The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-08-18


Both parties have taken position bold
ly. Both are confident and defiant.
Between them the American people
are the arbiters, aud as such they are
now to pass judgment upon the most
important question presented to them
since the storm of civil war wrecked
happy homes and left its bloody trail
upon the land. They are to pass
Judgment upon question which / pro-
foundly believe effects, as no other
question car, not only the present hap
piness and prosperity of the people,
but the felicity of their children, the
perpetuity of American institutions
and the well being
OF ALL MANKIND.
"The Chicago platform has been de-
nounced as undemocratic, and the DEL
egates composing the convention have
been stigmatized as anarchists and So
cialists. We have heard much of this
from certain class of papers and in
dividuais. On Saturday last, in my
own state, an ex-Democratic ex-Su-
preme Court Judge characterized the
Chicago convention as "a bundle of
Populistic notions, saturated brimful
with socialism and anarchy and at
the sanlO time an ex-Democratic cor
poration attorney of some distinction
declared that American citizenship
meant Government, mot by the I'M
! thinking, unheeding masses, but by
the elements which are guided by
by Judgment and reason 'Unthink-
ing, unheeding masses is very good.
'rhe elements which are guided by
Judy Q.oi{ t.sSyres2c,S is extra good.
1t is at least y slight modification of
Vanderbilts arrogant anathems, 'd-n
the people, and for this small conces-
sion we ought no doubt to be duly
grateful.
"Who composed the Chicago con-
vention? From the state in which re-
side the gentlemen from whom l have
quoted, the delegation sent 10 that
convention was composed of farmers,
lawyers, doctors, editors, merchants,
manufacturers and several of the most
conspicuously successful business men
in the Mississippi Valley. Among
them also were eminent Judges of high
Courts, Senators of the United States,
Representatives in Congress and the
Treasurer and Governor of the
state. That delegation was chosen by
one of the greatest conventions that
ever assembled in that state, represent
ing all classes of the very best people of
THE COMMONWEALTH
"What was true of Missouri was
equally true of all the states. If these
men could not speak for the Democrat
ic party who could? If these men do
not understand Democracy who are
its opponents? But these are the men
who are ridiculed as an unthinking,
unheeding mob, who cannot be trusted
in the conduct of public affairs, and
these are the men who must give
away to English toadies and the pam
pered minions of corporate rapacity,
who arrogate to themselves all the
virtues and wisdom of the world !
Sir, the man who holds up to oppro-
brium such men as constituted the
Chicago Convention, who denounces
them as cranks, Anarchists or Social
lists, or who, IN any respect impugns
their intelligence or patriotism does
himself most rank injustice, If he be
not knave, slanderer or fool.
THE NOTIFICATION.
"Mr. Bryan, 1 consider it a great
honor, as IL is most certainly a pleas
ure TO be made the instrument OF
informing you, as l now do,
that you were nominated for the
office of President of the United States
by the Democratic National Conven-
ton which assembled in Chicago IN
Jnly last. Inland you this formal no
tice of your nomination, accompanied
by copy of the platform adopted by
The convention, and upon that platform
l have the honor 10 request your ac-
ceptance of the nomination rendered.
You are the candidate of the Demo-
cratic party, but you are more than