Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-08-04

Mr.. Speaker and Gentlemen of the Motif
Committee: / am deeply sensible
of the high honor conferred upon me by
the representatives of the republican party
assembled in convention, and l accept the
nomination for the presidency with SOL
emn realization of the obligations l as
sumo. l heartily approve the declaration
Of principles which the republican national
has adopted. and at some fu-
ture day 1 shall communicate to you. Mr..
Chairman, more at length and in detail a
formal written acceptance of the NOM
nation.
Three years ago ! became president be-
cause of the death Of my lamented prede-
cessor. I then stated that 1t was my pur-
pose to carry out his principles and poll
cies for the honor and the interest of the
country. To the best of my ability l
have kept the promise thus made. II
next November my countrymen confirm
at the polls the action of the convention
you represent, I shall, under Providence,
continue to work with an eye single to the
welfare Of our people.
A party is Of worth only In so far as 1t
promotes the national interest, and every
official, high or low, can serve his party
best by rendering to the people the best
service of which he is capable. Effective
government comes only as the result Of
the loyal cooperation Of many different
persons. The members of a legislative
majority, the officers in the various de-
partments Of the administration, and the
legislative and executive branches as to-
wards each other, must work together
with subor6ination Of self to the common
end of successful government. We who
have been entrusted with power as pub
lie 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 nave gone by we have made
the deed square with the word: and II we
are continued in power we shall
ingly follow out the great lines of public
policy which the republican party has al
ready laid down; a public policy to which
we are giving, and shall give. a united,
and, therefore, ar efficient support.
In all this we are more fortunate than
our opponents, who now appeal for con-
fdence on the ground, which some express
and some seek to have conf1dentially I'M
derstood, that If triumphant they may be
trusted to prove false to every principle
which in the last eight years they have
aid down rs vital, and to leave undisturbed
those very acts Of the administration be-
cause Of which they ask that the admins
tration itself be driven from power. Seem
ingly their present attitude as to their
past record is that some Of them were mis-
taken and others insincere. We make our
appeal in a wholly different spirit. 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,
is a guarantee as to our promises for the
future. Our opponents, either openly OF
| secretly, according to their several tenn.
peraments, now ask the people to trust
| their present promises in consideration OF
the fact hat they intend to treat theii
past promises as null and void. We know
our own minds and we have kept Of the
same mind for a sufficient length of time
to give to our policy conference and sanity
In such a fundamental matter as the en-
forcement of the law w do not have tt
depend upon promises, but merely to ash
that our record be taken as an earnest o.
what we shall continue to do. In dealing
with the great organizations known a!
trusts, we do not nave to explain why tn
laws were not enforced, but To point gu
that they actually a been enforced an
that legislation has been enacted to In
crease the effectiveness of their enforce
ment. We do not have to propose t.
turn the rascals out, for we have show
in every deed that whenever by dil1gen
investigation a public official can be fount
who has betrayed his trust ne will be pun
ished to the full extent of the law with
N,,t rop,r IN u,bothar he wa annOintni
under a republican or a democratic ad
ministration. This is the efficient way t
turn the rascals out and to keep them out
and 1t has the merit CT sincerity. More
over, the ~betrayals Of trust in the las
seven years have been insignificant II
number when compared with the extent 0
the public service. Never has the admin
i~stration of the government been on
cleaner and higher level; never has tn
public work of the nation been done NOR
honestly and efficiently.
Assuredly it is unwise to change tn
policies which have worked so well an
which are now working so well. Prosperit
has come at home, The national homo
and interest have been upheld abroad. w
nave placed the finances of the nation upo
a sound gold basis. We ave done thi
with the aid of many who were formerl
| Jul OppoilVllhot " IN "oaio >ttiANh ot>f
ly supportn nor silently acquiesce in the here
sy of unsound finance; and we have done
against the convinced and violent opposi
ton of the mass Of our present opponent
who still refuse to recant the unsoun
opinions which for the moment they thin
1t ~inexpedient to assert. We know wha
we mean when We speak of an homes
and stable currency. We mean the sam
thing from year to year. We do nc
nave to avoid a definite and conclusiv
committal on the most important issu
which has recently been before the peop.'
and which may at any time in the nea
future be before them again. Upon tn
principles which underlie his issue tn
convictions Of half of our number d
not clash with those Of the other half. S
Tong as the republican party is in powe
the gold standard is settled, not as
matter of temporary political expedienc,
not because Of shifting conditions in tn
production of gold in certain mining Ger
tiers, but In accordance with what we regar
as the fundamental principles of nation'
morality and wisdom. .
Under the financial legislation which v
have enacted there is now ample circuls
ton for every business need; and ever
dollar of this circulation is worth a dolla
in gold. We have reduced the interes
bearing debt and in still larger measul
the interest on that debt. All of the We
taxes imposed during the Spanish war hay
been removed with a view to relieve tt
Wife's Dream Came True.