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Show : Republican Candidate for Vice-Presidency Vice-Presidency Breaks Record lor Brevity. FLEDGES HIS SUPPORT H TO IlOOi -3YELT POLICIES H Bi Day in His Home Town of Utica: Many Leading Re-publicans Re-publicans Present. UTICA. N. Y.. Aug. IS. The last formal ceremony attending 'the official launching of the Ifcpnblican national jH licket of IflOS was held here today, when representative James Schoolcraft IH Sherman was tendered and accepted the nomination of his party for the vice-presidency. vice-presidency. Tn accepting he subscribed lieartily, " hp declared, to the declaration of prin-r-iplcs adopted at he Chicago conven tion iu June, to the every utterance of Secretary Taft in hia Cincinnati speech, and to the policies of President. Jioosc- jH volt. Mr, Sherman asserted, that tho approval of the Roosevelt administra tion was the real issue of the campaign to be undertaken. Mr. Bryan's ques-tion. ques-tion. "Shall tho people rule?" was dc dared to be no issue at all. "Surelv jH the people shall rule," Mr. Sherman jH said; "surely they have ruled.; surolv they do rule. Shame on tho candidate jH who insults the American people by the suggestion or declaration that a ill majority of its electorate are venal." ll Only a Brief Speech. Mr. Sherman's speech was unusually J brief, and ho did not attempt to discusa in dolall any of r.he questions touched upon ly Secretary Taft. saying that ho could not hope io persuade any one not ijH convinced by the presidential candi- lH dale's presentation of the platform and I the issues. ITc did enter into a brief discussion of the tariff, and his declara-tion declara-tion "I am a protectionist'' brought 1 spontaneous response from his hearers. I. The candidate then went on to explain il that he thought the time had arrived 1 for a revision of the tariff from tho pro- 41l tectionist point, of view. Mr. Sherman praised the record of tho Republican party, and in contrasting it with tlm Democratic organisation referred to tho latter as "an aggregation of oxperi-mental oxperi-mental malcontents and theorists, who?o only claim to a history is a party namo H they pilfered.'' Il . fccnator furrows Onairmau. Senator Julius Caesar Burrows of Michigan, chairman of- the notification committee, whose mombers gathered here from the various States of the Union, made the tender of the nomiiia-tion. nomiiia-tion. In his speech he declared that the thinly-veiled accusation bv Mr. IH Bryan that tho Republican administra- rH tion did not represent tho people was TH Secretary Root, speaking as a neigh- H bor and life-long friend of the candi ,H date, eulogized Mr. Sherman, politics . :H had no place in his brief but eloquent address. President U. W. Stryker of Hamilton liH college, from which Mr. Sherman was graduated, also paid a personal tribute i to the candidate, and there wero ad- ! dresses of welcome to the visitinc com- j mitteemeu aud sightseers from Mayor I Thomas Wheeler and Chairman Charles S. Symonds of the local reception com- Given loving" Cup. .H Al the conclusion of the ceremonies '. IH Mr. Sherman was presented with a mag- JH nificent gold-lined silver loving cup, a gift from his colleagues in the national louse of Representatives. The cup tflH stands nearly eighteen inches high and ''l is mounted on a base of ebony. The 'il inscription reads: m "Presented to James S. Shorman bv IH his colleagues. August IS. IflOS. " il A large number of Congressmen were TH at today's exercises. IH The brief speech of presentation was lH made by Representative Serano Payne jlH of New York. Mr. Sherman also re- H ceived a lengthy telegram of felicitation 'H from Mi'. T;i ft. and the mayor of Utica I received congratulatory messages from tho mayor of Cincinnati. IH The ceremonies of notification lasted 'H less than two hour? and wero held iu il the shade of the half-ccntury-old elm trees which surround the Sherman lawn on upper Ccnescc street. Mr. Sherman, fJ who was ill for a time, appeared today ' iH to be iu vigorous health. I Io will un- dcrtake a long campaign trip through 1 the West iu October. I ,flH Gala Day for City. ' jH Tho ceremonies at the Sherman home jH were preceded by band concerts in tho . H downtown squares, a parade of the ci't.V , jH fire department, a vice-presidential sn- lute of nineteen guns and a parado of the gaily uniformed Conkling Uncon- lH ditional' escort of t lie members of the , jH notification committee, (icucscc- street fH from the railroad tracks to the Sherman 'H home aud beyond was lined with thou- Ml sands of people. As many as could get ' H within hearing or seeing distance later H gathered about the Sherman lawn, al- . 1 most completely blocking street traffic. j IH Asido from the formal exercises of no- . 1 tiiication the committee iu charge en- ,.H deavored to 111:1 Ice tho celebration non- jH political. Mr. Sherman appeared to be in the best of health. ll Secretary Hoot's speech was a per- ' jH sonal tribute to Mr. Sherman. Ho did M not enter into a discussion of party H issues in any form. The day broke H clear and delightfully cool. Incoming . H trains during the "morning brought throngs of visitors from ihc middle and (' 1 western sections of the state, while the ll internrbau trolleys from points as far vjH west as Syracuse were crowded to their (ll full carrying capacity. Among the ar- ril rivals wero National Chairman Krank Tl II. llitchcock. who camo from Chicago, 1 accompanied by several members of his lH staff, and Stale Chairman Timothy L. jH WoodrutT. H "Old Glory" Prominent.' H The last, details of decoration nt tho lUI Sherman home were hurried forward i ll this morning. Flags wero draped ov- ' H cry where, about tho front of tho rather I H pic tu rescue old hou?o mid kUv Crz.r? ''1 , u M J fary speaking stand projecting from j' H Iho front porch was entirely covered I i M tvith hunting and flays. ' ") The Conkline Unconditional?, a cam- '. i paign marching club of some HO0 mcm- ' , bers, headed by a band of J00 pieces, l J gathcrod from nearby cities, acted as un i j sscort to tho members of the notification - J :ommittoe who in automobiles were ? i:f tlriven from Baggs square to tho Shcr- i I 'i man home, a mile or moro from the i 'fl starling place, y The Jino of inarch ny straight up f fonescc street, which practically, from ?nd to end was a mass of waving col-1 col-1 ors. Even the unsightly old bridgo , m f, icross the Erie canl had been disguised Ml Into a thing of comparative beauty by I A the flags and bunting. On t ho suspend- 'J d(1 overhead girders of tho bridge, a if big electric sign of "Weleomo" grcotod ! if the visitors. Ator passing the canal ' iho notification committee had to drive I 1 directlv beneath a hugo Bryan and j ' ?( Keru banner. The "Democrats of tho h city had offered to remove the banner H for the day but Mr. Sherman would not r! hear of it. Haifa block further up the k street a hugo Sherman banner called !'' out a ehcer. Jij Carnival of Sports. H, After the notification ceremonies Mi. If: :ind Mrs. Sherman eutertiancd the no li' tification committee and a few guests ftl at luncheon. . h To tho afternoon there was a carnival jj of sports and music at Utica park. A j i dinner by Mr. Sherman, band concerts 1 and electrical illuminations tonight will i bring the day to a close. It Chairman Hitchcock met a number of (T Republican leaders here and made ar- l rangements to have Ihcm engaged in the speaking campaign. He received a letter from former Secretary 01 the J Treasurv-Leslie M. Shaw, promising to make two or three- speeches jn Ver- j! mont next week. Mr. Shaw will go to i Maine for a few speeches. Secretary Wilson of the department of agriculture agricul-ture also will sneak in that state. ' Mr. Sherman's speech of acceptance ,i in full follows: Address of Mr. Sherman. Senator Burrows and Gentlemen of the i Notification Committee: Your chairman. speaking for the committee, has not fled i mo of my nomination by the Republican national convention, hold in Chicago In June, as tho party's candidate for Vice-President. Vice-President. As I chanced to be In Chicago j In June, I had an inkling of the convon- ' tlon'a action, which was confirmed by a warm-hearted reception tendered me by inv neighbors on the occasion of my home-coming on July This official notl-!. notl-!. Ilcntlon, howover. is welcomo and the I nomination you tender mo Is accepted: I accepted with n. gratitude commensurate V with the great honor conferred; accepted il with a full appreciation of tho obligations which accompany that honor, an honor greater bocauso my name is linked wltn r that of William H. Taft. whom I respect t and eatcom highly and who approaches tho high office of President exceptionally 1 well equipped to discharge tho duties and ! bear the varied and weighty responsibili ties of that exalted position. My accept-I accept-I enco could not be made with honor unless 1 were In full accord with the declaration 1 of principles adopted by tho convention, f , Not only am 1 in full and completo ac- I ! cord with my party's platform, but I ln- ! dorse every statement made by Air. Tp.it . I in his address of acceptance when notified ! of his nomination as the Republican can- ! didate for President. Praiso for Taft's Speech. '' That speech fully and comprehensively t discusses the Issuo of this campaign as i " presented by tho platforms of tho two great parties, so that It Is appropriate i that mv statement should be shorU Those ! not convinced by Xho presentation of air. - it- Taft I could not hope to persuade. It Is, ( i however, In conformity with custom that ' I refer at least briefly to some of the Im- ( portant Issues of the campaign. ! First, then, let mo say tnat I am a :, protectionist. I am sufficiently 'practical ;( to value tho utility of a fact higher than j the beauty of a theory, and I am a pro- tcotlonlst because experience has demon- ' stratcd that the application of that prin- I v clple has lifted us as a Nation to a plane of prosperity above that occupied by any i other people. Iff Tho Tariff Plank. ' I especially commend that plank of our V platform which promises an early revision J of tariff schedules. That pledge will bo 1' fulfilled In an adjustment based In every E' particular upon tho broad principles of s protection for all American interests; alike for labor, for capital, for producers and consumers. Tho Dlngley bill, when i 1 enacted, was well adapted to the then ex isting conditions. The developments of Industrial prosperity In a decade, which in volume and degree have surpassed our most roseate expectations, have so altered conditions that In certain details of sched- I ules they no longer In every particular 1 mete out justice to all. In this readjust ment the principle of protection must and will govern; such duties must and will be imposed aa will equalize the cost of production pro-duction at home and abroad and Insure a reasonable profit to all American Interests. Inter-ests. The Republican Idea of such a profit embraces not alone the manufacturer, not alone the capital Invested, but all engaged in American production, the employer and ' " employed, tho artisan, tho farmer, the miner and those engaged In transporta- r lion and trade; broadly speaking, those engaged In every pursuit .and calling which our tariff directly or Indirectly af- fects. During a statutory application of ' this principle, prosperity has abided with ' its. when a revenue tariff has beenthe law, adversity ajid want have been our , portion. Our Democratic brethren, whose ' memories are os short as their promises aro frail, and who have always exhibited . t a lack of capacity to profit by experience, unmindful of tho distress and destruction that arrived and departed with the last Democratic administration, declare in ( their platform that they favor such "lm- A mediate revision of schedules as may be necessary to restore tho tariff to ! a. revenue basis." A "rovenuo basis," a "tariff for revenue only," "ultimate free trade" all have an identical meaning; i that meaning being an assault upon American Industries, an attack upon the American wage scale, a lessening demand for tho produots of American soil and American toil, less work, less pay, less of tho necessaries and comforts of Hfo. In the light of history, what iBsue of tho campaign so vitally affects Amorlcan citizens citi-zens ? JSxpericnce, Hint offocllvo teacher effoctlvo save with tho onu-mnn power now parading under the title of the Democratic Demo-cratic party has taught the Nation a valuable lesson and tin- result of the coming com-ing November olectlon will onco more prove the American people to be apt scholars. Whnt the laborer of the land, skilled nnd unskilled, desires Is lb1 opportunity oppor-tunity at all times to exchange his bniln nnd brawn for good pay In good money. A protective tariff and the gold standard, both now the existing achievement! of the Republican party. In spite of Democratic Demo-cratic opposition, give tho laborer that opportunity. op-portunity. Equality Beforo the Law. Tho Republican party believes In the equality of all men before tho law; behoves be-hoves in granting labor's every request that does not seek to accord rights to one man denied to nnothor. Fair-minded Fair-minded lahor asks no more, no less, and approves the record of iho Republican party because of tbar party's nets. 1 have helped to make my party's record rec-ord in the enactment of tho olght-hour law. the employers' liability" act, tho statutes stat-utes to minimize the hazard of railroad employes, the clUld labor law for the District Dis-trict of Columbia, and other enactments designed especially to Improve tho conditions condi-tions of labor. J cannot hope to bettor state mv position on injunctions than by a specific Indorsement of Mr. Taft's Cincinnati Cin-cinnati declaration on that subject. That Indorsement I make. As a nation" our duty compels that by every constitutional and reasonable means tho material and educational condition con-dition of tho colored race bo advanced. This we owo to ourselves as well as to them. As the result of a course of events that can never bo reversed, they are a part of our civilization; their prosperity pros-perity Is our prosperity; their debasement would be our misfortune. The Republican Republi-can party thoroforo will offer every encouragement en-couragement to tho thrift, Industry and Intelligence that will better their prospect of higher attainment. Army and Navy. 1 believe In the maintenance of such an j army, the upbuilding of such a navy as will be the guarantee of the protection of American citizens and American Interests everywhere, and an omen of peace; that at every exposed point wo may be so fortified for-tified that no power on earth may be tempted to molest us. I believe in the restoration of the American morchnnt marine ma-rine and In rendYMing whatever financial aid may be necessary to accomplish this purpose. I approve the movoment for the conservation con-servation of our natural resources; tho fostering of friendly foreign relations; the enforcement of our civil service law: and the enactment of such statutes as will more securely and more effectively preserve the public health. Our platform, as it should do. pledges adherence to the policies of President Roosevelt: promises to continue the work inaugurated during his administration, to insure to persons and property overy proper safeguard and all necessary strengthening of administrative methods will be provldod to furnish efficient Inspection In-spection and supervlslJv, and prompt righting of every injustice, discrimination and wrong. I have not touched upon every plank of our splendid platform, hut I reiterate my full and unqualified approval of Its every promise. Would Extend No Favors. I emphasize as my party's crocd and my faith that In legislation nnd administration adminis-tration favor should be extended to no class, no sect, no race, no section as opposed op-posed to another. To foster class hatred, to foster discontent, is un-Republlcan and un-Amorlcan. Our party stands on the declaration that all men are created with equal rights and It will have no part in the onactment or execution of any law that docs 'not apply alike to good American Ameri-can citizens; whatever their calling" or wherever they live. It will allow no man in our land to have advantage In law over any other man. It offers no safeguard safe-guard to capital that Is not guaranteed to labor; no protection to the workman that Is not Insured to his employer. It would offer to each and to both In pursuit pur-suit of health and happiness and prosperity prosper-ity every possible advantage. Tho work that has boon given the Republican Re-publican party to do has heen of im-menso im-menso Importance. Much of that work has been fully accomplished; some has yot to be completed. Republican declarations onco In our platform nnd no longer there, are omitted because they have becomo accomplished ac-complished facts. On the other hand, Democratic declarations havo been abandoned aban-doned because the voters havo pronounced them to be unwise and unsafe and unsult-ed unsult-ed to our times and our country. "Shall tho peoplo rule?" lsvdeclared by the Democratic platform and candidate to be "the overshadowing issuo . . . now under discussion." It is no Issue. Surely the peoplo shall rule, surely the people have ruled; surely tho people do rule. No party rules. The party, commissioned by the people, is simply the Instrument to execute ex-ecute tho people's will, and from that party par-ty which does not oboy their expressed will, or which lacks tho wisdom to lead successfully, tho peoplo will withdraw their commission. Eocord of the Party. For half a century, with but two exceptions, ex-ceptions, the people have commissioned the Republican party to administer tho national government: commissioned it because be-cause its declared principles appealed to their best Judgment; commissioned It because be-cause the common sense of the American peoplo scented danger In Democratic policies. pol-icies. Ours always has been, always must be, a government of tho people. That party will, after March 4 next, execute old laws and enact new ones'as In November No-vember It Is commissioned by the peoplo to do. That commission will be from nn untrammeled Amorlcan electorate. Shame on tho party which, shame on tho candidate candi-date who Insults the American people by suggestion or declaration that a majority of its electorato is venal. Tho American voter, with rare exception, In casting his ballot, Is guided by his best Judgment by liis desire to conserve Ills own and tho public weal. Tho overshadowing issue of the campaign cam-paign really lsr Shall the administration of President Roosevelt bo approved: shall a party of demonstrated capacity In administrative ad-ministrative affairs be continued In power, shall tho reins of government be placed In experienced hands, or do the peoplo prefer pre-fer to trust their destinies to an aggregation aggre-gation of experimental malcontents and theorists, whose only claim to a history Is a party namo they pilfered. With a record of. four decades of wlso legislation; two score years of faithful administration; offering its fulfilled pledges as a guaranty of Its promises for the future, the Republican party appeals to tho peoplo and, with full confidence In their wisdom and patriotism, awaits the rendition of the Novembor verdict. |
