The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-10

slfibe ito iisc1 arge The duties sof sou
izenship and while We have Away
Esympathized With the people Ut ever.
u nation$i in their struggles for selfgov
\ eminent, the government was not ere
4 ated for career Of political or civil
izing evangelization in foreign coun
4 tries or among alien races by inter
Il vention in their affairs. The mos
4 efficient work we can do in uplifting
i the people of other countries is by
the presentation of happy, prosper
| Gus, self governing nation as an ideal
lowed The general occupation OF
our citizens in the arts of peace, or
the absence of large military arma.
ments, tends to impair neither patriot
ism nor physical courage, and for the
truth of this / refer the young men of
to-day to the history Of the civil war.
For fifty years, with the exception of
the war with Mexico, this country had
been at peace, with standing army
| most OF the time of less than ten
| thousand men. He who thinks that
the nation had grown effeminate dur
ing that period should read the cas-
ualty rolls OF the armies on either
side at Shiloh, Antietam, Frdericks-
burg and Gettysburg, at Stone River
and Chickamauga. I would be the
last man to pluck a single laurel from
the crown of any one of the military
heroes to whom this country owes so
much, but / insist that their most
heroic deeds proceeded infinitely
more from devotion to the country,
than from material spirit
AS I have already proceeded at too
great length, other questions suggest
ed in the platform, must await my
letter Of acceptance.
Mr.. Chairman: In most graceful
speech you have reminded me of the
great responsibility, as we'll as the
great honor of the nomination be-
slowed upon me by the convention
you represent this day. Be assured
that both are appreciated-so keenly
appreciated that I am humbled in
their presence.
| accept, gentlemen OF the commit
tee, the nomination, and if the ac-
ton OF the convention shall be in
dorsed by an election by the people.
| will, God helping me, give to the
discharge of the duties of that ex-
allied Office the best service of which
am capable and at the end of the
term retire to private life. l shall |
not be candidate for, nor Shall 1 |
accept a denomination. Several rea-
sons might be advanced for this DO
sltion, but the controlling one with
me is that am fully persuaded that
40 incumbent of that Office should
ever be placed in a situation of DOS
slb1e temptation to consider what
the effect of action taken by him in
an administration matter of great i'm
)ortance might have upon his politi-
cal fortunes. Questions of momen-
Gus consequence to all of the people
AVE been in the past and will be in
he future presented to the President
or determination, and in approach
nS their consideration, as well as
n weighing the facts and the arg,l-
nents bearing upon them, he should
e unembarrassed by any possible
bought OF the influence his decision
aaV have upon anything whatever
hat may affect him personally.
lake this statement, not in criticism
1 any OF our Presidents from Wash I
rSton down who have either held the
lice for two terms or sought to sue
eed themselves; for strong argu-
tents can be advanced in support OF
lie reelection Of President. r. is
imply my judgment that the inter-
SITS OF this country are now so vast ,
nd the questions presented are fire. F.,
uently Oh such overpowering magni- t
zoe to the people that it is indispeu-
able to the maintenance of a befit- I
- attitude before the people, not | !.
My that the Chief Magistrate should :
independent but that that indeDen-
ence should be known of all men :,
co READS, Slack Heads, Bald Heads.