The Colorado statesman., 1908-08-22
SHERMAN ON
PARTY ISSUES
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR
VICE PRESIDENT FORMALLY
ACCEPTS NOMINATION..
TALKS ON THE TARIFF
MAKES SHORT ADDRESS AND
CoMMENDS SPEECH OF SEC
RETARY TAFT.

Utica. N. Y.-The last formal cere-
mony attending the official launching
of the Republican national ticket of
1908 was held here Tuesday, when Rep
resentative James Schoolcraft Sher-
man was rendered and accepted the
nomination of his party for the vice
presidency.
Senator Julius C. Burrows of Michi-
gan, chairman of the notification COM
mittee, whose members gathered here
from the various states of the Union,
made the tender of the nomination.
Mr.. Sherman praised the record of
the Republican party and in contrast
ing it with the Democratic organiza-
ton referred to the latter as IAN aggre-
cation of experimental malcontents
and theorists whose only claim to
history is a party name they pilfered."
Mr.. Sherman said:
your chairman, speaking for the
committee, has notified me of my
nomination by the Republican national
convention, held in Chicago in June,
as the party's candidate for vice
president. AS l CHANGED to be in Chi
cago in June, l had an inkling of the
conventions action, which was con-
firmed by a warm-hearted reception
rendered me by my neighbors on the
occasion of my homecoming on July
End.
"This official notification, however,
! is welcome and the nomination you
tender me is accepted; accepted with
a gratitude commensurate with the
great honor conferred; accepted with
full appreciation of the obligations
which accompany that honor, an honor
greater because my name is linked
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respect and esteem highly and who ap-
proaches the high office of President
exceptionally well equipped to dis
charge the duties and bear the varied
weighty responsibilities of that ex-
| alted position.
Il endorse the statement made by
Mr.. Taft in his address of acceptance
when notified of his nomination as
the Republican candidate for Presi-
dent.
First, then let me say that I am a
protectionist. l am sufficiently prac-
tical to value the utility of fact high
er than the beauty of a theory, and /
am protectionist because experience
has demonstrated that the application
of that principle has lifted us as a ma
tion to plane of prosperity above that
occupied by other people.
Il especially commend that plank of
our platform which promises an early
revision of tariff schedules. That
pledge will be fulfilled in an adjust
ment based in every particular upon
the broad principles of protection for
all American interests; alike for labor,
for capital, for producers and consum-
ers. The Dingley bill, when enacted,
was well adapted to the then existing
conditions.
"In this readjustment the principle
OF protection must and will govern;
such duties must and will be imposed
as will equalize the cost of production
at home and abroad and insure reas-
enable profit to all American inter
ests. The Republican idea of such a
profit embraces not alone the manu-
facturer, not alone the capital invested.
but all engaged in American produc-
tlon, the employer and employed, the
artisan, the farmer, the miner and
those engaged in transportation and
trade, broadly speaking, those engaged
In every pursuit and calling which our
1ariff directly or indirectly affects.
"a revenue basis tariff for rev.
enue only ultimate free trade'-all
have an identical meaning; that mean-
ing being an assault upon American
industries, an attack upon the Ameri-
can wage scale, a 1essening demand
for the products of American soil and
American toll; less work, less pay, less
of the necessaries of and comforts of
life.
II believe in the maintenance of
such an army, the upbuilding of such
navy as will be the guarantee of the
protection of American citizens and
American interests everywhere, and an
omen of peace.
Il believe in the restoration of the
American merchant marine and in rem
dering whatever financial aid may be
necessary to accomplish this purpose
Il approve the movement for the con.
servation of our natural resources: the
fostering of friendly foreign relations;
the enforcement of our civil service
law, and the enactment of such stat
utes as will more securely and more
effectively preserve the public health.
Shall the people ruler is declared
by the Democratic platform and can
/ didate to be the overshadowing issue
now under discussion 1t is no
issue. Surely the people shall rule,
surely the people have ruled; surely
the people do rule. No party rules.
The party, commissioned by the peo-
pie, is simply the instrument to exc
cute the peoples will, and from that
party which does not obey their ex-
pressed will or which lacks the wisdom
to lead successfully, the people will
withdraw their commission"