Official Proceedings of the Thirteenth Republican National Convention, 1904 (Cont).

"Seconding Speech of Mr. Albert J. Beveridge, of Indiana," p.149

"The American people will elect him because, in a word, they know that he does things the people want done; does things, not I [ merely discusses them -- does things only after discussing them -- but does things; and does only those things the people would have him do. (Applause.) This is characteristically American; for Ii wherever he is, the American is he who achieves. (Cheers.)

"On every question all men know where he stands. Americans, frank themselves, demand frankness in their servants. No mystery! was ever made President of the United, or ever will be. (Great cheering, renewed.)

p. 150 "And so the people trust him as a statesman. (Applause).

Better than that, they love him as a man. (Cheers)

"Speech of Mr. George A. Knight, of California,"

p.153 "Our country is big and broad and grand; we want a President typical of the country, one who will preserve her history, enforce rher law, teach Americanism and fight the wrong. Theodore Roosevelt, 'thou art the man!'"

"Speech of William o. Bradley, of Kentucky," p.159

"He has not been the pliable instrument of any man, or set of men. He is the creator, not the creature of public sentiment. He is not controlled by popular clamor, but hews to the line, let the chips fall where they may. He is not a laggard, a time server or an idle dreamer. He loses no opportunity on account of timid doubt or "annoying hesitation. He is not a follower, but every inch a leader.

He is not an imitator, but thoroughly original, guided alone by a clear conception of right and the genius of common sense." "fixed in lofty purpose, he is the embodiment of American ideas, American vigor and the most exalted type of American manhood. "

"The Letters of Acceptance: The President's Letter," pp. 195-218

Oyster Bay, NY, Sept. 12.

p. 212 "Our opponents contend that the government is now administered extravagantly "

"The prime reason why the expenses of the government have increased or recent years is to be found in the fact that the people, after mature thought, have deemed it wise to have certain new forms of work for the public undertaken by the public. This necessitates such expenditures But these new expenditures are necessary; no one would seriously propose to abandon them; and yet it is idle to declaim against the increased expense of the government unless it is intended to cut down the very expenditures which cause the increase."

Official Proceedings of the Thirteenth Republican National Convention, Head in the City of Chicago, June 2~, 22, 23, 1904, Resulting in the Nomination of Theodore Roosevelt, of New York, for President and the Nomination of Charles W. Fairbanks, of Indiana, for Vice-President. Reported by M.W. Blumenberg. Minneapolis: Harrison and Smith Co., 1904.

"Theodore Roosevelt," pp. 22

p. ~~ "Theodore Roosevelt ... is without doubt, of all men living in the United States in these opening years of the twentieth century, the man best qualified by training and experience for the high duties of the office of Chief Executive. Training for great and varied responsibilities in life is of two kinds: -- first, training in those qualities of mind, character, and personality that go to make up the man himself; and second, training in the subjects and the methods that relate to the business of the office in question. In both of these forms of preparation Theodore Roosevelt meets every test of fitness Theodore Roosevelt's character is no topic for difference of opinion or for party controversy "(p. ~2) But President T. Roosevelt is not merely the man of trained and mature personality, -- with a physical and mental capacity for continuous work, with a power of concentration that never fails or flags, with a vitality that never needs artificial stimulant, and with a strength of will as well as of body that is equal to any emergency. Another man might have these splendid attributes of personal manhood, yet be lacking in the kinds of knowledge and experience demanded by the highest executive in the gift of any nation "(p. 17) [In 1900] He entered upon the work of the campaign with great enthusiasm, and his work as a speaker was more effective than that of any other member of his party "(p. 20) President Roosevelt has shown himself, on the one hand, thorough in routine and a master of detail; on the other hand, strong and constructive in policy. "It is a great thing to be able to grasp details as well as to formulate principles; and to know how to select men as well as to understand the tasks to which they are assigned. But President Roosevelt, who excels in acting as Uncle Sam's foreman in running :every branch of his great business, has also shown a remarkable talent for domestic statesmanship and for the initiating of new and I better methods. "(p. 22) To the young men of the country, President Roosevelt sets an example of the value of a sound mind in a sound body. His career helps them to see the practical worth of industry, of system, of temperate living; and helps them to perceive that faith in the highest public and private ideals still holds sway in our places of highest honor and power."