Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-12

times. It Is to Manila, again, to our
fleet In the bay and to our army on
land that we shall owe the power,
when these scenes of blood in China
are closed, to exact reparation, to en-
force stern justice and to insist in the
final settlement, upon an open door
to all that vast market for our grow
ing commerce..
Events moving with terrible rapid
ity have been swift witnesses to the
wisdom of your action in the east.
The Philadelphia convention has
adopted your policy, both in the An
tiles and the Philippines and has
made it their own and that of the re-
publican party.
Your election, sir, next November,
assures to us the continuance of
that policy abroad and in our own
possessions. To entrust these diff
cult and vital questions to other
hands, at once incompetent and hos
tile, would be a disastrous and still
more unrelieved disaster to our pos
terity. Your election means not only
protection to our industries, but the
maintenance of sound currency and
of the gold standard, the very corner
stones of our economic and financial
welfare. Should these be shaken, as
they would be by the success of our
opponents, the whole fabric of our
business confidence and prosperity
would fall into ruin. Your defeat
would be the sign for the advance
of free trade, for the anarchy of a
debased and unstable currency, more
business panics and depression and
hard. times and for the wreck of our
foreign policy.
Your election and the triumph of
the republican party-which we be-
, leve to be as sure as the coming of
the day-will make certain the steady
protection of our industries, sound
money and a vigorous and intelli-
gent foreign policy. They will con-
. tlnue those conditions of good govern
ment and wise legislation so essen
tial to the prosperity and we'll being
which have blessed our country in
such abundance during the past four
years. Thus announcing to you, sir,
your nomination as the republican
candidate for the presidency we have
the honor also to submit to you the
declaration of principles made by the
national convention. we trust, will
receive your approval. We can as
sure you OF the faithful and earnest
support of the republican party in ev-
cry state and we beg you to believe
that we discharge here today, with
feelings OF deepest personal gratifica-
tion this honorable duty imposed up
on us by the convention.
The senator's remarks were frequently
with applause. When Sem
ator Lodge closed : President Mckinley
mounted the stand, the vast concourse
of people cheering heartily. 1t was some
moments before the president could pro-
ceed. He had . manuscript in his hand
but he referred to It only at long inter
walls. When he mentioned the "new peo.
Piles under our care there was hearty
burst of applause.
PRESIDENT McKINLEY's REPLY.
i. Notification, Senator Lodge and
Gentlemen of the Committee: This
message which you bring to me, is
one Of signal honor. It is also a
summons to duty. A single nomina-
tion for the Office of president by
great party which, in thirty-two years
out of forty has been triumphant at
national elections is distinction
which L gratefully cherish. % re-
CctVt' uudAlulOuS Uy
that party is an expression of regard
and a pledge of continued confidence
for which it is difficult to make ade-
quate acknowledgement
II any thing exceeds the honor of
the Office of president of the United
States 1t is the responsibility which
attaches to it. Having been invest
ed with both, I do not underappraise
either. Anyone who has borne the
anxietiese and burdens of the presiden-
tia. Office, especially In the time of ma.
tional trial. cannot contemplate as
summing it second time without pro-
foundly realizing the severe exactions
and the solemn obligations which 1t
imposes and this feeling is accentu-
ated by the momentous problems
which now press for settlement. II
my countrymen will confirm the &C.
ton of the convention at our nation
al election in November, shall,
craving divine guidance undertake
to administer it for the interest and
honor of the country and the we'll
being of the new peoples who have
become the subjects of our care. The
declaration of principles adopted by
the convention has my hearty APP
proyal. 4At some future date / will
consider its subjects in detail and will
by letter communicate to your chair
man more formal acceptance of the
nomination.
On like occasion four years ago,
; said: "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 it's
abundant revenues, paid off large
OF the debt incurred by this war and
that resumed specie payments and
tflacpd our nannr currency unOn a