The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-08-11

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ments Of the government, the
separation Of which has been gen.
orally regarded as the most salut-
ary and difficult achievement of
the masterful statesman who
framed the constitution. 1t is
believed and hoped that as presi-
dent you will use every legiti-
mate influence at your command
to restore and preserve the
healthful equilibrium among the
departments established by the
constitution.
"The most marked character
istics of the.bulk of the American
people are reverence for the con-
stitution and obedience of law.
"Your long and CONSPICUOUS
career as jurist in one of the
highest courts in the world-the
period which you have spent in
studying and expounding insti-
tuition and statutes-causes your
countrymeu to believe that into
the exalted executive Office to
which they are about to call you,
you will carp that profound re-
spect for the constitution and the
law which with you has become a
confirmed mental habit and upon
which depends the perpetuity of
our system of goyernment-the
best. ever devised by the wit of
men-a system whose beneficient
results have made us the most
puissant nation on the whole face
Of the earth. To preserve it is
its integrity and its full yigor in
the high mission of the Democrat
;c Psa1.yy whose head you have now
become.
Into your hands the Democ-
racy has committed its standard
with abiding faith in your courage,
your integrity, your honor, your
capacity and your patriotism. be-
lievlng that under your leadership
we will achievea signal victory,
that your administration will be
such fortunate, such a happy
era in our Democratic ascend
ency, and that you will discharge
your duties as to rank in history
one of the greatest and best be-
loved of American presidents.
ssThe convention, according to
Democratic custom. appointed a
committee-of which it did me
honor to make.me chairman, for
which / am deeply grateful-to
convey to you official information
of your selection as the Demo-
cratic candidate for president of
the United States.
speaking for the committee,
with pleasure l hand you this
formal notification of your nom-
ination, together with copy of
the platform, UNANIMOUSLY be-
slowed.
"May the nomination find
fruition in election. May the
God of our fathers guide, protect
and bless you both as candidate
and chief magistrate of the re-
public. ]"
After expressing sincere graft
tude and profound appreciation
Of the confidence reposed in him
bv the convention, Judge Parkcr
replying spoke Of the admirable
platform on which he was invited
to stand. He praised the con-
stitution. He said it separated
and distributed among three de-
Ipartments-executive legislative
and judicial-certain powers, and
lit was the duty of those who ad-
Iministrated each department to
act SO as to preserve rather than
destroy the potency of the co.
lordinate branches of the govern
ment and thus secure in its exer-
lcises all the powers conferred by
1.-The people. He continued: I'm
patience of restraints OF law a
we'll as delays are becoming more
and more manifest day by day.
! Wi5hin the past few years manl
|Iinstances have been brought t
our attention where, in different
oarts of our beloved country
/ 1Isrpo6ed criminals have bee'
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