Mexico Missouri message., 1904-08-18

st. Louis convention.
The notification speech was made
by Congressman Champ Clark Of Mis-
souri,.
The oflcial letter OF notification re-
oeived by Judge Parker was as fol
lows;
as the regularly appointed and
duly accredited committee of the ma
tional convention OF the Democratic
party, held at the city OF st. Louis,
Mo, on the 9Th, 9TH, Sth and 9Th days
Of July, 1904, we, the undersigned,
have the honor, and It is our pleasure
to convey to you, as we now do, the
official announcement of your unani-
nous nomination by that great and
historic party Of the people as its
candidate for the exalted office OF the
President Of the United States, at the
election to be held on Nov. s, 1904
q nomination 80 manifestly wise and
appropriate that already the country
has indicated its approval OF II, and
the most convincing auguries are rap
idly increasing of its formal indorse-
ment by the American people at the
polls.
Requesting your acceptance OF this
nomination, we are, with assurance
Of our high esteem and sinCerest
good wishes, yours respectfully,
CHAMP CLARK of Missouri,
Chairman"
The letter was also signed by all
the members of the notification com
| mittee.
In the address with which Ex-Judge
Parker accepted the nomination for
the Presidency he said in part:
"Mr. Chairman and gentlemen OF the
committee: have resigned the office
of chief Judge of the court of appeals
of this state in order that l may &C
cept the responsibility that the great
convention you represent has put
upon me without possible prejudice
| 10 the court to which ! had the honor
TO belong or to the eminent members
OF the judiciary Of this state, Of whom
/ may now say'as a private citizen !
am Justly proud.
AT the very threshold Of this re-
Spouse, and before dealing with other
subjects, must, in justice to myself
ana to relieve my sense Of gratitude,
express my profound appreciation of
| the confidence reposed in me by the
| convention. After nominating me and
| subsequently receiving a cOmmunica-
ton declaring that regarded the gold
standard as firmly and irrevocably es-
tablished, a matter concerning which
| T.. M IN
known my attitude so that hereafter no
man could justly say that his support
had been secured through indirection
! or mistake, the convention reiterated
its determination that should be the
standard bearer of the party in the
present contest. This mark of trust
| and confidence / shall ever esteem as
the highest honor that could be con-
ferred upon mean honor that, what
ever may be the fate Of the campaign,
the future can in no degree lessen or
impair.
Praises the Platform.
"The admirable platform upon whicA
the party appeals to the country for
it's confidence and support clearly
states the principles which were SO
well condensed in the first inaugural
address of President Jefferson, and
points out with force and directness
the course to be pursued through their
proper application in order to insure
needed reforms in both the legislative
end administrative departments of the
government.
Situation In Colorado.
"In q struggle between employers
and employees dynamite is said to have
been used by the latter, resulting in
the loss of life and destruction Of
property. The perpetrators Of this
ofiense against the laws Of God and
man, and all others engaged in the
conspiracy with them, should, after
due trial and conviction, have had
melted out to them the most rigorous
punishment known to the law. This
crime, added perhaps to others, led to
the formation of a committee OF citi-
zens that, with the support Of the mil
itary authority, depOrts from the state,
without trial, persons suspected of be-
longing TO the organization of which
the perpetrators of the dynamite out
RACES were supposed to be members.
In both cases the reign Of law gave
way to the reign of force.
"These illustrations present some
evidence of the failure OF government
to protect the citizen and his prop
erty, which not only Justified the ac-
ton Of your convention in this regard,
but made it its duty to call attention
70 the fact that constitutional guar
antics are violated whenever any
citizen is denied the right 10 labor, to
acquire and TO enjoy property, or to
reside where his interests or inclina-
tion may determine; and the fulfill
ment OF the assurance to rebuke and
nunisb ali denials of these rights.