The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-07-22

of that party are its members In &C
cord. With the same devotion which
has marked their adherence to- these
principles, magnificent and enduring
as they are, they have already singled
out the man to bear their standard
and to lead the way No higher
/ badge was ever yet conferred. But
great as the homer Is, the circumstan-
ces which surround 1t make the hon.
or even more profound. You have
come from every State and Territory
In this vast domain. The country
and the toMn have We'd with each
other In sending here their contribu
tons to this splendid throng. Every
highway In the land Is leading here,
and crowded with the members of
that great party which sees in this
splendid city the symbol OF its rise
and power. With this uraxampled
multitude is every rank and condition
of tree men, every creed and occupa
ton. But to-day a common purpose
and desire have engaged us all, and
from every noJk and corner OF the
country rises but a single choice to
fill the most exalted Office in the
world.
ROOSEVELT IN PEACE AND WAR.
He Is no stranger waitiu & in the
shade to be called suddenly into pub
lie light. The American people have
seen him for many years, and al
ways where the light was thickest
aud the greatest need was felt. He
has been alike conspicuous In the
pursuits of peace and In the arduous
stress of war. No man now living
will forget the spring Iot '9S, when
the American mind was so inflamed
and patriotism so aroused when
among all the eager citizens surging
to the front as soldiers, the man
whom this convention has already In
It's heart, was among the first to hear
the call and answer to his name. Pre-
ferring peace, but not afraid of war;
faithful to every private obligation.
yet first to volunteer at the sign OF
national peril; leader In civil life,
and yet so quick to comprehend the
arts of war that he grew almost
In a day to meet the high exactions
OF command. There Is nothing which
50 tests a man as great and unexpec
ted danger. He may pass his life
among ordinary scenes, and what he
Is or does but few will ever know.
But when the crash comes or the
flames break out, a moments time
will single out the hero In the crowd.
A flash OF lightning in the night will
reveal what years of daylight have
not discovered to the eye. And so
the flash Of the Spanish war revealed
the lofty courage and devotion which
the American heart so loves, and
which you have met again to decorate
and recognize. His qualities do not
need to be retold, for no man In that
exalted place since Lincoln has been
better known In every household in
the land. He is not conservative, II
conservatism means waiting until 1t
Is too late. He is not wise, If wis
dom Is TO count thing a hundred
tines when once will do. There is
no regret so keen In man or country
as that which follows an opportunity
unembraced. Fortune scars with
high and rapid wing, and whoever
brings 1t down must shoot with ac-
curacy and speed. Only the man
with steady nerve and courage to pull
the trigger brings the largest oppor-
tunities to the ground. He does not
always listen while all the sages
speak, but every day at nightfall be-
holds some record which; If not COM
plete, has been at least pursued with
conscience and intrepid resolution.
ONE MAN oNLY-RoosEvELT.
He Is no slender flower swaying In
the wind but the heroic fiber which Is
best natured by the mountains and
The ooor He amends 1iitIe time In