The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-08-10

- -. .vor,o. , .uo prvu-pt uBuzsfst ,n~
erection OF any such military e1uAohsn
ment as would be required 70 maintain
the country In that attitude; We any ,e,,,
M matters In which the .rights OF me
-,cun4rv. or OF vur carirers nro orrccny
iuvolved That IL not q situation OK lbo-
lation. but Of independence.
The Rovernm mt OF the United States
was organised solely for the people OF tne
United States. While Il was contempl@.
ID that this country should become
rsf,,ee FOR the oppressed OF every land
who might be At TO discharge the duties
~ our citiEenship and while we nave az
vvave svmpathixed with the people OF ev~
ery nation in their struggles Tor SER Soy.
ernment, the government was not createo
for a career OF political or civiliEing evan B
.'a,,-atIon IN foreign countries or among
alien races by Intervention In their az
fairs. The most efficient work we can 90
A. unliftinR the people OF other countries
AZ nv the presentation OF q happy, pros
porous self governing nation as an loeei
10 be emula ed, a model 10 be iohoweo.
The general occupation OF our ciuxens ~
the arts OF peace, or the absence OF iarko
military ornaments tends 70 impair nell
Their patriotism nor physical courage ana
for the truth OF this ] refer the young
men Of today 10 the history OF inc ciVn
war. For ffty years. with the exception
OF the war with Mexico, this country mao
been at peace. with standing army mos
OF the time OF less than ten thousand
men. He who thinks that the nation mao
grown effemlnate during that period
should read the casualty rolls OF the
armies on either side at Shiloh, Antietam,
Fredericksburg and Gettysburg at stone
River and Chickamauga. l would De tne
last man to pluck single lauIei ION
The crown of any one OF the military he
roes to whom this country owes 30 mucn,
but insist that their most heroic deeds
proceeded infinitely more from devotlon
TO the country than from martial spirit.
AS l have already proceeded at 100
great length, other questions suggested IN
the platform must await my letter OK ac-
ceptance.
YOU have reminded me Of the great re-
sponsibility as well as the great honor OF
the nomination bestowed upon me by the
convention you represent this DAY. be
assured that both are appreciated 80
keenly appreciated that 1 am humpleo IN
their presence.
accent gentlemen Of the committee,
the nomination. and II the action Of the
convention shall be Endorsed by an cleo
ton by the people / viii, God helping
me give to the discharge OF the duties OF
that exalted Office the best service or
which 1 am capable and at the end OF the
term retire to private life. / shall not
be a candidate for nor shall accept
denomination. Several reasons might be
advanced for this position. but the con-
trolling one with me Is that l am fully
persuaded that no incumbent of that ONCE
should ever be placed in a situation or
possible temptation to consider what the
effect of action taken by him In an ad-
ministrative matter OF great Importance
might have upon his political fortunes.
Questions Of momentous consequence 10
all of the people have been In the past
and will be In the future presented to the
president for determination, and In ap-
preaching their consideration as well as
in Weighing the facts and the arguments
bearing upon them he should be unem-
barrassed by any possible thought Of the
influence his decision may have upon
anything whatever that may AFFECT him
personally l make this statement not In
criticism Of any Of our presidents from
Washington down who have either held
the office for two terms or sought TO sue
coed themselves for strong arguments can
be advanced in support Of the reelection
Of a president 1t Is simply my judgment
that the interests Of this country are now
so vast and the questions presented are
frequently of such Overpowering magni-
tude to the people that II is indispensable
to the maintenance Of betting attitude
before the people not only that the chief
magistrate should be independent but
that that independence should be known
Of all men.