Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-07-19
THE REPUBLICAN, NOMINEE SPEAKS,
President McKinIeys Speech to Motif
cation Committee.

cation Committee.
Canton, O., July l2.-The committee
appointed by the Republican National
Convention to notify President Mckinley
of his denomination arrived here at noon
to-day and at once proceeded to the Me-
Kinley residence, where they were re-
ceived by the President. Senator Lodge,
chairman of the committe, in short adj
dress proceeded to notify Mr.. Mckinley
of his nomination and the President re-
sponded as follows
PRESIDENT M'KINLEY's RESPONSE.
"Senator Lodge and Gentlemen of the
Notification Committee;
"The message which you bring to me
is one of signal hoLor. 1t is also a sum-
mons TO duty. A single nomination fol-
the office of President by a great party
which in thirty.two years out Of forty has
been triumphant in national elections, Is
a distinction which | gratefully cherish
To receive unanimous denomination by
the same party is an expression of regard
and pledge of continued confidence for
which it is difficult to make adequate &C.
acknowledgements.
"If anything exceeds The honor of the
office of President of the United States,
it is the responsibility which attaches to
it. Having been invested with both,
do not under-appraise either. Anyone
who has borne the anxieties and burdens
of the Presidential office, and especially
in the time of national trial, cannot con-
template assuming it a second time with
out profoundly realizing the severe exac'
tons and the solemn obligations which
it imposes, and this feeling is accentuated
by the mcmentous problems which now
press for settlement. If my countrymen
shall confirm the action of the convention
at our national election in November,
shall, craving divine guidance, undertake
the exalted trust, to administer it for the
honor of the country and the weIl-being
of the new peoples who have become the
objects of our care. The declaration Of
principles adopted by the convention has
my hearty approval. At some future
time | will consider its subject in detail
and will by letter communicate to youl
chairman a more formal acceptance OIL
the nomination.
"On like occasion four years ago
said:
"The party that supplied by legislation
the vast revenues for the conduct Of oul
greatest war; that promptly restored the
credit of the country at its close; thai
from its abundant revenues paid off
large share of the debt incurred by this
war, and that resumed specie payments
and placed our paper currency upon
sound and enduring basis, can be safely
trusted to preserve both our credit anC
and currency with honor, stability anC
inviolability. The American people
hold the financial honor of our govern
ment as sacred as our flag, and can b'
relied upon to guard it with the sam
sleepless vigilance. They hold its pre-
servation above party fealty, and hav
often demonstrated that party ties avai
nothing when the spotless credit of GU
/ country is threatened.
The dollar paid to the farmer, tn
wage Garner and the pensioner must con
tinue forever equal in purchasing an
g debt-paying power to the dollar paid t
e any government creditor.
: "'Our industrial supremacy, our pre-
ductive capacity, our business and con
mercial prosperity, our labor and its re
wards, our national credit and currency
our proud financial honor and our spler
did free citizenship, the birthright
{ every American, are all involved in tn
, pending campaign, and thus every HON
q in the land is directly and intimately cor
. nected with their proper settlement.
, "'Our domestic trade must be wo
back and our idle working people EN-
ployed in gainful occupations at Amer
can wages. Our home market must b
, restored to its rank of first in the world
and our foreign trade, so precipltately Gu
off by adverse legislation, reopened Of
fair and equitable terms for our surplu
manufacturing products.
Public confidence must be resumed
and the skill, energy and the capital o
our country find ample employment a
home. The government of the United
States must retain enough to meet boil
its current expenses and increasing needs
Its revenues should be so raised as to pro
tect the material interests of our peop
with the lightest possible drain upon thei
; resources and maintaining that high stan
dard of civilization which has distinguish
ed our country for more than centur!
of its existence.
The national credit, which has thu
far fortunately resisted every assault on it
must and will be upheld and strengthen
ed. If sufficient revenues are provided
for the support of the government there
will be no necessity for borrowing none!
or increasing the public debt.
CLAIMS To HAVE KEPT PLEDGES.
"Three and one-half years of legislation
and American progress have been con
cluded since these words were spoken
Have those to whom was confded the dl
rection of the government kept thei
pledges? The record is made up. Tit
people are not unfamiliar with what ha
been accomplished. The gold STANDARD
has been reafirmed and strengthened
The endless chain has been broken, ant
the drain upon our gold reserve no longeI
frets us. The credit of the country ha'
been advanced to the highest place among
all nations. We are refundiDg our bonded