The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-08-06

Mr.. Speaker and Gentlemen OF the Motif
r tfcation COMMITTEES: am deeply sensible
OF the high honor conferred upon me by
the representatives of the republican party
assembled In convention. and l accept the
nomination for tho presidency with SOL
emn realization OF the obligations as
sumo. heartily approve the declaration
of principles which the republican national
convention has adopted. and at some fu-
sure day shall communicate to you, Mr..
chairman. more at length ana In detail q
formal written acceptance OF the NOM
1naNon.
Three years ago became president be-
cause OF the death of my lamented prede-
cessor then stated that II was my pur-
pose to carry out his principles and poll
cies for the honor and the interest OF the
country To the best OF my ability ]
have kept the promise thus made. If
next November my countrymen confirm
at the polls the action of the convention
you represent. l shall. under Providence.
continue to work with an eye single to the
welfare OF our people.
A party Is OF worth only in so far as II
promotes the national interest. and every
official. high or low, can serve his party
best by rendering to the people the best
service Of which he Is capable. Effective
government comes only as the result OF
the loyal cooperation of many different
majority, the officers In the various de-
partments OF the administration, and the
legislative and executive branches as to-
wards each other, must work together
with subordination OF self to the common
end Of successful government. We who
have been entrusted with power as pub
lie servants during the past seven years
OF administration and legislation now
come before the people content 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 II we
are continued in power we shall unswerv-
ingly follow out the great lines OF public
policy which the republican party has al
ready laid down: a public policy to which
we are giving, and shall give, n united,
and therefore. an efficient support.
In all this we are more fortunate than
our opponents, who now appeal for con-
fidence on the ground, which some express
and some seek to have confidentially un-
derstood 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 be-
cause of which they ask that the admins
tration itself be driven from power. Seem
ingly their present attitude as to their
past record is that some Of them were mis-
taken and others insincere. We make our
appeal in n wholly different 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 efhcJency,
is n guarantee as to our promises for the
future. Our opponents, either openly or
secretly. according to their several tenn
&c naL hA IN
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 sufficient length Of time
to give to our policy conference and sanity.
In such n fundamental matter as the en-
forcement 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 explain why the
laws were not enforced, but to point out
that they actually have been enforced and
that legislation has been enacted to In
creaBe the effectiveness OF their enforce
ment. We do not have to propose Ia
"turn the rascals out" for we have shown
in every deed that whenever by diigent
investigation public official can be found
who has betrayed his trust he will be pun
ished to the full extent Of the law with
out regard to whether he was appointed
under q, republican or a democratic ad-
ministration This Is the efficient way 10
2 turn the rascals out and to keep them out.
and It has the merit Of sincerity More
over, the betrayals OF trust In the last
seven years have been insignificant In
number when compared with the extent OF
the public service. Never has the admin
istration OF the government been on a
cleaner and higher level; never has the
public work OF the nation been done more
honestly ana efficiently
Assuredly It is unwise to change the
policies which have worked so well and
which are now working so well. Prosperity
has come at home. The national honor
and interest have been upheld abroad. We
have placed the finances OF the nation upon
sound gold basis We have done this
with the aid of many who were formerly
our opponents, but who would neither open
ly support nor silently acquiesce In the here
sy Of unsound finance; and We have done II
against the convinced and violent opposi
tion Of the mass OF our present opponent!
who still refuse to recant the unsount
opinions which for the moment they thinl
Il inexpedient to assert We know wha
we mean when we speak of an homes
and stable currency. We mean the sam'
thing from year to year. We do no
have to avoid a definite and conclusive
committal on the most important Issue
which has recently been before the people
and which may at any time In the neai
future be before them again. Upon thu
principles which underlie this Issue thu
convictions of half OF our number d.
not clash with those OF the other half 81
long as the republican party is In powe
the gold standard In settled, not as {
matter OF temporary political expediency
not because OF shifting conditions in tn
production OF gold in certain mining cen
ters hut in accordance with what we regart
as the fundamental principles Of nationa
morality and wisdom.
Under the financial legislation which WI
have enacted there Is now ample circula
tion for every business need: and ever,
dollar Of this circulation is worth dollar
in gold. We have reduced the interest
bearing debt and In still larger measure
the interest on that debt All Of the wa
taxes imposed during the Spanish war have
been removed with q view to relieve ths