The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-08-05
President ROOScvclt'S Address
AT OYSTER BAY, N. ". July AT. 1904
In Response 20 she Committee Appointed 10 Notify
him Of Ms Nomination FOR the
Peestdancy.

nfIflun 'NmnltNt'a y im IfflNN FftHt'7'
Of the high hQpor conferred upon me BY
the representatives Of the republican party
assembled 10 convention. and J accept the
nomination for the presidency with sol.
snn realization Of the obligations I NJ.
sume. heartily apprOv. the declaration
OF principles which the republican national
convention has adopted. and at some fu.
ture day shall communicate TO you. AT
Chairman. more at length and IN dciell a
formal written acceptance 81 the nom
ination.
Three years aga hersn. president be-
cause of the death Of my lnmontei pfeio-
csssor. then stated that u was ny puf'
pose IN carry out his principles ana poll.
cieH Tor tho honor and tho interest ~ the
country. To the best pf my ability ]
have kept The promise fhuH mai" II
Lest November my country met snrhtm
Of The polls The action II ne eorNenipn
you represent. I shall, under Providence,
continue ~ work viii an cyo slrg'c TO ne
welfare n our people
4 party IA 81 WORT only IN H7 ff as ~
promotes he national Interest. ntI t.Dr
Official high or low. ctn s"rro he party
best BY rendering o. zoe pclrie Tie hest
service ~ which be- IL capable Irertse
government comes only o. tic mont ~
the los nj coops ration n many 4lu'frr'
Iaf.ors Tho members ~ o. sfis.nfitc
uaI1ut, the officers W ftf tHriHrs i"-
NAFtu ntfs OF ftf hAfNNNHNNAfAHN W|N ~
legislative and executive hWrtinH Ha tn-
wards each other. must work flaoIt''
Win -uhoriitauon " srf 90 iho w1t
end - successful rgt'fnmrn' w Who
have hspn entrusted Hifl power ~ pub
Co. servants iufing tle Insf HrNHn 5'Iff
Of administrator nrf i.rsitu1r nov
come h'fnr NE people clntsl' 20 he
Judged by or fecorl % nrhi"s''s n' 70
the years that have f1n" bY Notttc made
The decd square With tlo Nari nul u SO
nuv continued in power ~ fiatIt unFW"ff-
irFiy follow out tue Efss lines Of pubic
policy which tie republican parry lac n-
ready laid down. u public policy ~ wtiHh
~e nfe si,inR. and sh,'i give a united
and. therefore. nm ofiicl'ni support
In aii this Ne nfe NOR fortunate Hsn
our opponents. who tor appeal f0f con.
aud some s,"k u have comfortably uu-
dof-iood. hat N triumphant they may De-
trusted 60 prove false 20 ever Principe
Witch In n" last eight years tlei have
laid dow ns vital ami 20 iosyc uniisfufhed
thusr very acts ~ ~. nimirlstut'i1n be-.
cau-. Of which ih"i ak that the niminis
traitor Itself be- driven from power SEEM
insiy their present a'uiufr ~ a. heir
past record II thai some Il ttem were mis-.
taken and others inHifrnfn. We make uuf
appeal in q wholly different spirit. We
mr.. not constrained 10 hoop rii"ni'on ans
vital question; "" Ate divided On no vital
queriion. our policy t. continuous, and q
Tho sam. for oil sections anu l1eaiitlss
There T. nothing experimental about The
government we nsk 10. rsii.D o. continue
10 power. Tor nur ierforWunH. In Ns
past. nur proved governmental 'Mrc1at.
Il n guarantee as 20 our promises Tor tis
fu'ur. our opponents, "iii"r uponi, ~
49, fcty according o. u'f several tom
prram'nis nov aHk tto people 60 trust
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a." fact hat ih"N inf'nl - irtAt N"t'
past promise nr mai ani V'li w" kn9s
our own minds hni We lif" lyrl - lN'
sam" mltf f1t q nhrIfi"tt t'Hfih " tltt'
70 EIN" 90 our i1d.i 'ol'f"tt' ana sifiih
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f~yfr'n'hi nt Nh' lfW " NO. D. f'N' ~
drieni upon pflniHs- bat merely i1 'rh
that pur frrIff Do taken ~ nh earnest 4
what " FfhN tniiliu' - 40. lN i'tlfR
viii ih" great nfFhni'iil'h' tunNr -
trnHis VI" 10 not have ln 'htHaih Wy 'is
lAAH were NOT 'hf1ft'lt hNi ~ l"Nil nu'
met fh'l hfihhih nav" neon 'Nl t'' hnl
hat i"sirihfl' hhH been 'fh'i'l w
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mont We 10 NOT have W lf'i'r' NJ
"furn ne fntU1Is nui. Tor W. n rh"Nf
~ every f'ri mat NNtt'N'f Dob tilr"h.
investigation q pubic 0ihI'I can %, t'nhI
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under a ~rrinhl.Hn 90 q .nn'f'l' tl'
ADMINISTRATION Ihif iH " ,hI'irfi way %
tiir TIE fhs.iH our hfd 10 t''N ih'r "Ni
ans u lhH ih' merit = sincerity VI -
u'"f a." h"'ta1aIH ~ trust N ne ttr
seven ''nfs h,v" teen l~nsIfnin''ti 10
nun l"f when computed wiz li' 'N',ii oI
a." pubic service Sever lhf 'h' "in m
istrriili ~ ne r~sN1inn'nt ho'n Hn 2
cleaner avg 80 '','. l'N'l h"h lh'
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lpf's'li hh' "ihel'hiiY
AHaurrily n o. uuWtsn IN change M
policies which have worked w Vel an
which or" now wnfkIus so ~'l Prosperity
has come NJ bonn" The national homo
AMI interest lnNr boon urt'ld abroad W.
have placed N" finances oftho nation upni
u SOUND void basis We ave iun" ihii
with the ala Of many who were form"rl'