Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1892-07-27
The Cnndidatcs Notified.

Twenty-Five or thirty thousand people
witnessed the ceremony Of notifying the
Democratic nominees for the presidency
aud vice. presidency, in Madison Square
Garden, New York City. The address OF
Hon. W. L. Wilson, chairman Of the noti-
fcation committee and Mr. Clevelands re-
Spouse are given in full below. Ex-Lieut-
Gov. White, Of California, made the address
to Mr.. Stevenson, who responded aPproprl-
ately; the formal letters Of notification were
read by the secretary of the committee,
Nicholas NJ. Bell. Mrs. Cleveland was IN
one Of the boxes, and, part Of the time, &C.
cupied the attention of the crowd to the
exclusion Of the speakers. Almost all the
New York Democratic leaders were present.
and the enthusiasm was tremendous.
Hon. William L. Wilson, Chairman OF
the notification committee, said:
Mr.. Cysrelqnd We bring you tonight
message from the Democratic party. We
come as a committee from its national con-
vention representing every Democratic con-
stituency in the country, to give you 9TH
cial notification that you have been chosen
as is candidate for the Office of President
of the United States. We are also charged
with the duty of presenting you the platform
of principles adopted by that convention
This platform contains full and explicit
declaration of the position of the national
Democratic party on the great political IS
sues of the day but in all its utterances 1t
is merely a development Of one great priu-
ciple, that whatever governments and laws
can do for people must be done for all
the people, without precedent of section or
grades Of citizenship. We believe that
government administered in this spirit in
sucL a country as ours will secure n larger
measure of freedom and prosperity to the
people than has heretofore been possible IN
the world. and that it will be an example
and an inspiration to all mankind. To
make and keep ours such government, to
guard with Jealous care the rights of equal
citizenship-to bear freedom safely along
the march of our material progress unhsrm-
ed by the mighty agencies that minister to
that progress-this is the high and glorious
duty of the Democratic party; duty that
commits it to a neyer-ending warfare with
the strongest and most enduring forces OF
human nature, the lust of power and the
lust of greed. These are the triumphant
forces that in all other ages and in almost
all other lands have put down freedom and
brought government under their control,
and that are seeking in our own land to
add a greater victory and richer prize to
all the triumphs of the past. 1t is a dan
perous thing for 4 political party to continue
its existence after the work which called 1t
into being has been accomplished. 1t will
inevitably pass, as the political orgaization
against which We contend has already pass
ed. into the service Of the great special in
terests which everywhere strive to secure
political power for their own advantage
Of the present politics Of that party 1t may
truly be said that they all tend to the CEN
tralizatioD of political power in the federal
government aud the Capitalization of wealth
in favored classes. Against both tenden-
cies we fight as against enemies of our free
dom. We believe that the opportunities of
material prosperity which our country Of
fers. as never before in human history, are
part of that freedom, not be staked on the
issue Of political battles or made the booty
of party victories The wealth that all
may gain is not menance, but strong
buttress to free government. All men will
protect what all may hope to acquire as
the open prizes Of industry, thrift and in
telligence. But the wealth that comes from
control and perversiOn Of the power Of tax
alton, that is gathered by unjust laws from
the labor of the people, is a source of right
ful discomfort and a growing peril to our
freedom. As guardians of that freedom
we plant ourselves upon the principle that
the necessities of government are the begin
ming and the necessities Of government are
the ending of just taxation. Whatever
goes beyond this increases the power OF
government at the expense Of the liberties
of the people. The government that is car
ried on beneath his own eye, by his own
chosen servants, and within reach Of his
own regulating and Furnishing arm, that
government can be kept his servant. Yet
we have but recently and barely escaped q
successful effort to strike down the govern.
ment that stands nearest the citizen, and to
strip from the people in the States that
right preseryative of all other rights, the
right of holding their own elections and OF
choosing their own representatives. Such,
sir, are some of the issues of the campaign
on which we are about to enter. They 60
to the foundation Of our liberty. In this
great contest your party has summoned you
to be its leader Four years ago, in the
midcareer of a service that well deserved
the highest hOnOrs your cOuntrymen could
bestOw, as we feel sure that it will receive
the highest encOmiums that history can
award, you were struck down because, as q
Democrat, you could make no terms with
those who wished to plumber the peoples
treasury, or those who sought to perpetuate
/ the passions Of civil strife. Your country