The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-12
His Letter Of Acceptance Of
The Nomination.
MS POLICY REVIEWED
And Past Deeds Cited as a Pledge
Of Future FuIhlment.


.Usurpation Of Power Asked For
-Benents OF Protection to the Nation
at Large Insisted On and q warning
Sounded Against Reckless Interference
with Industrial Rrosperity-"Peaoe at
Homo and Throughout tho World"
Ever Before Him as ''the All Important
End or Policy and Administration"
OYSTER BAY, Sept. 12.-President Roose-
relt's formal letter OF acceptance OF the
Republican nomination was made public
to-day. Here is the letter;
The Presidents Letter.
OYSTER BAY, N. Y, Sept. 10, 1904.
Hon. j. G.. Cannon Chairman OF the NOTIFIED
ton Committee.
My DEAR SIR: ! accept the nomination
for the Presidency rendered me by the
Republican national convention, and cor
dially approve the platform, adopted by 1t.
In writing this letter there are certain points
upon which desire to lay especial stress
II is difficult to find out from the utter
ances OF our opponents what are the real
issues upon which they propose to wage
this campaign. 1t is not unfair TO say thatI
having abandoned most Of the principles
mon which thew have insisted during the
lat eight wears. they now seem at loss.
both as to what 1t Is that they really believe
and as to how firmly they shall assert their
belief In anything. In fact, 1t Is doubtful
n thew venture resolutely to press single
issue; as soon as they raise one they shrink
from 1t and Geek 70 explain u away ouo,'
an attitude 10 the prooaoly iievl .,a ISL ~.
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they should be heid IN eehsAuNe mSe'.
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earnestly hold as essential TO the national
r.,,ars and renutA. Our actions speak
evan louder than our words for the faith
that a in us. We base our appeal upon
what We have done and are doing, upon
o,,r record Of administration and legisla-
ton during the last ssven years. in which
wa have had complete control OF the Govern
ment. We intend In the future to carry
ON the Government In the came way that
wa have carried ID on in the past.
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