Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-08-04
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Mr.. Fairbanks Hears the "call 70
Duty" BY. His Party.
THE PLATFORM MADE 10 SUIT HIN.


Indianapolis, Ind, Aug. 3.-The com.
mittee from the republican national
convention to notify Senator Charles
w. Fairbanks Of his nomination fol
vice president performed that duty to-
day. Ex-Secretary of War Root, TEN.
porary chairman of the convention,
was spokesman for the committee. Mr..
Fairbanks spoke Is follows:
l thank you for the very generous terms
In which you have conveyed the official
notification of my nomination for vice
president Of the United States. The un-
solicited and unanimous nomination by
the republican party IL a call to duty
which l am pleased to obey.
accept the commission which you
bring with a profound sense Of the dig
nifty and responsibilities Of the exalted po-
sition for which I have been nominated.
My utmost endeavor will be to discharge
In full measure the trust, IL the action Of
the convention shall meet the approval
Of the American people. 81
The platform adopted by the conven-
tlon is an explicit and emphatic declara-
tion Of the principles in entire harmony
with those policies Of our party which
have brought great honor and prosperity
to u ommon country and which, II
continued, will bring US like blessings In
the future.
The monetary and economic policies
which have been so forcibly reannounced
lie at the very foundation Of our indus
trial life and are essential to the fullest
development. of our national strength.
They give vitality to our manufactures
n m and II impaired or over
thrown there would inevitably ensue a
period of Industrial depression. to the
serious injury of the vast interests Of
both labor and capital.
The republican party since It preserved
the integrity Of the republic and ave
freedom to the oppressed never rendered
a more important service to the country
than when 1t established the gold stand
ard. Under 1t we have increased our cur
rency supply sufficiently to meet the
requirements Of business. 1t is
gratifying that the convention made
frank and explicit declaration Of the in
purpose Of the party to main
tain the gold standard. It is essential not
that the standard should be as good
as the best In the world, but that the
people should have the assurance that II
will be SO maintained.
The enemies Of sound money were pow
enough to suppress mention of the
gold standard in the platform lately
by the democratic national con- /
The leader Of democracy in two
great national campaigns has declared
since the adjournment of the convention i
that as soon as the election is over he
will undertake to organize the forces
within the democratic party for the next
national contest, for the purpose of adj
the radical policies for which his
of the party stands. He frank
y says that the money question Is for
he present in allegiance. In view of these
,alpable facts, 1t is not the part of wis
iom to abandon our vigilance in safe
the integrity OF our money sys-
EN-. We must have not only a president
Who is u~nalterably committed to the gold
but both houses Of congress in
accord with him upon the subject.
In congress and not with the president
the supreme power to determine
he standard Of our money. Though the
'hief executive should oppose, the con-
,ress, acting within its Independent con-
authority, could at any time
verthrow or change the monetary stand
I'd.
The wisdom Of our protective policy
lnds complete Justification in the indus
rial development Of the country. This
olicy has become a most vital part Of
ur industrial system and must be main
aimed unimpaired. When altered condi-
Ions make changes in schedules desir-
BILE. their modification a be safely en-
rusted to the republican party. II they
re to be changed by the enemies Of the
ystem along free trade lines, uncer-
ainty would take the place of certainty
a reaction would surely follow to the
fury Of the wage-earners and all who
proftably employed. Uncertainty n
confidence and loss Of conf
ence breeds confusion and distress in
numerical affairs.
The convention was wise not only in
. enunciation Of party policies, but in
. nomination of a candidate for the
residency. During the last three years
resident Roosevelt has been confronted
ith large and serious questions. These
. has met and solved with high wisdom
nd courage. The charges made against
I'm in the democratic platform finds an
REPUTABLE answer in his splendid admin
never surpassed In all the his
ny Of the republic and never equalled
: the party who seeks to discredit Il.
We have peace and great prosperity at
,me and are upon terms Of good neigh
to the entire world. The condt- I
pms constitute the strongest possible as 1
rance for the future. I
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