The Yale expositor., 1904-08-05
Canmon's speech.

CannOn'S Speech.
The formal notification was made on
behalf OF committee representing
every state and territory in the United
States by Speaker Cannon, of the
house of representatives.
Speaker Cannon, in formally notify
Ing the president of the action of the
convention, defended protection and
other Republican policies from the at
tacks OF the Democrats, who, lie de-
clared, were not to he trusted with the
administration OF these policies, which
had produced such boundless prosper
ity, made much of the silence of the
Democratic platform on the gold stan
dard and currency questions. and inn
puted Interior motives TO Judge Park
er In sounding his belated telegram.
after voting for free silver in 1896 and
1900.
The president, in accepting the NOM
ination, said:
ROoSeveIfs Acceptance.
There is nothing experimental
about the government we ask the peo-
pie to continue in power, for our per-
Torrance in the past, our proved gov
ernmental efficiency. is a guarantee rs
to our promises for the future. Our
opponents, either openly or secretly.
according to their several tempera-
ments. now ask the people to trust
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 a sufficient
length of time to give to our policy
conference and sanity. In such Il funia-
mental matter as TIE 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.
Trust Question.
''In dealing with the great organiZa
tions known us trusts, we do not have
to explain why the laws were not en-
forced, but to point out that they ac-
tually have been enforced, and that
legislation has been enacted TO Increase
the effectiveness Of their enforcement.
We do not have TO propose to turn
the rascals out for we have shown in
very deed that whenever by diligent
lHNGsllEullOu DuDliC NAAiN ihl NaAli bS
found who has betrayed his trust he
viii be punished to the full extent of
the law, without regard TO whether
ne was appointed under a Republican
or a Democratic administration.
This is the efficient way TO turn the
rascals out, and it has the merit Of
sincerity. Moreover the betrayals of
trust i'm the last seven years have been
insignificant in number when com
pared with the extent of the public
service. Never has the administration
of the government been OH Il cleaner
and higher level: never has the public
work OF the nation been done more
honestly and efficiently.
"Assuredly it is unwise to change
the policies which have worked so well
and which are now working SO well.
Prosperity has como at home. The ma
tional honor and interest have been up
held abroad. We have placed the
finances of the nation upon a sound
gold basis. We have done this with the
aid of many who were formerly our
opponents. but who would neither
openly support nor silently acquiescc
in the heresy Of unsound finance; and
we have done # against the convinced
and violent opposition Of the mass Of
our present opponents who still refuse
10 recant the unsound opinions which
for the moment they think It ineXpedi-
ent to assert.
I'VE know what we mean when we
speak of an honest and stable cur
rency. We mean the same thing from
year to year. We do not have to avoid
a definite and conclusive committal on
the most important issue which has re-
Gently been before the people, and
which may at any time in the near flu
ture be before them again. Upon the
principles which underlie this issue the
convictions of half of our number do
not clash with those of the other half.
Money Issue Settled.
$50 long as the Republican party is
in power the gold standard Is settled.
not as matter OF temporary political
expediency, not because of shifting
conditions in the production Of gold in
certain mining centers, but in accord
Rnce with what we regard as the
fundamental principles of national mo-
rality and wisdom.
upon the financial legislation which
we have enacted there is now ample
circulation for every business need;
and every dollar of this circulate is
worth n dollar in gold. We have re-
dueed the Understanding debt and in
still larger measure the interest on
that debt. All Of the war taxes i'm
posed during the Spanish war have
been removed with a view TO relieve
the people and to prevent the accumu-
lation Of an unnecessary surplus. The
result is that hardly ever before have
the expenditures and income OF tie
Bedding Board Of Trade.