THE OMAHA DAILY BT.Va TIIUKSPAY, JULY If Of.'-
2
RAILROAD ASSAULT BEGINS
Tx Commissioner Tolleji Open I'm ca
Etata !-.- nnntl
NCOUNTLRS
f FCM REED
S)aagln Coanty Amrnr (halltmfl
FIarea ( naflread Man and
Feint Oat Whprc 11c Has
, Jin J 0 .Klatakea.,.
(Contliued from rirst rk-e.)
Juu of re-ti estate in a given eo.inty has
beu a,evd aj.d i etui wed to ilia stato
boaid nt Its imi actual er market vhjub.
5. ihr .! im-tk-ui i-t loMcaj formula,
evolvei b- Vi McorT. tax ccmimimlon
rrd js-C by it fur evc(i years past )n )-t-in
l..inr mas realty v..u of thai
smo ;-j in forni of H proPlanl 11 pro-
i poirion and is s follow: As lh total
a-aav-sir-) vIre of the tauils sold in a die
1 let or ccuuty Is lo 't.ie tctsi coisidera
tun pu.ij 'ur ihone lin e-:, no I the 'o,al t
sensed iOuo of ail tl n i. r.: in toe dltrict
to the total actual or li-iraet value of ail
tho bind t herein.
4. Bale In wh.c'i tha ! assessment of
the paicels "ld vsrle bnornioJiy from
li- toiut.oeratloii s'av.ed In tna tits hava
Hot been li'djoed In the computations, an
far a strh iiLnormal transaction could
b discovered from a mere nrnirlw!i of
Selilns irits and n-si-semeiiH as disclosed
by toe public records.
A. W hlie th-re ara undoubtedly abnormal
triusifera and mwwismpntl not yet elimi
nated from conMilerailon, yet Nime cf them
tend In one direction and noma In (ha
other", and their emlre elimination woiild
not and will not materially affect the (
freirntn realty Value, of any elven county
as worked out by the Wisconsin proceed.
6. Assessments which are unfairly high
fend to correct thomsolves by reason of
he objection of owners prejudiced thereby,
lint assessments which are unfairly and
abnormally low, cither, thrnueh the inca
pacity, carelessness or favoritism of the
assessor, are exceedingly likely to remain
undisturbed. Many Instances of the- latter
kind have undoubtedly been eJttninated
from consideration In the computations
made, but are falily entitled to be Included
in such computations. It Is safe to say
that the number of Instances In this claes
which would be dlaclosed by a clo.ie xam
lnation of the facte would more than
counterbalance the Instances In which the
consideration In deed i overstated by the
parties. LlEcrlsn'riating and unfair under
valuation In assessing real estate Is true
as to a vastly larger number of parcels of
Innd than la overstatement of true consid
eration In conveyance..
7. The Wisconsin plan Is as easily and
accurately arw'li to the determination of
tlvj r; 1 1 y value of lots as of lands. The
v,irve s-IMtit price process, sdvncated by
Mr. Vcllmer,, la not capable of direct ap
plication In the case of lots.
I Weitera . Nebraska.
. 8. Investigation will demonstrate that in
Counties like those In western Nebraska,
In which lands are very low In value the
average selling price per acre' of such lands
es are being sold varlen more widely from
average actual value of all the lands than
It does In counties In which land values
are high. If so, the unreliability of aver
ese selllne; price per acre as the sole test
of average value per acre is still further
shown. '
9. Lands .In many of the counties of the
state have been asxr-nned this year higher
per acre than the avVrsre selllns; price per
acre of such lands as have been sold re
cently 'within the counties, respectlveli-J
Kach such Instance Is a most toircnt ad-
miamon HKxinst Interest, that, as a ruin,
average Billing price per acre of th .lands
sold is not an adequate measure of average
value per acre of all lands within a county.
, 10. We; do not nxk the board to take any
different action In respect to equalizing; the
realty value of the several counties concerning-
which we have prewented statistics
than la taken, as to all other counties In
the state. They should not be singled out
for apucl&l treatment. We have merely
r presented the results of our investigation
n. theme counties as supllmentary to the
Information already ponaeesed by theoard
and to aid It In arriving at substantially
accurate conclonlons as to the realty value
of all the. counties Jn the state,
11. Real extate In Nebraska, taker as n.
whole, has been returned to the etat-i heard
at an agreate sum not exceeding seven
eighths fit lis aggregate actual value. - i
M. The avernga selling price per acre of)
.lands sold In tjie clifTeienl cwuntles. of ,Uie
Halt oo-fl,.not. as, a' wlxil, exceed S5 per
cent of the'true average value per acre
ef all lands as worked out by the W'ls
connm or ratio process.
13. The at-iiregate actual value of all
tumble 4uh.Im and lots In Nebraska cannot
Justly be tlxed by the beard at less than
l.(x.v.non,ooo.
14. The board should ot this time equalize
the value of lands and lots and of all other
property subjact to goneral taxation In
Kebraaka at the full amount they are con
v.nced it la actually worth. This they
should do. for the following, among other
I'casonii;
a. 1-iHi-ause the law requires them to do o.
b. L'ecause the state la In need of every1
cent of revenue for state purposes that can
be ruleed by legul levies based upon a full
valuation.
c. iieouuKe this is the most favorable
time, at the .beginning; of oiratlons under
the new revenue law, to place all values as
nearly as possible at what they honestly
should be.
d. lifH'wose no other assessment of real
estate will be made until 1 :'., and any
failure of the hoard at this time to equalize
lands and lots at their full actual value
will be unjuxt now and will operate with
Increasing Injustice throughout the four
year to come.
Railroad Classlficatlom.
The lands now being Bold are quite
evenly distributed, os to area, among the
three clannes of lands, the high priced
lands, the medium priced lands and the low
priced lands. The middle class in Waith
fnpton and Hurt counties comprtei lands
stilling at from J O to $ J per acre, and in
Lancaster and Wayne counties those sell
ing at from IK) to J.- per acre. "Lands sell
ing above middle c1ks prices are placed
lit the 1 i li class and thon selling betur
inlUUis (: i .- pikes In the low class.
No. No. No.
Totsl Acrs .Acres Acre
No. Acre In I !!ah 11 l.ldle In Low
fold. Clues. Class. Clue
Washington. ... 9.M t.i7 4.6:ii ..;..
Ittirl ...(...,..n.f'i3 . k.6i3 4.1 id 7A-1
Lancaster 14.w4 4,419 4.t".3 6.1-J
Wayim Zi.&'H 8,2-0 10,luS T.luo
' Totrtla . 1S.JJ BUS 13 Soft
Average selling price per ; of lands
sold In a given county la not, ordinarily,
the. lull measure of the average value per
acre ot an lnnus located wucim that couniv.
'1 hu txH below shows that the lands soid
are, In the Judgment of the asBnors, lower
In value than the average vaue o all
IkiuIs:
COUNTT.
iteUinfclou
Ilurt
Lancaster .
Svayne
Keuiqka Coaatj'n l'otlton.
Jih'ko Etnll, who was the pilnclpdl talker
for Nemaha county, suld that the average
vuhio of !.ind la that county had been
placed by th assessor et 2.10 an acre,
which he said was an exorbitant price, and
in dlHcualiij the average value of the land
that bad been sold which was J.lM, he
f.ited that only the beH bind in tl County
bad been sold ajid offered to take a repre
e;i!iiltee of the board to Nemaha county
and show every piece of lend that had
been transferred, bod V.e would be willing
to jil.l.lo by t!ie decision tf the board
rcpreuenlailve. I(e told that during the
ji "Tho Uoad to
Wcllville"
' "A liir.a fceuk bl a.ik!t."
t ti I ?, ST. t f
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prospcnnis jesra the farmers had plowed
up lands along the numerous stieam of
Nemaha, since which time that land had
not paid, as It sd not been reset In grass
and il in constsr.tly overflowed. It ha
washed into the streams to such an extent
that every mill that had been run by water
power had been closed down bfrause of the
sediment that had collected In the streams.
One-third of the land in the county he said
Is this kind of land that had been over
flowed and was not fit for cultivation.
lie prayed the board to pay no attention
to' the protests of other counties against
Nemaha, and ald that Cnss had been as
sessed at k hleh flpure because Piatt
mouth was afraid it would lose the court
house If the taxes were reduced to any
great extent. He thought " every county
should attend strictly to its own business
and py ho attention to th other coun
ties. He took poke at the cltlxens of hi
county who ase trying to straighten the
river by caylna; if they would t;et their
head atrsight, reset the land in grase and
let Trovldenc attend to the river condi
tion would be better.
Governor Mickey Interrupted to remark
that It wa hi belief, based on hi own
knowledge and the word of Tom Majors,
that Nemaha county was th best In the
state.
"Well, ;overnor," answered th Judge,
"you and Tom Majors are alike both of
you are In politic and what you cay
doesn't count. Why, Tom Major .1 ueh
a politician that I will wager that, with
the single exception of Church Howe, he
has kissed more babies than ny man tn
the tate."
County Clerk Hacker, County Assessor
Maxwell, Representative Good and Tom
Major 'each epoke for Nemaha' assess
ment -to stand a It hod been returned by
the assessor.
Haw They Met.
i County Assessor Reed of Dougla county
and T. A. Policy, the Chicago, St Paul,
Minneapolis A Omaha railroad tax agent.
had never met until thl morning, though
the work of each ha been the target of
the other before th state board for sev
eral day and each has taken a few hot
shots at the work of 'the other. The meet
Ing furnished considerable amusement to
a number who' witnessed it.
The two rode up from the depot In th
ame car and walked from the car to the
tate house together, . A they entered the
capltol Reed remarked to Policy, "I guess
there will be a pretty big time here today.
I understand a fellow named Polley 1
going; to ehobt off against th low assess
ment of land."
'That 1 what I heard," answered Pol
ley, "and I .understand that a fellow
named Reed Is coming down from Douglas
county to thing to Polley' talk."
"I'm Reed," said th Douglaa county
assessor.
"I'm Polley," 'answered the other. And
the two shook hands and at once began
to wrestle over tho Douglas county assess
ment proposition, with the familiarity of
old friends.
The total assessed valuation of the atate
a returned by the county assessors is
S291,53,ao&, against S188.46S.379 last year, or
an Increase of 1103, Df 926.
irORSETHlEVES BUR A BARK
Itemaln of Stolen Animals Supposed
to Be In Hals of Stable.
WEEPING WATER, Neb., July 27. (Spe
cial.) Thl morning about 1 o'clock a team
of mules belonging to William Wh'ttaker,
driver of the Standard tOIl wagon, was
stolen oni his barn and then hitched
to a -wagon belonging to Troy L. Davis.
The mule we'j tracked about one mllo
north to a barn belonging to E. F. Mar
shall, tl groin man who reside In town. It
Is supdatd .th'e jnules were put in the
barn and three . good horses belonging to
Marshall stolen, after . which the thieves
set Are to the barn. In the ruins was
found a mul?s hoof, but at present burn
ing ember prevent making a. thorough
examination. The barn was a fair one,
filled with hay. After, this It Is supposed
they traveled west,' a at another house
on th same farm, the renter heard them
going past at 1 o'clock. No trace of the
mules could be found after they reached
th barn. Two strangers were noticed her
yesterday, who are thought to be the
thieve.
Old Section Foreman Keslarn.
COLUMIll'S, Neb., July 27. (Special.)
David McDtifMe of this city probably hold
the record for continuous service on the
Burlington In Nebraska. This week he re
signed his position a section foreman at
this place with a record of twenty-four
year and five month of continuous service
on on section, with no Intermission except
a slight vacation taken eighteen years ago,
when he went to Michigan on some 'busi
ness. In spcol.lng of his long term of years
hero today Mr. Mc Duffle said: "During all
this time I never ' had a wheel off on rny
section that could have in any manner been
charged to my neglect, and I don't recall
that I ever received a second order to do
anything. I told them that I wanted to
lay off this summer and the superintendent
told me to go back to Michigan and have
a good time, and when I got ready- come
and report to hi office, but I don't know
a I shall ever tamp another tie or oil a
car again."
Telephone Companies at War.
CHAND ISLAND. Neb., July ST. (Spe
cial. ) O. A. Abbott, sr., and Charles H.'
Mandersnn, as attorneys, have filed a pe
tition in tne district court and have been
granted, a temporary Injunction restrain
ing th Grand Island Telephone company
from crossing over, above or on Its "Hit
with their .new telephone line. Th'.j -titiunera
set forth that especially In !- .,
foggy or wet weather th tolegraph ser
vice on their lint, a well a the telephonic
service proposed, would be Impaired by
the" cloeeneBS of the electric current, and
relate that they had served notice upon the
new telephone company to put their wire
across th track undetground, but that
the management of the new company re
fused to give ear and th relator had no
other remedy at law.
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14.' 4 44..8 21 W tl 46.63 H.W
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Riad )djr of Itrowaed (Ulrl.
BLOOMlNUToN. Neb., July 17 (Special.)
Lest Bunrtay. whi'e (lulling In the Kepub
llcan river three miles west of Red Cloud,
a farmer discovered the rauialns of Nellie
Thompson, whoe tragic death ty drown
ing v,ts reported tv.o weeks ago. The
party iiotuiej the authorities of WebMer
county, ho In turn not.rid tl. au:liojl
ties here of the finding of the corpse, and
u-m tl.a fciou.f of IMa county, accom
panied t y a d er, or more people, V int
t i lake (ldi iso cf the bc1y If I iuu( , i.
- l-e I i "!-..'.;. ii V.-ii-s p .- ', that r-
v . i a I i ' ; t J 1 ' i j ice a:, J
i-.rio ',i!vi,.y l:,UTit J lu t i.oiettiy
i !l tf lovni. ,
I r Ij v..(. t cl-.U.-!. vf t! 1
t 1 .. .1 V- ; t i.p a c . , i ,
t i f r . ' t . f i x . . . 1 , '
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body Was found and tho almost hopeless
effort wa about to be given up when the
body was discovered where, from all in
dications. It must have floated during
the flrmt twenty-four hour, as at no other
Um was the river high enovgh to deposit
the corpse where It ws found.
Beatrice Hetties Jsdjrmest. t
BEATRICE. Neb., July 17. (Special.)
At a meeting Of the city council last
night a resolution was passed authorising
the mayor and city clerk to enter Into a
contract wltn Chester R. Massllch, an at
tomey for eastern bondholders against the
city, for settlement of the city's indebt
edness In Judgments snd bonds amounting
In all to 34I.1M.7S. Mr. Massllch was at
the meeting and a settlement was reached
by the city agreeing to pay 113,000. a re
duction of about tl.OoO, tnd a reduction of
Interest upon Judgments from 7 to 4 per
cent and upon bonds from I to 4 per cent
from July 27, 1904. The amounts are to be
paid a follows: S1!,000 when contract ia
ntered Into, 314,000 to be paid August L
1906, and the remainder, with Interest, pn
August L 190. ' . '
Cas Coanty School,
FLATTBMOUTIL Neb.. July S7.-(Bpeclal.)
Superintendent E. L. Rouse of the Piatt
mouth city school ha completed ty an
nual report for the school year Just ended.
Among other things the report, shows that
the Indebtedness agnlnst the school prop
erty for the last year has been reduced in
the sum of 34,177. The amount received
was 330,825.16. The amount paid to male
teachers, including th superintendent'
alary, was 31.932.50; amount paid female
teachers. 112,430. The total value of . the
property is estimated at 3GO.0OO. The total
number of children In the city between the
ages of 6 and 21 Is 1.784. Eight school
houses were used and two were not during
the last year.
V Chaataaaaa at Ankara.
AUBURN, Neb., July 27. (Special.) Th
board of management of the Auburn Chau
tauqua has about completed arrangements
for the assembly, to begin on August 11
Special trains will be run on. '-Political
day," August 18, if not on other day of
the essembly. Especial features hava
been arranged for Political day. Senator
Jonathan P. Dolllver of Iowa will speak
for the republicans, while the democratlo
sldo will be represented by Senator 'Wil
liam J. Stone of Missouri. It is posslb'.
that ex-Senator Allen of Nebraska may te
present to represent and defend the popu
list party.
Nebraska Mast Lost at St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, July 27. (Special Telegram.)
After giving the polk twenty-four hours'
of hard work, Frank K. Janowskl, acred
75, who disappeared from the Union sta
tion after coming from Ashton, Neb., wa
located. He left, the station before hi son.
Brother Joseph of St. Louis university,
could locate him, and becoming confused
had wandered away:'
Platte) County Wheat Poor.
. COLUMBUS, Neb., July 27. (Special)
Reports from reliable threshers in this
county place the yield of wheat at from
twelve to fifteen bushels per acre, and the
quality Is said to be somewhat poorer than
was generally expected. The wheat Is light
and bllfihted. Owing to the wet weather
threshing is progressing very slowly and
but little grain ha been stacked.
New of Nebraska.
BEATRICE, July 27. In a runaway ac
cident yesterday near his home northeast
of this city, John Huttenmaier was thrown
from bis wagon and sustained palntul in
juries. . '.....
PLATTSMOUTH. July 27. William
Hunter of Loup county has purchased the
f rea Lehnhofl residence property tn this
city and expeots to remove hi family her
and occupy t In. t"i .near., future. v.i-.o -
UKAWU ISLAND, July z;. Tim .i'ayne
Investment company of Omaha Jia ordered
it local representative to proceea witn
the matter ot putting up the buildings nec
essary for the manufacture of a new stock
food from alfalfa, men 1, salt and' syrup.
and it is stated tnat A,M worth ol ma
chinery will b put In.
COLUMBUS. July 27. Chester Weeks, a
farmer living near the Merrick county line,
has a curiosity on his farm In the shape
of a peach tree. The tree Is eighteen year
old and has never before borne any fruit
nor even blossomed, but this year It Is
fairly loaded down with peaches. Mr.
Weeks set out four other peach trees near
this one last fall.
PIERCE, July 21. The mortgage record
for Pierce county for ths month of June.
as taken from the books of County Treas
urer i-i Irons, Is a follows: Farm mort
gages tiled 14, amount 34i.0oI.Si; farm mort
gage satlstled 32. amount 3.',4bi.40. Town
mortgages tiled 7, amount 3J,16.&5; town
mortgages satisfied 6, amount 31,197. 6a
Chattel mortgages filed l.i2. amount 3v5.-
663.22: chattel mortgages satianed 4U,
amount 3163.841.41.
UUATblICIu. July 27. Mrs. Mary A. Rog
ers yesterday appeared before Judge In
nan and awore out a peace warrant
again.it her husband, Alfred Rogers. She
alleges that defendant ha been drinking
naro ana na aousea tier, causing tier to
take her child and go tn the home of her
fiarents In order to receive protection. The
learlng ha been postponed for a few days
In order to give Roger time to leave town.
lie is a tailor ty trad.
GRAND ISLAND. July 27. Mercer
Coates, the little son of Manager J. V.
(,'oates of the Koeh'er hotel, who wa
kicked in the head by a mule ten dava
ago, 1 alowly recoverln from the effects
of the frightful blow. After lying uncon
scious tor nearly a weeic lie Dcgun to call
tor nis nan, Terioaicaiiy, though at first
not I ttcoKiiiiu his iarrnta. He now rec
ognises nearly all whom he knew and com-
li.coi lecovviy is f iicuiu.
PIERCE. July 27. Although the cam
paign has not opened In i'ierce county,
yet some of the populist are doing a
whole lot of talking. One prominent pop
uiiat who has been heretofore a leaiier In
the party says that Nebraska will go for
Roosevelt by 40,0u0 majority. Another one
aMd bo fruenaed he would have to vote for
Roosevelt, l'lerte county can be depended
upon to give Roosevelt and the remainder f
or tne ticket a good rousing majority.
PIERCE. July 27. County Clerk W. O.
Hlruns has given to the public the valua
tion or fierce county tor this year, as
compared with the year previous. This
year real property was valued st 31 7eK.-
(wi.aO; Inst year It was valued at 31.046.4iO.tW.
i-ersonai property mis year, .ie.wu.ui; last
jenr, I "(7,971. Town real eutate this year,
3lbl.9il.if; lKt year, 3116,970. Railroads this
year. 3.ll.ub; .lust year. fci9.34. Tele
graph this year. 2, 838.48; Inst year, 32.443.30.
Telephone this year, 3S.1SI2 S6; last year,
t,(i:i. Total valuation for this year. $2,746,-
ii j; total valuation for last year, l,tu,-
PLATTRMOUTH. July 27.-M. 8. BrlKgs.
the barber, found a Rtmv lirnnm r,.,..
about 12 years old. bucknkln color, with
wniie mane ana tan, wandering about his
place yesterday morning. The animal car
ried a saddle, bridle and a portion of a
hitching strip and looked as though she
had been rlddsn hard during the nluht.
bne was branded on the left hin. W hue
on his way to town he noticed two other
horses hitched to a post, but when he re
turned within half an hour with Sheriff
MclJride they were both gone. The animal
was placed In the livery barn of J. W.
tUao, but up to the present time no one
bad called tor her.
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What is it? Ths be-!n-ri:
i of gray hair, falling hair,
baldness. Extremely un
t:J, and annoying, too. Ths
remedy? Ayer's Hair Vicr.
It Lecps ths scalp healthy,
steps falling cf ths hair, ar. J
always restores color to grzy
I. Jr. An c!:; ant tlrcssir..-.
,:'cj uh AVer's Hiir
.c t'iS liatui'kl color lt
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CASXOJXOIIFIES ROOSEVELT
'(Continued from Firth, Page.)
to power. In 1W; tinder the lead of Mc
Klnley, our country bns prospered In pro
duction snd in commerce as It bns never
prospered before. In wealth we st.uid first
atno'ig all the nations. Under the lead
of VVilllHrn McKlnley the war with Spain
was aneedilv brousht to a successful con
rlnalon. linger the treaty of rwace and
our action Oihn Is free, and, tinder guar
antees written In Us constitution and our
Iprislstlon, It Is assured that it will ever
remain free. W s!o acquired l'orto Rlco,
Oimm snd the Philippines by a treaty the
ratification of which was only possible by
the votes of democratic senators. Civil
government has been established in Porto
Klco, and -are are Journeying toward civil
government in thw Philippine as rapidly
as the people of the archipelago are able
to receive It: and this, too. not withstand
ing the false cry of "Imperialism" raised
hv the democratlo party and still Insisted
upon, which led to Insurrection In the Phil
ippine and tenus io lean to runner ln
surrectlon there. The record of the re
publican party under the lesd of WIPiam
McKlnley bns passed Into history. Who
dares assail It 7
Follows Footstep of Lincoln, i
The republican party, under your leader
hip, keep It record from the beginning,
unuer Lincoln, or aoing iinnus, the rig
tiling at the right time and In the right
way, notwithstanding the opposition of
thus who oppose tne rignt poiieie rroin
the aetlish or partisan standpoint. They
4are not tell the truth about your official
action or the record of the party and then
condemn it. ihey can, lor seitinh or par
tisan reasons, abuse you personally and
mlHreprescnt the party wnlcn you lead.
It la true, however, that so far, their
abuse of your action and their alleged
fear of your personality Is insignificant
as compared wllh the personal and par
tisan carping against Lincoln, Grant and
McKlnley when theyVere clothed with
power by the people. Those wnose only
f;rlevance Is that yoti have enforced the
aw and those who carp for mere partisan
capital will not, in my Judgment, reap the
harvest of success. The republican party
for you and under your leadership apeals
to the great oooy ot me people wno live
In the sweat of their faces make the
civilisation, control the republic, fight It
battles and determine it policies,1 for ap
proval and continuance in power.
The omce of president of the United
States Is the grealest on earth and many
competent men In the republican party are
ambitious to hold It, yet the republican
convention met in cnicago June last and
unanimously, with one accord, nominated
you as the candidate of the , party for
. . .. a 1 1 . . . ; f ,i
presioeni. a nm ci'uuuuuun unit
a multitude of good American cltlxens
who do not call themselves republicans
M "amen.
In pursuance of th usual custom the
convention appointed a committee, of which
It honored me witn tne cnairmans'::p, to
wait uDon you ana inrorm you or its action,
which duty, speaking for the committee,
I now cheerfully perform, with the hop
and the confident expectation that a ma
jority of the people of the republic will
In November next approve the action of
the convention by-choosing electors who
will assure your election to the presidency
a your own successor.
President Roosevelt's Reaponie.
President Roosevelt shook Mr. Cannon's
hand heartily at the conclusion of the noti
fication speech and then . mounted th
chair to deliver his address In response.
So cordial , a reception was given to him
that It wa some time before he could pro
ceed. . He was in excellent voice, and
though he followed the printed text of his
speech he seldom referred to it. The ad
dress was punctuated ' by applause. The
president said:
Mr. Speaker and dentletnen of the Noti
fication Committee: I am deeply sensible
of the high honor conferred upon me by
the representative ot the republican party
assembled in convention, and I accept the
nomination for the presidency with solemn
realization of the obligations I assume. I
heartily approve the declaration of prin
cipals which the republican national con
vention ha adopted, and at some future
day I shall communicate to you, Mr. Chair
man, more at lenRin and in aetau a ior-
mal written acceptance of the nomination.
three year ago 1 Decame president Be
cause of the death of my lamented prede
cessor. I then stated that It was my pur
pose to carry out his principles and policies
lor the honor snd the interest oi tnecoun-
try. To th beat of my ability I have kept
tne nromlse thus niail.i: ft next isovemoer
mv countrvmen confirm at the Dolls the
action of the convention, you represent, I
snail,, under frovwmfa, .continue to wora
witi an eye single la tne . weuar or, ait
our people.
a party is or worm oniy insorar as it
promotes the national interest, and every
official, high or low, can serve his party
best by rendering to the people the best
service of which he Is capable. Effectlvo
f overnment comes only as the result of the
oyal co-operation of, many different per
sons. The members or a legislative ma
jority, the officers In the various depart
ments of the administration, and the legis
lative and executive branches as torwird
each other, must work together wJh subor
dination of self to the common end ol suc
cessful government. We who have been
entrusted with power as public servants
during the last seven years or administra
tion and legislation now come before the
peonle content to be Judged by our record
of achievement. In the years that have
gone by we have made the deed square
witn the word; ana ir w are continued in
lower we shall unswervingly loilow out
he s-reat lines of public policy which the
renjbllcan oartv has already laid down: a
public policy to which we are giving, and
snail give, a uniieo, anu mereioro an ef
ficient, support.
Mora Fortanata Than Opponents.
In all of thl we are more fortunate than
our opponent, who now appeal for confi
dence on the ground, which some express
and some seek to have confidentially un
derstood, that If triumphant they may be
truated to Drove false to every principle
which In the last eight years they have laid
down as vital, and to leave undisturbed
those very acts of the administration be
cause of which they ask that the adminis
tration Itself be driven from power. Seem-t
Ingly their present sttltude as to their past
record la that some of them were mis
taken and others Insincere. We make our
appeal in a wholly different spirit. We are
not ntrnlned to seen silent on any vital
question; w are divided on no. vital ques
tion; our polly is continuous, and Is the
same for all sections and localities. There
Is nothing experimental about the govern
ment we ask the people to continue In
powr, for our performance In the past,
our proved governmental efficiency. Is a
guarantee as to our promise for the fu
ture. Our opponents, either openly or
secretly, according to their several tem
t'rmenta. now ak the iwnplo to trust
their present promises In consideration of
the fact that they Intend to trent their past
promises as null and void. We know our
own mind and we nave Kept oi tne aame
mind for a sufficient length of time to give
to our policy coherence and sanity. In
such a fundamental matter as the enforce
ment of the law we do not have to depend
upon promises, but merely to ask that our
record be taken a an earnest of what we
Shall continue, to do. In dealing with the
great organizations known as trusts, we
do not have to explain why the Irws were
not enforced, but to joint out that they
actuary have been enforced and that
legislation ha been enacted to Increase the
effectiveness of their enforcement. We do
not hava to pronose to "turn the' rascals
out," for we have shown In very deed that
whenever by diligent investigation a public
official can be found who has betrayed bis
trust h will be riunlshed to the full extent
of the law without regard to whether h-
was appointed under a republican or a
democratlo administration. This la the ef
ficient way to turn the rascals out and to
keep them out, and It ha the merit of sin
cerity. Moreover, the betraals of trust In
the last seven yesrs .have been Insignifi
cant In number when compared with the
extent of the public service, Never h
the administration of the government been
on a rienner and higher level; never has
the public work of the nation been done
morfj honestly and efficiently.
I'anlaa to t tiaoge (iood Policies.
Assuredly It Is unwise to chfcnge the
polices which have worked so well and
which are now working o well. Prua-
fiertiy has come at home. The national
iiinor and Interest have been upheld
abroad. Wo have placed the finances of
the lip tf mi upon a sound i,old baais. We
have done this with tho aid of many who
were formerly our oi'Kiiiens, but who
would neiitier openly support nor silently
acouieactt in the betray of uuaouud finance,
ana we liavo doi.e It agatnal the convinced
and violent ai'.oltlou of the mass of our
pietieut opponent w no still rcjtiae to re
cant the liiinoond opinion which f;ir the
moment lliev mink it liie,e.lient to assert.
Vv a know what we ineuu tttien we speiik
of tn honest are stuiile coireucy. we
n ean the saoie thing loin ytar to year.
VV li not have to avuld a aetlutle and
cuihi'ioiv. committal on t'ie loont Impor
tant lKOa Wlilctl ha recently Leell btftire
tno peopie, and which noty at any Mint In
l,e ne.,r fui uie l belore ti.eni &d"'n.
1 lon Hi ,l!lelle WtO'll UfiOeliia thl
lemia too rwoii Hon of l.ttlf of oor noio-le-r
do not i men with th-e of to oilier
hulf. t-o I 'l, as Ilia re,i,i.., an l, AMy is
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have enacted there is now ample circula
tion for every business need, and every
dollar of this circulation Is worth a dollar
In gold. We have reduced the Interest
bearing debt and In stilly larger measure
the Interest on that debt.- All of the war
taxes Imposed during the Spanish war
have been removed with a view to relieve
the people and to prevent the accumulation
or an unnecessary surplus. 1 he result is
that hardly ever before have the expendi
tures and Income of the government to
el9sely corresponded. In the fiscal year
that has Just closed the excess of Income
over the otdlnary expenditures was 39,noo,
0o0. This does not take account of 350.
000,000 expended out of the accumulated
surplus for tho purchase of the Isthmian
canal. It is an extraordinary proof of the
sound financial condition of the nation that
nstead of following the usual course In
such matters and throwing the burden
upon posterity by an Issue of bonds, we
were able to make the payment outright
and yet after It to have In the treasury a
surplus of 3!W,00n.0Of. Moreover, we were
able to pay 3,iO,mo.OOO out of hand without
causing the slightest disturbance to busi
ness conditions. .
" Country on High Plane.
"S jtv iwiaoted a tariff law .under
whics-jurlng the past few years the coun
try has attained a height of material well
being never before reached. Wages are
hlsher than ever before. -That whenever
he need arises tnere should be readjustl
nent of the tariff schedules Is undoubted:!
but sucn ennnges can witn safety tie made
only by those whose devotion to tho prin
ciple, of a protective tariff Is beyond ques
tion; for . otherwise the changes would
amount not to readjustment but to reneal.
Tho readjustment when made must main
tain ana not oestroy tne protective prin
ciple. To the farmer, the merchant, the
manufacturer this Is vital; but perhaps .no
other man is so much Interested d the
wage worker In the maintenance of our
present economic system, both a regards
the finances and the tariff. The standard
of living of our wage workers Is hlaher
than that of any other country, and it can
not so remain unless we nave a protective
tariff which shall always keep as a mini
mum a rate of duty sufficient to cover the
difference between the labor cost here and
abroad. Those who, like our opponents,
"denounce protection as a robbery" thereby
explicitly commit themselves to the propo
sition that If they were to revise the tariff
no heed wouia he paid to the necessity of
meeting this difference between the stan
dards of living for wnse workers here and
n other countries; and therefore on this
olnt their antagonism to our Doeltion Is
undamentul. Here aaraln we ask that their
nromiaes and ours be Judged bv what has
been dona In the. immediate past. We ask
that sober and sensible men compare the
workings of the present tariff law, and the
conditions which obtain under It. with the
workings of the preceding tariff law nf
1X94 and the conditions which that tariff of
ls94 helped to tiring about.
As to Reciprocity.
W believe In reciprocity with foreign
nations on the terms, outlined In Presi
dent McKlnley s last speech, which urged
the extension cf our foreign markets bv
reciprocal agreements whenever they could
be made without Injury to American in
dustry and labor. It is a singular fact
thai the only xreat reciprocity treaty re
cently adopted that with Cuba was fin
ally opposed almost alone by th repre
sentatives of the very party which now
states that tt favors reciprocity. And here
kuui we a is a tnat the worth of our words
be Judged by comparing their deeds with
ours. Cm this Cubutt reciprocity treaty
ther were at the outaet grave dirfer
ences of opinion among ourselves: and
the .notable thing In the negotiation and
ratification of the treaty, and In the legis
lation which carried ft Into effect, was
the highly practical manner In which
without sacrifice cf principle these differ
ences of opinion were reconciled. There
was no rupture ot a great party, but
an excellent practical outcome, the result
of the harmonious co-operation of two suc
cessive presidents and two successive con
greases. This Is an Illustration of th
governing capacity which entitles u to
ne connaeuce ot the people not only in
iur nuroose but in our uiactlcal ability
to achieve thoao purposes. JuuxlllK by
the hlatory of the last twelve yeara down
to this very month. Is there Justification
or oeiieving that unaer similar circum-
tancea ana with similar initial amer
nces cfoolnlon. our opponents would have
achieved any practical result?
we have already shown in actual tact
that our policy is to do fair and equal
ounce to ail men, paying no neea 10
wnetner a man la rich or poor; paying no
heed to his race, his creed, or tils birth
place.
Capital and Labor.
We recognise the organisation of espi
al and the organisation of labor a nat-
rai outcomes or our Industrial system.
;ach kind of organisation is to be favored
ao long as It acts In a spirit of Justice
and or regard for th rights of others,
k.urh Is to lie granted the full protection
( the law, and each In turn la to Pa neia
a strict obedience to tl.e law; for no
an Is ahove it and no man below It.
he humlueat Individual is to have bis
rights safeguarded as -crupulonnjy as
thoae of the atrongeat organisation, for
each I to receive tuatlce, no more and
no lea. The problem with which wo
avo to deal In our modern lniliiatrlal
and social life are manifold; but the
liirlt In which It Is pfeeajry to ap-
roach their solution la slnioiy tne spun
f hontaty, of courage, and of common
ens.
Irrigation and Canal.
Ia Inaugurating the great work of lrri
aiiin In ilia weat th administration has
nen enabled by ronsirua to lak on of
ho loiiaeat stride ever taken under our
ovriniiiFut toward uiilUiiK our vast im-
lonal domain for the vetilcr, the actual
home-lil.iK.er. ,
fc,ver aim e this continent wa dlBooveecd
he need of an isthmian mual to connect
lie i'uciflc and the Atlantic hs been recog-
tsd; and ever aim the hlrtti of oor lia-
on Such a ennui has huen planned. At
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Ist'.imlan canal is now being built by th
government of the United Statea We con
ducted the negotiation for It contruotlon
with the nicest and most scrupulous honor,
and in a spirit of the largest generosity
toward those through whose territory it
wa to run. Every sinister effort which
could be devised by the spirit of faction
or the spirit of self-interest was made la
ordor to defeat the treaty with Panama
and thereby prevent the consummation of
this work. The construction of the canal
Is now an assured fact; but most certainly
It is Unwise to entrust ths carrying out of
o momentous a policy to those wno have
endeavored to defeat the whole undertak
ing. Our. foreign policy has been o conducted
that, while not one of our Just claim
ha been sacrificed, our relation with all
foreign nations are now of the most peace
ful kind; -there Is. not a cloud on th
horizon. The last cause of Irritation be
tween us and any other nation was re
moved by the settlement of the Alaakanl
hnlinilnrv
In the Carrlbean sea, we have made good
our promises of Independence to Cuba, and
have proved our assertion that our mission
In the island was one of Justice and not of
self-aggrandizement; and thereby no leu
than by our act lcm In Venexuela and Pan
ama we iiave shown that th Monroe doc
trine is a living reality, designed for tha
hurt of no nation, but for the protection
of civilization on the western continent,
and for the peace of the world. Our steady
growth In power has gone hand , in hand
with a strengthening . disposition to use
this power with strict regard for the rights
of others, and for the cause of Interna
tional Justice and good'wlll.
Desir Friendship of Wrld. .,
W earnestly desire friendship with all
the nation of the New. and Old Worlds;
and we endeavor to place our relation
with them upon a basis of reciprocal ad
vantage Instead of hostility. We hold that
the prosperity of each nation la an aid snd
not a hindrance to the prosperity of other
nations. We seek International amity for
the same reasons that make us believe in
peace within our own borders; snd we seek
this peace not because we are afraid or un
ready, but because we think that peace is
right as well as advantageous.
American Interests In the Pacific have
rapidly arown'. American enterprise has
laid a cable aorpss this, the greatest of
oceans. We have proved In effective fash
ion that we wish the Chinese empire well
and desire its integrity snd Independence.
Our foothold In the Philippines greatly
strengthens our position In the competition
for the trade of the east; but we are gov
erning the Philippines in the lnteresttof the
Philippine people themselves. We have al
ready given them a large share In their
government, and our purpose la to Increase
this shar as rapidly as they give evidence
of Increasing fitness for the task. The
great majority of th officials of vthe
Inlands,, whether elective or appointive, are
already native Filipino. ' We are. now pro
viding for a legislative assembly. This 1
the first Btep to be taken In the future, and
It would be eminently unwise to declare
what our next step will be until this 71 rat
step ha been taken and the result are
manifest. To have ,gone faster than we
have already gone Ir. giving the Islander a
constantly Increasing' measure of fcelf-gov-ernment
would have been disastrous. At
the present moment to give political Inde-
rieitdence to the lhinds would result In th
mmedlate lo of civil rights, personal lib
erty and publlo order, as regard the mass
of the Filipinos, for the majority of th
Islanders have been given these great boon
by us, and only keep them because we
vigilantly safeguard and guarantee them.
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versa native the los or his barely-won
civil freedom. 'W hav established In tho
Islands a government by Amerlcnns as
sisted by Filipinos. We are steadily striv
ing to transform this Into self-snvernment
by the Filipinos assisted by Americans.
The principles Which we uphold should
appeal .to all our countrymen. In all por
tion of our country, Abov all they should
give ti strona-th with the men and women
who are the spiritual heirs of those who
upheld the hands of Abraham Lincoln; for
w are striving to do our work in th spirit
with which- Lincoln approached his. Dur
ing the seven years that have Just pnssrd
ther Is no duty, domestic or forelirn, which
we hav shirked; no necessary te which
we have feared to undertake, or which we
have not performed with reasonable etfi
rlency. We have never pleaoed Imiiotence.
We have never sought refuse In criticism,
and complaint instead of action. We face
r.ptor. wf ,, promise: and we s re
the future witn our past ana our present
content to tand or to fall by the record
which we hav mad and are making.
When he had concluded h was heartily
congratulated,, first by Speaker Cannon,
then by Chairman Cortelyou and then by
the others present. After the informal re
ception which followed th address. Speaker
Cannon suggested that all tha visitors a-
aemTile on th lawn, at the foot of tha
veranda step "In order that they may
have their respective shadows secured era
th substanc fade.;' .
President 14' PhotirapIid.
A the president descended the step to
face the photographer' b called for Oov
ernor Pardee of California and W. . &.
Simpson of Texas to stand near him.
These two, with Speaker Cannon, Chairman
Cortelyou, Governor Odoll of New York,
Cornelius -N. Bliss 'and Frank' 8. Black
were grouped about tha president as tha
photograph were taken. '
A buffet luncheon followed. The presi
dent' children, nephews and niece served
th' guests. Early In th afternoon Wil
liam Barnes, Jr., of. Albany pinned' a cam
paign button on th coats lapel of former
Governor Black. While Black, . was con
versing with the president. Governor Oduil
approached and seeing tha button, Inquired,
"Black, when did you leave the republican
party?" '..'" 1
"Haven't left It," wa the reply, .
"Then why ara you wearing; that but
ton, around heref" , v ,
Glancing- at the button and discovering
that It bore a fin likeness to Judge Parker
with appropriate democratic. Inscriptions,
Black remarked: "That proves absolutely
what sublime confidence , we . up-state re
publican hav in on another.',' -
Durlng the afternoon, before, the depart
ure of the guests, the president, bad con
ference with several of thern. Tomor
row morning at 10 o'clock President. Roose
v!t will start for Washington. He as
pects to arrive In W&ahiagton at 3.15 p. rri.
It Is not unlikely that he may rtturn
Oyster Bay lr two weeks, Usii shortening
his proposed stay at the national capital.
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