Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-08
T. RS Speech Of Acceptance.


Chicago, Aug. S.-Colonel Roosevelt,
Progressive party's nomination for
president, said:
Mr.. Chairman, and men and women
who in this convention represent the
high and honest purpose Of the people
OF all our country, / come W to
thank you from my heart for the honor
you nave conferred upon me-. To say
that of course 1 accept. That I hold. it
and now l am measuring my words. l
have been president. l have seen and
known much of life-and l hold It by far
the greatest honor and the greatest OPP
p%ortunity that has ever come to me to be
called by you to the leadership for the
time being Of this great movement In
the interests Of the American people. And
friends, ! wish now to say how deeply
sensitive 1 am to the way in which the
nomination has come to me and to tell
those who proposed and seconded my
nomination that l appreciate to the full
the -isnincancs of having such mon and
such a woman put ne in nomination, and
l wish to thank the convention for hav-
ing given ne the running mate whom 1t
has Siven.
/ have a peculiar feeling toward Gov
ernor johnson. Nearly two years ago.
after tho election OF 1910. when what /
had striven to accomplish In New York
had come to nothing, and when my
friends. the enemy. e1ulted-possibly pre-
matursIy-over What had beaten me, Gov
ernor Johnson. In the flush Of his own
triumph having Just won out, wrote me
a letter which / shall hand on to my chill
dren and children's children because of
what the letter contains, and because
of the man who wrote It; a letter Of trust
and belief. a letter Of ardent champion
ship from the soldier who was at that
moment victorious. toward his comrade
who at that moment had been struck
down.
High Praise For Governor Johnson.
In Governor Johnson We have a man
whose every word Is made good by the
tseds that he has done-a man who at
the head OF a great state has practically
applied in that state for the benefit Of the
people Ct that state the principles which
we intend to apply throughout the Union
as a whole. We have nominated the only
type Of man who ever ought to be nom
mated. AS for the vice presidency, we
have nominated a man fit at the moment
to be the president Of the United States.
Friends. l have come here nc. to make
any extended speech to you merely to
thank you from the bottom Of my heart
.or the honor you have conferred upon
mo and to say that ! appreciate It exact
ly as I knew that you meant 1t, for the
g-eatest chance. tho Creates gift. that
can be given to any man Is the opportu-
nifty II he has the stun in him to do
something that count In the interests Of
the common good.
I appreciate to the full the burden of
responsibility. the burden of obligation.
that you have put upon me; l appreciate
to the full that the trust you impose upon
me can be met by me only in one way.
and that is by SO carrying myself that
you shall have no cause to regret or to
feel ashamed for the action that you have
taken this afternoon.
And, friends. with all my heart and
soul, with every particle of high purpose
that is in me. I pledge you my word to do
everything l can, to put every particle of
courage, OF common sense and Of strength
that l have at your disposal and to en-.
deavor so far as strength is given me to
live up to the obligations you have put
upon me and TO endeavor to carry out in
the interests OF our whole people the poll
cies to which you have today solemnly
dedicated yourselves to the millions OF
men and women for whom you speak.
! thank you.