Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-12

you were obliged to govern these islands
and To- reprcss rebellion and disorder in the
Philippines. No party creed defined the
course You were to follow. Courage, fore
sight. comprehension of American interests.
both now and in the uncharted future
faith in the American people and in their
fitness for great tasks were then your only
guides and councillors.
Thus you framed and put in operation
this great new policy which has made us at
once masters Of the Antilles and a great
eastern power. holding firmly our posses
siunS both sides of the Pacific
The New Excitcs Fear.
The new and strange ever excites fear.
and the courage and prescience which ac-
Cept them always arouse criticism and at
tack. Yet a great departure and new
policy were never more quickly justified
than those undertaken by You On the
possession Of the Philippines rests the ad-
mirahie diplomacy which warned all nations
that American trade was not to be shut out
from China. IL is to Manila that eve
the ability to send troops and ships in this
time of stress To the defense of our minis
tiers. our missionaries. our cOnSulS and our
merchants in China. instead Of being com
PEELED To leave our citizens TO the casual
protection of other powers. as would have
been unavoidable had We flung the Philip
pines away and withdrawn from the orient
Rest assured. sir, that the vigorous meas
which You have thus been enabled to
take and that all further measures in the
same direction which you may take for the
protection Of American lives and property
will receive the hearty support of the peo-
pie Of the United States. who are now, as
always. determined that the American citi-
zen shall b. protected at any cost in all
his rights. everywhere. and at all times 1t
IL To Manila again. TO our fleet in the bay
and our army ON the land. that We shall
owe the power, when these scenes of blood
in China are closed. To exact reparation. to
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final settlement. upon an open door 10 su
that vast market for our fast-growing COM
merce.
Events moving with terrible rapidly.
have been swift witnesses to the wisdom Of
your action in the east. The Philadelphia
convention has adopted Your policy. both in
the Antilles and the Philippines and has
made it its own and that of the repub-
lican party.
What His Election Assures.
Your election. sir. next November assures
to Us the continuance Of that policy abroad
and in new possessions. To intrust
these difficult and vital questions to other
hands. at once incompetent and hostile,
would be disaster to and a still more
unrelieved disaster TO our posterity. Your
election means not only protection to our
Industries. but the maintenance of sound
currency and of the gold standard. the very
corner stones of our economic and financial
welfare Should these BE- shaken. as they
the whole fabric of our business confidence
and prosperity would fall into ruin. Your
defeat would be the signal for the advance
of FREE, trade, for the anarchy of a debased
and unstable currency, for business panic
depression and hard times. and for the
wreck Of our foreign policy. Your election
and the triumph of the republican party
which We believe to he as sure the COM
ing of the day-will make certain the steady
protection Of our Industries. sound money
and vigorous and intelligent foreign pol
10 fHnGR of
good government and wise legislation. so
essential TO the prosperity and well being
which have blessed our country in such
abundance during the past four years.
Thus announcing to you sir. your nomi-
nation as the republican candidate for the
presidency. We have the honor also to sub
init u You the declaration of principles
male by the national convention which we
trust, Will receive your approval We can
assure you Of the faithful and earnest sup
port of the republican party in every state
and We beg you 10 believe that we dis
charge here today with feelings of the
deepest personal qualification this honora-
bic duty imposed upon US by the convention.
The President Responds.
Senator Lodges remarks were frequently
interrupted with applause. When he closed
and President Mckinley mounted the stand.
the assemhlage arose and cheered enthusi-
asticaIly. 1t was some moments before III.
President could begin his remarks. He had
H. referred 10 it only at long intervals
When he mentioned the new peoples un-
der our care, there WAS hearty burst of
applause
Mr. Mckinley said: Senator Lodge and
gentlemen Of the notification committee:
The message which you bring 10 me is one
OF signal honor. II is also summons TO
uuty- A single nomination for the office of
President by great party. which in
thirty-four years out of forty has been tri-
Gtnphant al national elections, is dis
JUNCTION which l gratefully cherish. To re-
ctlNt uHdIlrlOuS denomination by the same
party l. al expression of regard and a
pledge Of continued confidence for which il
l. difficult TO make adequate Acknowledge
ment.
II anything exceeds the honor of the
office Of President of the United States il
i the responsibility which attaches to II
having been invested with both | do NOT
IgnGerappraiSe either ANY one who has
borne the anxieties and burdens of the
presidential office especially in time of
naunna! trial cannot contemplate assun-
llS IL second time without profoundly
realizing the severe exdctions and the SOL
ernn Obligations which it imposes and this
feeling l. accumulated by the mumentous
problems which now press for settlement
IL my c0untrymen shall confirm the action
Of the convention at our national election
In November. | shall craving divine guild
ance. undertake the exalted trust to ad-
minister it for the interest and honor of
the country and the well-being of the new
peoples who have become the objects of our
care The declaration Of principles adopt
ei by the convention has my hearty APP
prevail At some future date / will consider
it, subjects in detail. and will by letter
communicate to your chairman a more
formal acceptance Of the nomination.
Remarks Four Years Ago.
on i like occasion four years ago said:
The party that supplied by legislation the
vast revenues for the conduct of our great
est war. that promptly restored the credit
the country at its close. that from its
abundant revenues paid of d large share
IF 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 and currency. with honor. sta
hlhty and inviolability. The American peo-
PIE hold the financial honor of our new gov
eminent as sacred our flag and can be
relied upon To guard il with the same sleep
less vigilance. They hold its preservation
above party fealty, and have often demon
strated that party ties avail nothing when
the spDtless credit Of our country is threat
eue'l-