The sun., 1900-08-09

responsibility. but ready 10 meet II sauarely
nomination.
The people Will sloriously .vindicate it in No
vember; The campaign OF 1900 IS no holiday
affair like that Of jefferson. II involves the great
shall rule, whether the principles Of his immortal
Declaration are transient or fundamental
II holds before the public the gold and silver
| OF the Constitution, the freedom and the vel
fare Of the citizens at home, the duty Of the
nation toward feeble communities struggling
Tor liberty and Independence ia distant islands,
demands the restoration Of the bmctallc
coinage. II denounces the surrender to private
| corporations OF the sovereign power OF note
issue. II protests against a currency system
based aud grounded upon the national debt.
IL would interpose the mandate OF law between
monopoly and the people. IL realizes that the
Trust and the Constitution cannot nor both enanrs
shall live.
1t was sworn that the present and the futnrs
OF a people which renewed It's struggle for lb-
the sordid standard OF avarioe ana greed. 10
would lift the reproach that commercialisn
has placed upon the honor OF the patton. :, IL
declares that Justice Is still the standing policy
Of our country II would rescue liberty from
the atmosphere OF the counting room. 1t would
remove. the dollar mark from the face Of duty
days and make the Declaration OF Indepen-
dence the common heritage OF the Cuban and
the Filipinos.
The attitude OF the Republican pnrty OF 1900
is and must continue to be strange anomaly
II safely piloted the nation through the awful
| perils of slavery. yet II would conture again
| Into life that terrible evil whose seWlchre
+ sealed with the blood and the treasure Of the
| Republic II worships at the shrine Of Abra-
ham Lincoln. but dares not ask his benedic-
ion upon its unholy scheme OF plunder and
Sir, in your nomination there Is given to the
world the outward and visible sign OF a re-
united Democracy. The revolt and discon-
tent that marked and mnrred the campaign
OF 1896 have subsidized forever. We have
clasped hands in the presence Of a great ma.
chorus arc everywhere chanting symphony
whose dominating note "a liberty. To its VI
brant melodies tho hearts and Conscences OF
men are responding and in the gray dawn Of
the new century their ballots will register for
the Republic q new birth OF freedom
Nr s,.vorson uoa ,rsa,.d with rro,or0ed
c,sa,,rs ~ whsr hs resnondod w Tho sddrsss
cheerihs when no Responded 70 uhe aooress
of Gov. Thomas. He discussed a wide range
of toncs
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Mr' stevenson SAID In his speech
ferred upon me by my selection by the Ma
tonal Democratic Convention as its candidate
ior the high Office OF Nice-President OF the
ner in which such action has been Officially
made known to me express to you, Mr. Chair
man. and to your honored associates OF the
Deeply impressed with sense OF the re,
sponsibility assumed by such candidacy. !
accept the nomination SO generously rendered
me. Should the action OF the convention meet
tne approval of the people in November. u
VIII be my earnest endeavor TO discharge with
hdehty the duties OF the great office.
at stated times political, power shall return
TO the hands Of the people. The struggle FOR
political political supremacy up upon h, which ~ we s are % now
can people 'H It's ) supreme @ importance to all
conditions Of our countrymen cannot be meas
ured by words, The Ills resulting from unjust
legislation and from unwse administration
in the al-potent ballot. To 1t we now make
our solemn. appeal.
The chief purpose OF the great convention
whose representatives. are before me was re-
dress for existing wrongs and security against
perils yet greater which menace popular gov
ernment. Your convention. In language clear
and unmis'akabe. has presented the vital
issues upon which the pending contest Is 10
be determined. To Its platform l give my
earnest assent,
c,..rIr and rr.ur,rooai,r M n NH ,ha % nau,,.,
,be b,rsbers Of he South African reyyubIies Mics
in their heroic attempt to maintain free gov
yniced tbs sentiments ~ American nemny- vy
crats hut ~ Ghertv-iovtn0 man evnrvwbare
/, is no, u strange ,bat Sboss who have kept ,bs
noi,nai ssith 81 ths a~tbor W tba necisrs,inn no
~ Jndannndanca should e,nrass ,bsjr abhnr-
rarna "a %, ,he aesort ~ ureat F,,rorean nnwsr
10 subiueats a people whose only crime ey ia a
daa,b s,rHaois ~ maintain ,bsir Hhartias
Tba sarnast utteronce of the cnnvantion
,hat o,,r v s',,nrstb;es arc win Tho Ronrs ,n
thsir uraoyai strugo,s p,aets n hearty ra
snonsa from all who yenerate the pr,ncinles
~ onr fathsrs Ia Il NOT true that In Mi The
past a belief In the inaIienable rights Of
ali peoples has been with us a living faith'
That our sympathy has ever been with the
oppressed; WIN ,nose whS were suugRnng
Tor larger measure OF ireedon-for self
government ror tns reason our hoverh-
nent was among me nrsI 10 exteho reGos-
leo; prompt TO extend our sympathy as well
as official recognition, 10 the llttle south
American states on thelr escape from the des-
pousm of spain, ana upon thelr EFFORTS TO es-
tablish for themselves representative govern
ment fashioned aiter our own History has
tain free government a century and quarter
after the promulgatton OF the Declaration Of
lndependence has been transferred from the
New World 70 the Old. ls 1t to be wondered then
that the political disciples OF Jefferson should
express their sympathy for the oppressed
republics Of South Africa? Only those who
believe that our own country has outgrown
the doctrines Of the fathers are in sympathy
with Englands attempt to establish monarchy
upon the ruins Of republics.
Republican Congress should challenge the
attention Of all thoughtful men Subsidy
bills and all unnecessary taxes are condemned
by our platform. The accumulation OF surplus
revenues IL too often the pretext for wasteful
millions of surplus now accumulatins in ths
Treasury should remain in the rockets OF The
neonle To this end the Democratic party