Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-09-02
THE ISSUE DEFINED
SPEECHES OF PRESIDENT RoosE.
WELT AND SPEAKER CANNON.
Alike In the Address Of Notification
and In the Response Thereto. the
Predomlnanee Of the Tariff Cues.
tion 10 Distinctly Recognized.

The two speeches delivered at Oys.
ter Bay on the eth Of July. 1904. first
by Speaker Cannon as chairman OF
the committee appointed by the Re-
publican national convention to notify
Theodore Roosevelt OF his nomination
for President of the United States;
and. second, the speech of President
Roosevelt. giving notice Of his accept
ance OF that nomination-have set
tied the question M to what Is the
, dominant issue In this years cam.
paign. II any doubt remained con.
corning the chief issue. almost the
| only issue. which divides the two
great parties In the civic battle of
1904 such doubt has been completely
removed. The tariff Is the issue. II
has been made the issue by the plain
words alike of the authorized spokes.
man OF the Republican party and OF
the candidate chosen by the unnni'
nous action OF tho Republican party.
In his address Of notification Speak
| or Cannon devoted his attention to
| other subjects combined. After dwell
Ing briefly upon tho splendid history
OF the Republican party In It's rcia'
tion to the shaping of events and pol
icics. Mr.. Cannon said:
Under the lead of the Republican
party for over forty years the United
States. from being third'ciass pow
| or among the nations has become In
every respect first. The people rule.
Tho pcopl" ruling. II II necessary that
they should bo competent To rule.
Competency requires not only patriot
ism. but material wcli'bcing. cduca'
ton and hiatccran-
''Thc people. under the lead Of tho
Republican party. wrote upon the stat
ute books revenue laws. iovyins taxes
upon tho products of foreign countries
seeking our markets. which r-picn'
iahsd our treasury. but were Ho ad'
iustrd as to encourage our people In
developing. dIversifyinE and snaintain'
| Ing our Industries. at the same umo
| protecting our citizens iaborins In pro-
duc,ion against the composition Of for
.isn labor. Under this policy our man
usartur-d product day II on-'third
of ,h. produe, of the civilized world.
ard our people receive almost double
ta~ pay for their labor that similar
labor receives elsewhere in the world.
thereby enabling US To bear the bur
cen OF citizenship
Liberal compensation for iabo'
makes liberal customers for our prod
uetr. Under this policy Of protection
our home markets afford all our poo
pic a better market than has any
other people on earth. and this. too.
even IL Nu did not soil any of our
products broad. In addition To this.
"" hate come Ia be tho greatest CT
.unr,iur nation in tho world. For the
year ending the s1th Of June, 1905.
our exports To foreign countries were
valued at ti.lO1. 100000. Of which
/ siso. 900. 600 were products Of the fac
tory, The world fell in otr debt last
year $4,000. 600. an increase OF s's.'
pGp. 900 over the preceding year.
This policy Of protection has al
ways been opposed by the opponents
of the Republican party. and is op'
national platform. adopted at Si.
/ Louis. they dCnouncc protection as
robbery. They never have been given
power. but they proceeded by word
and act to destroy the policy Of pro.
lection. Their platform Is as silent as
the grave touching the gold standard
aud our currency system. Their chos.
en- leader. after his nomination. bar.
ing been as silent as the sphinx TO
tha, time, sent his telegram ssyine.in
substance that the gold standard is
| established. and that he will govern
himself accordingly II he should be
elected"
Later on in his speech Mr.. Cannon
returned to tho subject uppcrmos, In
his mind. as follows:
Correct revenue laws. protection
or free trade. the gold standard and
our currency system. all depend upon
the sentiment of the majority of our
people as voiced a; the ballot box.
a majority may change our revenue
laws. a majority may change our cur.
rtncy laws: a majority may dc.
stroy the gold standard and establish
the silver standard, or. in lieu Of ei.
ther or both. make the treasury note,
non.in,crest bearing and irredeem.
able. the sole standard Of value.
"Sir. iei us turn from the region of
doubt and double-dcalinE. the debat.
able land. to the region of assured Ger.
tainty. The Republican party stands
for protection. II stands for the gold
standard and our currency system.
All these dwell in legislation enacted
under the lead of the Republican par.
~ and against the most determined
opposition Of the Democratic party,
Including its leader and candidate.
These being our policies, and having
been most useful to the country. We
have confidence in and love them. II
4. b. necessary from time to time that
they should be strengthened here and
c,,,roII,.t there, the Republican party