Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-27

oyster Bay. July ZI.-fTeSlutH'
Roosevelt was notified formally today
OF his nomination for the presidency
by the national republican convention
The ceremony took place at his coun-
try home. Sycamore Hill, and in ac'
cordance with the presidents wish
was made as simple as possible.
There were 125 persons present in
Guiding the notification committee and
invited guests who reached here from
Long island City at 11:20.
Cannon Makes speech.
The formal notification was made
by Speaker Joseph G.. Cannon who
spoke as follows:
Mr.. President.-The people Of the
United States. by blood. heredity. edu-
cation and practice. are a self-govern-
ing people. We have sometimes been
subject TO prejudice and embarrass-
ucnt from harmful conditions, but We
have outgrown prejudice and over
come conditions as rapidly as posi-
BILE having due regard TO law and the
rights Of individuals. We have some
times made mistakes, from false
sense Of security or from a desire TO
change policies instead OF letting well
enough alone. merely 10 see what would
happen. but we have always paid the
penalty of unwiSe action at the ballot
box and endured the suffering until,
under the law. through the ballot box.
we have returned TO correct policies
Tested by experience. no nation has
so successfully solved all problems
and chosen proper policies as our ma
tion Under the lead of the republi-
can party for over forty years. the
United States. from being a third
class power among the nations. has
become in every respect first. The
people rule. The people ruling. it is
necessary that they should be compe-
tent to rule. Competency requires
not only patriotism, but material well
being. education, statecraft.
Refers to Thrift.
The people. under the lead of the
republican party. wrote upon the stat
ute books revenue laws. levying taxes
upon the products of foreign coun
tries seekin., our markets which re-
pIeniShcd our treasury, but were so
adjusted rs To encourage our people in
developing. diversifying and main
taining our industries. at the same
time protecting our citizens laboring in
production against the competition of
foreign labor. Under this policy our
manufactured product today is one
third OF the product of the civilized
world. and our people receive almost
double the pay for their labor that
similar labor receives elsewhere in
the world. thereby enabling us tol
L.. g,.sf hi
Liberal compensation for labor
makes liberal customers for our prod
ucts. Under this policy of protection
our home market affords all our peO-
pie better market than has any other
people on earth. and this. too. even if
We did not sell any of our products
abroad. In addition To this. we have
come to be the greatest exporting ma
tion in the world For the year end
ing the 3Oth of June. 1904. our exports
To foreign countries were valued at
81 4G6. 900 600. of which $3.50. O.0O0.OO
were products of the factory. The
world fell in our debt last year $40,
OUO. 900. an increase of $15.0O0.O0O
over the preceding year.
This policy of protection has always
been opposed by the opponents Of the
republican party and is opposed by
them today. In their last national
platform. adopted at St. Louis. they
denounce protection as robbery. They
never have been given power but they
proceeded by word and act TO destroy
the policy of protection. Their plat
form is as silent as the grave touch
ing the gold standard and our cur
renCy system. Their chosen leader.
after his nomination. after having
been as silent as the sphynx up to
that time. sent his telegram. saying in
substance that the gold standard is
established. and that he will govern
himself accordingly If he should be
elected.
Extends Congratulations
! congratulate him. II is better TO
be right late than never. Il is better
to be right in one thing than wrong in
all things. | wonder il il ever oc-
CURED To him that if his vote and
support for his party's candidate in
1896 and 1900 had been decisive we
would now have the silver standard
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