Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-07-30
ROOSEVELT'S SPEECH
OF ACCEPTANCE
Mf Speaker and Gentlemen Of the
Notification Committee:

honor conferred upon me by the rep
rcsrutatiyea of the republican party
assembled loo convention, and [ accept
the nomination Tor the presidency
with solemn realization of the 0bii.
cations / assume. I heartily approve
the declaration OF principles which
me fcuuuucan national conventions
has adopted. and at some future doy
j shall communicate to you. Mr.
Chairman. more at lcneth and In de-
tail formal written acceptance Of
the mIuntlOn.
Three years ago I became president
because of The death off my lumoutod
predecessor. Z then stated that it was
my purpose 90 carry ont bite principles
aud pUIicics Tor the honor and The
interest Of the country. TO the best
of uy ability ! have kept the promise
thus made. 10 ext November my
countymon confirm at the polls the
action of Che convention YOU repre-
sent. ! shall. under Providence. con
iinuo to- work with an eye single 20
tho welfare of all our people.
A party ia of worth only in so far
ns o. promotes the national interest
aud every official high or low. can
serve hls party best by rendering 20
tho people the bosi service OF which
be 90 capable Effective government
+ homes only as the result of the loyal
Incorporation of many different per.
SONS The members 90 q Legislative
majority. the officers "a the various
departments OF tho administration,
and the legislative aud executive
branches ua towards each other. must
work together with subordInatlon Of
aolf Co tho common end 0f successful
government We who have baon co.
lruaied with power Ga public .srvanta
during The past sCvon years of ad.
miu.etratiou and legislation now come
before the people content 30 be judg.
pd by our record of achievement lu
tho years that have gone boy we have
made the decd square with the word
and DO we are continued zoo power we
shall unswCrynHly follow ont the
treat lines oft public policy which the
republican party has already laid
town. a public policy 20 which we
tro Swing. and shall give. a united.
and therefore an efficient, support.
Ia an OF this we are more forum.
uo than our opponents. who nov np.
ZEAL ior confidence on the ground.
which some express and some seek 30
ave couhdontially understood. that
triumphant they may Oo trusted
O prove false Co every principle
yhich ln the last eight years they
iaye laid down as VITAL aud to leave
udiaiurbod those very acts OF the al.
uinlstmtlon because OF which they
ak that the administration Itself be-
rIyou from power Seemingly their
resent 1tttudo as 90 their past roc.
rd Be- that some OF them were mistnk.
NJ and others iusIucorD. We make
ur appeal in "a wholly different spir.
J. We are not constrained Go keep
ileut ON any vital question: wC are
lyidsd on mo- vital question; our poll
'y is continuous. and is tho Same Tor
m sections and localities. There is
othlng experimental about the gov.
mmont We ask the people 90 con.
nuc Boz power for our performance
tho past, our proved governmental
il.,cIoncy. is q guarantee as Co our
ronlsos for the future our oppon.
nts. either openly or secretly ac.
1fdIng to thcir several tcmpop
rents. now ask the people 90 trust
loir present promIFes in cunsIdCra
lon of the fact that they lntond "a
-Cat their past promises as null and
1ld. We know our own minds aud
q have kept of the same mind for
sufficient length OF time 90 give
oar policy conference and sanity
such fundamental matter 8s the
lforcomyut of the law we do not
hyc 20 depend upon promises. bu,
orCly Go ASK that our record Del
#kcu as an earnest of what we shall
lntlnue to do. ln dealing with the
beat organizations known as trusts
l. do not have Co explain why the
Ws were not enforced but DO point
BIZ that they actually have been en-
reed and that legislation mas been
iactOd TO increase tho effective
sH of their enforcement, We do moi
tye TO propose TO "uru the mscali
BE-" for We have shown in very dcot
at whenever by dlllgent inyostIga
on a public official can Dee found
ho has betrayed his trust be will bs
lnishod TO the fun extent of the Law
thout regard Co whether be WAS ap
slnled under q republican or dem
ratio administration. This is On,
ncient way 10 turn tho raacals on
ID 10 keep them out, and % has Che
crit of sincerity. Moreover the be
ayals OF trust In tho last sever
'ars have been Insignificant in mum
,r when compared with the oxton
the public service. Never has th'
.mlnlstratiOn Of the Lsvernmeu
ZEN on a cleaner and higher level
over has the public work OF tho ma
Dn been done more honestly an'
flciently
Asauredly Il Is unwise 10 chang
% policies which have worked 81
ell and which are now working q
sll. Prosperity has como at home
lo national honor and interest hayO