Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-07-12
His SPEECH OF ACCEPTANCE
President Notified at Canton;
Roosevelt at Oyster Bay
West Virginia Con-
ventlon.
GREEN PRESIDENT N. E. A.

Canton, Ohio, July 12.-The second
notification to William Mckinley that
he had been selected as the nominee
of the republican party for president
was made today Chairman Lodge
and members of the notification COM
mittee together with Chairman Hanna
and members of the national committee
arrived on special train from Cleve-
land, Ohio at IL o'clock. They were
met by citizens committee and band
and conducted to the home of Pre- sident
Mckinley, where a great crowd had
collected. President Mckinley greeted
their arrival cordially. Distinguished
men occupied seats on the porch,
among them being Senator Hanna,
Postmaster-G General Smith, Cor
nelius NJ Bliss, Henry c. Payne, Judge
Day, R. g. Kerens, and Representative
Taylor Senator Lodge mounted
small standing block and delivered the
speech of notification. The senator's
remarks were frequently Interrupted
with applause. When Senator Lodge
closed President Mckinley mounted
the stand, the vast cohcourse cheering
heartily. It was some moments before
he president could proceed. He had
manuscript but referred to it only at
long intervals.
After expressing his appreciation of
the honor done him and relating how
his promises of four years ago had
been kept the president continued:
Unfortunately the threat of 1896 has
just been renewed by the allied par
ties has Just been renewed without
abatement or modification. The gold
bill has been denounced and its repeal
demanded. The menace if 16 to 1 still
hangs over us with all its dire conse-
quences to credit and confidence, to
business and industry. The enemies
of sound currency are rallying their
scattered forces. The people must
once more unite and overcome the ad-
vocates Of Reputation and must not re-
lax their energy until the battle for
public honor and honest money shall
again triumph.
Congress, which will sustain, and if
need be strengthen the present law,
can prevent financial catastrophe
which every lover of the nation is anx-
ious to avert. Not satisfied with the
currency of the government our poll
teal adversaries condemn thetariff law
enacted at an extra session of congress
in 1897, known as the Dingley act,
passed in obedience to the will of the
people, expressed at the election in the
preceding November, a law which at
once stimulated our industries, opened
idle factories and mines and gave to
the laborer and farmer their returns
for their toll and investment. Shall
We go Dack to the Jarln winch DflngS
deficiency to our revenues and des-
truction to our Industrial enterprises"
The president then reviewed the re-
suits of the war and said: Cuba has
been liberated and our guarantees to
her people will be sacredly executed.
A benificent government has been pro
yided for Porto Rico. The Philippines
are ours and American authority must
be supreme throughout the archipelago
There will be amnesty broad and lib
erty but no abatement of our rights,
no advancement of our duty. There
must be no scuttle policy. We will full
fill in the Philippines the obligations
imposed by the triumph of our arms
and by the treaty of peace; by interna-