PUBLISHERS' NOTE
In the selection of the speeches included in the present volume special
attention has been given to the subjects which seem likely in themselves to
possess continued importance, and to those speeches which should prove of
special interest to the citizen and the voter during the present year (1904),
as expressions of the methods of thought and of the principles of action of
the President. The volume is published with the full approval of President
Roosevelt, and the selection of the addresses has been made under his
supervision. The publishers desire to make clear, however, that in Mr.
Roosevelt's opinion these speeches have been dedicated to the public, and
he has declined, therefore, to derive any business advantage from their
publication.
