Potosi journal., 1904-06-29


American people have seen him fnr many
years and always where the fight was
thtciiest ard the greatest need WAS felt.
He has been alike conspicuous in tho
pursuits of peace and in the arduous
stress of war. No man now living will
forget the spring of IS. when the Amer
lean mind was 50 utlamed and American
patriotism so aroused when among all
the eager citizens surGing tn the front as
soldiers, the mar whom this convention
has already in its heart was among tn"
, first TO hear the call and answer to his
name
Xix Qualities do not nd to be re-
told. for no man in that exalted place
since Lincoln has been better known in
every household i'll the land, He Is not
con*:rrvaiiyc,. if conserI4tiSn mems
waiting Till it Is too late. lie is not wise
If wisdom is to count a thing Il hui2dic ed
times when once will do. There Is no
regret 50 keen, i'll man or country, as
embraced.
And in the man whom yo1l viii choose
the highest sense of every nation in the
world behnlds a man who typ;tics AS no
ether living American docs, the. spirit and
the purposes of the twentieth century.
! !le does not claim to I've the solomon of
his time. There are many things h. may
not know. but this is sure. that above
all things e!ss. he stands, fer progress.
courage and fair play. which are the
synonyms of the American name.
"Thr,e are times when great fitness is
hardly less than destiny, when the e!e-
ntnis 50 com" together that they SELECT
tilt dEt'lt tiitt VIII a. : l.\ti:t9 S'tIii'-
times select the strongest man; as light
ming goes down the highest rod, Ard 50
it is with thuS" events which for many
months with uu"rriuE sight have led You
to :: single nau2t which am chosen only
To pruN"un,c: ticnt!cm"n. | n"niHItt for
! lr. sid"nt Of the nit"d States N" high
est living typ" OF the youth, th" NiSoc
and the pron,i:+" of Il great country and a
great age, Theodore Roosevelt, of New
York.
: Gov. Eiach pronounced the nominat-
ing words AT j,lst les O'Clock. AS he
cid so he retired quickly from the
platform. Fat :ho words "lheodOre
Roosevelt" had not left his lips when
there was a shout. The convention Was
on It's feet. Like the crash Of thun-
der that fr}lcws the lightning, the en-
thusiasm iic Gan. Flags were in the air,
hats We4C t.:own up, men jumped on
their chairs women stood and shouted,
The air was rent with one continuous
prolonged ehout from thousands OF
threats SO mighty was the Volume
of sornd that nothing definite in eho
way of Mticulate sound was Gis'in-
SniShahle
Che crs followed, and were iLcteasol
"h"n Mir. Cannon recognized Scna' or
Bevc:iG@c, 4 Indiana. whom he IN
tlOducCI III these words:
..c, - c.; =
cer'io:n'H OF the 'onFenhoh: l
have tie homer Of Introducing to yon
| a etr,lcman whom yol all know, a
son Of indiana. who. when he has 4
message, insists upon hearing, and
when he srcok. the people are cnli&ht-
Cnnd AZ d enthuaet!"
Senator Eey"rid2e began E.s speech
,n,i,, l,:,l o.,,,lanco lilo c.41 in mart.
Senator I,c,cridse'. S:ssrch.
"G,n:lrm"n Of the Cony-l.'i":: ono
'iil'l pee en- ~, ,h.i, ,,nl 'tn
di,larr f,r tn" people. :,, She lr,,rle So
!"ct "Hr '1ndi"|t, tor u.
:.csrI,.,l th,. p,.nl,l,.'4 tuttnoIt and
HAlnr1 N'.hlin Mcf'itE. "i'",' ili'r,
ana "f t"nlrrn'sS. Won The trust and
,uI, 81 '',,- mn ~ W. r,.r WI n,
| tn, lrnrlr's favor, his shrine IS in tho
p'.,II't trr,,! ,u-,1,v when w. again a,.-
c,p, the rr"rt"'s j'1Em"n' and nIine
are as vi,I, a. Tie r..rut,;:r. v.tl"st. cour-
hEr, h""'5'} nH" F.s' - III, t,,',iitt'
MIX, him ,hn tvur IF tvv,..l,s,.th ,.,.nt,lr,
Am"ricHnism And IA" tN"nt''tH r,i't.!!y I,':;
If =; fncinL !. new DAY Win the old
iai'n. ,, t,,,, =, ,,,., 70.
rnhlir and - destiny: eil..r..rI with the
rnrrsT II IN" I"pnh'i' ~, ,ii''Ht':';c',
f:tl,r. is1.I having in hi. heart til" fear
~ '.I, imS'IJa ''S '1'' ',. " NV
in il dawn, 'Thrn,t"r" i;"ns'y~!t VIII !,'.'d
IN ,n' ''ff,r,. fnr :hznt..S
sill hr";i,i"r h~tt.rmrnt q Tho rae and
~ ', Ia ,,,f,,tin,
cf Theo,!nrc RnnS"vc't.
Mr. leyatfCGe spoke with force and
increasing q ,Husiay1n. cmpnaSizing his
poinrs with : graceful gesture with the
u,',,,,l, mo o,.io., noard nf nv.
ho,-l
,,,1;,,,r s~.,ool1,.. ,,.,,, ,,,l,
bv Senator Foraker. of Ohio Gov. Pen
nyr2c3,rr. OF fern:yIVanla. and cX-
SCnaf or carter. Di Montana.