News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1904-06-29

william Mckinley, whose perfect mingling
OF mind and heart. of wisdom and of ten
derness, won the trust and love Of the ma
tion then and makes almost holy his mem
DRY now HIS power was In the peoples
favor, his shrine is in the peoples hearts.
1T Is true today when we again accept
the peoples Judgment and name Theodore
Roosevelt. whose sympathies are as wide as
the republic, whose courage, honesty aud
vision meet all emergencies, and the sum Of
whose qualities. make him the type Of goth
century AmerlCanism, And the 20tb cen
fury American Is nothing more than the
man of '76 facing new day with the old
The peonIe's thought Is his thought ::
American ideals, his ideals. This is his
oAly chart of Gtatesmanship-and no other
president can have is the collective intelli-
gence and massed morality of the American
people. And this ancient rule of the faith
ers is the rule of our leaders now.
Theodore Roosevelt is a leader who leads :;
because he carries out the settled purposes
of the people. Our presidents plans, When
the nations will accomplished. And that
is why the people will elect him.
They will elect him because they know
that II he is president we will get to work
end keep at work on the canal. After
thing, done, they. want It done.
They know that while he Is president
the flag Wills stay put. and no American
advantage in the Pacific or the world be
surrendered. Americans never retreat.
the service OF the government will go un-
whipped Of Justice. Americans demand
honesty and honor, yigilant and fearless.
tariff schedules Will be made only In har-
mony. with the principle of protection.
Americans have memories.
because, in word, they know that he does
things the. people want done does things
not merely discusses them-does things
only after, discussing them-but does
things; and does only those things the
people would have him do. This Is char
acteristieally, American; for wherever he
Is. the American Is he who achieves
=. on every question all men know where
re stands. Americans, frank themselves
demand frankness in their servants. In
certainty is the death of business. The
people can always get along, Il they know
whore they are and whittier they are going
BIS past g his proof. Every great meas
enthusiastically sustained by his own party
II won votes even from the opposition
american methods changed but Amari-
can character remained the same. They
outived the stage coach. but not the Bible
they advanced but forgot not their fathers
IIlh THEY dGyed In earth, but remembered the
oceans, but distance and climate altered not
their Arericanism. They began as chill
dren Of liberty, and children Of liberty thew
Fa Fan Of o9ga gag as As servants of the
main. And 80 Into their hands is daily
given more Of power and opportunity that
llleg may WORN even iaF&eT righteousness in
the world and scatter over ever widoninn
fields the blessed seeds of human happiness.
This Is the Republican idea of the Ameri
can people this the thought we have when
We nominate. today our candidate for the The
nations chief this the quality Of Amer.
canism a Republican standard bearer must
have, And this Is Just the Americanlsm Of
Theodore Roosevelt. Full of the oId-time
faith In republic and its destiny: charged
with the energy Of the republics full man Tp
hood cherishing the ordinances of the re.
public's fathers. and having in his heart
the fear of Cod inspired by the SIRE
knowledge that the republics splendid day
is only In its dawn, Theodore Roosevelt
will lead the American peopIe In paths Of
safety to still greater welfare for them
selves, still broader betteruent of the race
and to the added honor Of the American
name
Seconding speeches were Also made
by Ex-Governor Bradley of Kentucky,
Harry S. Edwards of Georgia. Joseph
3. Cotton Of Minnesota and Harry s.
Cummings Of Maryland.