Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-10

any such military establishment aa would be required to maintain the country in that attitude We should confne our international activities solely to matters in which the rights of the country or of. our citizens are directly involved. That Is not sittK ation Of isolation, but of indepen. dence.
 The government Of the United States was organized solely for the people of the United States. While 1t was conten1plated that this country should become refuge for the op- pressed Of every land, who might De fit to discharge the duties of our clti- zenshfp, and while we have always sympathized with the people of every nation in their struggles for se1f-@ogs ernment, the government was not ere. ated for a career of political or civiI- izing evangelization in foreign cotnn. tries or among alien races by inter- vention In their affairs. The most ef- f1cient work we can do in uplifting the people of other countries is by the presentation of happy. prosperous. self governing nation as an ideal t0 be eInulated, model to be folioWeds The general occupation of our citi1enA in the arts of peace, or the absence of
 large military arnnaments, tends 1O impair neither patriotism nor physi- cal courage, and for the truth Of this refer the young men of to-day Do the < history, of the civil war. For ffkNi years. with the exception Of the war with Mexico, this country had been at peace, with a standing army most of 1. the time of less than 10000 men. Hef who thinks that tue nation has 6rown effeminate during that period should .oo.5 +Ia S,.oJfrI Ss1is 0,4 ff1z& a4.fs4{zs1.I on either side at Shiloh. Antiefam. fredericksburg and GettysDurg. att Stone River and ChickamAuga. D. would be the last man to pluck sin~ gle laurel from the crown of any one Of the military heroes to whom tliaA country owes So much, hut insist that their most heroic deeds proceeded infinitely more from devotion t0 tha country than from martial spirit.
 As have already proceeded at too great length, other questions su8gsBtsl ed in the platform must await my lett ter of acceptance.
 speech you have reminded me Of tze great responsibility, as we'll as the great honor of the nomination be. slowed upon me by the conventlou you represent this day. Be as8uredS that both are appreciated keenly appreciated that I am hnmbled ln their presence.
 I accept, gentlemen of the comTnits tee, the nomination, and if the action of the convention shaiI be AndoreeiX by an election by the people. l will, God helping me, give to the discharge of the duties of that exalted office the best service of which am capable and at the end of the term retire t0 private life. shall not be candi4
 date for, nor shall accept a renokl~ ination. Several reasons might b6 9ds vanced for this position, but the con- trolling one with me is that I ann fully persuaded that no incumbent ok that office should ever be placed in a situation of possible temptation tu
 consider what the effect of action taken by him in an administrative
 matter of great importance mighk
 have upon his political fortunes Questions of momentous consequences
 to all of the people have in the past
 and will be in the future presented to the president for determination, ma in approaching their consideration. as well as in weighing the facts and the arguments bearing upon them.s he
 should be unembarrassed by any pos
 sible thought of the influence his de-
 cision may have upon anything what
 ever that may affect him personally.
 make this statement, not in criti-
 cisin of any of our presidents from l Washington down who have eitheB
 held the office for two terms or sought
 to succeed themselves; for strong ar guments can be advanced ifi supp6l4 of the reelection of a president. I&. 1 is simply my Judgment that the ifls terests of this country are now so vast and the questions presented ara.
 frequently of such overpowerinr mag.
 nitude to the people that 1t IS indis- pensable to the maintenance of be-. fitting attitude before the people. not
 only that the chief magistrate should
 be independent but that that inde-
 pensS@ce should be known of all
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