Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-08-20
the committee on notification. /
reads as follows:

which convened in Chicago on July
nominated you for the presidency
of the United States, and we, as
of the notification COM
mittee, represented by that conven-
tion, are here to officially inform
you of the action thus taken.
1.-The circumstances attending
your nomination can not but afford
You unqualified satisfaction, and
must inspire enthusiasm throughout
our country. You were selected
by no clique, nor We're you chosen
as the result of any question about
combination. Those who nominated
you were law-abiding, determined
and honest representatives of their
countrymen, and preferred you
because of your exalted integrity,
patriotism and ability. You are
ripe in experience and judgment, in
the prime of manhood and enjoy
the mental and physical character
istics essential to the great work
which you have been required to
undertake. You have been tried in
public station. You have always
done your entire duty.
"While you are a Democrat, and
have, during your political career.
been an ardent advocate of Demo-
cratic principles, you are now the
official head of an organization COM
prising not only those who have
hitherto been Democrats, but also
including within its membership
numerous other patriotic Americans
who have abandoned their former
partisan associations, finding in our
platform and candidates a policy
and leadership adequate to save the
republic from impending dangers.
Your conduct has been such that
you can, in this crisis, without do
ing violence to any opinions hereto
fore expressed, advocate the inter-
ests of the people. The profound
satisfaction which we experience at
your candidacy is of minor import
ance when compared with the
knowledge that your election means
the maintenance of an honest gov
ernment administered for the bene-
fit of all and controlled only by ln-
telligence, conscientiously directed.
1.-THE conflict now upon us has fol
years been overshadowed. Its i'm
portance cannot be questioned. The
prevalence within party lines OF
vitality divergent views, especially
upon financial issues, has long beer
apparent.
1.-THE vain hope has been indulget
that fortuitous circumstances woult
develop conditions rendering definite
action unnecessary. Unmeanins
platforms. words susceptible of in
depreciation according to the prefer
ences of the speaker or the auditor
have been employed by the politics
parties of the United States.
REPUBLICAN DUPLICITY EXPOSED.
Supposed expediency has pre-
vented the use of plain and positiv
language until political duplicit.
has excited universal distrust. L
this campaign the Republican part,
pledges its adherents to the gol
standard and commits the destin.
of the United States to the keepini
of foreign financial syndicates an
their agents here, and rests conf
dent in the belief that the sordi,
selfishness by which it is controlle'
can not be overcome. Its platform
admits the evils of gold standard
but confesses that party's inabilit.
to afford relief and announces supin,
submission to a policy which it pre-
tends to condemn.
patriotic courage is more than ;
reminiscence. The Democratic
party declines the unmanly sug
gestion that the people of the Unitet
States can not escape oppression
save at the will of the oppressor
Its declaration of principles no
only evinces faith in the bimetallisn
of the constitution, but proclaim
that the government is competen
to declare and maintain its owl
policy without reference to tn
caprices or wishes of any othe
power. 1t denounces as un-Ameri
can the cry that we are not inde
pendent in matters financial, an
contends that there can not be an
freedom here if financial policies ar
to be dictated from abroad.
| ITO doubt your election is t
deny the manhood of our electors
to concede that the producers G
the United States. those who toi
those who add to the wealth of th
land, will vote to perpetuate allie
dominancy, is to assume, in th
face of conclusive proof to the COZ
trary, ignorance and degradation.
1--WE are con vinced that victor
awaits the people and their jui
cause, and assure you of the earnei
support of an overwhelming majo
; ity of your fellow citizens.
MR., sEwALL's NOTIFICATION.
"Arthur Sewall of Maine Yo
were nominated by the nations
Democratic convention, which a
sembled in Chicago on July z, fl
vice. president of the United State
and the notification committee a
pointed by the convention is hel
to appraise you of such nomination
"This honor was conferred upt
you, not merely in acknowledges
: of admitted personal worth, but b
cause you also possess in mark'
, degree the specific, qualities esse
! tial to the proper discharge of I
sponsibiIities which you will be ca
ed upon to assume. In this seas.
of candid expression, of unequivoc
eavowal, no more appropriate choi
. could have been made. Your syi
pathy with the principles announe
!. in our platform is not OF recent dat
: You have proven your fealty
Democracy under trying condition
; Residing in community intense
Republican, with no hope Of poll
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