The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-08-27
MR.. DAVIS ACCEPTS
Democratic Candidate for Yice-Presidefft Repliesin IN
Vigorous Speech to Mastery Addressof Noti-@
fication Delivered by John Sharp Williams

nominee for vice president of the United
States. on August II was notified of the
honor conferred upon him by the-party
at White Sulphur Springs, w Va, by the
COMMITTEES appointed by the st. Louis
convention. Hon. John Sharp VIII
liams. democratic house leader, dellv-
cred the notification speech, which was
an outburst of historical and political
sarcasm unique in campaign oratory.
Opposition critics pronounce 1t one OF
the strongest arguments :. ever made.
Among the salient features of Mr.. Will
liams' talk the following appear to be
the most interesting:
"As soon as learned that was to be
the mouthpjece ot the committee for the
performance of this pleasant task be-
gan to look about me in order to see
how the duty had been performed by
others found that for notification
speech a historical essay is altogether
the proper thing, absolutely necessary
for tht emergency. We shall therefore
entitle our notification address,: A
Brief Historical Disquisition Upon
Some of the Biunders of Our Ancestors
rs NlbMtU 1IOIl tit totdhN POiht Vi ~
Wisdom of Republican Statesmen Who
Have Embraced the Strenuous Life
The first of these consisted In dis
eliminating against the red man--or
account of the race. and color and previ-
GUS condition, supposed incapacities, of
which his color was but the outward
sign. Be that claim pretense or sin
cerity, we found, to our astonishments,
that the door of opportunity and hope
In the way of holding and voting
had been closed to, lol the poor Indian.
This first violation in America of the
divine right of manhood suffrage and
of the cherished fundamental dogma
that all men of all races are equally
capacitated to govern themselves and
especially to govern others, has doubts
less been the Tliad of all our woes
Plainly. 1t was what the Boston Tran.
script so eloquently calls 'colorphobia.' =
The next great blunder in our early
history consisted in taking up arms
against King George and his forces,
when the latter were actuated, as they
themselves confessed. only by the kind
est designs of 'benevolently assimilat-
ing to themselves our sources and our
opportunities
Talks of Increased Knowledgea
I'VE know, now. of course that all
our ancestors talk about .inalienable
rights of self-goverHzaent, mo taxation
without representation, habeas corpus
and right of trial by jury, freedom of
the press, freedom of speech and free
dom of assembly were oni3 a pretext
resorted to by ranting insurgents in
order to throw off the 'civilizing influ-
ences' of the best government which the
world had that far witnessed.
Coming on down the cslrrent of time
we found another period of popular
hysterics that is incomprehensihle to.
us of wiser generation, in view of some
enlightening facts in our recent history
Some men in the troublesome little
town of Boston, masquerading as Indi-
ans. seized and threw into the sea GER
tain cases of tea belonging to certain
merchants of the East India company
The consequence was that the entire
population of Boston, men, women and
children, observers of the law as well
as law-breakers, were punishedsan the
Boston port bill was passed, thus in q
fashion royalty communicating the
little town. commercially and indus
trially. Our ancestors could not be
quieted, but got worse and worse, until
their misguided counsels led to the fool
ish result of insurrection' aud a free
and independent American govern
ment.
The Loss of Free Trade.
'The next great historical bunder in
spite of which. strange to say, we have
as | cannot too often repeat, prospered
right along in every step of our history.
with now and4then temporary drop
back, was the immolation of our an
cestors of the nations industrialism
upon the altar of free tradewithin that
common domain, Notwithstanding al
ready existing state lines furnished con-
yenient place. opportunity and tempta-
uon TO establish customhouses.
Another error of our grandfathers in
connection with our foreign affairs has
come over me lately with weighing
down emphasis. George Washington
thought that our wisest and best and
most patriotic foreign policy consisted
In amicable relations withsall the other
nations of the world and entangling
alliances with none 81 them.
We know now. from our fellow citj-
zen in the white house, that the peoples
who may expect our tolerance and
friendship are those who maintain or
der and prosperity those who govern
themselves we'll those who pay their
financial obligations and that it may
become "a duty which we cannot ignore.
certainly la the western hemisphere.
70 intervene in some way. more or
less indefinite II The. domestic affairs
OF those who dc'Hot DO all these things
nor behave with decency in political
and industrial matters. whatever in the
world that may mean. but who, BY the /
omission OF the doing of all these things,
90 loosen the fses which bind together
civilized society which ties of course
God has appointed us his mnndane
viceserent mechanics to tighten nnf
again. sa'e' up
Turns Guns on Roosevelt
Whatsa oneer esaAtime. childish sasa
was that of our ancestors. tf5af 4hei
president Of the United States Is ssnr,ls |
= enief executive and that his duty cor.
slsts in executing the laws as tbev sra
i'en' need not tell you. sir. that II |
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