Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-07-09
DANIELS SPEECH.
His Ringing Address to the
Chicago Convention,

Daniels of Virginia IA escorted to
the platform by Senator Jones OF Ar
kansas, r. P. keating Of Nevada md
Senator White Of California.
He spoke as follows:
Mr.. Chairman Of the Democratic
Conventi0n-In receiving from your
hands this gavel as the authority Of
the presiding officer Of this convention
| beg leave to EXPRESS the sentiment,
which [ am sure is unanimous, that
no National Convention vas eve pre-
sided owe with more ability or more
fairness than by yourself. CHEERS
and cries for Harrity.l
Il can express no better wishes for
myself than that [ may be able, in
some feeble way, to follow the course
which you have given me as IN tx
ample. The position, gentlemen, to
which you have chosen me, involves
both great personal honor and keen
responsibility. For the hOnOrI thank
you. The responsibility [ would be
wholly inadequate to bear, did [ de-
pend on myself, but your gracious aid
will make it light and its burden
light. That aid | consider to invoke
for my behalf under whose banners
we fought so many battles, and which
now demands of US such staunch de
votion and such loyal service.
Il regret hal my name should have
been brought, even in jhe most court
eous manner, in conflict with that Of
my distinguished friend, the great
Senator from New York. [Applause.l
But the very fact that | have per
mitted it to be done refutes the asser-
ton that has been imprudently made
that either / OF those whom [ nave the
honor to represent, would ever heap
indignity upon that brave and illust-
rious head. Great %applause.I No
dis~passionate judgment, gentlemen.
can eve misinterpret your meaning.
The Senator from New York himself
must know, as [ know, as you all
know, that there is no personality in
the perfermeGt which has been given
me. You must know, and the whole
country that watches these proceedings
must know, it is solely due to princi-
pie that this great majority OF Demo
Gratis stand for me, and thay tibet
I stand for them. [Applause.l
The birth Of the Democratic party
was co-oval with the birth Of sover-
eighty Of the people. It can never be
destroyed until the declaration of
American Independence is forgotten.
LGreat applause.l I am happy to
know. gentlemen, that as a majority,
Of this convention is not personal,
neither in any sense is it sectional
1t sticks like a tar-heel down in the
old North State and it writes 16 to ]
Cd the saddle Of the Arkansas traveller
1T stands guard around the Ma.
tional Cpaitol in the District of Colum.
bia. [Cheers.l And it camps on the
frontier OF Oklahoma. 1t sweeps like
prairie fire over Iowa and Kansas anC
puts up its head on the confines Of
Nebraska. 1t masses its batallions al
through Iowa, Illinois, Indiana anc
Mississippi. But by far from leas
when I see this grand array anC
think of the British gold STANDARD
that vas recently inflicted upon Rep
ublican promise at st. Louis, l thinl
too, of the battle of New Orleans OF
which 1t is said. There stood John
Bull in marshal pomp, but there was
old Kentucky Applause
There is no east or west, north Of
souht in this uprising of people fol
American emancipation from thu
conspiracy of European thugs, led OF
by Britain, which seeks to strike al
the money in the world and kill Am
erican manufacturers and mechan
les.
Forget not the greed of devils, 70
absolute acquiescence in the will O
the majority is the vital principle O