The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-07-21

very modesty OF the great Democratic
leader seemed to excite his admirers to
greater e0usion. When silence was
finally restored Chairman William /.
Wilson, Of West Virginia, of the noti-
ficatlon committee, stepped to the
front OF the stnge, and facing ex-Presi'
dent Cleveland, who arose OF the same
time, spoke as follows:
MR.. WILSON'S SPEECH.
Mr.. CnEvrLAxp:-We bring you to-
night message from tho Democratic
party. We como as q committee from
it's national convention, representing
every Democratic constituency in the
country to give you official notification
that you have been chosen as its candi-
date for the Office OF President Of tho
United States. We are also charged
with the duty OF presenting you tho
platform Of principles adopted by that
convention. This platform contains q
full and explicit declaration OF tho posi-
ton oil the national Democratic party
on the great political issues OF tho day,
but in all its utterances 1t is merely
development Of one great principle that
whatever governments and laws can do
for a people must be done for all the
people without precedence Of section or
grade OF citizenship. It is o dam
gerous thing for political party
to continue its existence alter the
work which called It into being has
been accomplished. It Will inevitably
pass as the political organization against
which We contend has already passsd
into the services of the great special in-
terests which every whore strive TO se- /,
cure political power for their own ad-
vantage. Ofthe present politics OF that
party it may be truly said that they oil
tend to the Capitalization of political
power in the federal government and
tho Capitalization OF fealty in favored
classes. Against both tendencies We
fight as against enemies OF our freedom.
As guardians Of that freedom we plant
ourselves upon the principle that the
necessities OF government arc the
begiuning and the necessities OF
the government are the ending
OF lust taxation. Whatever goes be-
yond this increases the power Of the
government ut the expense'ot the liber-
ties Of the people. Tho government
that deals with the citizen at long
range, and through officials not chosen
by himself will become his master.
The government that is carried on be-
meath his own eye, by his own chosen
servants and within reach OF his own
regulating and punishing arm, that
government can be kept his servant.
Yet We have but recently and barely es-
capped a successful effort to strike down
the government that stands nearest the
citizen, and TO strip from the people in
the states that right preservative Of all
other rights, tho right OF holding. their
own elections or Of choosing their own
representatives.
such, sir, arc some OF the issues Of
tho canpaign on which we are about to
enter. They go to the foundation OF
our liberty.
VERY PRETTY LANGUAGE, But THAT'S ALL.
In this great contest your party has
summoned you to be its leader. Four
years ago in the mid.career of serv-
ice that well deserved the highest hon.
ors your countrymen could bestow, as
we feel sure that it will receive the
highest encomlums that, history can
award, you were struck down because
as a Democrat you could make no terms
with those who wished to plumber the
peoples treasury or those who sought
to perpetuate the passions OF ciVilstrite.
Your countrymen will right that wrong.
They have seen an attempt to turn the
gratitude OF great nation. into an cleo
tioieering fund for q political party,
and service to that party in the con-
hicts Of peace count for more than serv..
ice to the country in the conflicts OF
war. They have seen every power tthe
federal administration passionately
used to destroy free elections in the
states, aud seeing all this they have
lost no opportunity in the past four
years to honor your administration.
And now, sir, We put into your hands
the commission OF which We are
bearers. 1t is the highest honor your
party can bestow. 1t is the Rrandest
call to duty fellow Democrats can make,
but we believe We can assure you that
there are no week, weary or despond-
ent Democrats" in the ranks OF our
party to-day and that with tho peoples
cause as our own cause, we doubt not
you will lead us to o victory in which
the principles OF our party shall glor-
iously triumph and the welfare Of our
country will be nightly promoted.
AN INTERRUPTION.
During Mr.. wilson address Mrs Cleye.
land, who had been detained, strove to
enter the hall unobscrvcd, but the audi
ence cauoht sirht OF her and fairly
went wild with enthusiasm, In the
very midst OF Mr.. Wilson'S speech
three cheers were given for Mrs. Cleve-
land, and when voice from tho gallery
proposed "Threo cheers for Ruth" the
enthusiasm reached such a height that
tho chairman was obliged momentarily
10 suspend. Mr. Cleveland's visage
darkcned with dIspleasure, but oven his
frown. was powerless to check the en-
thusiasm of American chivatry, and it
was fully minute before that enthuSi-
asm exhausted itself.
At tho conclusion OF Chairman Will
sons address the secretary read the
following formal notification letter to
Mr.. Cleveland:
THE NoTIFlcATfoN.
10 Gropz Ceulaad, EttO York
AS members OF the notification com.
mittee delegated BY the national Demo-
cratic convention, which assembled in
Chicago June 81, it is our agreeable
duty TO inform YOU that upon n single
ballot you wero unanimously nomi.
mated for the presidency Of the United
States. Nothing could evinco the atfec-
ton and confidence in which you are
held by the Democratic pnrty more
positiYelY than the fact that YOU have