The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-07-19
MCKINLEY FORMALLY NOTIFIED.
Large Crowd at Canton Hears the No.
tiflcation Speeches.

ttIlCatlO1 speeches.
Canton, o., Special.-Under an azure
sky, with the sunlight glinting through
the leafy trees, with the banner of tho
Republic draped above him, William
Mckinley was on Thursday, officially
notified Of his second nomination by
the Republican party for the highest
Office in the civilized world. Grouped
about him were leading men of his
party, while surrounding his Canton
home were the friends among whom
he has lived for more than 80 years,
together with vast crowds from the
surrounding towns of his native State.
The scene was inspiring, as, to the ell
oquent words Of Senator Lodge, the
President responded in ringing
speech. There was plenty Of enthusi-
asm and to spare and to many Of the
pointed utterances Of both Senator
Lodge and the President, there was
hearty and cordial approval shown.
Important features of the speech Of no
tification by Senator Lodge and the re-
sponse by President Mckinley were
the references to the Chinese situation.
This caused great deal Of discussion
during the conferences following the
formal speech making, and the impress
sion created was that these utterances
were notification to the world tina.
the United States intended to preserve
all its rights in China. The impressive
portions of the Presidents speech were
his references to the maintenance Of
the gold standard, and the financial
public faith, the preservation Of pro-
tective tariff, the enlargement Of our
market, and especially the catchey
phrase prosperity at home and pres
tige abroad" When he asked, Shall
we go back to the tariff OF four years
ago?" there were shouts of "No! Mo-"
from every part of the audience. A pro-
longed cheer greeted his words rela-
tive to the maintenance Of our author
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There was a most impressive shout
when he declared that there should be
continued legislative control over the
territory possessed by the United
States, and another outburst when he
said such authority would be coupled
with liberty and humanity" His de-
claration that the United States had
reclaimed 1O,OO0,0OO human beings
from Imperialism" was decided hit
and there were many requests for him
to- repeat the sentence. This turn OF
the word used so much by the opposi.
ton was considered one Of the adroit
features of the speech.
While the speech OF the President
closed the formal notification therehad
not been oratory enough for the gath
sering, and other speakers were called
Senator Hanna, chairman Of the ma
tional committee; Chas. Emery Smith,
Parker, of Hawaii, and Senator Lodge,
were heard, the last named speaking
twice. The speakers, with the excep-
ton of Colonel Parker, who was call
ed out Of compliment to the Pacific
Islands, took occasion to refer to the
recent action of the convention in
Kansas City. It was the first public
occasion in which Republican speakers
had attempted to dissect and criticise
the platform recently adopted by their
opponents. Senator Fairbanks evil
dently intended to make the money
question the dominant issue Of the
campaign, denying that with 16 to in
their platform, the Democrats could
make "imperialism" the leading issue.
Senator Hanna adjured Republican
voters to remember the Importance of
this campaign. Postmaster General
Smith warned his hearers that Demo-
cratic success would disarrange the
business interests Of the country. In
the second. speech Senator Lodge re-
sented the criticism of President Nc
Kinley by his opponents, and pointed
out the difficulty Bryan would have in
selecting a cabinet from the men
prominent in the conventions at Kan
sas City and Sious Falls.