The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-09-15
LETTER
or ACCEPTANCE:
v;oorous Discussion Of the Is
sues in the Presidents
Formal Document.
ON HIS RECORD
. ecourting What Has Been Done and
Promising More of the Same Kind
Appeals That Issues Be Placed
Above Partisanship.

HEEL made public. 1t foIioWS:
NM# oyster Bay, N. y, Sept. r. Hon. J. G
M@ cannon, Chairman of the Notification
M# Committee.
E$ for the presidency rendered me by the
Nd Repuhlican national convention, and cor
E% daily approve the platform adopted by
K# f. IN writing this letter there are certain
M POINTS upon which l desire to lay especial
V M 1t IS difficult to find out from the ut
E&s tcrences Of our opponents what issues
ES they propose. Having abandoned most
S Of the principles upon which they have
E% Insisted for eight years, they now sccln at
8 a loss, What they believe, and how firmly
#a they shall assert Their belief.
- The party now in control does not have
Ns to guess at its convictions. and then cor
NJ rect the guess # it seems unpopular. The
IeHE principles which We profess are those in
III which we believe with heart and soul
ES and strength. Men may differ from us;
but they cannot accuse us of stiffness or
M insincer.ty. The policies pursued hold cs-
ls@ sential 10 the national welfare. We base
E@ our appeal upon our record Of seven years
Is E control. We intend in future 10 carry on
the government as in the past.
4 party radically divided on most vital
E issues, ana united If at all, only on issues
e whcTe tnGlr ATTITUDE threatens disaster
i II 10 the country cannot be trusted. A
Es party which changes its convictions before
s election cannot be trusted after election.
fE% IN hSo tlie Republicans came into power,
h E and n 100 retained power, on certain
definite pledges. each scrupulously full
81 filed, 1t met other problems, that were
81 solved with the same success.
Charge Not Specific.
our opponents do not recitc the facts
sE nose them. panonoo offnrs any ~ inSH op-
d E# Our opponents can c~rit.cise only on con-
d!uon OF misstating what was done. The
M patience and EfncrnsitT tovrar5 tbnsa -
III whom, 1t dealt, II acted in strict con WI
nj ance With the law. Had not Panama been
tM the lsthmus kent OPEN there wo,,,5 hoTe
vi ensucd guerilla warfare. and poesihIv f HI1
.M egn complications; While the canni wnTi1
M have been deferred fr, vcaT re m ~
fS# a generation. The Criticism Is sirn,nlu IF
he the only possible action which colI;;a S,1e
M In securing perpetual right 70 ,nnstrnct
E operate and defend the canal was SO great
.M that our opponents do not raise hat iss1o
k HE decisive action which hro, tIht' a ainu
B# his result was tho exercise Nv fhn rrceie
M dent of the powers vested in him, Nv Nv tha
N Constitution. to recognize foreign goycrn ~
AAs meatg. make treaties which vyhnn ~ tf6nm3
H& b. the senate. become law. Nor has thnra
been the slightest failure to live up to the
us, ILL y ne SohatiIution must BE OBJ
Dbl a * ~ io5 - rs Wetl as negatively.
hmD p ITi'eIt IHts 10 ~ serve lhe couh-
81 t ~ al so, : q r Sn1G,u ne pc qGrcilct II used a
aas shioi E9n p o. inc constitution as
III q %rS 9n3siG Iof :, M%tht5cSS' OF excuse Tor gov
M SiEn.iar IlsreprGsentatto9 Is the weapon
E# VI NJ q opPp'tetLtS II! regard 70 our fore.gh
mi PF nv $50 @5n NY ntE We ASK '8a5 thcy truth
nM - "t NHHhS, am kiSI
hi 3 ,n,o w'i l., ! ,o ,., SmGS y, ooJoIi 10 II, Iof II con
s Inn III po%eT We s1ail commune our for
Ri e = = fh"'I r. ~ t%'i WIS q u me navy on
IA NJ %nb" !" , tIg Ntomroe aoctrine mas been
t toan lEcyer before mas ms doctrine
IS SS " ond" re go H. tg1seu - III anroaq as Il Is nov;
81 We We %a.I" utynoluIhi !ne Il8hls OF me
M sig1 ga Anssi5Tan repa9IlG AGAINST for
f ;ns s as5rsssIon, tie auTaInlstrat lol has
81 = s5n,m II WIKI tha t'4 Wy 10 Ro,h' oIt 10 tneso
M .Sput1CS thaf NOSE VINO seek equity
Re- $3.50 " vi i''i'i aiJb tit tNdl
81 T esocYsi T;a.lns lLperly must accept the
M of H. rtght thar 70 Mn the exercise
E Pnrr, a uong II L@tS'cste 20 klshenclt;
IS m nc or u. nenh!a o. t'e Artneliians!
I@ 10 Tw p ~ opnohehtS opJect TO me fact that
E& t 10 ", ,oa at ene i,ague was rescued
k 90 nnpp1G,Ge. ana duFi1Gu INTO a potent
Cd instF U5oS IT., for peace? THIS goyernment
M Nv all I'I bor ,n1 hi La' r,atboa 70 ItoinUte peace
81 @st@d It has behaved towards al
81 now on e exce S311ts tcrm @st' WITH 3thh's all. ana II
$R Policies Are Defended.
As DO our opponents object to the Alaska
nj settlement? Or to the fact that we gave
# stations and provjdInr against its sink
81 ing into chaos, or being conquered? DO
# hey object to the acquisition Of Hawaii?
M We have hoisted il again: do they intnna
M oHce more to haul il down? Do they OBJ
M jeet 10 the part we played in China? Do
Nh Stef{r 49, hn9| .nat me Vo.ec OF me Inlteu
I'D the far ast If we i,od ohar5o,o5 w S5hu Il
& lppincs and refSsnd "a a. w. : rm u ! ~
~ In China No tboy oGinct ~ 10 ~ coF,,I
s9 settlement Of tI,e +roIIhIes IN yonpou,eio3
III Do thew object 70 tba nrnea,na " tI,a go
s# af-war nfP Cn,on u,hnn Az wy w
81 broke out in f5e1o Nc and ~ MI, tbn
81 presence Of th{e ehin eaNed +hn ii,,os az
# American ,itignns n,1 nravenfo5 snsrJIt
# &c me flag? or FIAT tho y;sit nf a sn,,aI.
d ron TO Snoyrna was fnjlownd Nv nHo con-
81 cession Of i,,st rigb+s 70 A NO T.,
s* Turkey. To thav obtect n tho tHodn
s#B treaty with china fnII ~ 3D., ~ - fnr
81 America? Do thnv ohinof "a tSa fan, +h ot
# the vessels carrvf1p tbe n.tionnIl Ia ar n rm~s
81 have a higher standa I'd tbnn &C. 5.fore
81 IN Enthusiastically nn5 SAW nsbin peioi r.
aE they object to any Of these tbings ~ ioin
#@ issue with them ' " - '0"'
m Pension order M 70 d,raotoa .+b,+ ~
# veteran, Of sixtv.two shoiiI5 no nrosu nv
M tipay entitled to six doilnrs , n,bnt5 IN.
SN der the denendent nension Iom and
al that at soventv TIC nrns,,n ,tinn
81 should he that nhysic.i in
IA hiity was coInn1ata IRIS ordar
81 vas made in the nnrforranrn of . HIntv
a imposed nv ACT 81 conrrngs whinb "a
N qpires the executive "a g6vern The nnneion
81 Office IN detcrrnininp nhn arc ' on tin5 ~
n PENSIONS prnshdent tro,,a,o,L bnI ~
~ ready made n rey,I,tion thnt nTa ~