Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-29
PRESIDENT told Of NOMINATION
Ceremony Takes Place at His Home at Sycamore
Hill--Issues of the Campaign Reviewed in Reply.

President Roosevelt on July q was
notified formally of his nomination for
the presidency by the national repub.
lican convention. The ceremony took
place at his country home ut Sycamore
Hill. Ehree miles from Oyster Bay, l..
l. The formal notification Of the &C.
ton Of the convention was made. on
behalf OF a committee representing
every state and territory in the United
States, by Joseph G. Cannon, speaker
OF the house of representatives.
In his reply the President said in
part:
'Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the
Notification Committee: l am deeply
sensible of the high honor conferred
Republican party assembled in con.
vention and l accept the nomination
for the Presidency with solemn real
ization Of the obligations l assume.
| heartily approve the declaration Of
principles which the Republican ma.
tonal convention has adopted and at
some future day l shall communicate
to you, Mr.. Chairman, more at length
and in detail a formal written accept
ance of the nomination.
Three years ago became President
because of the death Of my lamented
predecessor. I then stated that it was
my purpose to carry out his principles
and policies for the honor and the in
terest Of the country. TO the best Of
my ability I have kept the promise
thus made. II next November my
countrymen confirm at the polls the
action of the convention you repre-
sent l shall, under Providence, con-
time to work with an eye to the well
fare of all our people.
"A party is of worth only in so far
and every official, high or low, c:n
serve his party best by rendering to
the people the best service of which
he is capable. We who nave been en-
trusted with power as public servants
during the past seven years of admin
istration and legislation now come be-
fore 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 il
We are continued in power we shall
unswervingly follow out the great
lines of public policy which the Re-
publican party has already laid down;
public policy to which we are giving,
and shall give, united, and there
fore an efficient support.
I'm all of this we are more fortu.
nate than our opponents, who now ap-
peal for confidence on the ground,
which some express and some seek to
have confidentially understood, that il
triumphant they may be trusted to
prove false to every principle which in
The last eight years they have laid
town as vital, and to leave undis
&drbed those very acts of the admins
Station because of which they ask that
BE administration itself be driven
Inn power. We make our appeal in
Awholly different spirit. There is
hehing experimental about the gov
eminent we ask the people to continue
Empower, for our performance in the
pas, our proved governmental efficien-
| cy,is a guarantee as to our promises
forthe future.
Tin dealing with the great organiza-
tios known as trusts we do not have
to uplain why the laws were not en-
forod, but to point out that they &C
tuAF have been enforced and that
legation has been enacted to in
creae the effectiveness Of their en-
forcMent We have shown in every
deed hat whenever, by diligent inves-
:. tigatin, a public official can be found
who as betrayed his trust he will be
punised to the full extent of the law
with0t regard to whether he was ap-
pointe under Republican or Demo
DISQUALIFICATION. Moreover, the
betrayls of trust in the last seven
years ave been insignificant in num-
Der Win compared with the extent of
the puic service. Never has the ad-
ministrtion of the government been
ON chner and higher level; never
has thepublic work Of the nation
been doe more honestly and efficient
ly.
"Unde the financial legislation
which " have enacted there is now
emple cculation for every business
need, an every dollar Of this circula-
ton is birth a dollar in gold. We
have felced the Understanding
debt andn still larger measure the
interestNt that debt. In the fiscal
year thatlas just closed the excess
OF incombver the ordinary expendi-
lures waSS9, 100000. This does not
take accolt of the $50,000,000 ex-
pended ou Of the accumulated sur
plus for ~ purchase of the isthmian
canal. Iva an extraordinary proof
OF the SCUM financial condition of the
nation thaEnstead Of following the
usual cou in such matters and
thr@wlng burden upon poster;ty
T. ny an 'lssues bonds, we were able TO
make the Nment outright and ret
amer IL 10 ne in the treasury surs
plus OF $l6tD,00O.
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