Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-08-07
WILLIAM 4. TAFT
IS NOTIFIED OF
HIS NOMINATION
Republican Nominee Covers
Wide Ground in Accepting
Commission as Standard
Bearer.

Cincinnati, Ohio July S0.-Senator
William Warner, chairman Of the re-
publican notification committee. in the
enforced absence of Senator Lodge.
said, officially notifying Mr.. Taft of his
nomination:
MIR. Taft: You are, OF course, not un-
aware, that Mr.. Roosevelt's term as
president of the United States will ex-
pire on March 4. 1909: that the political
Organizations preparatory to presenting TO
the people, at the general election to be
held in November next. their respective
candidates for the high office: that the
republican party In national convention.
composed of delegates representing every
state and territory and the outlying pos
sessions OF the United States, assembled at
Chicago, on June is to 10. inclusive,
has completed it's deliberations, that
1t has outlined and submitted to
the citizenship of the republic. for
consideration and adoption, govern
mental policies, which 1t confidently be-
iieves will be of the highest service to the
nation In her every part; that 1t has from
among its strong and experienced states
men-7men whom services to the public
has demonstrated their worthiness In
clearness Of character, devotion to the
country and the welfare Of the Individual
citizen, and with full understanding OF the
nations needs in her highest and best as
pirations, selected you as it's candidate for
president, the highest honor that can be
conferred Dy this CONSTITUTIONAL republic,
and | would, therefore add. the most ex-
allied political office on this earth; and the
committee which you see before you,
whose chairmanship have the honor to
hold In the temporary absence from the
United States of the Honorable Henry
Cabot Lodge, of Massachusetts,, perma-
nent chairman of the republican national
convention, now tenders to you. at the
direction of that convention. the formal
nomination of the republican party for the
presidency Of the United States. and 1
hand you an engrossed copy Of the plat
form of policies adopted by that conven-
ton.
1 cannot, sir, complete the discharge of
this most agreeable duty without assur-
Ing you of the high respect In which you
are held not only by those Of your own
political faith, but by your fellow citizens
without regard to the party.-of their adj
xniration Of your ability. manifested
throughout your public service; of their
knowledge of the preparation which you
will bring to the discharge of the high
belief in your deep conviction of the
equality of all men before the law. and
An the practical application OF that prin-
ciple by any administration of which you
may be the head, the rule by which every
official act OF Mr.. Roosevelt, as president,
has been squared. which has won for him
the confidence and respect of his coun-
trymen throughout the land. and which
has brought to him at all times their UNI
questioned and earnest support. 1t was
his universal application of this rule which
caused MS party, In natlOnal convention,
TO pay him the following just and splen-
did tribute of approval.
Tribute to Roosevelt.
His administration Is an epoch in Ameri-
can history. In no other period since the
national sovereignty was won under Wash
ington or preserved under Lincoln has
there been such mighty progress in those
Ideals of government which make for JUS
tice, equality and fair dealing among men.
The highest aspirations of the American
people have found voice. Their most eX-
allied servant represents the best aims and
worthiest purposes of all his countrymen.
American manhood has been lifted up to q
nobler sense Of duty and obligation. Con-
science and courage in public station and
high standards of right and wrong in
private life have been the cardinal prin-
zciples of political life. Capital and labor
have been brought into closer relations OF
confidence and interdependence, and the
and all evils and privileged favoritism
have been put TO scorn by the simple and
manly virtues of justice and fair play.
1t Is gratifying TO your countrymen to
reflect that of that administration you
have been a conspicuous part, as you were
of the administration of Mr.. Mckinley,
whose accomplishments mark a national
progress unsurpassed in all of our pre-
yious national life.
1t, therefore, gives me genuine pleasure,
Mr.. Taft, to present to-yoa this formal
whose governmental policies have for so
long kept in balance the mighty forces
of the nation" and TO whose continued
guidance of the nation we have every
reasonable right to believe that the peo-
ole are now looking.