Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-09-12
President R q eyelt
/: Letter / Of J !. A ceptance
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~ Oy1eer HAys M Il. Sept. "a, loOl. "A
non. g, Cannon, Chairman Or the
Notineafson Committss: N M stsf
~ - Ds ~ Gst-I accept ths nomination
sof tne presidency rendered me ~ the
~ spunsicAn national convention. and cors5
: nihaIl ~ approve tho platform adopted W It.
~ ~ s writing this letter there are certain
poanln! upon which desdro 10 lay especial
tres. IN 3 :s
y = dinicult to ma out from the utter
ences OF our opponents what are the real
sssuss upon which they propose to sWage
TINS ~ campaign. II ~ not unfair to say
tnat, having abandoned most Of the
principles upon which they have insisted
during the last eight years, they now
seem ct z loss both % to what It u that
they really believs and 40 to how firmly
!. they l, shaH assert their belief in any-
thing IN fact, ~ y doubtful. II they ven-
tu le Teeolutely 70 press single issue ~
soon - they raise one they shrink from
y ana seek to explain II away. Such an
attitude y the probably inevitable result
OF the effort to improvise convict tons
for when thus improvised It = natural
mat they should be held "a a tentative
manner. 81 q 35 4 "a
u The party now ID control sof the gov-sS
eminent y troubled by no such din
colties. We 90 not have to guess ct our
own convictions and then correct the
guess II II seems unpo pular. The fprin-
ciples which we profess are those In
which we believe with heart and soul and
strength. Men may differ from U.S. but
they cannot accuse us OF shiftiness or
dnsincerity. The policies We have pur-
sued are those which we earnestly hold
~ essential to the national welfare and.
reputs. Our actions speak even louder
than our words Tor the faith that is In
us. We base our appeal upon what we
have done and are doing. upon our record
OF administration and legisladon during
the last seven years. IN which we have
had complete control Of the government
We intend in the future to carry on the
government In the same way that we
have carried It on In the past. ls S5;i
A party whose members are radically
at variance on most vital issues. and, II
united at all, are only united on issues
where their attitude threatens widespread
disaster - tha whole country cannot
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party W ltn l esase
al Its convictions before election cannot
be trusted to adhere with tenacity to any
principle after election "A party at to
govern must haye convictions. n 1895
tha Renubl,c,n nar+v "a no into ,,oyuer
80 - ,ooo - .ts..ss .-,.. -. ass.a,
oenhte pleaSes, escn - w ~. was '
pulously fulhlled. But, 10 ADDITION 70 meet
ing and solving the problems which were
issues in these campaigns, 1t also became
necessary to meet other problems which
arose after election, and it liz no small
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y. Sl et'ls pup..o A=tpe
tnat THESE were soiveu with the same
success that had attended the solution Of
those concerning which the battles at
tho polls were fought In other words,
our governmental efficiency proved equal
not on,v "a the taal,a ttat were ant,cinat-
"a ~. 1890. - Z. ], = 81. a.
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When the contest OF 1Sse was decided,
the question Of the war with Spain was
not On issue. When the contest Of 1900
was decided, the shape which the 18th
milan canal question ultimately took could
not have been foreseen. But the Same
qualities which enabled those responaible
for making ana aduinisterinr the laws
at WASHINGTON TO deal successfullv WITH
the tarin ana the ycurres,cv arahled thar, !
also to deal With the spaniah war. and
the same oualities which enabled them 10
act wisely IN the philippine. and IN Cuba
also enabled them to do their duty q re-
eards the probIema. connected with tho
frusts ana to secura the brdIdinr 81 tha
isthmian cana. We ara Scontant ID rest
our case before the AYnerican 8nenrla 1,nonr
the fact that "a adhererce to 8 sinftv, ideal
we have ADDED proved rovernmental effi-
cheney. Therefore. our promi.as nav .,,,ra-
" be trusted al resards any issue that II
now before the people and vve NAV en,,al
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