Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-08-04
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT ACCEPTS
Outlines the Work of His Administra-
tion and Talks of Future.

OYSTER BAY.-President Roose-
welt has been officially notified OF his
nomination here. The townspeople
at large were not permitted, as in
1900, to visit Sycamore hall and listen
ito the speeches, although there were
many guests.
At 1890 Speaker Joe Cannon
stepped forward and directed his
speech to the president. He said, in
part:
1.-THE Republican party under your
leadership keeps its record from the
beginning, under Lincoln, Of doing
things, the right things, at the right
time and in the right way, notwith-
standing the opposition of those who
oppose right policies from the selfish
or partisan standpoint, They dare
not tell the truth about your official
action or the record of the party and
then condemn it,"
At the conclusion of Mr.. Cannon's
speech the president spoke as follows:
Mr.. Speaker and Gentlemen of the
Notification Committee: l am deeply
sensible OF the high honor conferred upon
me by the representatives of the RepuO-
lican party assembled in convention, and
i accept the nomination for the presi-
dency with solemn realization OF the on
legations l assume l heartily approve
the declaration of principles which the
Republican national convention has
adopted and at some future day | shall
communicate to you, Mr.. Chairman,
more at length and in detail formal
written acceptance of the nomination.
three years ago l became president be-
cause of the death of my lamented pre-
decessor. l then stated that 1t was nv
purpose to carry out his principles and
policies for the honor and interest of the
country. To the best of my ability |
have kept the promise thus. made. II
next November my countrymen con-
firm at the polls the action Of
the convention SOu iep.o.enL 4 shall
under Providence, continue to work with
an eye single to the welfare OF all our
people.
A Definition Of "Party,"
A party is of worth only in so far as
1t promotes the national interest. and
every official, high or low, can serve his
best service of which he is capable Ef-
fective government comes only as the
result of the loyal cooperation OF many
different persons, The members. OF
legislative majority, the officers In the
various departments Of the administra-
ton and the legislative and executive
branches as toward each other must
work together with subordination OF self
to the common end OF successful govern
ment.
We who have been entrusted with
power as public servants during the past
seven years of administration and legis-
lation now come before the people con-
tent 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 If we are continued
in power we shall unswervingly follow
out the great lines OF public policy which
the Republican party has already laid
down, d public policy to which we are
giving, and shall give, 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 confi-
dentially understood, that II triumphant
they may be trusted to prove false to
every principle which in the last eight
years they have laid down as vital, and
to leave undisturbed those very acts Of
the administration because of which
they ask that the administration itself
present attitude as to their past record
ts that some of them were mistaken and
others insncere.
Not an Experimental Policy.
We make our appeal in a wholly diff
ferent spirit We are not constrained to
keep silent on any vital question; we are
divided on no vital question; our policy
Is continuous, and Is the same for all
sections and localities. There Is nothing
experimental about the government we
ask the people to continue In power, for
our performance in the past, our proved
governmental efficiency, Is a guarantee
as to our promises for tho future.
Our opponents, either openly or
secretly, according to their several tenn
peraments now ask the people to trust
their present promises in consideration
of 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 to give to our policy
Conference and sanity. In such a funda-
mental matter as the enforcement OF
the law we do not have to depend upon
promises, but merely to ask that our
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.
but to point out that they actually have
been enforced and that legislation has
been enacted to increase the effective
ness OF their enforcement We do not
have to propose to turn the raBcals out"
for we have shown In very deed that
whenever by diligent investigation a
public official can be found who has be-
trayed his trust he will be punished to
the full extent Of the law without regard
TO whether he was appointed under q Re-
publican or a Democratic administration.
This is the efficient way to turn the ras-
calls out and to keep them out. 6NJ II has
the merit OF sincerity. Moreover the be-
trayals OF trust in the last seven years
have been Insignificant In number when
compared with the extent of the public
service. Never has the administration of
the government bsen on cleaner and
higher level; never has the public work
OF the nation been done more honestly
and efficiently
Republican Policies Settled.
Assuredly II is unwise to change the
policies which have worked so well and
which are now working so we'll. Pros
perity has come at home. The national
honor and interest have been upheld
abroad. We have placed the finances of
the nation upon a sound gold basis. We
have done this with the aid OF many who
were formerly our opponents but who
would neither openly support nor silent
ly acquiesce In the heresy OF unsound
finance; and we have done II against the
convinced and violent opposition Of the
mass of our present opponents who still
refuse to recant the unsound opinions
which for the moment they think II mex
pedient TO assert
We know what we mean when we
speak Of an honest and stable currency.
We mean the same thing from year TO
year. We do not have to avoid a definite
and conclusive committal on the most i'm
portant Issue which has reH--''-- been
before the people. and which may at any
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