The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-25
Unquestioned Endorsement Of Repub-
Iican Policies.
TOUCHED ON PHILIPPINES.
American Sovereignty it Those Islands
Must BE Upheld, Says the Chief
Executive Tremendous
Responsibilities In
yolyed in the
Trust.
fBy Associated Press.l


PHILADELPHIA, November 2.-Presi-
dent Mckinley was tonight the guest of
honor at the Founders Day" banquet OF
the Union League. one Of the Oldest and
most Influential! Republican organizations
in the country. In addition to Nj Nc
kiniey, there were present Theodore
Roosevelt, vice-prcsidcnt-elec the MEM
bers of the Cabinet, with the exception of
Secretary of War hoot. who is in Cuba,
and Senator's Lodge and Wolcott.
Raw, cloudy weather greeted the Presi-
dent upon his arrival, but this inclement
condition did not dampen the ardor of q
patriotic crowd, which turned out in force to
greet the Te-elect Chief Executive. Pres-
dent Mckinley s reception was most ent1lu-
siastic and much Importance was attached
to his address, as IL was his first public
utterance since his recent victory.
Numerous speeches We're made during
the evening. and those second in impor-
tance to that of the President We're de-
livered by Governor Roosevelt and Sena-
tors Lodge and Wolcott-
PRESIDENTS SPEECH.
Mr. Mckinley said:
Gentlemen of the Union League: An
after-dinner speech is to me always a
difficult performance; an after-election
speech after a dinner is still more diff
cult task, and l shall do little more than
make acknowledgment to this patriotic
association for its unceasing loyalty to the
Government; for the earnest support it
mas given to the present administration in
the trying years through which it has
passed, and express my sincere thanks for
the great honor this meeting and demon
stratlon bring to me.
We must not withhold generous ac-
knowledgment from that great body of our
citizens, VINO, belonging to another party,
powerfully assisted in the achievement Of
the result which You celebrate tonight;
nor from the other large body, former
members Of our own party, who, with
honesty of purpose, separated from us a
few years ago and have now returned
and are home again to stay. Nor is any
accounting for the victory either just or
accurate which leaves out of the calcula-
ton the almost uTIbroken column of labor
engaged in mechanics and agriculture,
which rejected the false doctrine Of class
distinction as having no place in this
republic.
SOLEArN OCCASION.
Nothing in government can be more i'm
pressive than national election where
the people delegate their power and invest
their constitutional agents with authority
TO execute their behests. The very char
acter OF the transaction clothes it with
solemnity. 1t is a serious business Its
issues are always momentous What a
teen million voters, on the same day,
throughout every section Of the United
States, depOsiting their mandate and re-
cording their Will
I've cannot overestinlate the great i'm
portance and the far-rea ching conse-
quences OF the electoral contest which
ended on the 9Th of November. It has to
me no personal phase. 1t is not the
triumph OF an individual, nor altogether Of
party, but an emphatic declaration Of
the people Of what they believe and would
have maintained in government.
UNQuESTI0NI1D ENDORSEMENT.
"a great variety of subjects were pre-
sented and discussed in the progress OF
the campaign. We may differ as to the
extent OF the influence involved, but We
are all agreed as to certain things which
it settled 1t records the unquestoned en-
dorsement of the geld standard. industrial
independence, broader markets, CONNER
clal expansion, reciprocal trade, the open
door III Ch!na. the inviolability OF public
trust and the independence and authority
of the judiciary and peace and beneficial
government under American sovereignty in
the i7hllpp!nes. American credit remains
unlmpalrsd. the American name uniIn-
peached. the honor Of American arms un-
sullied and the obligations of q. righteous
war ana treaty of peace unrepudiated.
The Republican party has placed upon
it tremendous responsibilities No party
could ask for a higher, expression OF conf
dence- 1t is a great thing to have this
confidence; it viii be a greater thing to
deserve and hold it. To this party are
committed new and grave problems. They
are TOO exalted for partisanship. The task
OF settlement is for the whole American
people. Who will say they are unequal to
it?
Liberty has not lost but gained in
strength. The structure CT the fathers
stands secure upon the foundations on
which they raised it, and is to-day, as it
mas oeen IN the years past and as it VIII
DE IN the Years to come the government
OF the people, by the people and for the
BE not disturbed; there is no danger
lor me party there is no fear for the Re