Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-08-16
LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE
Hon. Josiah Howards Letter Accepting the Republi-
Nomination for Repres sentative.


form of government and in maintain.
ing the high standard of progress and
justice to all men, is evidenced by the
record of heavy immigration which
steadily pours into this country year
after year from the domains of every
civilized nation in the world, and it is
also evidenced by the exceedingly
small proportion of that immigration
which ever returns to its native land to
live The growth of endurance and
vitality and the protection and encour-
agement and developed growth in edu-
cational, moral and commercial aeti
witty has not been hot,house or mush-
room growth, but has been gradual,
continual and strong; and cannot
think that | am immodest or without
the pale of facts when / claim credit
TO what Is known as the Republican
party for the larger share in the man.
agement and establishment of this
growth and enduring strength and en-
terprise.
The Roosevelt administration has
furnished to the country renewed Just
ification for its faith in the positive.
constructive and progressive genius of
the Republican party. So far as our
present condition of unexampled
material prosperity is duet govern
mental 'rolicy the credit for this be.
longs wholly to the tariff and money
policies of the Republican party, which
have given stability and confidence to
the business interests of the country.
But prosperity has its problems and
dangers no less than has adversely and
as the Republican party has safely led
the country out of the wilderness of
Democratic hard times, so nuw-the
country looks to it for guidance in the
right uses of prosperity. In theodore
Roosevelt we recognize a leader and
administrator raised up to meet the
conditions and problems of the new
time. His administration has stood
and now stands for the largest rights
OF all, for the principal of square
deaP' for all and for the determination
to induce wealth and corporate power
to recognize the fact that they have
duties and responsibilities. So called
private corporations are in reality pub
lie servants deriving their franchises
and profits from the public. Public
service of this kind no less than civil
service is public trust which should
not be looked upon as an opportunity
for mere private gain, much less for
graft.
ALI honest men court publicity and
are not afraid of criticism. No partv
or individual can claim immunity from
some wrong or error and the Republi.
can party is no exception, but it claims
leadership in honesty of effort and
energy of action to correct and i'm.
prove the civil, judicial, legislative and
executive management of public af
fairs both state and national.
No man can paint picture or work
out problem of commercial or in
dustrial Improvement unless he has a
vision in his mind of the scope and the
prospective profit of that enterprise
Nor can he plan and build castle or a
sky-scraper uuless he knows the size
and the shape and the utility as we'll as
the form of the building which he wish.
A 1Sf 1nf t,I L
vision and picture in his mind of its
size and shape and beauty.
1t is just as necessary to have plan
or pattern to work by as it is to have
the amhdtion and the intention to per.
form something of whtch we might be
proud This principle will apply Just
as fully and Just as essentially to a man
entering public life as it does to the
business man or the architect. and
am proud to say THAT know of nc
better example, or of no man of a higher
conception of the possibilities of pro
gress and deommercial development and
national honor than the man. our
president, Theodore Roosevelt, and ]
am proud to feel that you wish to give
me chance to paint small picture
and make a small effort ON the lines
laid down by this formost citizen ofthe
age.
/ 1t has been said that you must break
an egg to make an omelet, but wish
TO call your attention to the fact that
breaking the egg does nou -an smash
ing it with hammer and DESTROYING
part of the meat, but that it means
simply the opening of the shell; and |
want to say to you that my impression
of the leaders of the Democratic party
has always been that they were Just as
honest and Just as sincere in their eff
forts to make AZ good omelet rs the