The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-02


port / nave not reached the period
when it proper for me to consider the
strength and force of the statements
made in the platform. 1t Ia enough
for me to know that it comes at your
hands from that convention ad.
dressed to my patriotic devotion to
the Democratic PARTY. Applause.
I appreciate the honor done me.
need not question, but at the same
time that I accept the honor
from you and from the convention l
feel that the duties and responsible
ity nf the office rest upon me also.
know that sometimes 1t ia under.
stood hat the particular Office, that
of vice-president, does not involve
much responsibility and as general
thing that is SO. But sometimes ii
comes to represent very great respon'
sibilities, and it may be go in the
near future. for at this time the Sen
ate of the United States stands al
most equally divided between the
two great parties and it may be that
these two great parties shall so
exactly differ that the Vice-President
of the United States shall have to
decide upon questions of interest by
the exercise of the casting vote. Jap.
plause.)
The responsibility would then te-
come very great. 1t would not then
be the responsibility of representing
q state. or q district; it would be the
responsibility of representing the
whole country, and the obligation
would be to the judgment of the
whole country and that vote when
thus cast would be in obedience to
the just expectations and require.
ments of the people of the United
States,
It might be gentlemen, that on an
other occasion q great responsibility
would attach to this office. 1t might
occur that under circumstances OF
some difficulty. don't think it
will be at the next election, but it
NAV occur when the president as 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 to any set OF
men or party, but in obedience 10 a
higher authority. applause
Gentlemen, you have referred 70
the fact l am honored by this nom.
ination in a very special degree. l
accent the suggestion that in thls
candidacy I will represent the rights
of the people to choose their own
rulers: that right that is above AL
that lies beneath all. For If the Peo-
nle are Denied the right to choose
their own officers according to their
own judgment what shall become OF
,he rights of the people ana whaS
shall become of our free government:
If the people select not their omceis
how shall they control the laws. .tnelr
oSministration and their execution.
20 that in the suggestion that IN tnls us
Candidacy represent that rlg1t oa
ths peopie as you have suggesteo .ne e
ercat o honor has devolved upon me
Sv the confidence of the conventlon
~ ~ GOO soon Ms it may be convenient anu anu
nossihle to do SO ! shall aooless t:ss
ton more formally In respect 70 .ne
yistter YOU have given me- 'n"nA
y"A yXt the close of Mr.. Hendricks
,an,srks a hearty applause was s H,ern sasm.
i1 m,, he was introduced to eacn ,.aner.l me
h"r h" of the committee and RrnIt1h, Rn;nh
Se, SSee,ndshaking Se d followed, a1ter :" W.T. NJ
nanusoi so,ie nsid their respects 10 MI
t5sup%sicks tie pH6ckls and quietly dispersed