The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-10

Of a single Immigrant, nor induce the
investment here Of a dollar Of capital.
OF conrse such armament as may be
necessary for the securing of the
country and the protection Of the
rights Of its citizens at home or
abroad, must be maintained. Any 9th
er course would be not only false
economy, hut pusillanimous. protest
hcwever. against the feeling. now far
too prevalent, that by reason Of the
commencing position we have assumed
in the worl we must take part in he
disputes and brcils Of foreign coun-
tries. and that because we have groSn
great we should intervene m every i'm
portant question that arises in other
parts of the world also protest
against the erection OF any such mil
itary establishment as would he re-
quired to maintain the country in that
attitude. NVe should confne olr in-
ternatioual activities solely to mat
ters IN which the rights OF the coun-
try or OF our citizens are directly in
volved. That is not situation of iso-
lation, but of independence.
The government OF the Uni ei
States was organized solely for the
people Of the United States. While
It was contemplated that this coun-
try should become a refuge for thu op-
pressed Of every land who might ice fit
to discharge the duties OF our citizer-
ship, and while we have always symD-
athized with the people Of every na
tion IN their struggles for self govern
ment. the government was not Great
ed for a career of political or civIlil-
ing evangclization in foreigc countries
or among alien races by interventicn
in their affairs. The most efficient
work we can do in uplifting the peo-
pie of their countries IS 0y the pre-
sentation OF appy prosperous self
governing naticn as an ideal to be
emulated. a model to lie followed. Tho
4 general occupation of our citizens il
the arts OF peace. or lie absence of
large military armalrCnts, tends -
impair neither paJrictism nor lhysicdl
courage, and for the truth d this ,
refer the Young noa N today TO the
history of the clti var i,r hftv
years with the excep.iAn " he war
with Mexico, this country had been
at peace. with stardlns army Lost
of the time Of less than ten thousand
men. lie who thinks that the nation
had grown effeminate during that per.
iod should read tbs casualty rolls OF
the armies on either side Of Sh!'ch,
Antietam, Fredericksburg and Gettys
burg: az Stone river and at ChIcka-
msuga. would be ihe asst man 10
pluck single laurel from he crown
of any one Of the military heroes to
whom heroic deeds rrocea rel infinite
ly moro ircn deyotiol u the cam'ry
than frlr martial spiri'.
AS have already proa "a led at 100
great Length; other lues Inns suggest
ed in the platform must await my
letter Of acceptance.
WILL NOT BE CANDIDATE
NOR ACCEPT DENOMINATION.
Mr.. Chairman, in most graceful
speech you have reinin,lea me Of The
great responsibility IS Well rs Tie
- b....-.. - ~ NON, -r.,rf.,, l,ct q, a..
ed upon ne by the con ienuon you
represent this day. BE assgsed that
both are rppreciatol--sc Eeanly mp
preciatod that am humbled in their
presence.
accept, gentlemen Of The commit
tee. the nomination, and if ,he action
of the convention shall be endorsed by
an election by the people | VIII, God
helping ME give to the discharge o.
duties OF that exalted office the bss'
services of which am capable and
the end Of the term retire to private
life. shall not be candidate for
nor shall accept a renommatiop
Several reasons might be advanced
for this position. hut the controlling
one with me is that am fully persuad
ed hat no incumbent Of that office
= should ever be placed in a situation
p Of possible temptation 10 consider
what the Cfec, Of action taken by hin
n an administrative matter Of great
importance might have upon his po
litical fortunes. Questions OF moment
2 Gus Consequence TO all Of the people
have been in the past and win be in
the future. presented to the presiden
for determination; and in approach
ing their consideration, as well as IL
weighing the facts and the argument
bearing upon them, he should be unem
barrassed by any possible thought o