Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-07-20

Canton. Ohio, July 1.-The commit
tee appointed by the Philadelphia con-
vsntion to formerly notify Mr.. Nckin'
ley Of his nomination. reached him ihis
morning. The committee was escort
| ed to the Mckinley residence by
number Of local organizations. senn-
tor Lodge made the speech OF noiinca'
tion.
Mr.. McKisley replied as foiiows:
Senator Lodge and Gentlemen OF the
Notification Committee-The message
which you hiring To me ID one OF sisnni
honor. II IL also q summons TO duty:
A single nomination for the once OF
president by the great party which IN
ihirty.two years out OF forty has been
triumphant At national elections is
distinction which ! gratefully cherish.
/ To receive unnniRsous denomination
by III. same party il nm expression OF
regard and pledge Of continued eonh-
dence for which II ID difficult TO make
adequate acknowledgment.
II anything exceeds the honor OF the
Office of president Of the United states,
II IL the responsibility which attaches
TO II. Having been Invested with bosh
I do not undcrnpprnisc either.
Any one who has borne the ni,xictics
/ anL burdens OF the prcsil-ntia oficc.
u
not contemplate assuming u second
tin. without profoundly realizing the
severe cxncfions aud solemn obhsa-
l tons II implies. and this feeling ts ne
| ccntuatci by the momcn'ous problsfns
/ which now press for settlement. u my
a couuirymrn shall confirm the action OF
the convention nj our national election
In November. I shall. cravin. Divine
guidance. undertake an exalted trust.
I TO administer II for the interests and
honor Of the country and the well be-
Ing Of the new peoples who have be-
come the objects Of our csrc.
The declaration OF principles adopt
I ed by the convention has my hearty np-
provni. At some future date VIII con-
slider Its subjects Ia detail AMI viii by
letter communicate To your chairman q
I more formal acceptance u tile noniina.
tion.
on n like occasion four years ago I
said: THE paf'y that supplied by leg
isiation the vast revenues for the con.
duct OF our greatest war: that promptly
I restored the credit Of the country nt Its
close: that from Its abundant revenues
paid on large share of the debt In.
Cured by this war. and that resumed
/ specie payment and placed our paper
: currency upon sound und enduring
basis. can bc safely trusted to preserve
both our credit and currency. with hon.
I or. stability and lnvioiability. The
American people hold the financial
I honor of our government rs sacred ns
our ung and can he relied upon to
guard u with the same slccplcss vigi-
lance. They hold Its preservation
above party fcaity and have often dem
onstrnted that party ties avail nothing
when the spoticss credit OF our couu.
I try IL threatened.
! 1.-THE dollar paid to the farmer. the
/ wngc-cnrncr and the pcn-ioncr must be-
I continued forever equal In purchasing
and dcbt.payins power TO the dollar
paid to any government creditor.
"Our Industrial supremacy. our pro-
ductivc capacity. our business and com.
\ mercini prosperity. our labor and Its
rewards. our national credit and cur
rcncy. our proud financial honor and
our splendid free citizenship the birth
right OF every American. are nll In
| voivcd In the pending campaign: thus
I every home In the land Is directly and
intimately connected with their prop
er settlement.
"Our domestic trade must he won
back and Our idle working people must
BIZ employed In gaining occupations II
American wages. Our home market
must be restored to It's proud rank OF
first In the world and our foreign trnde.
30 prccipitatcly cut or by adverse ma
tionnl legislation, opened on fair and
equitable terms for our agricultural
and manufacturing products.
| "Public confidence must be resumed.
and the skill. energy and capital OF our
country find ample employment at
home.
"The government of the United States
must raise enough to meet both Its cur
rent expenses and increasing needs. Its
revenues should be so raised MS to pro-
| tect the material interest OF our peo-'
pie with the lIghtest possible drain up
on their resources and the maintaining
of that high standard OF civilization
which has distinguished our country
! for more than n century of its exist
ence
"The national credit, which has thus
far fortunately resisted every assault
upon It, must and will be upheld and
strengthened. II sufficient revenues
are provided for the support Of the gov
eminent there will be no necessity for
borrowing money and increasing the
public debt"
Three and one-half years Of leSisla-
tion and administration have conclud-
| ed since these words were spoken,
Have those to whom was coniited the
direction of the government kept their
pledges? The record is made up. The
people are not unfamiliar with what
has been accomplished The gold
standard has been reaifirmcd and
strengthened. The endless chain has
been broken and the drain upon our
gold reserve no longer affects us. The
credit of the country has been ad-
| vaDced to the highest place among all
nations. We are refunding our bonded
| debt bearing three and four and five
per cent. interest Mt two per cent, a
lower rate than that of any other coun.
try, and already more than S3OO.OOO,-
900 have been so funded with n gain
to the government of many millions of
dollars. Instead Of 10 to /, for which