The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-10-12
Continued from page Four.
Mr.. UTTER ACCEPTS.

A committee representing this conven-
ton hat informed me that / have been
nominated unanimously as the Republic
can candidate for governor OF our state,
and II has requested me to appear before
You at this time II is in response 10 that
information and TO that request that /
am here
The honor OF being asked by the politi-
cal party with which one is affiliated to
being a standard bearer is great There is
no position in our state TO which greater
honor attaches than 10 this for which you
have named me. 1t would be impossible
for me to put into words my appreciation
OF that honor / can only say that COM
fng as II has without solicitation OF any
Kind on my part, II viii be cherished un-
I'll the end OF life.
Under our form OF government the can
didAte of party, n elected. becomes the
servant OF the whole people Therefore It
may be proper that through you / should
say O few words TO the people OF the
state. / endorse the platform which has
been adopted by this convention because
I believe that It's statements concerning
our party are true and that the policies
OF government which Il favors are cor
rect II am elected 10 the high office for
which you have nominated me ] promise
to support the policies OF this platform; TO
give To the state the very best service OF
which I am capable: 10 know the well
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tect and defend the fair name OF our
state from all traduceTs.
The result OF the campaign upon which
we have entered Is 20 be determined, not
by the standard bearers alone. but by the
rank and file OF the party. the men be-
hind the ballots. II IS for the voters
a. for individuals and as a body 90 de-
ternine the issue OF the present contest.
Rhode Island has much az stake ia the
pending national campaign. our material
welfare is largely dependent upon the
continuance OF our present national policy
We are primarily a manufacturing state.
Indeed OF all the states in the union we
have the largest proportion OF people who
are dependent upon the nations manu-
features. Therefore. n IS our duty TO
ourselves as well as our duty TO the
whole country. 20 defend the policy 81 a
protective tariff. and we can DO that I'm
DO utVfe fUtfUNt manner tNhn uN
curing general assembly which will re-
turn 60 the United States senate that
leader among protective statesmen Mel
son W. Aldrich
90 20 your homes, therefore determined
that from now until the close ~ election
DAY you will do your full duty 10 tho
state Go with the will 20 ron up In
every town such q majority for the RE.
publican party that its candidates NAV
become the servants OF the whole people.
Then. az we gave our eight votes IN me
convention az Chicago for the men whom
we have made our national standard
bearers. 30 the state viii give i,e four
electoral votes 20 those champions -,
American Industries. those defender. of
American honor those advocates ol
American progress. Charles Warren Fair
banks and Theodore Roosevelt
After Lieutenant Governor Utter had
spoken. Charles r. Bennett spoke brief y
thanking the convention FOR its commend.
alton OF his services
The other candidates were excused from