The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-27
ADDRESS OF PRESI
DENT ROOSEVELT
AT. Oyster Bay, N. Y, Delivered To-day, III
Response to the Committee Appointed
to Notify Him Of His Nomination
for the Presidency.
Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of II
Mott fcation Com nittee:

s$Ss Notification Committee:
Il am deeply sensible of the high hon
or conferred upon me by the represen-
tatiyes of the Republican party as
sembled in convention, and l accept
" the nomination for the Presidency
with solemn realization of the obliga-
tons assume heartily approve
the declaration OF principles which
has adopted. and at some future day
B shall communicate to you. Mr.. Chair
man, more at length and in detail a
formal written acceptance OF the nomi-
nation
Three years ago ! became Presi-
dent because of the death of my Ia
mented predecessor. / then stated
that it was my purpose to carry out
his principles and policies for the hon
#Sor and the interest of the country.
To the best of my abilityI have kept
4 the promise thus made. # next No
Rembe1. my countryrnen confirm at the
polls the action of the convention you
represent, ~ shall, under Providence,
continue to work with an eye single
Hottie welfare@of all our people.
party is of worth only in SO far
as Il promotes the national interest.
and every official, high or low, can
serve his party best by rendering TO
the people the best service of which
5he is capable Effective government
comes only as the result Of the loyal
cooperation ofsmany different persons.
The members Of legislative majority,
the officers in the various departments
of the administration, and the legis-
Iatiye and executive branches as to-
wards each other, nust'work together
with subordination OF self to the com
mon end of successful government.
We who have been intrusted with
power as public servants during the
past seven years of administration
and legislation now come before the
people content to be 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 I'M
sWervingly follow out,the great lines
of public policy which the Republican
party has already laid down; a pub
Lie policy to which we are giving, and
shall give, united, and therefore an
efficient support
"a In all Of this we are more fortunate
than our opponents, who now appeal
Sfors.confidence on the ground, which
some express and some seek to have
confidently understood, that if trium-
3phant, they may be trusted to prove
false to every principle which in the
last eight years they have laid down
as vital, and to leave undsturbed those
very acts of the administration be-
cause of which they ask that the adj
$minisration itself be driven from
power. Seemingly their present atti-
4 tude as to their past record is that
some of them We're mistaken and 9th
IN a wholly different spirit We are
not constrained to keep silent on any
vital question; our policy is continu-
Gus, and is the same for all sections
and localities. There is nothing eXper-
5imenta1 about the government we ask
the people to continue in power, for
tour performance in the past. our
proved governmental efficiency, is a
guarantee as to our promises for the
future. Our opponents, either openly
or secretly, according to their several
5temperamentS, now ask the people to
trust their present promises in con-
sheraton of the fact that they in
tend to treat their past promises as
null and void. We know our own
minds and we have kept of the same
mind for sufficient length of time
to give to our policy Conference and
sanity. In such a fundamental matter |
as the enforcement of the law we |
do not have to depend upon promises. |
but merely to ask that our record be |
taken as an earnest, OF what we shall |
continue to do. In dealing with the
great organization known as trusts,
we do not have to explain why the
laws We're not enforced, but TO point
out: that they actually have been en-
forced and that legislation has been
enacted to increase the effectiveness
of their enforcement. We do not have
TO propose to turn the rascals out"
for we have shown in very deed that
whenever by diligent investigation a
public official can be found who has
Detrayed his trust he will be punish
Ssaato the full extent of the law with
regard to whether he was appoint