The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-07-26
DISCUSS THE ISSUES.
Republican Notification COMMITTEES
Call on the Nominees.
A. Css,os and oyster Bsy meK,nisy sss
Roosevelt Are Formally NosiHsd Of
Their Selection ss stasdavd. Bess-
srs-Ths Issues Discussed.

| President Mektniey's Address.
Senator Lodge and Gentlemen Of the
| Notification Committee: The message
which you bring to me r. one OF signal
honor. IL is also summons To duty.
a single nomination for the office of
president by n great party which In y
| years out Of ~ has been triumphant ~
national elections Is n distinction which
| gratefully cherish. To receive unan-
imous denomination by the same party
IL an expression Of regard aud pledge of
continued confidence for which u Us difii-
cult to make adequate acknowledgment.
| II ANYTHING exceeds the honor OF the
office OF president of the United states
II H. the responsibility which attaches
to II. Having been invested with both
I do not under apprnise either Any"h"
who has borne the anxietics and burdens
OF the presidential Office. especially In
time Of national trial. cannot contempiat"
| assuming II "a second time without pro-
| fo,indiy realizing the severe eSactionS ana
the solemn obligations which u Imposes,
| and this feeling Is nccentuated by 'ne
| momentuous problems which now press
for settlement. n my countrynien shall
confirm the action Of the convention az
| our national election IN November. ]
| shall craving Divine guidance. undertake
| the exalted trust to administer II FOR
| the interest and honor of the country and
| the weli-bclng Of the new peoples who
Il nave bptDtns inc VI
The declaration Of principles adopted by
the convention has my hearty approval
Al some future date ! will consider Its
subjects In detail and will by letter com
| munIcatc to your chairman n more formal
acceptance Of the nomination.
| on n like occasion four years ago
| said: '"rhe party that supplied by lcgis-
| iation the vast revenues for the conduct
of our greatest war: that promptly re-
stored the credit of the country AT iis
| close; that from its abundant revenues
| paid on n large share of the debt In
| CURED by this war. and that resumed
| specie payments and placed our paper
| currency upon n sound and enduring ba-
| sis can he safely trusted to preserve both
! our credit and currency with honor. sta
| bility and inviolabiIity. The American
| pcopIe hold the financial honor OF our
| government as sacred as our nag, ana
| can be relied upon to- guard II with the
| same slccplcss vigilance They hold It's
| preservation above party fcalty. and
have often demonstrated that party ties
avail nothing when the spotlcSs credit
OF our country II threatened.
| "rhc dollar paid to the farmer. the
| wage Garner and the pcnsloncr must com
iinuc forever equal In purchasing aud
| debt destroying power to the dollar paid
| to any government creditor.
| "Our Industrial supremacy. our pro-
| uufilNf 'dlh'hss 'hi hf'
mcrcinl prosperity. our labor and Its
| rewards, our national credit and cur
| rency, our pride financial honor aud our
| splendid FIRE" citizenship. tn" birthrigh'
Of every American. nrc all Involved IN
the pending campaign. AMI thus every
| home In the land is directly ana inii-
mateiy connected with their proper set
| tlement.
| "Our domestic trade must he won back
and our idle working people employed
| IN gainful occupations nj American
| wages. our home market must u. re-
: stored io its proud rank Of first In tn"
| world and our foreign trade so pr""ip-
| itateIy cut on by adverse national leg
| isiation. rrop.ncd ON fair ana cuuitnblc
| terms for our surplus agricultural ana
| manufacturing products.
| Public confidence must he resumed
and ahe skill. energy and the capital "f
| our country ind ampl" employment ~
| home. TIL" government of III" United
States must raise money enough To meet
| both It's current expenses and Increasing
| needs. Its revenues should be ~ raised
M To protect the material Interests Of
our people. with th" light"st possibi"
| drain upon their resources nnd main
tanning that high standard OF ciNiIiza-
tion which has distinguished our coun-
try for more thar century %: It's "S-
istcnce.
/ Int nNIlpIlat fFfllN WHICH tlHF luhF lhl
| fortunately resisted every assault upon
Il. must and will be upheld and strength
ened II suincien, revenues are provided
for the support of the government there
| will be- no necessity for borrowing money
and increasing the public debt.
Thr"" and onc-half years of legislation
and administration hav" been concluded
| since these words wer" spoken. Have
those To whom was coniided the direction
Of the government kept their pledges
| Th. record II made up. The p"opl" are
not unfamiliar with what has been nc'
compiished. The gold standard has been
r.afiirmed and strengthened. The end
less Cnain has been broken and the drain
| upon our gold reserve no longer frcts
| us. The credit of the country has been
| advanced to the highest place among AL
| nations We are refundirg our bonded
debt bearing three and four and five pet
| cent. Interest at two per cent. lower
rate than that Of any other country and
already more than t3f".sD"J hay" beer
| 50 funded with gain 10 the government
| Of many millions Of dollars. Instead al
IL TO I. for which our opponents con,
| tended four years ago legislation has
| been enacted which. Will" utilizing al
| forms nf our money. secures one fixed
value for every dollar and that the best
known to the civilized world
\ tarir which protects American laboi
| and Industry and provides ample rev
.nues has been written In public law ".
| have lower interest and higher wage
| more money and fewer mortgages
| The worlds market. have been opened
10 American products. which go nov
where they have never gon. before ",
hny. passed from a bond.lssulng 20 4
| bond.payIng nation. from "A nation ot
borrower to nation of lenders from
| a dcncIsncy IN reyenu. 70 a surplus from
fear ,o confidence: from enforced idle