Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-08
THE ADDRESS TO MIR. STEVENSON.
GOV. Thomas of Colorado Makes 1t In
Stirring Words.

The notification to Hon. Adlai E.
Stevenson, OF the vice presidential
nomination was made by Hon. Charles
S. Thomas, governor of Colorado, who
officiated as temporary chairman of
the democratic national convention.
Gov. Thomas spoke of this as the Sec
ond time the national democracy had
chosen Mr.. Stevenson for its vice
presidential candidate. Elected to
that high office eight years ago, he
had discharged its duties faithfully
and well, retiring with the respect.
love and confidence of all the people.
Thus endeared te the party, its recent
action was both merited and appro-
pirate. The speaker discussed the
political events of the past tour years.
contrasted the two great parties and
declared that justice is still the
standing policy of our country,
according to the democratic party,
which seeks to rescue liberty from
the atmosphere of the counting
room, and remove the dollar mark
from the face of duty, to rise to the
heights of la,er and better DAYS and
make the declaration of independence
a common heritage of the Gu ban and
the Filipino. The democratic party
invokes in support of its great cause
the memory and teaching of all our
statesmen, jurists and philosophers.
1t martials them under the banner of
freedom. They live though they
speak not. Their presence couse-
crates the air around US though we
see them not. With their example
before US and above us, with Bryan
and Stevenson to lead us, with the
declaration of independence and the
constitution to sustain us, we shall
overcome all the hosts of the
mighty"
Vice President Stevenson's Response.
In responding, Mr.. Stevenson spoke
his profound gratitude for the honor
conferred upon him and for the CON-
plimentary manner in which such &C.
ton had been officially made known
to him. He was deeply impressed
with the sense of responsibility as
sumed by such candidacy. and in &C
cepting the nomination he said that
should the action of the convention
be approved by the people it would be
his earnest endeavor to discharge with
fidelity the duties of the great office.
He spoke of the deep moment to the
American people of the struggle for
political supremacy upon which we
are now entering, and of the wise pro-
vision by the constitution that at
stated times political power shall re-
turn to the hands of the people. He
reviewed the action of the national
democratic convention, and discussed
the features of the platform, referring
particularly to the trust and the
tariff. He dwelt at considerable
length upon the paramount issue of
imperialism, which he said was in
deed the supreme question to which
all others are of secondary Importance.
The democratic party has ever been
the advocate of wise territorial ex-
pansion. 1t was in control of the
government during 40 years of the
first half of the present century.
During that period new states were
admitted into the federal union, and
our western border extended beyond
the Mississippi. Dat of the Louisiana
country-acquired under the first
democratic administration-hav been
carved Il magnificent states. Under
a later democratic administration
and as the result of the treaty which
terminated our war with Mexico-we
acquired California and neighboring
states and territories. thus bringing
under our flag, to remain forever, the