The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-08-12
AS A CALL TO DUTY
Senator Fairbanks Accepts His I'm.
animous Nomination.

dHJUOuS VOIiItidtIOus
WISDOM OF REPUBLICAN POLICIES
Has Been Confirmed by Events Within
the knowledge of Every American
Voter-Election Of President Roose.
veit Necessary to the Furtherance
of the Best interests of the Repu5.
lie.
In his speech formally accepting his
on the occasion of the notification ex-
ercises at Indianapolis on August 3rd,
Senator Fairbanks briefly sketched the
issues of the present campaign He
said:
"Mr. Root and Gentlemen of the
Committee thank you for the very
generous terms in which you have con-
yeyed the official notification of my
nomination for vice president of the
United States. The unsolicited and
unanimous nomination by the Republi-
can party is a call to duty that l am
pleased to obey.
81 accept the commission which you
bring with profound sense of the
dignity and responsibilities of the ex
allied position for which l have been
nominated. My utmost endeavor will
be to discharge in full measure the
trust If the action of the convention
shall meet the approval of the Ameri-
can people.
1.-THE platform adopted by the con-
vention is an explicit and emphatic
declaration of principles in entire har-
mony with those policies of our party
which have brought great honor and
prosperity to our country, and which,
If continued, will bring us like bless
ings in the future.
The monetary and economic policies
which have beer so forcibly re-
announced lie at the very foundation Of
our industrial life, and are essential to
the fullest development of our national
strength. 1ney give vitality to our
manufactures and commerce and If i'm
paired or overthrow there would in
evitably ensue a period of industrial
depression, TO the serious injury of the
vast interests of both labor and CAPT.
tai.
Freedom to Oppressed.
1.-THE Republican party since it pre-
served the integrity of the republic
and gave freedom to the oppressed,
never rendered a more important SER
vice to the country than when it estab-
lished the gold standard. Under it we
have increased our currency supply
sufficiently to meet the normal re-
quirements of business.
''It is gratifying that the convention
made frank and explicit declaration Of
the infiexible purpose of the party to
maintain the gold standard. 1t is es-
sential not only that the standard
should be as good as the best in the
world, but that the people should have
the assurance that it will be so main
tanned.
1.-THE enemies of sound money were
powerful enough to suppress the men,
ton of the gold standard lately adopt
ed by the Democratic national con-
vention. The leader of Democracy in
two national campaigns has declared
since the adjournment of the conven-
ton that as soon as the election is over
he will undertake to organize the
forces within the Democratic party
for the next national contest, for the
purpose of advancing the radical poll
cies for which his element of the par
ty stands.
Must Uphold Gold.
"He frankly says that the money
question is for the present in abey-
ance. In view of these palpable facts
it Is not the part of wisdom to relax
our vigilance in safeguarding the
integrity of our money system. We
must have not only president who is
unalterably committed to the gold
standard, but both houses of congress
in entire accord with him upon the
subject.
"In congress, and not with the presi-
dent, rests the supreme power to de-
Though the chief executive should op-
pose. the congress, acting within its
Independent constitutional authority,
could at any time overthrow or change
the monetary standard.
1.-THE wisdom of our protective pol
icy finds complete justification in the
industrial development of our country.
This policy has become a most vital
part Of our industrial system and must
be maintained unimpaired. When al
tered conditions make changes in
schedules desirable, their modification
can be safely intrusted to the Republi-
can party.
Wise Nomination.