The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-07-31
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J tud lAn8uage OF another the convention
We? largo In humbers, augus. in culture
and patriotic In sentmont, and may iu,.
!. add 70 that, because Of tho power in i
greatnee, and tho virtues aud the party
Whlch It rerrt-en'ed, Il we9 i.1al: 10 oye,y
mrspecta very grpat tcnnvention. Applause.
Inc dele gates cana from NIL thv 4 ates anu
r~nt!orhs, and | belsve too irom tho
y strict Of Columbie, Applause. They
ans clothed with Ruhori,y to express
judgment and opinion upon all ,hele
ques ione which arc not s,,tled by
cons i'ut'onal law, for the pnr.
pose Of passing upon those
qnes,lona and selecting q ticket for the
peoD'e, That Convention assembled. They
ueclded upon tho principles that ,le1
would adopt as a platform. They selec ed
!he candidates that they would proposs TO
the party Tor their support, ant that Con.
Ventions work was thoiie. I hays not
IeachsrEhe perlod,when 1t ia proper for ms
% consider the atreng'h aud force Of tho
e'stemen's made In tho platform. It Ia
Aou9h for me to know tha. /. cone,et
your hands from that Convention ndtr.u..
90 70 my pa riotic devotion to the D.mo.
cratic party. Aprlau9e,l appreciates the
lonor that ia done me. | need not ourT.
ton that But at ths came time that nc.
cept tho honor from you and from the
Convention ieol that the dutl,s aud re-.
aponsihli'y Of the oflic. rest upor, pe
a'eo. know that sometimes 1t Ia
nnder'tood that the particular oIli,a of
Vlcs President doe1 not. involve tnuod re.
sponsblltv, aud ns genera! tbipc that
70 true. ut aometimesl It comes to repre-.
o-nt very great responsib liti.s and itmsv
oe 30 ~ the near future, for at tbis
time the Senate Of tho Uaited s atss stands
slmoat equally divided he.ween ihs.tvo
great parties, and Il msy bo tha. -sS two
great partiea shall 80 exactly differ that
,the: Vlcs President OF the United S,etea
shallhsve to decide upon q1es.iors Of law
oy the e1erciae OF his cas.iny vo'e. fan.
plause The resDoneihiitv won d III, X "a :; /,
very great It would no! then be- the re-
sponsihility Of representing 4 state " 4 g.
trict It would be the rreponslbNity Of
lep.f 1a!ntlng the whole country, and the
obligation would bo 10 H. the
Judgment OF the whole country,
and that vote when thus c;.,s
would be IN observance to the j ,st sspeca-
'iona end requirements Of ena people Of q.
.ha United States. 1t might be, gentlemen,
tnAs ii upon another occaa!on erra, respond.
ollity would attach to this Office. IL frixht
occur that under circumstances OF pomo
difficulty q don't think it will hs the next
elecuon; but 1t m " occur under circuu.
asanees OF somo diti :ulty) the President Of
the Senate will havs to take h,s part In ,he
counting Of the electoral vote, and alloY
me to cay that that duty is MT to be dis-
charged in obedience to any get Of uso or
70 any pcrty hut it, nh Id;once n /, l,;nb,r
Applause l.@
, uentlameu, you have referred to the
tact that am lonmed by the nomira.
tloT; that in the candidacy will Represent
tne gut Of the people 10 cho ,ss their own
rusere, that right that Is above oil, that lie1
beneath all, ier il the people arc denied fheG o.;
r'gnt to choose their own Office accori;ns y
70 their own Judgment whs. shall be.
come Of the riguts Of peopla at sll? What
shall become of free government il the
people select not their officers? How shall
tneV control the laws, thelr atininistrs-
lion and their execution? So that in gug.
costing that in this candidacy represent
that right of the people as you
have suggested, agrAat honor has devolyed
On mo BY the cor fdsnce of the Oonvsn.
tion. AS soon as it may be convenient
and possible to d, 81 Twill address YOU
mofe formally. Ia respect to tho .letssK
men," e'' 9 = v x
at the cloaa Of Mr.. Hendricks remsrks
neaIty epp!susa ives given, and he w.H in
troduced to each member OF the COMMITTEES
end general haudshaki, followed, after
wnich sI the people paid tusir respects to
Mr.. Hendricke. 5s'.r N s-7 " : $500 -