East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-08-01
In Acceptance Speech Of His Nomi.
nationReferstO "DangerousChang-
eS" Wanted by Political Faction.
NO NAMES MENTIONED
senator Root Declares Taft's Title to
Nomination l. Clear President
Condemns More Than Two Terms In
White HOuse-EXpresses Gratitude
for Chicago Victory.

Washington, Aug. With Senator
Root. chairman of the republican
convention acting as spokesman,
President Taft was formally notified
at the White House today of his nom
ination for the presidency. In a
speech which exceeded ten thousand
words, the president formally accept
ed and while he attacked the leaders
of the new progressive party, no per-
sonal mention was made of Roosevelt.
He began his speech of acceptance by
saying: THE issue presented at the
convention which your chairman
presided over with such just and even
hand. made a crisis in the life of the
republican party. A faction sought
to force the party to violate valuable
time-honored national traditions by
entrusting the power OF the presidency
for more than two terms to one man
whose recently avowed political
views would have committed the par
ty to radical proposals involving dan
gerous changes to the present con-
stitutional form of government and
an independent judiciary.
Expresses Gratitude.
After expressing gratitude at the
victory won in Chicago President Taft
said the republican party was re-
sponsible for essentially all the pro-
gress and development in the coun-
try's history in the last so years. He
said that in arousing the people TO
rl,, do
civilization from the abuses of con-
centrated wealth public imagination
was wrought upon and a reign of SEN
satiOnal journalism and unjust, un-
principled undertaking followed in
which much injustice was done hon
est men.
He said: in abuses of just two
decades. it is true that ill-gotten
wealth has been concentrated in some.
hands. If it were pos
sble to redistribute it on an equitable
principle to those from whom il was
taken without adequate proper COM
it would be a good idea to
bring about. but this, obviously. is
impossible and impractical. 1 do not
say that two gentlemen who now lead,
one the democratic party and the 9TH
er those of the former republicans.
who have left the party in an attack
upon existing conditions and in an at
tempt to satisfy popular unrest by
promises of remedies, are consciously
upon socialism.
Do Not Offer Remedy.
The truth is that they do not
Dffer definite legislation by which the
happy condition they promise shall
De brought about. But if the prom
ses mean anything they lead directly
oward an appropriation of that which
belongs to one man and giving it to
Taft's Title Clear.
Root in his speed laid particular
stress on the claim that Taft's title
o the nomination was as clear and
as the title of any can
lidate of any party since political
began. Referring to the
Roosevelt bolt Root said: For the
second time in the history of the re-
publican party, part of the delegates
'efused to be bound by the action of
he convention. The reason assigned
or this course is dissatisfaction with
he decision of certain contests in
making up the temporary roll of the
Those contests were de-
'ided by that tribunal upon law that
las governed republican party for
more than 40 years and which inn
'osed the duty of deciding such con-
ests."