Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-08-03

Depew, Of New York, and Sen ator
Clarence N. Clark, Of Wyoming. In
all, about 125 persons were present at
the ceremony.
President Roosevelt personally re.
ceiyed the members of the committee
and other guests as they arrived at
Sycamore Hill. He knew almost every
man personally. After the visitors
had been greeted by the President,
Secretary Leob presented each one to
Mrs. Roosevelt and to Miss Alice
Roosevelt. The guests were seated on
| the veranda, where the notification
ceremony was held. AS Speaker Can
non, attired in dark gray frock suit,
stepped upon a chair standing near
the veranda railing, he was given a
cordial reception.
While Mr.. Cannon read his speech,
President Roosevelt stood at his right
hand, giving close attention to the
address.
Mrs. Roosevelt, surrounded by her
children, Kermit, Ethel and Quentin,
stood facing Mr. Cannon, almost in the
centre of the crowd. Mr.. Cannon was
interrupted frequently by applause. He
spOhS DIS lullOWS.
rIR. CANNON SPEAKS.
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-
ment from harmful conditions, but we
have outgrown prejudice and overcome
conditions as rapidly as possible, hav-
ing due regard to law and the rights
Of individuals. We have sometimes
made mistakes, from false sense Of
security or from desire to change
policies instead Of letting well enough
alone, merely to see what would hap
pen, but we have always paid the pen
atty 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. No
natlon has so successfully solved all
problems and chosen proper policies as
our nation. Under the lead of the Re-
publican party for over forty years,
the United States from being a third
class power among the nations las
become In every respect first. The
people rule. The people ruling, it is
necessary that they should be COM
petent to rule. Competency. requires
not only patriotism, but material we'll
|"befng, education, statecraft.
The people, under the lead Of the
Republican party, wrote upon the sta
tute books revenue laws, levying taxes
upon the products of foreign countries
seeking our markets, which replenish-
ed our treasury, but were so adjusted
as to encourage our people in develop
ing, diversifying and maintaining our
industries, at the same time protect
ing our citizens laboring in production
against competition of foreign labor.
Under this policy our manufactured
product today in one-third of the pro-
duct Of the civilized world, and our
people receive almost double the pay
for their labor that similar labor re.
ceives elsewhere in the world there
by enabling us to bear the burdens of
citizenship.
Mr.. Cannon spoke also upon the Re-
publican doctrine of protection and in
cidentally brought forward the other
issues of the campaign. His speech was
heartily cheered by those present.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT SPEAKS.
President Roosevelt responded in
speech of little more than three thor
sand words, and said in part:
Mr.. Speaker and Gentlemen of the
Notification Committee:
Lam deeply sensible of the high hon.
or conferred upon me by the represen-
tativns of the Republican party assem-
bled in convention, and I accept the
nomination for the Presidency with
solemn realization of the obligations
assume. heartily approve the decla-
ration Of principles which the Repub-
lican National Convention has adopted
and at some future day l shall COM
municate to you, Mr.. Chairman, more
at length and in detail formal written
acceptance of the nomintion.
Three years ago became President
because of the death of my lamented
predecessor I then stated that it was
my purpose to carry out his principles
and policies for the honor and the in
terest Of the country. To the best Of my
ability have kept the promise thus
made. If next November my country
men confirm at the polls the action OF
the convention you represent, shall,
under Providence, continue to work
with eye single to the welfare of all
our people.
A party is of worth only in so far as
it promotes the national interest, and
every official, high OF low, can serve
his party best by rendering to the peo-
| pie the best service of which he is caDa-
ble. Effective government comes only
as the result of the loval cooperation
Of many differeAt persons. The mem
bers OF a legislative majority, the Off
,crs in the various departments OF the
Administration, and the Legislative and
Executive branches as towards each
other. must work together with suhor-
dination of self to the common end OF
successful government. We who have
been entrusted with power as public
servants during the past seven years Of
administration 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 if we are continued in power We
shall unswervingly follow out the great
lines of public policy which the Repuh-
!ican party aas already laid down; a
:ublic policy to which we are giving
and shall give, united, and therefore
an efficient, support.
IN all of this we are more fortunate
than our opponents, who now appeal
for. confidence on the. ground, which
some express and some seek to have
conEdentially understood, that If tri-
umphant they may be trusted to prove
false to every principle which in the
last eight years they have laid down
as vital, and to leave undisturbed those
, very acts of the administration because
, of which they ask that the administra-
tion itself be driven from power. Seem
ingly their present attitude as to theii
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