The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-13
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and the great constituency which they rep
resent for this additional evidence OF their
favor and support
This closed the announced programme
but the crowd broke into calls for Chair
man Hanna, but the Senator was moi
ready to respond. Instead Chairman Grant
Of the Reception Committee, invited the
| Notification Committee to keep together tc
be photographed. and then introduced Sena-
tor Fairbanks OF Indiana. The Senator
sailed right into the issues Of the CAM
paign raised by the two national platforms
and soon had the crowd enthused. He spoke
in part as follows:
Landed by Fairbanks.
Senator Fairbanks said in part
mfr. Chairman and fellow citizens: |
have come from Indiana to Ohio to say
that the candidate nominated at Philadel-
phia, now the President, will be the next
President of the United States. had the
| great honor and pleasure to be here four
years ago. How short a period according
| to the calendar, but according to achieve
ment. how long these years are. In all
| the splendid history of the Republic there
| never had been accomplished in any four
| years more than has been accomplished
|
Events Of mighty significance have fol-
lowed fast upon each other since Mckinley
! was inaugurated President. 1t has been
my privilege In the great State of Indiana
| to stand by him as one of his friends and
| ardent supporters. My countrymen, |
| have seen him in the dark night which
precedes war. There was from the begin
| ming until now one great and supreme de-
| sire that possessed him and that was TO
| uphold the honor, the credit. and the
| glory of the greatest Republic on this
earth He has done it. You know. and
| the world knows, and will not forget
Our Democratic friends assembled in
| convention at Kansas City, declared that
imperialism was the great, the over
| shadowing Issue of 1900. Not SO, for the
| great overshadowing issue is whether we
shall have Republican prosperity or
Democratic +, diversity. The supreme
| question Is whether we shall have the
gold standard or silver monometallism in
| planks challenge the gold standard and
| reaffirm the belief in free silver coinage
| at 16 to l. That is the issue.
| IF the Democratic party succeeds under
| the feiened issue of Imperialism. word
which our Democratic friends do not un-
| ders.and and certainly which we do not
| understand. do you know what will be
! the result? Do you know what silver
monometallism means? 1t means return
| Of distress, OF commercial paralysis. OF in
| dustriai panic. This Is the real question.
and the ingenious and determined effort
| OF our Democratic friends at Kansas City
to put the currency issue well down among
the planks of their platform and declare
, amid manufactured enthusiasm that i'm
perialism was the grea issue Shall not
obscure the real issue, which involves
the difference between the money stand
| ard of the Republican party and that OF
the Democratic and Populist parties OF the
United States.
we will vote thinking. We will not
without further debate consent to overturn
the gold standard established by the Re
pubi:cans in the national Congress of the
United States. Our Democratic friends talk
OF imperialism. They talk Of the Admins
tration being unfriendly to the Republic.
You of Canton and Ohio know that II ever
there was a true, stanch friend OF the
Republic, he resides in the city of Canton.
Ohio
When some Of those now talking i'm
pe:ialism were seeking to overthrow the
Government and destroy the flag he was
marching into the South with his life to
defend and to protect it. I cannot resist
upon this occasion to add my appreciation
"
to the people OF the United States 1t seems
10 me that |; the American people took
counsel OF their highest and best interests
Mr. Bryan would rise and move the unan-
NOUS election OF William Mckinley Presi-
dent of the United States
After this address the crowd renewed the
calls for Hanna. The signal was given the
Grand Army band to play, and a lively
quickstep was started Then the Senator
stepped to the front of the porch.
Hanna. Optimistic View.
Senator Hanna said in 2art:
MIR. Chairman and Gentlemen OF :his
Committee: My part of this convention
was 10 get you down here, and have done
it. II have any other duty to perform
in the way of notification. ii is to notify
the people Of Ohio and the United States
that the Republican party expects every
man to do his duty with whatever force
and efficiency God has given him. because
the performance CT that duty cannot be
accomplished except under his guidance
| know that ii Is not necessary for me to
attempt 10 awaken enthusiasm in an Ohio
gathering Il comes spontaneously when
Mckinley is a candidate, and there is no
use in trying to repress 1t. The National
Republican COnISEtiDI at GDllaQeiph'a has
done its duty. He has concluded TO ac-
cept. and now. my fe!low-citizens, you
must do the rest.
When | stood before that magnificent
gathering in Philadelphia. expecting or
rather hoping that my labors were ended
in lgving aside the gavel that called that
Convention to order in an unguarded mo-
ment l told the delegations of the people
there assembled that the motto of the
National Committee of 1886 was that
There is no such word as fail. The boys
called me. and here am again. Now. |
have got to stand by that motto. aud am
ready TO do it, and in taking UP the work
once more do it with confidence, having
with me those who stood by the National
Committee in 1896
Chairman Grant began cn effort to in
troduce Postmaster General Smith. at The
same time the crowd b gan cal irg or
the Cabinet member: FiLa'ly they uldor-
stood each other j, TIE Postmaster Gsr-
ersj said briefly: