The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-09-12
They CANNOT
BE TRUSTED
Stands Pat on Philippines,
Tariff, Panama, Pension
Order, Big Army--fx-
plains Treasury Deficit
===HitS the South.
By the Associated Press.

Oyster Bay, Sept. 12.-President
Rooseyek's letter of acceptance OF
the Republican nomination for presi
dent has just been mailed to Speaker
Cannon, chairman of the notification
committee. 1t Is in part as follows;
oyster Bay. ~ ", Sept. II, 1904
Hon. ]. G. Cannon, Chairman of the
Notification Committee.
My Dear Sir:
Il accept the nomination for the
presidency rendered me by the Re-
publican national convention, and
cordially approve the platform adopt.
ed by T.. In writing this letter there
are certain points upon which de-
sire to lay especial stress.
Don't Know Where Democrats
Are eat"
Ii Is difficult to find out from the
utterances of our opponents what
are the real Issues upon which they
propose to wage this campaign. 1t
is not unfair 10 say that, having
abandoned most of the principles up
on which they have insisted during
the las eight years. they now seem
at a loss, both as 10 what it is that
they really believe. and as to how
firmly they shall assert their belief
in anything. In fact, II Is doubtful If
they venture resolutely to press sin
gle issue; as soon as they raise one
they shrink from 1t and seek TO ex
plain it away. Such an attitude Is
the probably inevitable result o.
the effort TO improvise convictions;
for when thus improyised it is ma.
ural that they should be held in o
tentative manner
The party now in control of the
government is troubled By no such
difficulties. We do not have to guess
at our own convictions. and then cor.
rect the guess If it seems unpopular.
The principles which we profess arc
those in which we believe with heart
and soul and strength. Men may dif
fer from us: but sthey cannot accuse
us of bhiftiness or insincerity. The
policies we have pursued are those
which we earnestly hold as essential
20 the national welfare and repute
Our actions speak even louder thar
our words for the faith that is in us
We base our appeal upon what We
have done and are doing, upon ou
record of administration and legis
lation during the last seven years, il
which we have had complete cUntro'
of the government We intend in .h'
future to carry on the government
in the same way that we have carrie
IL on in the past.
Can't Trust Democracy.
"A parry whose members are rad
ically at variance on most vital is
sues and IL united at all. are only
united on issues where their attitude
threatens widespread disaster TO the
whole country. cannot be trusted to
govern in any matter. A party which.
with facile ease changes all its con-
victions before election cannot be
trusted TO adhere with tenaclty 20
any principle after election A party
III to govern must have convictions.
In 1896 the Republican party |
,ame into power, and in 1900 it re-
aimed power on certain definite
pledges. each OF which was scrupu.
Ously fulfilled. But in addition to
MEETING and solving the problems
which arose after election: and 1t is
10 small part Of our claim to public |
confidence that these were solved /
With the same success that had a.
ended the solution of those concern
ng which the battles at the polls
we're fought In other words, our
efficiency proved equal
lot only % the tasks that we're an
icipated. but to doing each unantici.
lated task as it arose.
New Issues That Have Arisen
when the contest Of 1896 was de-
.ided. the question Of the war with
'pain was no. an issue. When the
.onfest Of 1890 was decided. the
hape which the Isthmian canal cues
ion ultimately took could not have
zen f0reseen- But the same quail
les which enabled those responsible
or MAKING and Administering the