The record-union., 1898-08-19

out hesitation. That | shall endeavor to
40, with all The earnestnesS and ali the
energy OF my life.
L had the privilege, through the cour-
| tesy OF the Commlttee on Platform and
RESOLUTION, to read the platform which
you have adopted, ana 10 say, after
careful reading OF ii, that l lndorSe Its
every plank, and that l shall, i'll the
| approaching campaign, do everything IN
my power to vlnd1cate its principle, 10
v1ndIcate its declared purposes. Ana after
the campaign Is over and | shall be
| charged with the execution of its prom
ises, as L believe l VIII (applause), 1 Will
endeavor faithfully to comply with the
promises which you have made therein
| TO the people. 1 can give no further
assurances of what will do in that be-
half than to say that in all of my public
/ career L have endeavored faithfully TO
comply with every promise that nave
made to the people (appIause), that l.
| have endeavored 10 do so earnestly and
energetcally.
In addition to saying that l indorse
! the platform, l am pleased to say that
| in the platform l find represented some
! OF the most important principles and dec
! laratlonS OF purpose relating TO the IN
| terests of the people of California 10
| which / have been devoted in my public
| service in the past, and TO which | would
| be glau and VIII be glad to devote myself
! in the future.
| L am pleased with the enthusiastic
| spirit of patriotism manifested in the
| opening planks OF the platform, in the
| absolutely bipartisan recognition OF the
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| III the war that has just closed. l share
| in the sentiments of gratitude and graft
| fication expressed in the platform for the
| heroic services of our soldiers and sail
ors in giving their lives and blood and
service for flag and our country,
promptly, bravely, enthusiastically, upon
| the first call in her hour of emergency.
| (Applause.)
| / shall not attempt at this time to re-
| view the platform. l would not detain
| you in the great work which you are here
| fo nprfOrp1 and which have Well
performed up to this hour, excepting, OF
! course, the particular part OF the WORK
! to which | am here to respond But L
desire to touch upon or two PROPOSE
| tionS in the platform.
The great Democratic national platform
| of 1896, which you have specifically IN
| dorsed and whose plankS you have re-
| affirmed was a declaration of war upon
monopoly such as had not previously been
put forth by any great political party
The platform adopted by this conven-
! ton to-day presents propositions Tor the
! detailed execution of very important
portion of the Chicago platform. 1t pre-
! sents in my opinion, the principles upon
| which the great question of railroad mo-
| nopoly must be settled in the State OF
| California, and must be settled through.
| out the Union. If chosen as the Chief
! Executive of the State | will take par
ticular delight in devoting my energies @
| to the execution of that plank OF the
| 1t presents no mere theory; it presents
| no proposition for mere experiment; II
| presents a well considered plan which
! has been practically executed in the one
| State of the American Union IN Whtcn,
| in truth the energies of the Democratic
party there has solved practicaiiy asar y the the
| State of Texas, and to the glorious hght
| that was made there for the principles
which you have laid down in that plank
| of your platform to-day. The Paclhc
| Railroads question [ will deal with. OF
| course, throughout the campaign, ana
| your plank upon that question specln-
| cally represents my views.
| On the question of the war revenue
you have presented a proposition which
| no man. be he Democrat or Republican
| whatever be his political viewS-can an
| swer. The war revenue bill OF the Re-
| publican majority in the National Con-
gress was measure such as never be-
| fore found support in a legislative BODY
, representing popular sovereignty. 1t was,
| more than any other piece of 1egisla-
| ton of the kind. a measure to expressly
| levy the burdens of the cost of the war
| upon the masses of the people. to the ex,
| emption of the accumulated wealth and
great incomes of the country; III VIII
| not be defended. and 1t cannot pc
Upon all other questions relating TO the
| war | am pleased to say that a common
sentiment of patriotism carried Demo
| Gratis. Republicans and Populists in Con-
gresS in union, without regard TO party
| lines or differences, to the support OF
| our armies in the the field. our navy
| upon the seas, and to every hand that
| in its crisis. But in the levying OF taxes
I for the payment of the expenses of the
war a class measure was presented Whlcn
| could not receive the support or Demo,
Gratis and those who opposed it Will
vndicate their position before the public
| lie
I am glad that in connection with this
| platform. presenting great principles ana
! purposes to which every lover of his coun-
| try should be devoted. this great conVen-
| tion has recognized the patriotic duty OF
| the reform forces that were united in solid
| phalanx behind William J. Bryan in the
! campaign of 1896. to unite again upon
| terms of honorable cooperation in the
| great campaign that is impending. In all
! that / shall do in this campaign | will
| endeavor faithfully to follow the spirit in
| that behalf which you have manifested
| here to-day, and to carry the standard
| of my own party in the campaign as
you have intrusted it to me.
| I will endeavor to treat our allies in
this war against monopoly with all the
| courteous consideration and every hon
orable regard to which they are so Wen
entitled for the sacrifices which they. in
common with this great body of repre-
| sentatives of the Democracy of CalifOr-
MIA have made for the purpose of union
on behalf of the popular interest instead
of division of reform forces. dlVldlng
the votes of the masses of the people
and leaving the common enemy to trl-
umph. (Applause.)
thank YOU sincerely for this great
evidence of your confidence; Tor the great
honor which nomination by acclama-
ton at the hands of such a splendid
body of representative citizens brings to
me; and shall not forget that hold that
great honor in trust-that | hold it, under
circumstances which must make me for
get myself, forget my own convenience.
forget my own interests. in defending
unsulied the standard of the Democratic
party of California and carrying II 20
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