The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-27
NOTIFICATION DAY
AT OYSTER BAY
Continued From First Page
both, make the treasury note. non-inter-
lest bearing and irredeemable, the sole
standard Of value

publican party stands for protection It
stands for the gold standard and our cur
rency system All these dwell In legisla-
ton enacted under the lead of the repub-
hican party and against the most deter
mined opposition of the democratic party,
including it's leader and candidate.
These being our policies, and having
been most useful to the country. we have
Sconfidence In and love them. If 1t be nee
jessary from time to time that they should
be strengthened here and controlled there,
the republican party stands ready, with
loving, competent hands, to apply the
proper remedy.
/ say remedy" Being our policies, we
will not willingly subject them to their
enemies for slow starvation on the one
hand or to sudden destruction on the
other
In the history Of the republic, in time
OF peace, no executive has had greater
questions to deal with than yourself, and
none have brought greater courage, wis
dom and patriotism to their solution. You
have enforced the law against the mighty
and the lowly without fear, favor or par
TALLY. Under the constitution you have
recommended legislation to congress from
time to time, it was your duty to do,
and when it was passed by congress, have
approved 1t. You have, under the con-
stitutlon. led in making a treaty which
was ratified by the senate and is APP
gures, but, under the law and appropria-
tons made by congress, proceeds with
the construction Of the Panama canal.
Record of Doing Things.
The republican party, under your lead
ership, keeps it's record from the begin
ming under Lincoln of doing things the
right thing at the right time and in the
eight way, Notwithstanding the opposition
tf those who oppose the right policies
from the selfish partizan standpoint.
They dare not tell the truth about your
official action or the record Of the party
and then condemn it. They can, for self
ISM or partizan reasons, abuse you per-
sonally and misrepresent the party which
you lead. It is true however, that so
Tar, their abuse Of your action and their
alleged fear Of your personality Is in
significant as compared with the personal
and partlzan earnings against Lincoln.
Grant and Mckinley when they were
clothed with power by the people, Those
whose only grievance Is that you have
enforced the law and those who carp for
mere partfzan capital will not in my
Judgment, reap the harvest Of succe< 4.
The republican party for you and under
your leadership appeals to the great body
Of the people who live in the sweat Of
their faces, make the civilizations, control
the republic fight it's battles and deter
mine It's policies, for approval and contin-
suance in power. H.
The office Of president-of the United
states Is the greatest on earth and many
competent men in the republican party
are ambitious to hold it; yet the re-
publican convention met at Chicago June
last and unanimously, with one accord,
nominated you as the candidate of the
party for president, am sure all renuh
hcans and multitude of good citizens
VINO do not call themselves republicans
said Amen" "-- ~. 49,, -.
In pursuance Of the usual custom. the
convention appointed committed of
which it honored me with the chairman
snip, to walt upon you and inform Won
OF It's action, which duty; speaking for
the committee, I now cheerfuIIy perform,
with the hope and the confident expecta ;
tlon That majority Of the people of the
@IIsspuoilc Will In November next approve
e1ne action of the convention by choosing
electors who will assure your election tn
me presidency as your own successor.
President Responds. af
b. AT, the close of the speakers adj
dress, the president advanced to the
Veranda railing, and, standing under
great festoon of American flags de-
Sl1vefed his address in response to the
notification. AS he faced the, assem-
blage he was warmly applauded. His
address follows:
Mr.. Speaker and Gentlemen of the Mo-
LITIGATION Committee:
am deeply sensible Of the high honor
conferred upon me by the representatives
or the republican party assembled in con-
Vention, and I accept the nomination for
tne presidency with solemn realization Of
the opllsatlons l assume. I heartily ap-
2 prove the declaration of princinle
which the republican national convention
mas adopted and at some future day I
snail communicate to you Mr. Chairman.
more at length and in detail a formal
D written acceptance of the nomination.
lhree years ago became president be-
cause OF the death of my lamented prede-
cessor. then stated that II was nv
e purpose to carry out his principles and
2 pollcles Tor the honor and interest of the
country TO the best OF my ability I
nave kept the promise thus made, u
next November my countrymen confirm
at the polls the action of the conven-
ton you represent 1 shall, under provi-
dence, continue to work with an eye sin
gle to the welfare of all our people
party is of worth only In as far as il
promotes the national interest, and every
offlc1al, high or low, can serve his party
pest by rendering to the people the best
+ service of which he Is capable Effective
government comes only as the result of
the loyal cooperation Of many different
+. PSi'oh'' iie lueHlOeTS Oh a LEGISLATIVE
majority. the officers in the various de-
partments Of the administration, and the
Legislative and executive branches as to-
wards each other, must work together
B with subordinatton of self to the com
mon end of successful government. We
VINO nave been entrusted with power as
PUBIC servants during the past seven
years Of administration and legislation
E now come before the people content to be
4 judged by our record of achievement In
the years that have gone by we have
made the deed square with the word
and If we are continued in power we
shall unswervingly follow out the great
lines of public policy which the repub-
lican party has already laid down: a pub
lie policy to which we are giving, and
shall give united, and therefore an eff
f1cient, support
Appeal Of Opponents.
In all Of this we are more fortunate
than our opponents, who now appeal for
confidence on the ground, which some ex-
press and some seek to have confidentially
understood, that if triumphant thew NAV
be trusted to prove false to every princi-
pie which in, the last eight years thew
have laid down as vital, and to leave I'M
disturbed those very acts Of the admins
tration because of which they ask tina t
the administration itself be driven from
hoods