The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-08-02
RATloNAL DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
Cleveland and Hendricks Accept.

JieV6ldnu anu hU1urlSkS dCC6pL.
On the 295h Of July the committee
appointed by the Democrat National
Convention to notify the candidates of
their nomination to the high Office of
President and Vice President of the
United States, waited upon Governor
Cleveland at Albany and officially mott!
fled him of his nomination by the
National Democracy for President.
Chairman Villas opened the ceremonies
in a neat and interesting speech, in
which he clearly and explicitly stated
the object of their mission. In the
Course of his remarks he stated that TIE
Nltlonal Democracy. seek President
not in compliment of what the man is,
or in reward for what he has done, but
in a Just expectation of what he viii
accomplish as true servant of a fiee
people fit for lawful trust Governor
Cleveland responded in a dienifed and
impressive manner in which he assured
the gentlemen of the committee that
he was rrJfoundIy impressed by the
solennity of the occasion, and by The
resp, n i ility of his p sition; and
stated that he was Democrat because
he believed that truth lies at the found
alton of Democracy. That he had
kept the faith because he believed if
rightly AMI fairly administer, d and ap-
piled, Democratic measures will innure
to t. e happiness; conte'.tment and
prosperity of tie p ople. That he
wo,l soon, he hope,l, signify in the
usual formal manner his &c q t4nce Of
the nomination which had been ten
der, d to him.
A part of the committee, c. n listing
cf Messrs. Vilas,of Wisconsin, Hooker,
Of Mississippi, Waller, of Connecticut,
and Stockton, Of New Jersey, waited
tp,n Senator Hendricks, on the 30th
of July, whom they found at the Grand
Union Horel at Saratoga, and two
o'clock was fixed AS the time for tie
ceremonies which took place in the
large parlor
Before the ceremonies the parlors Of
the hotel WIS filled to ovetfowins with
fnely-dresseI ladies and gentleman.
At the time appointed Chairman Villas
delivered long, eloquent address, Off
ciailY motif ing Governor Hendricks of
bis nomination for the Vice Presidency
by the Democratic National Coi.ycn-
tion; rccounting the interesting cir
cumstances of his non inatior; and
dwelling particularly upon the enthu-
siasm and unanimity manifested in the
convention hall, and clos d with the
declaration that it was the special de-
sire of tie Democracy to see Governor
Hendricks invested with the dignaty,
because they knew that once he was
given the title to it by the people, and
wrongfu)ly defratde from its posses
sion. Governor Hendricks replied in
his usual happy and eloquent style and
III the course of his remarks said: Gen
tlemen, you have referred to the fact
that [ am hoEored by this nomination
i'll very special degree accept the
suggestion that in this candidacy I will
represent the rights of the people to
choose their own rulers. That right
is"above all; that right lies beneath all.
for if the people are denied the right
to choose their own officers, according
to t. e;r own jnnsment, what shall be-
come of the rights OF the peopse, and
what shall become of free government
If the people select not their officers,
how shall they control the laws, their
administration, and their execution
SO that in the suggestion that in this
candidacy / reFr, sent the rights of the
people as you have suggested.
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