The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-07-19

which were not promised, nor even
foreseen, and our purposes in relation
to them must not be left in doubt.
a just war has been waged for hu
manity, and with it have come new
problems and responsibilities. Spain
has been elected from the western
hemisphere and our flag floats ovei
her former territory. Cuba has been
liberated and our guarantees to hei
people will be sacredly executed. A
beneficent government has been
provided for Porto Rico. The Phil
ippines are ours and American au-
thorIty must be supreme throughout
the Archipelago. There will be
amnesty, broad and liberal, but nc
abatement of our rights, no abandon.
ment of our duty. There must be nc
scuttle policy. We will fulfill in the
Philippines the obligations imposed
by the triumph of our armies and by
the treaty of peace; by international
law; by the nations sense of honor,
and, more than all, by the rights,
interests and conditions of the Philip.
pine people themselves. No outside
interference blocks the way to peace
and a stable government. The
obstructionists are here, not else.
where
They may postpone, but they can
not defeat the realization of the high
purpose of this nation to restore
order to the islands and to establish
just and generous government, in
which the inhabitants shall have the
largest participation for which they
are capable. The organized forces
which have been misled into rebellion
have been dispersed by our faithful
soldiers and sailors and the people of
the islands, delivered from anarchy,
pillage and oppression, recognize
American sovereignty as the symbol
and pledge of peace, justice, law,
religious freedom, education, the
security of life and property and the
welfare and prosperity of their
several communities.
cannot conclude without congra-
tulating my countrymen upon the
stroug national sentiment which finds
expression in every part of our
common country and the increased
respect with which the American
name is greeted throughout the
world. We have been moving in I'M
tried paths, but our steps have been
guided by honor and duty. There
will be no turning aside, no waver-
ing, no retreat. No blow has been
struck except for liberty and human
ity, and none will be. We will per-
form without fear every national and
international obligation. The Re-
publican party was dedicated to free
dom fortyfour years ago. 1t has
been the party of liberty and eman-
cipation from that hour; not of pro-
fession, but of performance. 1t
broke the shackles of 100000 slaves
and made them free, and to the party
of Lincoln has come another supreme
opportunity, which it has bravely
met in the liberation of 10,000,0 900 of
the human family from the yoke of
imperialism.
In its solution of great problems,
in its performance of high duties, it
has had the support of members of
all parties in the past and confidently
invokes their cooperation in the
future. Permit me to express, Mr..
Chairman, my most sincere apprecia-
tion of the complimentary terms in
which you convey the official notice
of my nomination. My thanks to
the members of the committee and to
the great constituency which they
represent for the additional evidence
of their favor and support.
OYEsTER BAY, N. Y, July 12.-
Governor Roosevelt was today Off
cially notified of nomination for the
vice presidency at his country home,
Sycamore, near Oyster Bay. Sena-
tor Wolcott made the notification
speech and Coy. Roosevelt responded
briefly.