The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-08-04
President Roosevelt Formally Notified
of His Nomination
ACCEPTS THE TRUST OF HIS PARTY
One Hundred and Twenty-Five Per-
sons, Including Relatives and
Friends, Were Present at the Cere-
mony, Which Was Held on the
veranda of Sagamors Hill.

dore Roosevelt Wednesday formally
opened the political campaign Of 1904
ar his beautiful country home, Sag,
amore Hill. Standing on a spot made
dear by the associations Of life time,
surrounded by his family and relatives
and friends, he formally received and
accepted the nomination Of the Re-
publican party for President Of the
United States.
Speaker Cannon and his committee
of notification, together with many of
invited guests, arrived here on spe-
cial train from New York. The attend
ance of the members of the committee
was notably large, regrets being re-
ceived from only three, James N. Com
bes, of Florida; Senator Chauncey M.
Depew, Of New York, and Senator
Clarence N. Clark, Of Wyoming. In
all, about 125 persons were present at
the ceremony.
President Roosevelt personally re-
ceived the members Of the committee
and other guests as they arrived at
Sycamore Hill. He knew almost every
man personally. After the visitors
had been greeted by the President,
Secretary Leob presented each one to
Mrs. Roosevelt and to Miss Alice
Roosevelt The guests were seated on
the veranda, where the notification
ceremony was held. AS Speaker Can
non, attired in a dark gray frock suit,
stepped upon a chair standing near
the veranda railing, he was given a
cordial reception.
While Mr.. Cannon read his speech,
President Roosevelt stood at his right
hand, giving close attention to the
address.
Mrs. Roosevelt, surrounded by her
children, Kermit, Ethel and Quentin,
stood facing Mr.. Cannon, almost in the
centre of the crowd. Mr.. Cannon was
interrupted frequently by applause. He
spoke as follows:
r1R. CANNON SPEAKS.
Mr.. President: The people of the
Upited States, by blood, heredity, edu-
cation and practice, are self-govern-
ing people. We have sometimes been
subject to prejudice and embarrass-
meEt from harmful conditions, but we
have outgrown prejudice and overcome
conditions as rapidly as possible, hav-
ing due regard to law and the rights
of individuals. We have sometimes
made mistakes, from a false sense Of
security or from a desire to change
policies instead Of letting well enough
alone. merely to see what would hap
pen, but we have always paid the pen
atty of unwise action at the ballot-box
and endured the suffering until, under
the law, through the ballot box, we
have returned to correct policies. No
nation has so successfully solved all
problems and chosen proper policies as
our nation. Under the lead of the Re-
publican party for over forty years,
the United States from being a third
class power among the nations has
become in every respect first. The
people rule. The people ruling, it is
necessary that they should be COM
petent to rule. Competency requires
not only patriotism, but material we'll
being. education, statecraft.
The people, under the lead of the
Republican party, wrote upon the sta
tute books revenue laws, levying taxes
upon the products Of foreign countries
seeking our markets, which replenish-
ed our treasury, but were so adjusted
as to encourage our people in develop
Ing, diyersifying and maintaining our
at the same time protect
ing our citizens laboring in production
against competition Of foreign labor.
Under this policy our manufactured
product today in one-third Of the pro-
duct Of the civilized world, and our
people receive almost double the pay
for their labor that similar labor re-
ceives elsewhere in the world, there
by enabling us to bear the burdens of
Mr.. Cannon spoke also upon the Re-
publican doctrine Of protection and in
cidentally brought forward the other
issues OF the campaign. His speech was
heartily cheered by those present.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT SPEAKS.
President Roosevelt responded in
speech of little more than three thou
sand words, and said in part:
Mr.. Speaker and Gentlemen Of the
Notification Committee:
am deeply sensible of the high hon.
or conferred upon me by the represen-
tatives Of the Republican party assem-
bled in convention, and l accept the
for the Presidency with
solemn realization of the obligations I
assume. l heartily approve the decla-
ration of principles which the Repub-
lican National Convention has adopted
and at some future day l shall COM
municate to you, Mr.. Chairman, more
at length and in detail formal written
acceptance Of the nomintion.
Three years ago l became President
because Of the death of my lamented
predecessor. l then stated that it was
my purpose to carry out his principles
and policies for the honor and the in
.erest OF the country. To the best Of my
ability l have kept the promise thus
made. II next November my country
men confirm at the polls the action OF
the convention you represent, l shall,
under Providence, continue to work
with eye single to the welfare of all
our people.
A party is of worth only in so far as
( promotes the national interest, AMI