and uommer
cial prosperity, our labor and it's rs-
wards, our national credit and currency,
our proud financial honor and our splen-
did free citizenship, the birthright OF
every American, are all involved in the
1
must be won back, and our idle working
people employed in gainful occupations
| at American wages Protection and re-
ciprocity twin measures of a true Ameri-
can policy should again command the
earnest encouragement Of the govern
ment at Washington.
| The government of the United States
must raise enough money to meet both
its current expenses and increasing needs
Its revenue should be 40 raised as to pro
| tect the material interests of our people +,
with the llghtest possible drain upo n
their resources and maintain that hi gh
standard of civilization which has distin-
| guished our country for more than a GEN.
| tury of it's existence.
| The national credit, which has thus fa
| fortunately resisted every assault upcs
| it, must and will be upheld and
strengthened. If sufficient revenues are
provided for the support OF the govern
ment, there will be no necessity of bor-
rowing money and increasing the public
debt. The complaint of the people is not
| against the administration for borrowing
money ana issuing bonds to preserve the
credit of the country, but against the
ruinous policy which has made this
necessary, owing to the policy which has
| been inaugurated.
During all the years of Republican
control following resumption, there was
% Sb6tuy ESu uCtlOD Vi bn6 pubic Q6pb,
while the gold reserve was sacredly main
tained, and our currency and credit pre-
served without depreciation, taint or sus-
picion. II we would restore this policy
that brought us uneXampled prosperity
for more than thirty years uhdar the
most trying conditions ever known in
this country, the policy by which we
made and bought more goods at home
and sold more abroad. the trade balance
would be quickly turned in our favor,
and gold would come to us and not go
from us in tho settlement of all such
balances in the future. The party that
supplied by legislation, the vast revenues
for the conduct of our greatest war, that
promptly restored the credit of the
| country at its close, that from its
abundant revenues paid off large share
of the debt incurred in this war, and
that resumed specie payments, and
planted our paper currency upon sound
and enduring basic, can be safely trusted
to preserve both our credit and currency
with honor. stability and inyiolabiity.
The American people hold the financial
honor of our government as sacred as our
flag and can be relied upon to guard it
with-the same sleepless vigilance. They
hold Its preservation above party fealty.
The money of the United States, and
every kind of form of it, whether of
paper, silver or gold, must be as good as
the best in the world.
The sagarious and farseeing policy of
the great men who founded our govern
ment, the teachings and acts of the
wisest finanoiers at every stage in our
history, the steadfast faith and splendid
achievements of the great party to which
we belong, and the genius and integrity
of our people have always demanded this
and will ever maintain it. The dollar
paid to the farmer. the wage Garner and
the pensioner, must continue forever
equal in purchasing and debt paying
power to the dollar paid to any govern
msnG creditor. The contest this year
will not be waged upon lines of theory
and speculation, but in the light of
severe practical experience and new and
dearly acquired knowledge.
This platform adopted by the Republi-
can National convention has received my
careful consideration and has my un-
qualified approval. But you will not ex-
peot me to discuss its provisions at length
or in any detail at this time. Tt will,
however, be iny duty and pleasure at
some future day to make to you, and
through you to the great party you repre-
sent more formal acceptance of the
nomination rendered me.
Major Mckinley read his speech in
clear, far reaching voice. 1t was listened
to intently, and he was compelled to halt