The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-09-15
0fAcceptance is Made Public
at Oyster Bay.
4 LENGTHY DOCUMENT
Every Conceivable Issue Affecting
Party Affairs and the Present
Campaign is Exhaustively
Presented.

land, says: President Roosevelt made
public his letter of acceptance Sunday
night. The letter Is very long-about
$4,000 words-and is mainly defense
of republican policies and denuncia-
ton of the demands made in the demo-
cratic platform. Much space is de-
voted to the tariff and the PHILIPPINES
protection being upheld, and also the
republican policy toward the islands.
The opening paragraphs of the letter
are as follows:
Oyster Bay, N. Y, Sept. II, 1904.
Hon. J. G. Cannon, Chairman OF the
Notification Committee: My dear sir
I accept the nomination for the presi-
dency rendered me by the republican
national convention, and cordially ap-
prove the platform adopted by it. In
writing this letter there are certain
points upon which 1 desire to lay es'
pecial stress.
It is difficult to find out from the Ut
terances of our opponents what are the
real issues upon which they propose to
wage their campaign. It is not unfair
to say that, having abandoned most OF
the principles upon which they have In
sisted during the last eight years, they
now seem at loss, both as to what 1t
Is that they really believe, and as to
how firmly they shall assert their be-
lief in saything..
The party now in control of the gov
ernment is troubled by no such difficult
ties. We do not have to guess at our
own convictions, and then correct the
guess if it seems unpopular. The prin-
ciples which we profess are those In
which we believe with heart and soul
and strength. Men may differ from US;
but they cannot accuse us Of stiffness
or insincerity. The policies we have
pursued are those which we earnestly
hold as essential to the national well
fare and repute Our actions speak
even louder than our words for tie
faith that is in Us. We base our ap-
peal upon what we have done and are
doing, upon our record Of administra-
tion and legislation during the 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 radical
" at variance on most vital issues, and
If united at all, are only united on is
sues where their attitude threatens
widespread disaster to the whole coun'
try, cannot be trusted to govern in any
matter. A party which, with facile
ease, changes all it's convictions before
election cannot be trusted to adhere
with tenacity to any principle after
election. A party fit to govern must
have convictions. In 1896 the republl-
can party came into power, and In
1900 it retained power on certain det-
mite pledges, each of which was scrup-
ulously fulfilled. But in addition to
meeting and solving the problems
which were issues in these campaigns,
II also became necessary to meet other
problems which arose after election;
and it is no small part Of our claim to
public confidence that these were solV-
ed with the same success that had at
tended the solution Of those concerning
which the battles at the polls were
fought. In other words, our govern
mental efficiency proved equal not only
to the tasks that were anticipated, but
to doing each unanticipated task as 1t
arose.
When the contest of 1896 was de-
cided, the question Of the war with
Spain was not an issue. When the con-
test of 1900 was decided, the shape
which the isthmian canal question ulti'
mately took could not have been fore,
seen. But the same qualities which
enabled those responsible for making
and administering the laws at Wash
ineton to deal successfully with the
tariff and the currency, enabled them
also to deal with the Spanish war;
and the same qualities which enabled
them to act wisely in the PHILIPPINES,
and in Cuba, also enabled them to 20
their duty as regards the problems con-
nected with the trusts, and to secure
he building of the isthmian canal. We
are content to rest our case before the
American people upon the fact that to
adherence to lofty ideal we have add
ed proved governmental efficiency