Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-03

For the due performance OF TINS uuly
| the vice president should be familiar
with the conduct OF affairs by the al.
| ministratlon as It proceeds, a part oil
lis counsels, and imbued with knowl
| edge Of its labors, It's perpleNlties ana
its motives that can come only from
intimate association and confidence and
sympathy, TOO often 1t has happened
| that after excited contests for the pres
idential nomination the candidate Tor
vice president has been selected from
| the defeated faction for the purpose OF
appeasing their resentment, and tnal
| after election he has remained antago-
nistlc in spirit and stranger 10
| the counsels OF the president whom
| ne may be called upon to succeed
Happily we are now In no such case
| The people would fam see again such
relations Of sympathy and loyal help,,
fulness for the public good, as eXiste q
between President Mckinley and wee
President Hobart; and the personal re-
latlons between President Roosevelt
and yourself, your mutual esteem ana
good understanding assure US that
these happy conditions VIII come again
| after the ith of next March. We count
upon your wisdom and experience ana
loyal aid ms an element Of ever present
strength in the coming administration
HIS RESPONSIBILITY.
Az TO the supreme responsibility of
the vice presidency in case OF success
sion to the presidency, we shall an
pray, and no one more earnestly IMAM
yourself that II may not come to YOU
But we are not at liberty 10 ignore
the possibility that 1t may come Sau
and bitter experience admonlsnes US
that provision for succession 10 my
! presidency is no idle form. OF the last
IL presidents elected by the people OF
the United states ive-nearly one-hall
have died in office and have been sue
ceeded by vice presidents. A serious
obligation rests upon the political par
ties which select the candidates pc
tween whom the people must choose, 10
see to IL that they nominate men Tor
This possible succession VINO nave the
strength Of body and mind and char
acter which shall enable them, II occa-
sion comes. TO take up the burdens or
the great presidential office. to endure
its trying and exhanstlng demands, 20
meet its great responsibilities ana
with firm hand and clear vlsion TO
guide the government of the county UNI
IN the people can express their choice
again
FAILURE OF DEMOCRATS.
Our opponents of the Democratic par
~ have signally failed to perform
as their candidate for the vice presiden-
cy an excellent gentleman, who was
born during the presidency of James
Monroe, and who before the 4th OF
March next will be in the saith year OF
his age. Before the next administration
is ended ne will be approaching his S6th
birthday. Ii Is no disparagement or
this gentleman for whom l DelleVe we
all have the highest respect, 10 say that
he shares the common lot OF mortais,
and that the election OF any man or
such great age would furnish no safe
guard to the American people against
the disaster which would ensue upon
the death Of president with a sue
cessor not competent TO perform the
duties OF the presidential office. II Is
common experience that very aged gem
tlemen. however bright and active they
may appear for brief periods, cannot
eustain long continued severe exertl0n.
The demands o fthe presidential office
upon the mental and physical vitality
are 30 great. so continuous and so eX-
haustng as TO be wholly beyond the
capacity Of any man Of 3d.
DAVIS is TOO OLD.
The attempt by such a man to perform
the duties of the office would with prac-
teal certainty be speedily followed by
n complete breakdown both Of body and
OF mind. In contemplating the remote
possibility OF the election of the Demo-
cratic candidate for vice president the
people of the country are bound to con-
template also as necessary result OF
such an election in case OF the presi-
dents death. that others, not chosen by
the people, and we know not who'
would govern In the name OF NOM
inal successor unable himself TO per-
form the constitutional duties of his Of
nce; or worse still. that serious doubt
whether the vice president had not
reached a condition of inability with
in the meaning OF the Constitution
would throw the title OF the office or
president into dispute
A SERIOUS CONTINGENCY.
The serious effect of such an event
unon the government and upon the
business interests and general Wellare
OF the country, and the serious erect
even OF the continual menace OF such
an event. rust be apparent to every
thoughtful mind
CANDIDATE IS ALL RIGHT
In your election, on the other hand,
thia chief requirement win be fully met,
I'm the full strength Of middle lie you
are prepared for the eXhausting dutles
OF the presidency Your successlul ahd
DISTINGUISHED career, the ability ana
nrobIty with which you have already
discharged the duties of high once the
universal respect and esteem OF tns
people OF Indiana who have uellgnteu
10 honor you, the attachment OF hosts
of friends throughout the unlon-ull
assure us that you have the character
and the ability to govern wisely anu
strongly should you become preslueIlt'
Many indeed among our people nave az
ready turned toward you as sultapls
candidate TO be elected directly 10 tha'
great Office
WISH OF HIS PARTY.
7, 10 the earnest wish of your party
and Of many good citizens VINO haNe ~
party affiliations that you shail aGGept
ME nomination, and that you shall be
elected i'm November TO be the next vice
nresident of the United States. In en-
nressIng 10 YOU this wish, we beg TO
add an assurance OF our own personal
respect, esteem and loyalty.
senator Fairbanks was given an ova-
tlop as he arose TO accept the nomna-
ton. lie said;
FAIRBANKS REPLY.
Accents Commission and Thanks