The Cairo bulletin., 1904-08-11
A. WEINBERG. OPTIcIAN.


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rights of its citizens, at home OF
abroad, must be maintained Any
economy, but pusilanimous,
protest, however, against the feel
ing, now far too prevalent, that by
reason Of the commanding .position
we have assumed in the world, We
must take part in the disputes and
broils Of foreign countries; and that
because we have grown great we
should intervene in every important
question that arises In other parts Of
the world. | also protest. against the
erection of any such military estab.
Hshment as would be required to
maintain the country in that attitude
We should confine our iternational
activities solely to matters in which
the rights of the country or of our
citizens are directly involved That
Is not situation of isolation, but of
independence.
The government of the United
States was organized solely for the
people of the United States. While
ii was contemplated that this country
should become refuge for the OPP
pressed Of every land, who might be
fit to discharge the duties Of our citi-
zenship, and while we have always
sympathized with the people of every
nation in their struggles for self-goy-
eminent was not created for career
of political or ciyillzing evangelical
ton in foreign countries or among
alien races by intervention in their
affairs. The most efficient work we
can do in uplifting the people OF 9TH
~ countries Is by the presentation OF
happy, PROSPEROUS selfgoverning
nation as an ideal to be emulated, a
model to be followed. Tne general
occupation Of our citizens in the arts
Of peace. or the absence Of large mil
itary ornaments, tends to impair
neither patriotism nor physical cour.
age, and for the truth of this refer
the young men of today to the history
of the Civil war. For fifty years, with
the exception of the war with Mexi-
co, this country had been at peace
with standing army most of the time
Of less than ten thousand men He
who thinks that the nation had grown
effaminate during that period should
read the casualty rolls of the armies
on either side at Shiloh, Antietam,
fredericksburg and Gettysburg, at
Stone River and Chickamauga
would be the last man TO pluck q
single laurel from the crown of any
one Of the military heroes to whom
this country owes SO much, but in
slst that their most heroic deeds pro
ceeded infinitely more from devotion
to the country, than from martial
spirit.
AS | have already proceeded at too
great length, other questions sug
gested in the platform, must await
my letter Of acceptance.
Mr.. Chairman: In most graceful
speech you have reminded me of the
great responsibility, as well as the
great honor of the nomination be-
slowed upon me by the convention
you represent this day. BE assured
that both are appreciated--so keen
ly appreciated that | am humbled in
the ir presence
accept, gentlemen of the commit
tee, the nomination, and ii the action
of the convention shall be endorsed
by an election of the people. ! will,
God helping me give the discharge OF
the duties of that exalted office the
best service of which | am capable
and at the end of the term retire to
private life. | shall not be a candi-
date for. nor shall accept a renomin-
alton. Several reasons might be ad-
trolling one with me Is that | am
fully persuaded that no incumbent OF
that office should ever be placed in
a situation of possible temptation To
consider what the effect of action
taken by him in an administrative
matter of great importance might
have upon this political fortunes.
Questions of momentous consequence
o all of the people have been in the
past and will be in the future pre-
sented to the president for determin-
alton. and in approaching their con
iideration, as well as in weighing the
'acts and the arguments bearing up.
)n them. he should bc unenharrassed
by any no sible thought of the iniu-
nee his decision may have upon any
hing whatever that may affect him