The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-08-10
NOTIFICATION
ADDRESS
JUDGE ALTON B. PARKER TOLD
HE WAS NOMINATED.
BY THE DEMOCRATS
AS Candidate For President of the
United States.
BY THE DEMOCRATS

Esopus, New York, Aug. 10.-In
notifying Judge Parker Of his nomi-
nation for the Presidency, Hon.
Champ Clark spoke as follows:
"Judge Parker: The most momen-
tous political performance known
men is the quadrennial election Of an
American President The supreme
executive power of SO,OOO,OOO free
people changes hands with simplest
ceremony and most perfect order.
While the contest for votes is waged
with earnestness and enthusiasm
sometimes with much heat and bitter
ness-the ready acceptance Of the re-
suit by the defeated is the surest au-
curry Of the perpetuity of our institu-
tons.
"Presidents come and Presidents
60, but the great Republic freighted
with the hopes Of the human race for
liberty-goes on forever.
"All history proves that govern
ment bottomed on popular suffrage is
a government by party. Experience
shows that he serves his party best
who serves his country best. The
names most fondly cherished are
those of men who devoted their time,
their energies, their talents, their for
tunes and their lives to the promotion
Of the public veal. Stronger incen-
tive to high and patriotic endeavor
no man hath than the hope to stand
through all the ages in that goodly
company.
"Out of the mastery debates and
profound deliberations of the St.
Louis convention emerged a reunited
party, which goes forth conquering
and to conquer. The flower of the
Democracy assembled there to con-
suit on the state Of the country and
to take measures for restoring the
government to the principles enunci-
ated by the fathers, from which it has
drifted far in these latter days.
"Every phase of Democratic opin-
ion was represented by brave, honest
and able champions in that conclave
Of free and patriotic men.
"The St. Louis convention carried
out no cut and dried programme. Its
delegates were not mere automatons
or marionettes waving and talking
when the strings were pulled by one
man. Speech and action were abso-
lutely free and the great debates
which took place there will constitute
part of the permanent political liter
ature of the country. No effort was
made to gag or bride any one. If a
delegate had a pet idea which he was
anxious to exploit, he was given an
adequate and respectful hearing be-
fore either the platform committee or
the entire convention. Every man
had his say. To none was opportu-
nifty denied. Out of it all grew such
unity as encourages lovers of liberty
and of pure government everywhere.
"We enter upon this campaign
with the strength which grows out of
the union Of a mighty party, with the
enthusiasm born of truth, with the
courage that emanates from a righte
Gus cause, with the confidence Of men
animated by the noble purposes and
lofty patriotism.
"The principles of Democracy are
grounded in eternal truth. AS formu-
lated by the fathers of Democracy
they are not for a day but for all
time and are as applicable in this hour
as when he proclaimed them in his
inaugural address which has become a
classic. The necessity of putting
them into practice is as pressing now
as it was then. To once more make
them the basis f our political action
is the pleasant but arduous task as
signed you by the Democracy of the
land.
"To serve the whole American peo-
pie without discrimination, faithfully
and we'll, to distribute the blessings
of the Federal government impartial
ly among all our citizens: to tighten
the burdens of government by reduc-
ing taxation to the minimum and by
rigid economy in the public service
to administer the powers conferred
by the Constitution justly, wisely,
fearlessly, vigorously and patriotieal-
ly, without diminution and without