The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-13
FORMAL NOTICE IS
GIVEN TO NJ K|NLEY
Of His denomination to the
Presidency.
THE PRESIDENTS SPEECH
An Evident Effort to Make Silver the
Paramount Issue.
THE PHILIPPINES ARE TO BE HELD
Their People to be Given Such Share in the
Government as The Administration Deems
Them Capable Of Exercizing. A
Vigorous Foreign Policy.
Vigorous Foreign Policy.
(By the Associated Press

(By the Associated Press.
Canton, Ohio, July 12-Unde1 an azure
sky, with the sunlight glinting through
Republic draped above him, William Nc
Kinley was today officially notified of his
SECOND nomination by the Republican
party for the highest office in the civilized
world. An important feature of the speech
of notification by Senator Lodge and the
response by President Mckinley were the
caused a great deal of discussion during
the conference following the formal
speech making, and the impression ere
ated was that these utterances were a
notification to the world that the United
States intended to preserve all it's rights
in China. The impressive portions of tn
Presidents speech were his references
TO the maintenance of the gold standard,
and the financial public faith, the pre-
servation of a protective tariff, the en-
largement of our market and especially
the catchy phrase prosperity at home
and prestige abroad"
When he asked, "Shall we go back to
the tariff Of four years ago." there were
shouts of mo" mo-" from every part
of the audience. A prolonged cheer greet
ed his words relative to the maintenance
of our authority in the Philippines. There
was most impressive shout when he de-
clared that there should be continued
legislative control over the territory pos
sessed by the United States. and another
outburst when he said such authority
would be coupled with liberty and hu-
manity." His declaration that the United
States had reclaimed 10 100000 human
beings from Imperialism was a decided
hit and there were many requests from
him to repeat the sentence. This turn
of the word used SO much by the oppo-
stion was considered one of the adroit
features of the speech.
While the speech of the President closed
the formal notification there had not been
oratory enough for the gathering and
other speakers were called for. Senator
Fairbanks, of Indiana; Senator Hanna,
Chairman of the National Committee;
Charles Emory Smith, Postmaster Cen
eral Colonel Samuel Parker, of Hawaii,
and Senator Lodge were heard-the last
named speaking twice. These speakers,
with the exception of Colonel Parker.
who was called out of compliment TO
the Pacific Islands, took occasion to refer
to the recent action of the Democratic
National Convention in Kansas City 1t
was the first public occasion in which Re-
publican speakers had attempted to dis
sect and criticise the platform recently
adopted by their opponents. Senator
Fairbanks evidently 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 abjured Republican voters
TO remember the Importance of this cam
paign. Postmaster General Smith warned
his hearers that Democratic success would
disarrange the business interests of the
country.
In his second speech Senator Lodge
resented the criticism of President Nc
Kinley by his opponents, and pointed out
the difficulty Bryan would have in Sc
lectng a Cabinet from the men prominent
in the convention at Kansas City and
Sioux Fails.
When the Notification Committee ar
rived from Cleveland, Senator Lodge, fol-
lowed by Senator Hanna entered the
house and had a few moments chat with
President Mckinley. When they reap
peared cheer went up from the crowd.
SENATOR LODGES ADDRESS.
Senator Lodge Immediately mounted a
small standing block and delivered his
speech He said:
'You maintained our credit and up
held the gold standard, leading the party
1,xr odx vic IN Of hp
great measure which today is the bulwark
of both. You led again in the policy
which has made Hawaii a possession of
the United States. On all these queS-
tions you fulfilled the hopes and justi-
fed the confidence of the people who four
years ago put trust in our promises. But
on all these questions, also you had as
guides, not only your own principles the
wel-considered results of your years of
training and reflection, but also the plain
declarations of the national conventions
which nominated you in 1896. Far differ
ent was it when the Cuban question,
which we had also promised to settle,
brought, first, war and then peace with
Spain. Congress declared war, but you as
commander chief, had to carry it on.
The peace you had to make alone. Cuba,
Porto Rico. the Philippines, you had to
assume alone the responsibility of taking
them all from Spain. Alone and weighted
with the terrible responsibility of the un-
checked war powers of the Constitution
you were obliged to govern these islands,
and to repress rebellion and disorder
in the Philippines.
1.-THE new and strange exer excites fear,
and the courage Of prescience which ac-
company them. always arouses criticism
and attack. Yet, great departure and
new policy were never more quickly
justified than those undertaken by you.
On the possession of the Philippines rests
the admirable diplomacy which warned all
nations that American trade was not to
be shut out from China. 1t is to Manila
that we owe the ability to send troops
and ships in this time of stress to the
defence of our Ministers, our missiona-
ries, our consuls and our merchants in