The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-12
The full text OF the letter follows;
PRESIDENTS LETTER.

PRESIDENTS LETTER.
Hon. ]. G. Cannon. Chairman OF the Noti-
ncation Committee:
My Dear Sir-l accept the nomination
for the presidency rendered me by the
tRepublican national convention. and cor
daily approve the platform adopted by
IL In writing this letter there are GER
tain points upon which desire TO lay es-
pecial stress.
1t is difficult to find out from the utter
ances OF our opponents what are the real
Issues upon which they propose TO wage
this campaign. Ii is not unfair TO say
that, having abandoned most OF the prn-
ciples upVl which they have insisted dur
ing the last eight years they now seem
at loss. both as 10 what it Is that they
really believe. and as 10 how firmly they
shall assert their belief I'm anything. In
fact; 1t is doubtful II they venture reso-
lytely 20 press a single issue; soon as
they raise one thy shrink from IL and
seek 10 explain IL away Such an attitude
ts the probably inevitable result OF the
enort OF improvfse convictions: for when
thus improvised. IL Is natural that they
should be held in tentative manner.
The party now In control OF the gov
ernment Is troubled by no such difficult
ties. We do not have TO guess al our
own convictions, and then correct the
guess II IL seems unpopular. The prin-
ciples which we profess are those ia
which We believe with heart and soul and
strength. Men may differ from us; but
they cannot accuse us Of stiffness or i'm
sincerity.
which we earnestly hold as essential TO
the national welfare and repute. Our ac-
fions speak even louder than our words
for the faith that is In US. We base our
appeal upon what we have done and are
doing, upon our record OF administration
and legislation during the last seven
years. In which we have had complete
control OF the government. We intend I'm
the future TO carry on the government In
the same way that We have carried II on
In the past.
CANNOT BE TRUSTED.
A party whose members are radically at
variance on most vital issues and IL
united ot an are only united on issues
where their attitude threatens widespread
disaster 10 the whole country cannot be
trusted 10 govern In any natter. party
wncn. With facile ease. changes all It's
conNicuons before election cannot be
trusted ,ir.. TO adhere with tenacity 60 any
principle after election A party M 10
tovern must have convictions In lSgs
s snd tsepaDhean party came into power
desni,a "s ~ ~ u retained power on certain
pulously fulfilled. Rut I'm addition 40
meeting and solving the problems vYhtch
49,, 49, issues IN these campaigns. IL also
became necessary 20 meet other problems
which arose after election: and n a. no
small part 81 our claim 10 public coma
oence mat these were solved with the
same success that had attended the solu-
tion OF those concerning which the battles
at the polls were fought
In other words. our governmental eff
cheney proved equal not only 20 the tasks
that were anticipated. but 10 doing each
unanticipated task as IL arose.
PROBLEMS ABLY SOLVED.
When the contest Of lSas was decided.
Che question OF the war with Spain was
not an issue. When the contest OF 1910
WAS decided the shape which the 18th
tnisn canal question ultimately took could
not have been foreseen. But tho ssme
qualities which enabled those responsible
Tor making and administering the laws az
WashinStor 20 deel successfully with the
tariQ and the ovrreDcy, enabled them also
- detl with the Spanish war: and the