Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-04
Speaker Cannon, Chairman OF the National Com
mittee, Makes the Address.
RESPONSE OF PRESIDENT THERETO
Chief Executive Touches Upon Some of the Issues
That Will Be Before the People i'm the
Coming Campaign.

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formally notified of his nomination for
the presidency by the national repub-
lican convention. The ceremony took
place at his country home at Saga
more Hill There was, first of all, an
informal reception, at the conclusion
of which Speaker Cannon chairman
of the notification committee, deliver
ed his address, as follows:
Mr.. President: The people of the
| United States by blod, heredity, edu-
cation and practice are self-govern-
| ing people We have sometimes been
| subject to prejudice and embarrass-
ment from harmful conditions, but we
| have outgrown prejudice and overcome
conditions as rapidly rs possible. hav-
Ing due regard to law and the rights
of individuals. we have sometimes
made mistakes form n false sense of
security or from desire to change
policies, instead of letting well enough
alone, merely to see what would hap
pen but we have always paid the PEN
atty of unwise action at the ballot box
and endured the suffering until under
the law. through the ballot box w, we
Tested by experience no nation has so
successfully solved all problems and
chosen proper, policies as our nation
for over forty years the United states
from being Il third-class power among
the nations has become in every re-
spect first. The people rule, The peo-
! pie ruling it is necessary. that they
should be competent to rule. Compe-
tency requires not only patriotism, but
statecraft.
Liberal compensation for labor
| makes liberal customers or our prod
| ucts. Under this policy of protection
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| a better market than has any other
| people on earth, and this. too, even If
we did not sell any of our products
abroad. In addition to this we have
come to be the greatest exporting ma
| ton in the world. For the year end
Ing June 80, 1904, our exports to for
| 900, 900, of which $45O000, 900 were
products of the factory The world
fell in our debt last year $47O.OOO,OOO,
an increase of $75,000,000 over the pre-
ceding year.
Dilemma of Democracy.
This policy of protection has always
them today. In their last national
platform, adopted at st. Louis, they
never have been given power, but they
proceed by word and act to destroy
the policy of protection. Their plat
is as o silent nS rae our eur
rency system, Their chosen leader,
after his nomination, having been as
silent as the sphinx up to that time,
sent his telegram, saying in substance
that the gold standard is established
and that he will govern himself ac-
cordingly If he should be elected.
Correct revenue laws, protection or
free trade, the gold standard and our
currency system, all depend upon the
| sentiment of the majority of our peo-
pie as voiced at the ballot box. ma
| inri to " oh ppn
a majority may change our curreny
laws: majority may destroy the gold
standard and establish the silver
standard. or, in lieu of either or both
make the treasury note, noninterest-
bearing and irredeemable, the sole
standard of value.
Since the republican party was re-
stored to power, in 1897, under the
lead of Mckinley, our country has
prospered in production and in com
merce as it never prospered before,
In wealth we stand first among all the
nations Under the lead of William
Mckinley the war with Spain was
speedily brought to successful con-
ciusion. Under the treaty of peace and
our action Cuba is free, and, under
guarantees written in its constitution
and our legislation, it is assured that
ii will ever remain free. We also ac-
CURED Porto Rico, Guam and the Phil
ippines by treaty the ratification of
which was only possible by the votes
of democratic senators. Civil govern
; ment has been established in Porto
. Rico and we are journeying toward
civil government in the Philippines as
rapidly as the people of the archpela-
go are able TO receive 1t; and this, too,
Notwithstanding the false cry of i'm
perialism' raised by the democratic
party and still insisted upon, which led
to insurrection In the Philippines and
tends to lead to further instruction
there. The record Of the n, republican
Kinley' has passed into history. Who
!. dares assail 1T?
4 In pursuance of the usual custom the
!, CONVENTION appointed committee, OF
| which 1t honored me with the chair
manship, to wait upon you and inform
you of Its action, which duty, speaking
for the COMMITTEES, | now cheerfuly per.
form, with the hope and the confident
, expectation that a majority of the peo
pie of the republic will in November
3 next approve the action of the conVen,
!. ton by choosing electors who will as
= sure your election to the presidenc.
d as your own successor.
At the close of Mr.. Cannon's ad
dress, President Roosevelt, standin,
on the veranda of his home, under
y festoon of American flags, spoke a
d follows:
~ Mr.. Speaker and Gentlemen of tn
W Notification Committee: | am deepl
sensible for the high honor conferre
upon me by the representatives. of tn
republican party assembled In conven
ton, ana L accept the nomination 10
the presidency with solemn realiza
al tion of the obligations l assume
G. heartily approve the declaration Q
principals which the republican nation
n al committee has adopted, and at som
future day l shall communicate to yol
Mr.. Chairman, more at length and |
detail a formal written acceptance c
the nomination.
Three years ago / became preside
81 because of the death of my lamente
va predecessor l then stated that IL wa
= my purpose to carry out his principle
X and policies for the honor and the IL
terest of the country. TO the best
my ability l have kept the promis
thus made II next November my couI
trymen confirm at the polls the actio
of the convention you represent,
ly shall, under Providence, continue
of work with an eye single to the welfal
- of all our people.
~ A party is OF worth only insofar
II promotes the national interest, ar
every official nigh or low, can serN
his party best by rendering to the pei
pie the best service of which he
T., capable. Effective government conn
ny only as the result OF the loyal co-ope
lt. alton of many different persons. III
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