The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-12
REPUBLICANISM
REVIEWED
BY PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
IN HIS FORMAL LETTER OF AC-
CEPTANCE.

repreSe entatiOn-DefcndS Pension
Otder IS, Lauds the Tariff and
Republican Financial Policy.
Oyster Bay, N. Y, Sept. 11-Presi-
dent Roosevelts letter of acceptance
to Chairman Cannon of the Notification
Committee was made public to-day.
1t is a lengthy document covering sixty
two pages of printed matter.
In accepting the nomination Mr..
Roosevelt says he cordially ap-
proves the Chicago platform Speak
ing for the party he says: Our actions
speak louder than our words for the
faith that is in US. We base our ap-
peal for support upon what we have
done and are doing, upon our record
of administration and legislation dur
ing the seven years in which we have
had complete control of the govern
ment. We intend in the future to car
ry on the government in the same way
we have carried it on in the past"
The letter deals with the Isthmian
canal question, the pension question,
the financial question, capital and la
Dor, the trusts, the tariff, reciprocity,
the civil service, the foreign policy,
the military, the Philippine question,
the expenditure of public money in
carrying out the various policies of the
party, and concludes with the an
nouncement:
There is not a policy, foreign or do
mestic. which we are now carrying
out, which it would not be disastrous
to reverse or abandon"
The Republican Idea.
"a party fit to govern, Mr.. Roose-
welt says must have convictions.
In 1896 the Republican party came
into power and in 1900 it retained pow
er on certain definite pledges. each
of which was scrupulously fulfilled.
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 isthn1ian canal question ultimate
ly took could not have been foreseen.
But the same qualities which enabled
those responsible for making and ad-
ministering the laws to deal success
fully with the tariff and the cur
rency, enabled them also to deal with
the Spanish War; and the same quail
ties which enabled them to act wise
ly in the Philippines, and in Cuba,
also enabled them to do their duty
as regards the problems connected
with the trusts. and to secure
the building of the isthmia canal.
Our opponents can criticise what we
Ii In %
misstating what was done. The admin
stration behaved throughout not only
with good faith, but with extraordi-
nary patience and large generosity to-
ward those with whom it dealt. 1t
acted in strict compliance with the
law passed by Congress. Had not
Panama been promptly recognized, and
the transit across the isthmus kept
open, in accordance with our treaty
rights and obligations, there would
have sensued endless guerrilla war;
fare and possibly foreign complica-
tions; while all chance of building the
canal would have been deferred, GER
tainly for years, perhaps for a genera
tion or more"
Charges Misrepresentation.
Misrepresentation, Mr.. Roosevelt
charges, is the chief weapon of the
Democratic party in attacking the ad-
ministration's foreign policy. ITO what
phase of our foreign policy" he asks,
do our opponents object? Do they OBJ
ject to the way in which the Monroe
Doctrine has been strengthened and
upheld? Never before has this doctrine
been acquiesced in abroad as it is now.
Do they object to what was done in
reference to the petition of American
citizens against the Kishineff massa-
ere? or to the protest against the treat
ment of the Jews in Roumania? or to
the efforts that have been made in be-
half of the Armenians in Turkey? or
to the fact that the international tri-
bunal at the Hague was rescued from
impotence, and turned into a potent in
strument for peace among the nations?
or to the settlement of the Alaska
boundary line? Do they object to the
fact that after freeing Cuba we gave
her reciurocal trade advantages with
the United States, while at the same
time keeping naval stations in the is
land and providing against its sinking
into chaos, or being conquered by any
foreign power? Do they object to the
fact that our flag now flies over Porto
Rico? Do they object to the acquisi-
tion of Hawaii? Once the hauled
down our flag there: we have hoisted
it again: do they intend once more to
haul It down? Do they object to the
part we pldNtu III oilid 10 InfX not
know that the voice of the United
states would now count for nothing
in the Far East II we had abandoned
the Philippines and refused to do
what was done in China? Do they OBJ
ject to the fact that this government
secured a peaceful settlement Of the
troubles in Venezuela two years ago?
DO they object to the presence of the
ship-of-war off Colon when the revo-
luton broke out I'm Panama, and when
only the presence OF this ship saved
the lives OF American citizens, and pre-
vented insult TO the flag? DO they
object 20 the fact that American war
ships appeared promptly at the port OF
Beirut when an effort had been made
10 assassinate an American Official.
and 81 the port OF Tangier when an
American citizen had been abducted
and that In each case the wrong COM
planned Of was righted and expiated2
and that within the last few DAYS the
visit OF an American squadron 20 smyr-
na was followed by the l0nR-deiaved
concession Of their Just rights ~ those
work IN Turkey % they object ~ the
trade treaty with China. - full ~ ad-
fantaRe for the American people in the
fufuref 20 they object io the fact thar
fho shlna CARRYING fho national naF
noH have hlghfr standard fhan ever
before in Wnrkamanfhlp and ln aea.
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