Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-27
Response to the Committee APP
pointed to Notify Him of His
Nomination.

Mr.. Speaker and Gentlemen or the mo-
tlfcation Committee:
| am deeply sensible Of the high hon"
or conferred upon me by the represen-
tatlves of the Republican party as
sembled in convention, and | accept the
nomination for the presidency with SOL
emn realization of the obligations | as
sumo. l heartily approve the declar-
alton OF principles which the Republic
can national convention has adopted,
and at some future day / shall commu-
ucate TO you, Mr. Chairman, more AT
length and In detail formal written
acceptance of the nomination.
THREE YEARS AGO.
Three years ago ! became president
because OF the death OF my lamented
predecessor. | then stated that II 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 keptthe promise thus
made. II next November my country
men confirm at the polls the action Of
the convention you represent, / shall.
under Providence, continue to work
with an eye single TO the welfare Of all
our people.
DEED AND WORD.
A party is OF worth only In so far as
IL promotes the national interest, az
every official, high or low can serve
his party best by rendering to the peo-
pie the best service of Which he Is cap
able, Effective government comes only
as the result OF the loyal cooperation
OF many different persons. The MEM
bers Of legislative majority, the Off
GERS In the various departments OF the
administration, and the legislative and
executive branches as towards each
other must work together with subor-
dlnation 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 II we are continued In power we
shall unsweryngly follow out the
great lines OF public policy which the
Republican party has already laid
down, a public policy to which we are
giving, and shall give, a united, and
therefore an efficient support
SCORES THE DEMOCRATS.
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 10 have
conhdentlally understood, that II tri-
umphant they may be trusted 10 prove
false to every principle which In the last
eight years they have laid down as vi
tai, and 10 leave undisturbed those
very acts OF the administration because
90 Lob aQlf ls
ton itself be driven from power. Seem
ingly their present attitude as to their
past record Is that some ~ them were
mistaken and others insncere. We
make our appeal In wholly different
shirt, We are not constrained TO keep
silent on any vital question, we are
divided on no Vital question. our policy
is continuous, and Is the same for all
sections and localities. There Is nothing
experimental about the government
we ask the people TO continue In power,
for our performance In the past, our
proved governmental efficiency rs
guarantee as to our promises for. the
future. Our opponents, either openly
ar secretly, according to their several
temperaments, now ask the people TO
tirst their present promises I'm consid-
Grafton OF the fact that they intend TO
treat their past promises as nun and
void,
REPUBLICAN, RECORD
We know our own minds and we have
kent OF the same mind OF q sufficient
length OF time to give to our policy CO.
herence and sanity In such n funda-
mental matter as the enforcement OF
tho law ave do not have to depend upon
promises, but merely to ask that our
racord he taken gg an earnest OF what
we shall continue to do In dealing with
the great organizations known as
trusts, we do not have to explain why
the laws were not enforced, but 10
point out that they actually have been
enforced and that legislation has been
enacted to Increase the effectiveness
of their enforcement. We do not have
10 propose TO turn the rascals out"
for we have shown In very deed that
whenever by diligcnt Investigation a
public official can be found who has
betrayed his trust he will be punished
TO the full extent Of the law without
regard TO whether he was appointed