| Show MAKES A PLEA FOR MOTLEY Thurton Believes the Ohioan to Be the flan of Destiny A QUESTION MOST VITAL FITTEST MAN FOR TirE REPUBLICAN REPUBLI-CAN CANDIDACY Time Not Opportune For Any States Favorite Son Republican Candidate Candi-date in the Coming Caniiialsrn Must Be a Son of All the States Cajuli ltttes QualIfications as u Soldier Should lie Considered CINCINNATI Jan 17The Commercial Com-mercial Gazette tomorrow will publish a plea for McKinley as the fittest man for the Republican candidacy for president presi-dent in its series of articles on this subject It was written by John M Thurston In the outset it says the vital question before the Republicans is not who can lead the party to victory Whoever may be nominated will be elected The real living question ques-tion is Who can best meet the requirements of the national situation and best insure in-sure such an administration as will guarantee the permanent prosperity of the United States That man should be a man of Uncompromising i un-compromising ccavictions a man I about whose character and principles there will be no guess work among I the people The time is not opportune for any I states favorite son He must be in the highest sense a son of all the I states I The opening of the factories Is the great desideratum The question of money and finance are secondary mat I ters in comparison The Monroe doctrine doc-trine will not be an issue inasmuch as all parties are one party in favor of i its full enforcement Any candidate whom the Republican party nominates will stand upon a platform pledged to that character of bimetallism which guarantees equal purchasing and debt paying power to every dollar authorized author-ized by the United States Governor McKInleys record as a statesman and his unblemished character I charac-ter as a man are set forth The articles recites the history of McKinley as a soldier and adds this Is a good time for a soldier candidate This country may soon be confronted with the gravest international complications com-plications The Monroe doctrine may never be accepted as international law except through force of arms The need of the next administration Is a man who has been a successful soldier as well as statesman |
