The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-09-22

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Naturally the first thing have 10 say is to make
you my grateful thanks for the honor your nominal
ton coniers upon me- Although L appreciate ii
FULLY | had no aspiration, l had no inclination
which impeed me to desire it or to seek it-none
whatever; Whatever political ambition may have
had has beer III another direction. and has been
more than fully satisfied by the surages of the peo-
pie of this State Nevertheless, am fully sensible
of the obligation imposed upon me by my past life
in the Democratic party, and there is no service
none whatever, that the party could call upon me
to perform that would not cheerfully perform at
any sacrifice. [Applause / do not think 1t to be
in good taste i'll accepting your nomination to quail
ify my acceptance in the least degree by reference
to any personal Inconvenience that it may occasion
me, and only refer to it that may be at liberty to
say that accept the call duty, and as a duty
mean to perform it. [Applause
"Of course cannot fail to note certain Incidents
let me call them if you please incdents-of discGn-
cannot fail to note them because they have been
presented to my attention i'll every conceivable
FORM in private current life, in the most formal
manner that public men could select to make known
to the Democracy of the State the existence of dis-
greeabie incidents calculated to weaken the party
If not to secure its defeat but in noting Them wish
/ you Mr. President to understand that l note them
only considerations to excite me to the fullest
possible performance of my duty In so faras these
incidents have reference TO rivafres between pubIic
men of the State they ought not and, as far am
concerned, they do not excite my regret. VIVA.
ought to be the effect of rivalry and contest between
! public men? If they be honorable rivalries thew
ought to stimulate them to greater exeron if they
be selfish and passionate rivalry, personal in their
character, they are dscrediable to the rivals and
! cannot do injury 10 the Democratic party.
/ bringing to your attention the fact that am not
unmndful of the difficulties suggested to me by my
political brethren, nor am unmindful of the use
! that is made of them by my political opponents
They are the ammunition given to charge the wea-
of the enemy and it is because they constitute
ammunition given TO charge the weapons of the
enemy that feel at liberty to refer to them and to
invoke you, my political BRETHREN to exert your
| influences with the brethren themselves to cease
this wranglng, and to take the word of honora-
Bile gentleman who becomes your candidate that he
has other interest in the world in the eandidature
than the welfare ofthe State of Maryland and of the
Democratic party. Applause. What higher mo-
| tive could have in accepting your nomination
than to contribute in my best degree and according
10 the ability which / may have to the welfare OF
the State and of the Democratic party? More than
forty years ago, side by side with the honorable
president of this convention, enlisted in the SER
vice of that party, and there has never been day
in those forty years that have experienced any
thing but satisfaction and success.
las a candidate, / cannot recall defeat in the
ran ks of the Democracy. 1t has been my good
tuie TO be associated with that party in its day of
triumph and victory, when Maryland and the en-
tire country felt their obligations the party which
secured their welfare. Applause. Therefore ac-
cept this nomination with misgiving, because If
defeat and disaster should come feel that in the
company of that party can bear disaster and de-
feat if carry its banner honorably 70 the front and
vindicate its policy.
But although / am thus ready to encounter the
full measure of responsibility which belongs to the
nomination, j beseech you Democrats not to lnger
on the way beseeech you not only not 10 lfnger on
the way, but 70 press forward, and TO give me all