The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1904-07-29
ROOSEVELT RECEIVES
OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION

OYSTER BAY, July 27,-President
Roosevelt today received official noti-
dcation of his nomination Besides
committeeman from various states,
distinguished guests and relatives in
yiteI by the president heard the
speechmaking, which took place on the
porch Speaker Cannon made the
speech of notification.
Cannon said the Republican party
inder Roosevelt took its record from
Lincoln lor doing things-the right
things at The right time and in the
right way,
He said the I~esidency was the
greatest office on earth and that
Roosevelt should feel nattered that
he nomination came to him unan-
imously.
Cannon, in concluding his address
10 the president. said In the history
Of the republic in time of peace, no eX-
ecutye has had greater questions to
deal with than yourself, and none
have brought greater courage, patriot
ism and wisdom to their solution. You
have enforced the law against the
mighty and the lowly without fear
favor or Partially.
At the close of Mr., Cannon's ad.
dress the president advanced to the
veranda railing, and standing under 4
great American flag delivered his nd.
dress. As ne faced the assembly he
was warmly applauded.
President Roosevelt repled as fol-
lows:
Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the
| Notification Committee: am deeply
sensible of the high honor conferred
upon me by the representatives of the
Republican party. assembled in con
yention. and accept the nomination
for the presidency with a solemn real.
ization of the obligations I assume.
heartily approve the declaration of
principles which the Republican ma.
tional convention has adopted. and at
some future day | shall communicate
to you. Mr.. Chairman. more at length
and in detail. by formal writing. an ac.
ceptance of the nomination.
Three years ago I became president
because of the death g NV lamcnted
predecessor. then IA was my
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policies for the homo uI. interest o
the country. To the best of my abb
5 ity have kept the promise thus made
; If next November my countrymen cor
= firm at the polls the action OF the cor
: yention you represent. | shall unde
- providence continue to work with a
eye single to the welfare of all on
people. A party is of worth only /
= SO far as il promotes a national intel
s est, and every official, high or low, ca
Q serve his party best by rendering t
the people the best service OF which b
t is capable Effective goyernmen
+ comes only as the result OF the loya
{ cooperation Of many different person!
n We who have been entrusted wit
e power during the past seven years no'
f come before the people to be judge
p. by our records of achievement. !
e the years that have gone we hay
e made the deeds square with the wOrl,
S and if continued in power shall u
sweryingly follow the great lines
h public policy which the Republica
r 1arty has laid down. In all this W
r, are more fortunate than our oppoI
e ents who appealed for confidence o
1t the ground that ii triumphant the
IS win prove false to every princip
which in the last eight years they hay
d laid down as vital We make our a.
II peal in a wholly different spirit W
are not constrained to keep silent o
y any vital question. We are divide
S on no vital question. There is not
/. ing experimental about the govern
e ment. we ash the people to continr
n in power We do not have to propoi
10 turn The rascas out, for we haN
n shown that wherever a public oitici
1. has betrayed his trust he is punishe
y 10 the full extent of the law Assn
d elly it is not wise to change the POI
It cieS which have worked so well an
L which are now working so we'll Pro
II perity has come at home. The II
tional honor and interests have bee
c. upheld abroad. We have placed ii
h finances of the country upon a stror
e basis, We know what we mean whC
" we speak Of an honest and stable GU
,r rency. We mean the same thing fro
d year to year The gold standard
S settled. net as a matter OF political Q
a pediency, but in accordance with pri
f. cp,es of a national morality and wi