Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-08-03
RECORD IS OPEN TO JUDGEMENT
The President Stands by Party
Achievement During the
Past Seven Years.
What He Has to Say on the Money
Question. the Trusts. the Labor
a, Problem and Foreign
A., Policy. 80

President Roosevelt, in replying to
the committee which notified him OF
his nomination for the presidency by
the Republican national convention at
Chicago, said:
"Mr. Speaker and gentlemen Of the
notification committee: l am deeply
sensible Of the high honor conferred
upon me by the representatives OF the
Republican party assembled in conven-
ton, and l accept the nomination for
the presidency with solemn realization
of principles which the Republican
national convention has adopted, and
at some future day / shall communi-
cate to you, Mr.. Chairman, more at
length and in detail a formal written
acceptance of the nomination.
"Three years ago l became presi-
dent because of the death of my
lamented predecessor. l then stated
that it was my purpose to carry out
his principles ard policies for the
honor and interest of the country. To
the best of my ability l have kept
the promise thus made. If next No
vember my countrymen confirm at the
polls the action of the convention you
represent, / shall. under Providence,
continue to work with an eye single
to the welfare Of all our people.
On Record of Achievement.
"a party is of worth in so far as 1t
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 coop
GRAFTON of many different persons. The
members of Legislative majority, the
officers in the various departments of
the administration, and the legislative
and executive branches as toward
each other, must work together with
subordinati0n of self to the common
end Of successful government. We
who have been entrusted with power
as public servants during the past
seven years OF administration and leg
islation 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 If we are
continued In power we shall un-
swervingly follow out the great lines
Of public policy which the Republican
party has already laid down; a public
policy TO which we are giving. and
shall give. united, and therefore an
efficient. support
Not silent on Any vital Question.
an all Of this we are more fortunate
than our opponents, who now appeal
for confidence on the ground, which
some express and some seek to have
confidentally understood, that il tri-
umphant 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 undsturbed
those very acts of the administration
because of which they ask that the
administration itself be driven from
power. Seemingly their present at
titude' as TO their past record is that
some OF them were mistaken and
others inSincere. We make our ap-
peal in a wholly different spirit We
are not constrained TO keep silent on
any vital question; we are divided on
no vital question: our policy is contin-
uous, and Is the same for all sections
and localities. There is nothing eX-
detrimental about the government we
ask the people to continue in power.
for our performance in the past, our
proved governmental efficiency, is a
guarantee as to our promises for the
future. Our opponents, either openly
or secretly. according to their several
temperaments, now ask the people to
trust their present promises in con-
sideration 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 fundamental matter as the
enforcement 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.
The Record TO Trusts.
an dealing with the great organiza-
ton known as trusts, we do not have
to explain why the laws were not en-
forced, but to point out that they
actually have been enforced and that
legislation has been enacted TO in
crease the effectiveness Of their en-
forcement. We do not have TO pro-
pose to turn the rascals out, for we
have shown in every deed that when
ever by diligent investigation a pub.
lie official can be found who has be-
trayed his trust he will be punished
to the full extent of the law without