The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-08-03
AT INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
:. dianapol =. Aug 5.

nomination as candidate for The Vice
President of the United States, spoke
a. follows:
"Mr. R),c and Gen mel OF the
Committee: I thank wi for the very
g uerous terms in which you have con-
veyed the official notification of my
termination e.: Vice-Pre.; EN-: of the
United States. The unsolicited and
unanimous nomination by the Repub-
lican party is call to duty which I
VI pleased e obey
u acce : tie c"n'i.i>Sion which
~, bring w.; profound sense Of
rho dignity "A. n.'si:,,ie. OF the
e. .,lted pos;.;,.u for which | have been
Il. minated. DIV utmost e:.dcavor will
ne to disc!, ve in full measure the
trust, if the action Of the convention
all meet the approval Of the Ameri
con people.
The pla+".., iaoi.d by L. con:
vention is an explicit and emphatic
dcc! ration OF th" principles in en-
IT, harmo " VIII: these Dcli''its Of
~ party wn .r hs,>e brought great
t...r and n1u- aA.:'r tC or c mm"n
&C: ntry, an! which. il 60: tlnued. will
honor and prosperity to our common
"The monetary and economic poll
as which lave .rsn s for"iH;v re-
announced e s. the very forrdation
= cur indus. :! tisa. a1i are css,n-
tial to the fullest development o. our
national strength. They giva vitality
to our manufacturers and commerce,
and if impaired Or overthrown, there
would inevitably ensue, period of
industrial depression, to the serious
injury Of the vast interests Of both
labor and capital.
"The Republican party since it pre-
served the integrity Of the Republic
and gave freedom to the oppressed,
never rendered more important ser
vice to the country than when it es-
tablished the gold standard. Under ii
we have increased our currency supply
sufficiently to meet the normal re-
ouirements Of business. It is graft
flying that the convention made franE
and explicit declarations of the infex-
ible purpose Of the party to maintain
the gold standard. It is essential not
only that the standard should be as
good as the best in the world, but that
the people should have the assurance
that it will be so maintained.
"The enemies of sound money were
powerful enough to suppress mention
of the gold standard in the platform
lately adopted by the Democratic Ma
tional convention. The leader OF
Democracy in two great national cam
paigns has declared since the adjourn
ment of the convention that as soon
as the election is over, he will under
take to organize the forces within
the Democratic party for the next
national contest, for the purpose OF
advancing the radical policies fol-
which his element of the party stands
He frankly says that the money ques-
ton is for the present in allegiance
In view Of these palpable facts, it is
not the part of wisdom to abandon
our vigilance in safe guarding the
integrity Of our money system. We
must have not only a president who is
unalterably committed to the gold
standard, but both houses Of congress
in entire accord with him upon the
subject.
"In congress and not with the
president rests the supreme power to
determine the standard of our money
Though the chief executive should OPP.
pose the congress, acting within its
independent constitutional authority
could at any time overthrow or change
the monetary standard.
"The wisdom of our protective pol
icy finds complete justification in the
industrial development of the coun-
try. This policy has become a most
vital part of our industrial system
and must be maintained unimpaired
When altered conditions make
changes in schedules desirable, their
modification can be safely entrusted
to the Republican party. IF they are
to be changed by the enemies of the
system along free trade lines, uncer-
tainty would take the place of GER
tainty, and a reaction would surely