The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-07-20
HEARS HIS CoUNTRY's CALL.
President Mckinley ofcially Notified Of
His Nomination.

HEARS HIS COUNTRY'S CALL.
| President Mckinley Officially Notified Of
His Nomination.
President Mckinley was Thursday
officially notified of his second nominal
alton by the Republican party for the
highest office in the gift of the republic.
He responded as follows:
| Have those to whom was confided 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 reatlirmed and strengthened,
| The endless chain has been broken and
| the drain upon our gold reserve no longer
frets us The credit of the country has
been advanced to the highest place among
A tariff which protects American labor
and industry and provides ample reve-
nues has been written in public law The
worlds markets have been opened to
American products, which go now where
have prosperity at home and prestige
| abroad
Threat ,:t 1896 Renewed.
Unfortunately, the threat of 1895 has
| just been renewed " the allied parties
without abatement or modification. The
| gold bill has been denounced and It's re-
peal demanded. The menace of 16 to 1,
therefore still hangs over US with all its
| dire consequences to credit and conf
| dente, to business and industry. The
| enemies OF sound currency are rallying
| their scattered forces. The people must
| once more unite and overcome the advo-
| Gates of reputation and must not relax
| their energy until the battle for public
honor and honest money shall again tri
umph.
Not satisfied with assaulting the cur
| rency and credit II the government, our
| political adversaries condemn the tariff
! law enacted ut the extra session of con-
gress in 1897, known as the Dingley act,
| passed in obedience TO the will of the geo
pie at the election of the previous Novem-
Der; law which at once stimulated our
| industries opened the idle factories and
| mines and gave to the laborer and to the
farmer fair returns for their toll and in
vestment. shall we go back toa tariff
which brings deficiency in our revenues
and destruction TO our industrial enter
| prises!
| Things Not on the Bill.
Some things have appened which We're
not promised. nor even foreseen, and our
purposes i'll relation to them must not be
for humanity and with it have come new
problems anil responsibilities Spain has
been elected from the western hemisphere
and our flag floats over its former terri
tory Cuba has been liberated and our
guarantees To its people will be sacrcdly
executed. A beneficent government has
been provided for Porto Rico. The Philip
pines are ours and American authority
must be supreme throughout the archi-
pelago There will he amnesty broad and
liberal but no abatement of our rights,
no abandonment OF our duty.
There must be no scuttle policy. We
will fulfill in the Philippines the obliga-
tons imposed by the triumphs of our
arms and by the treaty of peace, by inter
national law, by the nations sense of
honor and, more than ALL by the rights,
interests and conditions of the Philippine
peoples themselves. No outside interior
ence blocks thcway to peace and Il stable
government. The obstructionists are
here. not elsewhere. They may postpone,
but they cannot defeat the realization of
the high purpose OF this ma ion to restore
order to the islands and to establish Il just
and generous government in which the
inhabitants shall have the largest partici-
patton for which they are capable. The
organized forces which have been misled
into rebellion have been dispersed by our
faithful soldier and sailors, and the peo-
Pile of the islands, delivered from anarchy,
pillage and oppression, recognize Ameri-
can sovereignty as the symbol and the
pledge OF peace, justice. religious freedom,
education, purity of life and property and
the welfare and prosperity OF their several
communities.
l.,a min aiT,ln If
Republican party, sustained by un
broken judicial prccedents, that the rep
resentatives of the people in congress as
sembled have full legislative power ovei
!, territory belonging TO the United States
subject to the fundamental safeguards OF
liberty, Justice and personal rights, anc
are vested with ample authority to act
''for the highest interests of our nation
and the people Entrusted to its care. This
t doctrine, first proclaimed in the cause OF
freedom, will never be used as Il weapon
for oppression.
Situation III China.
/ am glad to be assured by you thai
+ what we have done in the far east has tho
approval of the country. The sudden ant
/. terrible crisis in China calls for the gray
> est consideration and you will not expec
? from me now any further expression thai
} to say that my best efforts shall be givel
/, to the immediate purpose of protecting
: the lives o. our citizens who are in peril
. with the ultimate object of the peace ant
!. welfare of China, the safeguarding OF al
I our treaty rights and the maintenance o
9 those principles of impartial intercours
I to which the civilized world is pledged.
j. / cannot conclude without congratulate
s ing my countrymen upon the strong ma
s tional sentiment which finds expression
. in every part of our common country ant
n the increased respect with which tn
s American name is greeted throughout TIL
world We have been moving i'll untrie'
t paths, but our steps have been guided b
4 honor and duty. There will be no turn
# ing aside, no wavering, no retreat M
o blow has been struck except for libert
., and humanity and none will be. We vii
+ perform without fear every national ant
!. international obligation. The Reput
n lcan party was dedicated to freedom
:, years ago. 1t has been the party OF lit
IT erty and emancipation from that hoar-
IS not of profession, but of performance. |