The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-18

course, in the nature OF a surprise TO
you. At present the committee desires
me TO present you with written notice
Of your notification to which you are
TO make response later on during the
day"
Mr.. Davis accepted the letter and re-
marked:
Your chairman has told me to make
response later 1 hape we will all
make response in November"
Laughter and applause greeted this
statement and tie meeting adjourned.
The march from the hotel to the
platform on the lawn was begun at
1880 o'clock. Mr.. Davis and Repre-
sentative Williams led the procession
OF committeeman, preceded by the
band When the platform was reached
mighty cheer went uD from the
thrOng which Lad been waiting for
half an hour. Between three and four
thousand people were gathered under
the trees.
Exercises Opened.
After a medley by the band the ex-
ercises were opened with prayer by
1t Rev. " L Caravatt, DID, of the
diocese Of West Virginia.
Mr. Williams. then took the stand
and began his address On the plat
form which was deliberately decorated
were Mr.. Davis, Mr.. Williams. Seua-
Tor Daniel, DR.. Caravatt, Sergeant at
Arms Martin Of the St. Louis cOnven-
tlon. ana Secretary Mccall of the COM
mittee.
Mr. Williams utterances were Hber-
ally applauded and not infrequent
cheering was INDUCED in as he pro-
crossed.
Mr. Williams Speech.
Mr. Davis-Sir: We have been an
pointed by d most notable convention a. A
committee 70 notify YOU OF your nonina-
tloh by the Democracy as their choice for
EIce-presidont of the United States. We
ueSire 10 express the pleasure we feel
IN having been selected to perform this
0utE ana our confidence in you your
Ialthlulness, honesty and wisdom. The
people see in YOU one Of the best products
OF the best period Of American Institution.
Il period whose salient chara cteristics
were local government Individually
equal opportunity and decentralization
10 work. freedom TO buy and sell. freedom
y compete IN Industrial life resulting
IN seif-depsndenee, freedom to develop as
one Own master. and not merely as the
Wei trained and well managed industrial
servant of another. They see IN you what
Onver Wendell Holmes said is a rare
ming IlliLg-a self made man who is yet not
Just before leaving home I said that
was gong 20 West Virginia with some
ythers. 10 notify YOU of your nomination
ore of my brothers little BOYS standing
by said. Uncle John. he must be a
mighty big goose if he has not heard OF
u already. In certain way the nOuft-
coIlOn with which we are charged Is
perfuuctory and unnecessary. and yet il
Is well to maintain by some degree of
lormality that respectful observance
winch IS due to great events. The NOM
ination by great party to the great office
&c which we call yOI. the vice presi-
cency. carrying with it the duty of pre-
and the possibility Of succession TO the
presidency. Is a great event.
Had Read Cannon's Speech.
As soon as I learned that I was. BIZ
resolution Of the convention to be the
IfuuthDiecc OF the committee for the pIlr-
fcrmance Of this pleasant task I began
20 look about me in order to see how the
dutE had been performed By others. I
ioNnd rom recent performances Of a sim
liar character in the Republican camp
tl4t LOT notification speech a historical
ESSAY IS altogether the proper thing. alb
solutelE necessary for the emergency. We
snaA thersforC cntitle our notification adj
dress. A. Brief Historical Disquisition
Upon Some of the Blunders of Our An
cestors es Viewed from the Standpoint
OF the Wisdom Of Republican Statesmen
VINO have Embraced the Strenuous Life
The first OF these consisted in discrfm-
mating against the red mantle image
OF God in cherry-on account Of his race
and color and previous condition. Our an
CCStorS said IL Was on account of the in
herent or inherited race traits tenden-
cies and supposed inCapa cities. Of which
lis color was but the outward sign. b
that claim pretense or sincerity We found
to our establishment that the door of Op-
pCTtUnity and hope in the way of office
fc-ding and voting had been closed to 10,
the poor Indian.
He was not invited in by the select men
in Connecticut. nor by the electors Of the
self-gOve-nlng towns Of Massachusetts TO
help govern our ancestors ana the coun-
try which they had committed 20 their
charge. nor did our ancestors promise 10
sSsimilate them This first violation in
America Of the divine right Of manhood
suffrage and OF the cherished fundamental
dogma that ali men Of all races are equal
ly capacitsted 20 govern themselves. and
especially 70 govern others. has doubtless
begun the Had OF our woes. Plainly II
az what the Boston Transcript so eIO-
GLertly calls 'c0lorphObia. We could not
account for X. except perhaps upon 2. line
or thought suggested by sentence in the
Notification address Of the permanent
Chairman OF the Chicago convention. IN
forming the president Of his nomination
BY the Republican party TO succeed him
SELF AR. Cannon said BY blood by in-
feritanCe by eduCariOa and b. practice.
We are a self-goverllinC people Are
we 10 believe that Mr. Carmen meant
20 intimate converse that nobody was
Of seif-gOverning capacity unless by blood
education or successful Dractice2 II so
IL Is feared that he IS getting back 10
our ancestors bIunder and may incur the
danger CT receiving the appreciation OF
some Of those benighted creatures known
as southern Democrats. We wonder II
tll- ancestors I'D New E4IE ~ Elu. New \ OK
AMI Virginia had been stupid enough to
have some notion tho converse OF Mr.
Canucms utterauce in their heads. and
If they lad based their action on the
fact that the noble red man had none
Of the blood Of self-governing races IN
his veins. none Of that subtle force Of
'hercdity' which accounts for SO much
and which Is so hard TO he accounted for
Itself If they thought that he had not
FOR any sufficient length Of time been
educated for the task of governing white
men. or had no practice IN IL. except
such as seemed TO lead 10 the conclusion
tIat he was not capable Of it.
9lunder Of the Fathers.
The next great blunder IL our early
history consisted ia their taking I'D arms
against King George and his forces. when
the latter were actuated. as they them
selves confessed. only by the kinGest de-
signs OF 'beneYOlently Initiating 10
themselves our resources and OpportuDl-
ties You sir, who have a Republican SON
iu-law, and therefore possess culture b.
affinity AT least viii hardly believe that
our ancestors were stupid enough to fight
against the principle. which We so frankly
recognize IN the Philippines. viz. that II
is perfectly right scn-evidentIv proper.
Ter a fac to cover and emblemize two
entirely different sorts OF governments.
one for ourselves at home protecting
individual civil and political liberty and
pretending TO furnish fulI and equal 0p-
pcrtGuities for Industrial development
AID another for other in the colonies
absolute and discretionary in its charac-
ter and av0Wedly limiting industrial devel-
mercial exploitation for the benefit OF the
sh.-runf merchant and the tHnrne' rlHnaIf94-