The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-13
PRESIDENT
FLAYS The
DEMOCRACY
Letter Of A5C &c ptanCe
Was Made Public on
Sunday.
DISCUSSES ISSUE
OF THE CAMPAIGN.
Defends Republican Policy and
Says the Democrats Do Not
Know What They Be-
lieve and Cannot Per-
form What They
Promise.
nv Associated Press.)

OYSTER zBAY.8N. Y, Sept. 12.-Prcsi-
dent Rooseyelts letter formally accept
Ing the Republican nomination for the
presidency OF the United States has been
made public. The President SAYS:
oyster Bay, NJ y. Sept. II, 1901.
Hon. j. c.. Cannon. Chairman OF the
Notification Committee:
.My Dear SIr,-I accept the nomina-
ton for the Presidency rendered me oy
the Republican National Committee, ana
cordially approve the platform adopted "
It. In writing this letter there are certain
points upon which desire 70 laS css cs-
pecial stress.
"It IS dificult to find out from the
4utterances of the opponents what are me
real issues upon which they propose 70
wage their campaign 1t is not unfair, " "
principles upon which they have insisted
during the last eight years. they now
seem at a loss, both as to what It Is that
they shall assert their belief IN anything.
III fact, It is doubtful If they ven yen
sture resolutely 10 press single is-5
sue; as soon as they raise one
they shrink from it and seek TO to
explain It away. Such an attitude
is the probably inevitable result.
when thus improyised. 1t is ma tural that
they should be held in tentative man
ncr. 81,
The Republican Creed.
.Thc marty now in control of the gov
crnment Is troubled by no such difficult
tics. We do not haze TO guess at opr
oun. convictions. and 3 then correct. the
guess itseet1f prnc,; !
we believe with heart and sonl g 9 % %
| strength Men may differ from ,,s but
they cannot accuse us OF stiffness or
insIncerity. The policies We have plr-
sued arc those which We earnestly hold
as essential to the national welfare and
rcpute. Our actions 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
tho last seven years. In which we have
had complete control OF the government.
We intend In the future to- carry on the
government in the same, way that we
have carried it on In the past.
"a party whose members are radically
at variance on most vital Issues, and II
united at all. are only united on issues
disaster TO the whole country cannot be
trusted to govern in any matter. A
party which. with facile case. changes
all its convictions before election cannot
bc trusted to adhere with tenacity to any
principle after election. Al party fit to
govern must have convictions. In 1896 the
Republican. party came into power. and
in 1900 1t retained power on certain def
nite pledges. each of which was scrupu-
lousy fulfilled. But in addition to meet
ing and solving the problems which were
issues in these campaigns, it also became
necessary:to meet other problems which
arose after election; and 1t is no small
part of our claim to public confidence
that these were solved with the same
, success that had attended the solution
of those concerning which the battles at
the poles were fought. In other words,
our governmental efficiency proved equal
not only to the tasks that were antici-
pated. but to doing each unanticipated
|5task IS 1t arose.
when the contest OF 1896 was decided,
the question OF the war with Spain was
not an issue. When the contest of 1900
! was decided, the shape which the 18th.
mian Canal question ultimately took could
not have been foreseen. But the same
qualities which enabled those responsible
for making and administering tho elaws a
Washington to deal successfully with the
tariff and the currency. enabled them also
TO deal with the Spanish war: aud the
same qualities which enabled them to
act wisely in the Philippines. and in
Cuba, also enabled them to do their duty
as regards tho problems connected with