The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-07-06
FORMALLY NOTIFIED.

Cleveland and Ex.ends the Formal MOTH
fcatI"n of ilts NOminstiOn-The 8resi.
dents Reply.
WASHINGTON, June 27.-The notification
committed. accompanied by the members
Of the NationAl Democratic Committee and
the % um biz Democratic CLUB. OF the Dis
tr,ct Of Colusibia called on the President
him as f,llows:
We come as . committee, authorized and In
s.-ucted by the National Democratic conven-
ton recently held ut St Louis. to convey for.
NAL notice OF its action in naming you for the
cf1ce OF President OF the United States, during
the next four years. 1t would i'll become the
occasion OF your presence to express at length
the full meaning and significance of that great
assembly. Its expression will be found and
heard elsewhere. and otherwise from now TIL
that day in November when this free and intel
hgent people will record their approval OF your
great servi es as chief magistrate. We beg to
congratulate you upon this hearty and unani.
NOUS Endorsement OF your course as President,
by the great historic party to which in all the
days OF your manhood you have belonged, and
congutAiete the country upon the assured con-
t.nuae4f your wise, just and patriotic admin
UpUm Concluding his remarks. Mr.. Col
Inns introduced Mr.. Charles ID. Jacob. OF
Kentucky, who read the following letter
o. notification:
To Hon. Grorer CJere,dad, Of Eer FORK:
SIR: The delegates to the National Der,v-
cratic convention, representing every State and
Territory OF our Union, having assembled in
the city OF St Louis on June 5. for the purpose
Of nominating candidates for the Offices Of
President and Vice-President OF the United
States. il has become the honorable and pleas
ing duty of this committee to formally an
nounce TO you that. without a ballot you were.
by reclamation. chosen the acknowledgement OF
the Democratic party for the chief executiveship
Of this country. at the election TO be held IN
November next
Great as is such distinction under any circun-
stances, il is the more ftattering AID profound
when it is remembered that you have been
iected Us your own successor to an Office. the
duties OF which always onerous, have been rem
dered of an extraordinarily sensitive, difficult
and delicate nature, because of a change of po-
iitical parties ard methods after twenty-four
years OF uninterrupted domination This cxaIt-
alton b. 81 possible added TO by the fact that
the deosaration OF principles-based upon Your
last annual message to the Congress of the
United States relative to a tariff reduction and
dimin 1tion OF the expenses of the Government
throws down the direct and defiant challenge
for an eNacting scrutiny OF the administration
of the executive power which four years ago
Sas committed TO its trust by the election OF
Grover Cleveland President OF tie United
States and for the most searching Inquiry con-
corning It's fidelity and devotion 10 tne pledges
which then Invited the suffrages of the people.
An engrossei copy Of that platform. adopted
without a dissenting voice, is herewith rendered
to you.
In conveying. sir. to you. the responsible trust
which has been confided TO them, this commit
tee beg, individually and collectively to express
the great pleasure which they have felt al the
result attending the National convention OF the
Democratic party. and to offer To YOU their best
wishes for official and personal success lri hap
piness.
Signed by all o; the members OF the COM
mittee.
Mr.. Thomas Petit, secretary OF the mott
hcation committee, then presented Mr..
Cleveland with a handsomely engros- ell
copy OF the platform adopted at the Nation
81 Democralc convention.
The President, IN reply, said:
can not but be profoundly impressed when
see about me the messengers OF the Democrat
party bearing its summons to duty. The polit
ical party to which owe allegiance both hon
its proud standard and bids me bear il high IL
the 'front.' IN battle which il wages, bravery
because conscious OF right. confidently 3e.ausc
its trust is in the people, and soberlv because.
comprehends the Obligations which success i'm
poses The message which you bring awakers
tude and satisfaction and the honor which y"u
tender NE is in itself so great that there fni-i
well be no room for any other sentiment. Ana
yet can not nd myself of grave and serious
thoughts when I remember that party Supr.r,
acy is not alone involved in the confiic, whlci:
presses upon US, but that We struggle TO sccLrr
and save the ch e-ished institution the We.I;,,1.
and happiness of q nation OF free men.
Familiarity with the great Office viii h held
has but added to my apprehension of its sacred
character and the conservation dem ,nded OF
him who assume, its immense respops;,,iIifi.s
1t is the repository OF the peop!e's will an,.
power Within its vision should be the prc,cc.
ton and welfare Of the humblest citizen an.
with quick ear it should catch from the rc.
hottest corner OF the land the plea of the PEG
pie for Justice and for right. For the sake VI
the people he who holds this Office OF their,
should resist every encroachment upon its lett
innate functions and for the sake of the inl,,,-
rity and usefulness of the Office il should W.
kept near to the people and be administered Ia
fun sympathy with their wants and needs
This occasion reminds me most wildly o! tie
scene when four years ago received u message
from Ely party similar 10 that which Won ,os
deliver. With ali that has passed since thai
day can truly say that the feeling of ave ",,i,
which heard the summons then IS Intensified
many fold when it is repeated now. -Four year,
ago knew that our chief executive Office i; ,,,.
caref6iYy guarded might drift little hy Ii,,,.
away from the people to whom il belonged and
become a peryersion of all il ,,uchf Ia he ,ri
did not know how much its moorincs had :.irrud,
been loossned knew four wears ago how wei
devised were the principles of true Democracy
for the successful operation of a government; 10,
the people and for the people; but 1 dic r.,,
know how absolutely necessary their .,,,,,,..,
of their saiety and prosperity knew Thea,
that abuse and eXtravagances had crept INTO
.he mahasement OF punlic ahai's; but 1ll not
KNOW lnelr numerous lOfrns- nor t1e tetilrli! OF