Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-07-28
HERE IS A SURPRISE
Roosevelt Says Change Of Admins
tratiou Would Be Unwise.
rHTENT TO BIZ JUDGED BY RECORD
% His Formal speech OF Accept
ance the President Exploits the
Deeds of His Party I'm Years
That Are Past.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, July M.-To tn
tcommittee appointed by the republican
national convention to notify him o
mis- nomination. President Roosevelt
spoke as follows:
III. Speaker and Gentlemen Of the Notii
cation Committee:
i am deeply sensible Of the high homo
conferred upon me by the representative
Of the republican party assembled II
convention, and ! accept the nomination
for the presidency with solemn nealiza,
zion OF the obligations assume.
!haartily approve the declaration OF prin'
-ctpaes which the republican national con
vention has adopted, and at some future
day ! shall communicate TO you, Mr.
Chairman. more at length and In detail
q formal written acceptance OF the nomi-
nation.
Three years ago I became president be-
cause OF the death of my lamented pre-
decessor. I then stated that 1t was my
purpose 10 carry out his principles and
policies for the honor and the Interest
OF tho country. 10 the best of my abil-
aty I have kept the promise thus made.
II next November my countrymen con-
tkirm at the polls the action Of the con-
vention you represent, I shall. under
1PFovidence, continue to work with an
eye single to the welfare Of all our peo-
gle ~
A party 10 Of worth only IN 80 far as II
promotes the national interest, and every
Official, high or low. can serve his party
nest by rendering to the people the best
service Of which he is capable. Effective
government comes only as the result Of
khe loyal cooperation Of many different
Dersons. The members Of a legislative
majority, the officers In the various de-
.partments Of the administration. and the
legislative n executive branches as to-
wards each other, must work together
with subordinatlon of self to the COM
mon end of successful government. We
VINO have been entrusted with power as
pnblio servants during the past seven
years of administration and legislation
now come before the people content to be
Judged by our record Of achievement. In
the years that have gone by we have
made the deed square with the word;
and II we are continued In power we
shall unswervingly follow out the great
lines of public policy which the republican
party has already laid down; a public
policy to which we are giving, and shall
give, a united, and therefore an efficient.
support.
In all Of this we are more fortunate
than our opponents, who now appeal for
confidence on the ground. which some
express and some seek to have conf
.dentially understood, that II triumphant
they may be trusted to prove false to
every principle which In the last eight
years they have laid Town as vital, and
70 leave undisturbed those very acts Of
the administration because OF which they
TASK that the administration Itself be
driven from power. Seemingly their pres
ant attitude as to their past record Is
that some of them we're mistaken and
Others insincere. We make our appeal In
Q wholly different spirit. We are not
constrained to keep silent on any vital
Ouestion; we are divided on no vital Ques-
don; our policy 10 continuous, and Is the
same for all sections and localities. There
j a nothing experimental about the gov
Aernment we ask the people TO continue
IN power. for our performance in the
2Pst, SSE Rssys 8 S g sSa Ssesal.s siii ss ICY
fature. Our opponents, either openly or
esoretly. according to their several lem
pefaments, now ask the people TO trust
1heir present promises in consideration
~ the fact that they intend to treat their
PAST promises as null and void. We know
Our own minds and we have kept Of the
same mind for a SUFFICIENT length of time
% give to our policy conference and san
Aty. In such a fundamental matter as
1he enforcement Of the law we DO not
have to depend upon promises, but mere
~ to ask that u record be taken as an
earnest Of what we shall continue to do.
In dealing with the great organizations
known as trusts, we do not have to ex-
plain why the laws were not enforced,
hut to point out that they actually lave
been enforced and that legislation has
been enacted to increase the effectiveness
Of their enforcement. We do not have
TO propose to turn the rascals out" for
vi have shown in very deed that when
rs1eer by diligent investigation a public
tDelcial can be found who has betrayed
Ais trust he will be punished to the full
extent Of the law without regard TO
whether he was appointed under a re-
publican or q democratic administration.
This is the efficient way to turn the ras-
Gals out and to keep them out, and It has
Ghe merit of sincerity. Moreover the be-
arAyals OF trust in the last seven years
nave been Insignificant In number when
compared with the extent of the public
service. Never has the administration
q the government been on q cleaner and
higher Level; never has the public work
- Vie NuAtlOu 0NSA uVhc hAOtV hDhlobAAI
and efficiently. -
Assuredly II 10 unwise to change the
policies which have worked 90 well and
which are now working 30 well. Pros
perity has come at home. The national
honor and interest have been upheld
0broad We ave placed the finances Of
the nation upon a sound gold basis. We
nave lone this with the aid Of many who
ware formerly our ~opponents, but who
would Mother openly support Dor 81
Aantly acquiescs IN the herssy Of I'M
sound finance; and We rave done Il
against the convinced and violent oppo-
Httion Of the smase Of our present oppo-
nsnts who still refuse 10 recant the un-
sound opinions which for the moment
they think II inexpedient to assert We
know what we mean when we speak Of
N honest and stable currency. We mean
ehe same thing from year to year. We
% not ave 10 avoid q definite and con-
cluaive committal OF the most important
Allue which has recently been before the
people. and which may. At any time In
ne near future be before them again.
Upon the principles which underlIs this
a1sue the convictions OF half Of our NUM-
har do not clash with those Of the other
Aalf. So long a. the republican party
- In power the gold standard IL settled,
not as q matter Of temporary political
expediency, not beeauss Of shifting con-
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