The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-06-24

SOoNAts OoS AiSI SiAS oiOiS' AANy ON
vanced but forgot not their fathers.
They delved in earth. but: remem-
bered the higher things. They made
highways of the oceans, but distance
and climate altered not their Ameri-
canism. They began as children Of
liberty, and children OF liberty they
remain. They began as servants OF
the Father Of Lights. and His ser
wants they Feaain9 cA,ad 50 Unto their
| hands IS daily giys1 more yof power
and eppoftianitv that they nay work
even larger righteousness in the
world and scatter over ever widening
fields the blessed seeds OF human hap
piness.
Wonderful beyond prophecy's
forecast their progress: noble beyond
The vision OF desire their future. In
! 1901 Jefferson said. 'the United
States (then) had room enough for
our descendants to the thousandth
and thousandth generation;" three
generations behold the oceans our
boundaries. Washington never dream
ed OF railways. Today electricity and
steam make Maine and California
household neighbors. This advance,
which no seer could have foretold,
we made because we are Americans
because a free people with unfet-
tered minds and unquestioning be-
lief joyfully faced the universe of hu-
i man possibilities. These possibilities
are not exhausted: we have hardly
passed their boundaries: the Ameri-
can people are not exhausted: we
have only tested = - strength. Gods
work for us in the world is not hn-
ished: His future missions for the
American people will be grander than
any he has given lis. nobler than we
can comprehend And these tasks as
thcr come we will accept and accom-
Dl;Sil as OFT fathers accomplished
theirs And when our generation
shall have raSScd and our children
she'll catch from o." aging hands the
standard We icavc borne. / vii still be
lie o'i t'ag =; Nori;towH and Anno-
r.,a;,ox and Manila bay: h" music 20
w1l:cI? thew in ;i,";r t;'-ii will then
nov, Onward viii 81! hc thc strains
:l1at chev~cd the dying Na~-a'' o.
R"rEcr 7I;ll and inspired tic nnHn
who answered Ljnco1m's call: AID The
;&raIs that will be il: them :ri.11nhant
IS ;i9ev are IN rs. will still d" nc Old
ideals tia: have made Tie american
people graf and honored among the
na:;ons II The earth.
This IS the republican ;d"a NJ the
! American people: this ;ie thohght
we have when We nominate :oday
or candidate for thc nations chief:
his III quality OF Amcricanis1n a
republican standard-bcarcr must
have. And this is inst the Atneri-
cari>n oi Theodore Roosevelt Full
Of the old-timc iaitl? II the republic
and IL destiny: charged with the
c:1"rgy ii the republics full man
mood: cheriShing the ordinances. OF
.l1v rcpubiic'S fathers and having III
his heart The fear OF God: inspired
bv the sire knowledge that the re-
pubIic's splendid day IS only in ITS
dawn. Theodore Roosevelt will lead
the American people in paths OF
safety - still greater wefare Tor
themselves. still broader betterment
OF the race and to the added honor
OF the American name"
Knight of California.
George \. Knight. or California.
was recognized. after Senator Bevc-
idgc. Mr.. Knights eloQuencc held
the convention spcll-bound. lie de-
clared that socialism and anarchy
could ind no home here. He was
warmly applaudcd At The conclusion
! OF his speech. and the entire Cali
fornia delegation proceeded 70 the
! platform and escorted him TO his
! seat. Mr.. Harry Stilwell Edwards. OF
! Macon. Ga. was then introduced.
Fairbanks in Nomination.