Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-18

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SHERMAN KNOWS NOW
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election of the nominees of the republican
party for the ofaces of President and Vfct
President of the United States"
ent by the brevity Of his reply. which,
however. is generally considered telling
| and forcefui.
SPEECH OF ACCEPTANCE.
| Mr.. Sherman said:
Senator Burrows and gentlemen Of the
notification committee:
This Official notification 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 with
| that of William H. Taft whom respect
and esteem highly and who approaches
|
well equipped to discharge the duties and
bear the varied and weighty responsible
ties of that exalted position. Ny accept
ance could not be made with honor unless
| 1 were in full accord with the declara-
ton of principles adopted by the conven'
ton. Net only am in full and complete
accord with my partys platform. but
indorse every statement made by Mr.. Taft
in his address Of acceptance when notified
of his nomination as the republican can
/ OF Coo
THAT speech fully and comprehensively
discusses the issues of this campaign as
presented by the platforms Of the two
great parties, so that 1t is appropriate that
| not convinced by the present alton Of Mr.
Taft l could not hope to persuade. 1t is
| however in conformity with custom tina,
| / refer at least briefly to some Of the ina
portant issues Of the campaign.
REVISION OF THE TARIFF.
First then, let me say that I am a
protectionist. I am sufficiently practical
| to value the utility Of a fact higher than
the beauty of a theory, and I am a pro-
tectionist because experience has demon
strated that the application of that prin-
ciple has lifted us as nation to a plane
| of prosperity above that occupied by any
other people.
Il especially commend that plank of
| our platform which promises an early re-
vision Of tariff schedules. That pledge
will be fulfilled in an adjustment based
| In every particular upon the broad prin-
ciples OF protection for all American in
| terests; alike for labor. for capital. for
producers and consumers. The Dingiey
the then existing conditions. The devel-
opments Of Industrial prosperity In a
decade. which in volume and degree have
surpassed our most roseate expectations.
| have SO altered conditions that in certain
details of schedules they no longer in
| every particular mete out justice to all.
I'm this readjustment the principle of
protection must and will govern: such du-
| ties must and will be imposed as will
| equalize the cost Of production at home
and abroad and insure reasonable profit
| to all American interests. The republican
idea Of such profit embraces not alone
the manufacturer, not alone the capital
| invested. but all engaged in American
| the artisan. the farmer, the miner and
those engaged In transportation and
| trade: broadly speaking, those engaged in
every pursuit and calling which our tariff
| directly or Indirectly affects
PROSPERITY STAYS WITH Us.
During a statutory application OF this
principle prosperity has abided with us.
When a revenue tariff has been the law
| adversely and want have been our por-
ton. Our democratic brethren. whose
memories are as short as their promises
are frail, and who have always exhibited
lack of capacity to profit by experience.
| unmindful of the Distress and destruction
| that arrived and departed with the last
democratic administration. declare In
their platform that they favor such i'm
mediate revision Of = . schedules az
may be necessary to restore the tariff to
a revenue basis revenue basis,
| tariff for revenue only ultimate free
| trade'-all have an identical meaning;
that meaning being an assault upon
American indutries, an attack upon the
| for the products OF American soil and
American toll: less work. less pay. less
of the necessaries Of and comforts Of
life. In the light Of history what issue
can citizens? Experience. that effective
teacher-enective save with the one-man
power now parading under the title of
the democratic party-has taught the ma
ton 4 valuable lesson, and the result of
the coming November election will once
scholars. What the laborer Of the land.
skilled and unskilled. desires IL the op-
portunity at all times to exchange his
brain and Drawn for good pay in good
money. protective tariff and the gold
standard. both now the existing achieve
ments Of the republican party. In spite of
democratic opposition. give the iaborer
that opportunity.
EQUALITY OF MEN.
1.-THE republican party believes in the
equality OF all men before the law; be.
lieves in granting labor's every request
that does not seek to accord rights to one
man denied to another. Fair-minded
| labor asks no more. no less. and approves
the record Of the republican party be-
cause Of that party's acts
II have helped to make my party's rec
ord in the enactment Of the eight hour
law. the employers liability act, the
statutes to minimize the hazard of rail-
road employees the child labor law for
the District of Columbia. and other en-
actments designed especially to improve
the conditions Of labor. I cannot hope
to better state my position on injunct ions
than by a specific Endorsement Of Mr..
Taft's Cincinnati declaration OH that sub.
iect, That Endorsement / make
"As a nation our duty compels that, by
every constitutional and reasonable
means, the material and educational con-
dition OF the colored race be advanced.
| This we owe to ourselves 40 well as to
them As the result Of course of
events that can never be reversed, they
are a part of our civilization; their pros
perity is our prosperity: their debasement
would be our misfortune. The republic
can party, therefore, will offer every en-
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