The evening times., 1900-07-12

FOR the protection Of American lives and
property, viii receive the hearty support
OF the people OF the United States. who are
/ TOW. as always. determined that the
American citizen shall be protected AT
any cost in all his rights. everywhere and
at all times. II is to Manila again. 10 our
fest ia the bay and cur Army on the land
that we shall owe the power. when these
scenes Of blood ia China are closed, to eI-
act reparation. 10 enforce stern Justice
and 10 insist IN the fnal settlement upon
an open door 10 al that vast market sor
or fast growing commerce. Events. NOV
i;.g with terrible rapiCity- have been swift
Witnesses 10 the vision Of your action il
t5e East
The Philadelphia Convention has adopt
ed your policy beth il the Antilles and TIE
Philippines and has made it their own ana
that CT the Republican party
Your election. sir. next November. as
sures TO Us TIE continuance OF that policy
abroad and in our new possessions
To entrESt these difficult and vital
questions TO ether hands. at once inconpe-
tent ana hostile would be disaster 10 US.
and still more unrelieyed disaste er 10 our
pcsttTity.
Gold and Protection.
Your election means not only protec- ion
to our industries, but the maintenance of
sOurd currency and OF the gold standard
the very cornerstone OF oCr economic a-d
financial welfare Should these b. shak-
en-. as they would be by the success of or
opponents. the whole fabric OF our busiue s
confidence and prosperity would fall into
ruin
Your defeat voaid be the signal for The
I advance CT free trade. for TIE arnsrc1y q
cebasee and unstable currency for BIS i
ness panic. depression. and hard tines
and for the wreck of our foreign po.f,v.
! Your election and the triumph Of the Re
publican party. which we believe TO Be as
sure as the coming OF day. Will make ce.-
tain the steady pTotectiCn OF our indus
tries, sound money and a vigorous ard in
. teli.sent foreign policy They VII cen
! tinue those conditions Of good government
and wise legislation. 50 essential to the
prosperity and we'll being which have
blessed our country in such abundance
during the past four years.
Thus. announcing to you. sir your
nomination as the Republican candidate Tor
+ the Pres ,dency. We have the honor also 10
submit TO YOU the declaration Ct prlnciples
made by the National Convention which
We trust viii receive your approval We
Z can assure you OF the faithful ard earnest
support Of the Republican party in every
3 State. and We beg YOU to believe that we
discharge. here today. with feelings CT the
deepest personal eradication this HOMO
able cuty imposed upon US b. the Conyen-
ton"
The President received the COPY OF he
platform handed him by Sera,or Loige,
and then replied 10 him.
The Presidents speech.
IN accepting the Republican nomination
for President. Mr. Mckinley ssid:
Notification Committee: The message
which you bring TO ne is one Of signal
honor II is also q summons of duty 4
single nomination for the Office of Presi-
dent by great party which in thirty Two
years out Of forty has been triumphant
al national elections. is a distinction
which is gratefully cherished. To receive
unanimous denomination by the same
! party is an expression OF regard and a
pledge Of continued confidence for which
II is difficult to make adequate acknowl-
edgment
If anything exceeds the honor Of the
Office OF President of the United States il
is the responsibility which attaches 10 it
Having been invested Wish both. / do no:
under-apprsise either
Anyone who has borne the anxieties
and burdens OF the Presidential Office. es-
pecially in time Of national trial cannot
contemplate assuming it a second time
without profoundly realizing the severe ex-
actions and solemn obligations which il
imposes. and this feeling is accentuated by
the mOmentous problems which now press
for settlement. II nv countrymen shall
confirm the action OF the Convention at cur
national election in November. | shall
craving divine guidance. undertake the ex-
alted trust TO administer II for the interest
and honor of the country and the weu-be-
ing Of the new people who have become the
objects OF our care.
The declaration of principles adopted
! by the Convention has my hearty approv-
al At some future date / will consider its
subjects in detail and will by letter COM
munieate TO your chairman a more formal
( acceptance of the nomination
On a like occasion, four years ago. /
SAID; The party that supplied by legisia-
ton the vast revenues for the conduct of
our greatest war; that promptly restored
the credit Of the country at it's close: that
from its abundant revenues paid of a large
share OF the debt incurred by this war
and that resumed specie payments and
placed our paper currency upon a sound
and enduring basis, can be safely trusted
TO preserve both our credit and currency
with honor. stability, and invioIab!Iity-
The American people hold the financial
honor Of our Government as sacred as our
/ nag and can be relied upon to guard il
with the same sleepless vigilance They
hold its preservation above party fealty.
and have often demonstrated that party
ties avail nothing when the spotless credit
Of our country is threatened.
The dollar paid to the farmer. the
wage-earner, and the pensioner must
continue forever equal in purchasing and
debt-paying power to the dollar paid 10
any Government creditor. Our Industrial
supremacy. our productive capacity. or
business and commercial prosperity. our Ia
Dor and It's rewards. our national credit
and currency, our proud financial honor
and our splendid free citizenship. the
birthright of every American. are involve I
SEA PAGE q. BARGAINS IN
hnrses fnr sale hv Stnna & E.irfar