The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-07-29
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
OFFICIALLY NOTIFIED
CEREMONY AT OYSTER BAY
ON WEDNESDAY.
Addresses Of Speaker Joseph G. Can
non and President Theodore
Roosevelt.

Gay that he was nominated at Chic
ago to lead the forces OF his party
through the campaign this year.
In addition to the committeeman
from the various states who gathered
at the presidents homo to witness
the ceremony. there were number
OF distinguished guests especially in
vited by the president. and a goodly
gathering OF his own kin.
The special train bearing the COM
-nittee and the guests arrived at
Oyster Bay shortly after 1880 o'clock
When the procession reached the top
o: the hill the committeeman and
guests mounted the steps leading to
the veranda and were received by the
president.
Most OF the guests remained on the
porch. although few scattered them
selves over the lawn surrounding the
house.
Promptly at 1880 o'clock Speaker
Cannon stepped forward, and. after
waiting for the applause which greet
ed hir., to subside. he delivered the
speech formally notifying the presi-
dent that he had been nominated for
president Of the United States by the
republican national convention which
recently met in Chicago.
Mr.. Cannon's Address.
Speaker Cannon began by saying
that the people of the United States,
by blood. heredity, education and
practice are a self-governing people.
He defended the policies Of the re-
publican party. taking up first the
the revenra laws. and the policy OF
protection.
The policy OF protection, he said,
has always been opposed by the op-
ponents of the party and is still op-
posed by them today. In their last
national platform. adopted at St.
Louis. they denounce protection as
robbery. They never have been Civ
en- power but they proceed by word
and act to destroy the policy of pro-
lection. Their platform is as silent as
the grave touching the the gold stand
ard and Our currency system. Their
chosen leader, after his nomination,
having been silent as the sphynN up
TO that time. sent his telegram, saying
in substance that the gold standard
is established, that he will govern
himself accordingly ii he should be
elected.
congratulate him. 1t is better TO
be right late than never. 1t IS better
70 be right in one thing than wrong
IN all things. wonder il it ever oc-
Cured to him that ii his vote and sup
port Tor his par;y's candidate in 1896
and 1900 had been decisive we would
now have the silver standard. I Won
der what made him send that message
alter he was nominated. and why he
did not send it before. When did he
have q change CT heart and Judgment?
And does he at heart believe in the
gold standard and our currency sys-
tenn. or does he now try to reap
where he has not sown? II perchance
he should be elected by forcing to-
gether dicordant elements, I submit
that, with democratic house OF rep
resentatives or house and senate,
there would be no harmonious action
in legislation or administration that
would benefit the people, but that
doubt and discomfort would every
where distress production and labor.
Consumption would be curtailed- In
short, we would have an experience
similar to that from 1893 to 1897. If
this chosen leader and his friends are
converts to republican policies, should
not they bring forth fruits meet for
repentance" before they ask to be
placed in the highest positions to af-
feet the well-being of all? Or if they
profess all things to all men, then
they are not worthy the confidence OF
any man. Ii clothed with power, will
they follow in the paths OF legislation
according to their loves and votes as
manifested BY their action ALWAYS