The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-09-13

Forth.
President Roosevelt's letter OF ac-
ceptance was made public this morn
ing, in which he discussed at length
party issues and party principles.
The following extracts will show the
general trend of the document:
Oyster Bay, N. Y,
September IL, 1904.
Hon. J. G. Cannon,
Chairman of the Notification
Committee,
My Dear Sir: l accept the nomi-
nation for the presidency rendered
me by the Republican National con-
vention, and cordially approve the
platform adopted by it. In writing
this letter there are certain points
upon which T desire to lay especial
stress.
It is difficult to find out from the
utterances OF our opponents what
are the real issues upon which they
propose to wage this campaign. 1t
is not unfair to say that, having
abandoned most of the principles up
on which they have insisted during
the last years, they now seem at
loss, both as to what it is that they
really believe, and as to how tlrniy
they shall assert their belief in any
thing. In fact, it is doubtful if they
venture resolutely to press single
issue; as soon as they raise one they
shrink from it and seek to explain
IT away. Such an attitude is the
probably inevitable result of an ef-
fort to improvise convictions; for
when thus improvised, it is natural
that they should be held in ten
tative manner.
The party now in control OF the
government is troubled by no such
difficulties. We do not have to guess
at our own convictions, and then cor
rect the guess if it seems unpopular.
The principles which We profess are
those in which we believe with heart
and soul and strength. Many men
differ from us; but they cannot ac-
crse us of stiffness or inslncerlty.
The policies which we have pursued
are those which we earnestly hold as
essential to the national welfare and
repute.- Our actions speak even
louder than Our words for the faith
that is in us. We base our appeal
upon what we have done and are,
doing, upon Our record Of admins
tration and legislation during the last
seven years, in which we have had
complete control Of the government.
We intend in the future to carry on
the government in the same way
that we have carried it on in the past.
A party whose members are radl-
cally at variance on most vital IS
sues. and if united at all, are only
united on issues where their attitude
threatens widespread disaster to the
whole country. cannot be trusted to
govern in any matter A party
which, with facile ease, changes all
it's convictions before election can
not be trusted 20 adhere with tenaclty
to any principle after election. a
party fit to govern must have con-
victions. In 1896 the republican par
ty came into power, and in 1900 it
retained power on certain definite
pledges. each of which was scrupu-
1ously fulfilled. But in addition to
meeting and solving the problems
which were issues in these campaigns,
it also became necessary to meet
other problems which arose after
election; and it is no small part of
our claim to public confidence that
these were solved with the same sue
cess that had attended the solution
of those concerning which the battles
at the polls were fought. In other
words, our governmental efficiency
proved equal not only to the tasks
that were anticipated, but to doing
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