The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-09-19
ROOSEVELT'S LETTER.
Formally Accepts Vice Presi-
dental Nomination.
DEALS WITH IMPERIALISM
McKinlOy's Policy tn tho Philippines 1,
Compared to the Expansion Acts OF
Oiher Presidents, and the Mat
ter Is Thoroughly Re-
viewed.

| w ACfilNblON, sept. lf.-lne leIte
of Governor Roosevelt formally ac'
cepting the nomination for vice presl.
dent. was made public last night. II
substance it is as follows:
OYSTER BAY, n. Y, Sept. 10,
To Hon. Edward o. Wolcott, Chairman
Committee on Notification of VicC
President
Slr-I accept the nomination as vice
president of the United States, tender.
cd me by the Republican national con.
vention, with a very deep sense of the
honor conferred upon me and with ar
infinitely deeper sense of the vital i'm.
portance to the whole country of secur.
ing the recollection of President McKin-
ley The nations welfare Is at stake
We must continue the work which has
been so well begun during the present
administration. We must show in fash
ion incapable of being misunderstood
that the American people, at the be-
ginning of the twentieth century, face
their duties in calm and serious spir-
1t; that they have no intention of per-
mltting folly or lawlessness to mar
the extraordinary material well-being
which they have attained at home, MOI
yet Of permitting their flag to be dis
honored abroad.
feel that this contest Is by no means
one merely between Republicans and
Democrats. We have a right to appeal
to all good citizens who are far-sghted
enough to see what the honor and the
interest of the nation demand. To put
into practice the principles embodied in
the Kansas City platform would mean
grave disaster to the nation; for that
platform stands for reaction and dis
order; for an upsetting of our financial
system which would mean not only
great suffering but the abandonment of
the nations good faith; and for a
policy abroad which would imply the
dishonor of the flag and an unworthy
surrender of our national rights. Its
success would mean unspeakable hum
iliatlon to men proud of their country,
jealous of their country's good name,
and desirous Of securing the welfare of
their fellow citizens. Therefore we
have a right 10 appeal to all good men,
North and South East and West, what
ever their politics may have been in
the past, to stand with us, because We
stand for the prosperity of the country
and for the renown of the American
flag.
Problem of Trusts.
One OF the serious problems with
which we are confronted under the con-
ditons of our modern Industrial civil
ization is that presented by the great
business combinations, which are gen.
orally known under the name OF trusts.
The problem is an exceedingly diff
cult one and the difficulty is immense
ly aggravated both by honest but
wrongheaded attacks on our whole in
dustrial system in the effort to remove
some of the evils connected with it, and
by the mischlevous advice of men who
either think crookedly or who advance
remedies knowing them to be ineffec-
tive. but deeming that they may, by
darkening counsel, achieve for them
selves a spurious reputation for wis
dom. No good whatever is subserved
by indscrimnate denunciation of cor
porations generally, and of all forms OF
Industrial combination in particular;
and when this public denunciation Is
accompanied by private membership in
the great corporations denounced, the
effect is, of course, to give an air of in
sincerity to the whole movement.
Nevertheless, there are real abuses, and
there is ample reason for striving to
remedy these abuses. A crude or ill-con-
sidered effort to remedy them would
either be absolutely without effect or
else would simply do damage.
The first thing to do is to find out the
facts; and for this purpose publicity as
to capitalization, profits, and all else
of importance to the public, Is the
most useful measure. The mere fact
of this publicity would in itself remedy
certain evils, and as to the others, 1t
would in some cases point out the
remedies and would at least enable us
to tell whether or not certain proposed
remedies would be useful. The state
acting in its collective capacity would
thus first find out the facts and then
be able to take such measures as wis
dom dictated. Much can be done by
taxation. Even more can be done by
regulation, by close supervision, and
the unsparing excision of all unhealthy,
anu dHll-SOCldl tltIutnlS.
The separate state governments can do
a great deal; and where they decline
to cooperate the national government
stems in.
Our Duty IA u Nation.
While paying heed to the necessity of
keeping our house in order at home,
the American people can not, If they
wish to retain their selfrespect, re-
frain from doing their duty as a great
nation in the world. The history Of the
nation is in large part the history of
the nations expansion. When the first
constitutional congress met at Liberty
hall and the thirteen original states de-
clared themselves a nation, the west
ward limit Of the country was marked
by the Allegheny mountains. Even
during the Revolutionary war the work
of expansion went on. Kentucky, Ten
nessee and the great Northwest, then
known as the Illinois country, were
conquered from our white and Indian
foes during the Revolutionary struggle
and were confirmed to us by the treaty
of peace in 1888. Yet the land thus
confirmed was not then given to u.s.
1t was held by an alien foe until the
army under General Anthony Wayne
freed Ohio from the red man. while the
treaties Of Jay and Pinskney secured