Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-01
Declares Country is Safe Be-
cause of the Action of Re-
publican Convention.
DEFENDS PRESENT TARIFF
Also Makes Reference to
1.-The Suits Brought Against
the Trusts.
is PRAISED BY ROOT
New York Senator Tells
PresidsnY the People Have
Confidence in Him.
specia, to tho EVENING NEWS.

1
Taft learned today that he is the
nominee of the Republican party
for presidential honors. The ma
tional Republican convention notifi-
cation committee performed their
perfunctory function in a ceremony
remarkable for It's formality. SEN
ator Elihu Root who as chairman
af the convention, headed the notifi-
On committee and formally ten
the nomination in brief
,.ech, striking at Roosevelt for his
charge of stolen delegates and blow
ingly commencing Taft for his ad-
ministration.
The President replied in a 10000
keynote speech outlining the issues
of the campaign as he saw them,
bitterly assailing demagoguery,
fraud and misrepresentation against
himself and his administration. He
did not mention Roosevelt by name
in the entire speech, but dubbed the
colonel and his followers as former
Republicans who have left the party.
He accepted the nomination " with
profound gratitude to the Republican
party"
Senator Roots Speech.
Senator Roots notification speech
was brief and formal, but he laid
particular stress on the point that
Taft's titls, to the nomination was
as clear and unimpeSchable as the
title of any candidate of any party
since political conventions began"
and that he was regularly and duly
nominated"
Referring to the Roosevelt bolt,
Root said:
"For the second time in the his
tory of the Republican party, part
of the delegates have refused to be
bound by the action of the conven-
ion. The reason assigned for this
course js dissatisfaction with the de-
cision of certain ISontests in the MAX
ing up of the t6aA2orary roll of the
convention. Those contests were
decided by the tribunal upon which
the law has governed the Republican
party for more than forty years i'm
posed the duty deciding such con-
tests. So long as those decisions
were made honestly and in good
faith, all persons were bound to ac-
cept them as conclusive in the max
ing up of the temporary roll of the
convention, and neither in the facts
and arguments produced before the
National committee, the committee
on credentials and the convention it.
self nor otherwise, does there appear
Just ground for impeaching the hon
esty and good faith Of the commit
tees decisions.
Both abide by declared principles
of action. You are in sympathy
with the great practical rules of
right conduct that the American peo-
pie have set up for their guidance
and self restraint In the limitations
of the constitution-the limitations
upon the governmental and official
power essential to the preservation
of liberty and justice. You know
that to sweep these wise rules of self
restraint would not be progress but
decadence.
"You know that the great declara-
tions of principle in our constitu-
tion cannot be made an effectual
guide to conduct in any other way
by than judicial judgment upon at
tempts to violate them; and you
maintain the independence dignity
and authority of the courts of the
United States. You are for progress
ing along the lines of national devel-
opment, but for the progress which
still preserves the good we already
have and holds fast to the essential
of American institutions which have
made our country prosperous, great
and free. You represent the spirit
of kindly consideration by every
American citizen towards all his fell
lows, respect for the right of ad
verse opinion, peaceable methods Of
settling differences-the spirit and