The San Francisco call., 1904-07-28

of the party and then condemn 1t. They can,
for selfish or partisan reasons, abuse you per-
lead 1t is true. however that so far their
abuse OF your action and their alleged Tear
of your personality is Insignificant as compared
with the personal and partisan. carpings
against Lincoln. Grant and Mckinley when
they were clothed with power by the pecple
Those whose only grievance is that you have
enforced the law and those who carp for mere
partisan capital will not, in my judgment. Ies p
the harvest of success The republican PARTY
for you and under your leadership appeals to
the great body of the people who 1--we IN the
sweat of their faces, make the civilization
control the republic, fight It's battles ana de
termine its policies for approval and con-
tinuance in power.
The office Of President of the United States
is the greatest earth and many competent
men in the Republican party are ambitious 10
hold it. yet the Republican convention met
at Chicago June last and unanimously, with
one accord, nominated you as the candidate
of the party for President. l am sure all Re
publicans and multitude of good citizens who
Amen
In pursuance OF the usual custom the con-
vention appointed a committee, Of which IL
honored me with the Craftsmanship, to wait on
you and inform you OF its action, which duty
speaking for the committee, | now eheerfully
perform, with the hope and the confident cx-
pectation that majority of the people of the
republic will in November next approve the
action of the convention by choosing Electors
who will assure your election to the Iresi-
dency your own successor.
MIR. ROOSEVELT'S ACCEPTANCE.
President Roosevelt shook Cannon's
hand heartily at the conclusion of the
notification speech and then mounted
the chair to deliver his address in re-
sponse. So cordial a reception was Civ
en- to him that it was some time before
he could proceed. He was in excellent
voice, and, though he followed the
printed text of his speech, he seldom
referred to it. The address was pune
tuated by applause. The President
said:
Mr.. Speaker and gentlemen OF the Notihca-
tlon Committee: 1 deeply sensible of the
high honor conferred upon me by the repre-
sentatives of the Republican party assembled
in convention, and accept the nomination for
the Presidency with solemn realization of the
obligations l assume 1 heartily approve the
declaration Of principles which the national
convention has adopted, and some future
day ! shall communicate TO you Mr.. Chair
man more at length and,<in detail a formal
written acceptance of the nomination. Three
years ago 1 became President because
of the death OF my lamented predecessor. 1
then stated that 1t was my purpose TO carry
out his principles and policies for the honor
and the interest of the country. To the best
OF my ability I have kept the promises thus
made. II next November my countrymen con-
firm at the polls the action of the convention
you represent shall. under Providence.
tinue TO work with an eye single to the well
fare of all our people. party is of worth
only in 50 far as it promotes the national in
terest and every official. high or low can
serve his party best by rendering to the peo-
pie the best service of which he is capable
Effective government comes only as the re-
suit of the loyal cooperation of many differ
ent persons. The members of a legislative ma
jority, the officers in the various departments
of the administration, and the legislative and
executive oranches as toward each other. must
work together with subordination of self TO
the common end of successful government
We who have been entrusted with power
public servants during the past years
OF administration and legislation come
before the people content TO be judged by our
rec a In ha hat hatyr
gone by we have made the deed square with
the word: and If we are continued in power
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 ana therefore an efficient support.
In all of these we more fortunate than
our opponents, who now appeal for conf
dence on the ground, which some express and
some seek to have conhdentialy understood
that If triumphant they may be trusted to
prove false to every principie which in the
last eight years they have laid down as vital
and TO leave undisturbed those very acts of
the administration because of which they ask
that the administration itself be driven from
power. Seemingly their present attitude as to
their past record is that some of them were
mistaken and others insincere. We make our
appeal in a wholly different spirit We are
not constrained to keep silent any vital
question; we are divided vital ques-
ton; our policy is continuous, and is the
same for all sections and localities. There
Is nothing experimental about the govern
ment we ask the people to continue in power
for our performance in the past. our proved
governmental efficiency is guarantee as to
our promises for the future. Our opponents
either openly or secretly, according to their
several temperaments, now ask the people to
trust to their present promises in considera-
tion of the fact that they intend to treat
their past promises as null and void We
know our own minds and have kept OF the
same mind for a sufficient length of time to
give to our policy conference and sanity. In
such fundamental matter the enforce
ment or the law we do not have to depend
upon promises. but merely to ask that our
record be taken as earnest promise of what
we shall continue to do In dealing with the
great organizations known as trusts, we do
not nave TO explain why the laws were not er.
forced but to 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 to pro-
pose TO turn the rascals out" for we have
shown in every deed that whenever by dill
gent investigation a public official 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 under a
republican or a Democratic administration.
Inls Is the efficient way to turn the rascals
out and to keep them out, and IL has the
merit OF sincerity. Moreover the betrayals
OF trust in the last seven years have been
insignificant in number when compared with
the extent of the public service. Never has
the administration of the Government been
on a cleaner and higher level; never has the