Show ACCEPTS THE HONOR Gay Roosevelts Reply to the Notification Notifi-cation Committee Mr Chairman I accept the honor conferred upon me with Iho keenest and deepest appreciation of what It r j I means and above all of the rcsponsi 1 billty that goes with It Everything that It is in my power to do will be done to secure lie reoleclion of President McKinley lo whom it has been given in this crisis of the national history lo stand for and embody the principles which lie closest to the heart of every American worthy tile name MORE THAN PARTY CONTEST This Is very much more than si mere party contest Wo stand at the parting part-ing of the ways and the people have now to decide whether they shall go forward along Ihe path of prosperity and high honor abroad or whether they will turn thick backs upon what has been done during the past three years whether they will plunge this country Into an abyss of misery and disaster or what Is worse than even misery and r disaster shame S APPEALS TO GOOD CITIZENS 1 feel that we have a right lo appeal ap-peal not merely to Republicans but lo all good citizens no mailer what may have been their party afllliulSons in tile past and to asklhem on the slrenglh of lie record that President McKinley has made during the past three years and on the strength of the threat Implied Im-plied in what was done in Jvansas City a few days ago lo stand shoulder to shoulder with us perpetuating the coil ditlons Minder which we have reached a degree of prosperity never before al lainod in the Nations history and under un-der which abroad we have put the American flag on a level where It never before in the history of the country has been placed S CONFIDENT OF VICTORY For these reasons I feel we have aright a-right lo look forward with confident expectation lo what the verdict of the people will be next November and lo ask all men lo whom the wellbeing of the country and the honor of the national na-tional name arc dear to stand with us as we fight for prosperity at home and the honor of the flag abroad TALKS TO NEW YORKERS A round of applause broke out as the i Governor concluded but he checked It Instantly by saying Gentlemen one moment please Hero Ned ho cried to Senator Wolcolt this is not to the national committee but I want to say this lo my friends friends of my own State who are here Just let me sa > how I appreciate seeing so many of you here today I want lo pay I am more than honored and pleased at having been made candidate for VicePresIdent on the national ticket but you qannot imagine how badly I feel at leaving the men with whom I have endeavored land l-and worked for civic decency and righteousness and honesty in New York |