The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-08-02
At SYCAMORE HILL
Mr.. Roosevelt was Notified
of His Nomination
FOR THE PRESIDENCY.
Speaker Cannon Delivered the
Notification Address.
A SPEECH OF ACCEPTANCE.
The President Delivers an Address In
Which He Discusses the Political Is
sues Of the Day at Some Length
from the Republican Standpoint.

sues OF the Day at some len9tn
from the Republican Standpoint.
Oyster Bay, l.. l.. July 2S.-Theo-
dore Roosevelt yesterday formally
opened the presidential campaign of
1904 at his beautiful country home,
Sycamore Hill. Standing on a spot
made dear to him by. the associations
of a lifetime, surrounded by his fam
fly and relatives and friends, and in
the presence of an assemblage of men
distinguished in all walks Of life, he
formally received and accepted the
. nomination of the republican party
for president of the United States.
The formal notification of the action
of the convention was made, on behalf
of committee representing every
and territory in the Union, by Joseph
G. Cannon, speaker of the house of
representatives.
At the close of Mr. Cannon's ad-
dress, the president advanced to the
veranda railing and. standing under a
great festoon of American flags, de-
/ livered his address in response to the
notification. His address follows:
Mr.. Speaker and Gentlemen of the
Notification Committee:-I am deeply
sensible of the high honor conferred
upon me by the representatives of the
republican party assembled in con-
vention, and l accept the nomination
for the presidency with solemn reali-
zation of the obligations l assume.
heartily approve the declaration OF
principles which the republican na-
tional convention has adopted, and at
some future day | shall communicate
to you, Mr.. Chairman, more at length
and in detail a formal written accep-
tance of the nomination
Three years ago / became presi-
dent because of the death of my Ia
mented predecessor. l then stated
that it was my purpose to carry out
his principles and policies for the
honor and the interest of the country.
To the best of my ability l have kept
the promise thus made. II next No
vember my countrymen confirm at the
polls the action of the convention you
represent, / shall, under Providence.
continue to work with an eye single
to the welfare of all our people.
party Is of worth only in so far
as it 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
he is capable. Effective government
comes only as the result of the loyal
lco-operation of many different per-
sons. The members of a Legislative
majority, the officers in the various
departments of the administration
and the legislative and executive
branches as towards each other. must
work together with subordination OF
self to the common end of successful
government. We who have been en-
trusted with power as public servants
during the past seven years of ad-
ministration 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 il we are continued in power we
shall unswervingly follow out the
great lines of public policy which the
republican party has already laid
down; a public policy to which we
are giving, and shall give, a united
and therefore an efficient, support
In all of this we are more fortunate
L
for confidence on the ground, which
some express and some seek to have
confidentially understood, that Il
triumphant they may be trusted t.
prove false to every principle which
In the last eight years they have laiC
down as vital. and to leave undis
turbed those very acts of the admin
stration because of which they asl
that the administration itself be driv
en- from power. Seemingly their pres
ent attitude as to their past recort
is that some of them were mistaken
! and others insincere. We make ou
= appeal in a wholly different spirit
We are not constrained to keep silen
on any vital question: we are divides
on no vital question; our policy Il
continuous, and is the same for al
sections and localities. There il
nothing experimental about the gov
eminent we ask the people to con
tinue in power. for our performanc
in the past, our proved governments
efficiency, is a guarantee as to on
= promises for the future. Our oppo
= nents, either openly or secretly, &C
n cording to their several tempera
y ments, now ask the people to trus
y their present promises in considera
d ton of the fact that they intend I
y treat their past promises as null an
9 void. We know our own minds an
e we have kept of the same mind for
: sufficient length of time to give {
: our policy conference and sanity.
: such a fundamental matter as tn
enforcement of the law we do nc
!, have to depend upon promises. bu
y merely to ask that our record b
n taken as an earnest of what we sha
continue to do. In dealing with tn
; great organizations known as trust
o we do not have to explain why tn
: ags were not enforced. but to poir
out that they actually have been Ell
forced and that legislation has bee
enacted to increase the effectiveness
of their enforcement. We do nC
have to propose to turn the rascal
'e out" for We have shown in very dee
that whenever by diligent investig;
tion a public official can be found wh