The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-08-07
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Hls Reply % the AdaEess OF the Com
miGAee - Medication.
SARATOGA, July 30.--1ar. Hendrlcks,
IL reply 20 the address Of the committees
Of notification, spoke e followss
MIR. Chairman and Gentlemen Of the
committee: Icannot realize that man
should ever be in the presence of CON-
mittee repre- senling more august body
Of men than that which you represent.
La tbs language of another the conVen
ton was large in meDlbers, august in
culture, and patriotic in sentiments, and
may not add 70 that that bec4use OF the
power and the greatness sad the virtues
of the party which il REPRESENTED II was
itself in every respect q very great con-
ventioh. Applause.l The delegates
came from all the states and territories,
and believe, too. from
the district of Columbia. APP
plause- They came clothed with au-
thoEity TO exnress their judgment aid
opinion upon all these questions which
are not settled by constitutional law.
questions and selecting ticket for the
people, that convention assembled.
They decided upon those principles
they would adopt as 6 platform, they
selected the candidates thst they would
propose to the party for support. and
this convention work was theirs /
have not reached the period when
it is proper for me to consider
the strength aud force of
the statements made In the platform. 1t
Is enough for me to know that it comes
ct your hands from that convention ad-
dressed to my patriotic devotion to the
pVeciate the honor that is done
me. / need not question, but at the same
time accept the honor from you and
from the convention, ] feel that the du-
| ties and responsibilities of the Office rest
upon me also. know that some times
I it is understood that this particular OF
fee, that of vice president, does not in
volve much responsibility, and as gen
eral thing that Is so. But some times 1t
comes TO represent very great response
bilities, and it may be 30 In the near iu-
ture, for at this time the
senate of the United States
the two great parties, and 1t NAV be thai
those two great psrtits shall so exactly
differ that the vice-president of the
| United States shall have to decide upon
| questions OF law by the exercise of the
| casting vote. The responsibility of rep
resentihg q state or district, would be
the responsibility of representing the
whole country. and the obligation would
be the judgment of the whole country,
and that vote, when thus cast, would be
in obedience To the just expects lions and
requirements of the people of the Unit
ed States. II might be, gentlemen, that
spoDsibility would attach to this
Office. 1t might occur that
under circumstances of some diff
culty-I don't think i: will be on the
next election, but it msyoccur uEdeT
circumstances of some difficulty, the
president of the senate will have to take
his part In the counting of the electoral
vote, and allow me to say that that duty
is not to be discharged in obedience to
any set of men or any party, but in
obedience to q high authority. [Ap
plause
Gentlemen you have referred 10 the
fact that am honored by this nomina-
ton in a very special degree. l acCepi
the suggestion that In this candidacy
will represent the right OF the people tC
choose their own rulers. That right thai
is above all, that lies beneath all. II
they are denied the right to cbo Dose theiI
own officers according to their OWE
judgment what shall become of the
rights of the people at all? What shall
become of free government? If the
!. people select not their officers how shall
they control the laws, their adminisira
, ton and executions So that IN suggest
ing that in this candidacy l represent
, that right OF the people, as you have
, suggested, great honor has devolved
} upon me by the confidence of the con
Yeution. So soon as it may be conven
lent and possible to do so will address
you more formally in respect TO the let
, ter you have given me. thrnk yor
? gentlemen.
At the close of Mr.. Hendricks re-
marks hearty applause was given, anC
he was introduced to each member o
2 the committee, and general handshak
| ing followed, after which the people
paid their respects to Mrs. Hendrix b
|. and then quietly dispersed.