Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-28

and when II was passed Dy SoilSreSS,
have approved it. You have. under the
constitution, led in making a treaty
which was ratified by the Senate and is
approved by the people, which not only
assures, but, under the law ana appro-
priations made by Congress, proceeds
with. the construction of the Panama
Canal.
The Republican party, under your
! leadership, keeps it's record from the
| beginning under Lincoln of doing
| things. the right thing at the right time
and in the right way, Notwithstanding
| the opposition of those who oppose
the right policies from the selfish or
partisan standpoint. They dare not
| tell the truth about your official action
or the record of the party and then
| condemn it. They can for selfish or
partisan reasons, abuse you personally
and misrepresent the party which you
lead. 1t is true, however, that. so far.
their abuse of your action and their
! alleged fear of your personality Is IN
| significant as compared with the
personal and partisan carpings against
| Lincoln, Grant and Mckinley when
they were clothed with power by the
people Those whose only grievance is
J that YOU have enforced the law and
those who carp for more partisan
capital will not, in my judgment, reap
the harvest of success. The Republican
party for you and under your leader
ship appeals to the great body of the
| people who live in the sweat of their
faces, make the civilization, control the
Republic, fight its battles and deter
mine it's policies, for approval and con-
tinuance in power
The office of President of the United
States is the greatest on earth and
many competent men in the Republican
party are ambitious to 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. | am sure
, all Republicans and a multitude of good
citizens who do not call themselves
Republicans said Amen"
In pursuance of the usual custom, the
convention appointed a committees, OF
which it honored me with the chair
manship. to wait upon you and inform
you of it's action. which duty, speak
|
| perform with the hope and the conf
, dent expectation that a ma jurity of the
, people OF the Republic will in Noven-
Der next approve the action of con
| vention by choosing electors who vii
= assure your election to the PIesiCenc,
as your own successor.
At the close of Mr.. Cannon's address
r the President advanced to the veranda
, railing and standing under a great
festoon of American flags, delivered his
q address in response to the notification
Az he faced the aSSemblage he was
, warmly applauded. His address fol-
lows:
= Mr.. Speaker and Gentlemen of the
. Notification Committee: | am deeply
. sensible of the high honor conferred
n upon me by the representatives Of the
h Republican party assembled in con-
y vention, and | accept the nomination
: for the Presidency with solemn realiza-
A.: ton of the obligations | assume.
heartily approve the declaration of
= principles which the Republican Ma
l tional Convention has adopted, and at
I seine future day l shall communicate
| to you, Mr.. Chairman, more at length
and in detail, formal written accrp-
lance Of the nomination.
l Three years ago l became President
. because OF the death of my lamcnied
predecessor. | then stated that 1t MAS
my purpose to carry out his principles
r and policies for the honor and the m
r tcrest of the country. To the best of
p my ability | have kept the promise
= thus made. If next November my
| Grtb1 at no
: ton of the convention you represent,
V | shall, under Providence, continue tn
l work with an eye single to the welfare
of all our people.
l. A party is of worth only in So far as
1t promotes the national Interest, ana
2 every official high or low, can serve his
party best by rendering to the people
( the best service of which he is capable.
q EffeCtiv" government comes only as the
,. re suit Of the loyal cooperation of many
= different persons. The members of a
4 Il gislatNr majority, the officers in the
a various departments of the administra-
a ton, and the legislative and executive
!, branches as towards each other, must
=, work together with subOrdinatiOn of
: self TO the common end of successful
. government. We who have been en-
:, trusted with power as public servants
: during the Iast seven years of adj
u mnistration and Legislation now come
u before the people content to be judged
by our record of achievement. In the
: years that have gone by we have made
the deed square with the word; and if
we are continued in power we shall un-
swervinEly follow out the great lines of
Y public policy which the Republican
' party has already laid down; a public
= policy to which we are giving, and
shall give. a united, and therefore an
= efficient, support.
! In all of this we are more fortunate
!, than our opponents. who now appeal
for confidence on the ground, which
some express and some Seek to have
lconfidentially understood. that If
triumphant they may be trusted to
>. lprove false to every principle which In
the last eight years they have laid
J.. down as vital. and to leave undis-
turbed those very acts of the adj
ADMINISTRATION because of which they ask
that the administration itself be driven