Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-07-28

What Was Said to the Candidates and
What They Said in Reply.
Mr.. William l.. Wilson of West Vir-
ginia, chairman of the notification COM
mittee, said
Mr.. C'e0eldnd: We bring you tonight
message from the Democratic party. We
come as committee from its national
convention representing every Democratic
constituency in the country, to give you
official notification that you have been
chosen as It's 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 posi-
ton of the national Democratic party on
the great political issues of the day; but in
all of its ntterances it is merely q develop
ment of one great principle, that whatever
| governments and laws can do for people
must be done for all the people, without
precedence OF section or grades of citizen
| ship.
1t is dangerous thing for political
| party to continue its existence after the
| work which called il into being has been
accomplished. 1t will inevitably pass, as
| the political organization against which
| we contend has already passed, into the
| service OF the grent special interests which
| everywhere strive to secure political power
| for their own advantage. OF the present
politics of that party it may truly be said
| that they all tend to the Capitalization Of
| political power in the federal government
| and the Capitalization of wealth in favored
classes. Against both tendencies we fight
as against enemies of our freedom. We
| believe that the opportunities OF material
| prosperity which our country offers, as
never before in human history, are part
| of that freedom, not to be staked on the
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of party victories. The wealth that all
may gain is not menace, but strong
buttress to free government. All men
will protect what all may hope to ac-
quire as the open prizes Of in
| dustry, thrift and intelligence. But the
wealth that comes from control and per-
version ot the power of taxation that is
gathered by unjust laws from the labor of
the people is source of rightful discou-
tent and growing peril to our freedom.
AS guardians of that freedom we plant
| ourselves upon the principle that the ne
cessities Of government are the beginning
| and the necessities of government are the
ending of just taxation, Whatever goes
| beyond this increases the power of gov
ernment at the expense OF the liberties of
the people. And now, sir, we put into
your hands the commission of which we
are bearers It is the highest honor your
party can bestow. 1t is the grayvst call to
But we believe we can assure YOU that
there are no weak, weary or Respondent
Democrats" in the ranks of our party to-
day, and that with the peoples cause as
our cause we doubt not you will lead us on
! to victory in which the principles of our
party shall gloriously triumph, and the
welfare of our country shall be nightly
promoted.
MR. cLEvELAND's REPLY.
In reply Mr.. Cleveland said:
The message you deliver from the
national Democracy arouses within me
emotions which would be we'll nigh over
whelming if | did not recognize here as
sembled the representatives of great
party, who must share with me the re-
sponsibility your mission invites. find
much relief in the reflection that nave
been selected merely to stand for the prin-
ciples and purposes to which my party is
pledged, and for the enforcement and su-
premacy of which all who have any right