Evening journal., 1904-08-17

considerable length, which closed with
these words:
It has been a pleasure 20 us 10 do our
duty. TO notify you Of your nomination.
This has been a pleasure notwithstanding
the fact that you had already been in a
manner notified by Hon. Elihu Root, who
while pretendedly notifying Senator Fair
banks could not get his mind offn you"
as the darlSies say, and whose speech con-
sisted principally in saying, Go to, thou
art an old man" and in bemoaning the
fact that You might possibly die before
you got to be president. So might he, for
/ that matter.
That would be bad enough, but not as
bad as a case / know Of the case of
man who was once elected vice president
and who becoming president later. tic
Killed. the ears OF the groundllngs. but
made the judicious TO grieve." Mr.. Root
forgot that Democratic presidents are
never killed and that they never die while
holding Office. although some of them do
afterward.
In further comment upon Hon. Elihu
Roots notification OF your nomination |
will hazard the remark In reply to one OF
exceeding good taste on his part that Il
Is better to run the risk OF incurring, as In
due course of the flesh we all must phys
ical 'inabilty' than to have been born
with that peculiar mental Inability for
OF taking ourselves too seriously and no.
body else with respect or reverence.
! In real conclusion, Mr.. Davis, Il Is a
sincere pleasure indeed TO know and TO be
able 20 help TO place IN high position a
man Of your character and sense and
modesty, a man who as the result of a
life Of confluence, temperance, self con-
tainment and useful and honest industry
presents n picture In virile though adj
vanced ageypf mems sana In corpore sano,
which Is a delight TO the eye. n satisfac-
tion TO the soul and was taught by wise
ancients to be the summum bonum Of in
dividual earthly existence.
Mr.. Davis Accepts.
Mr.. Davis was heartily cheered as he
rose to reply. In accepting the nomina-
/ ton he spoke I'm part as follows
The official notification which you bring
OF my nomination for the vice presidency
OF the United States by the national De-
mocracy gives me a feeling Of the SINGER
est gratitude TO my party for the honor
conferred. Al the same time Il brings TO
me deep sense Of my responsibility TO
my party as a candidate and TO my coun-
try IN case Of my election.
As Introductory 10 the few remarks /
shall make ! desire to say that I heartily
indorse the platform upon which ! have
been nominated and. with the conven-
tion and its nominee for president, regard
the present monetary standard OF value
as irrevocably established.
In the campaign preceding the last cleo
tion much stress was laid by Republican
speakers upon the prosperous condition OF
the country and forebodings were heard
Of the m results, especially TO the labor
ing man, which would follow any change
In the political complexion OF the gov
ernment. IL is true that the times then
were good. but It is no less fact that
while there has been no change In the par
" In power many of the evils prophesieo
have come under Republican rule. -Four
years ago factories. mills. mines and fur
naces were in active operation, unable C
supply the demand, but now many arr
closed. and those that are open are beine
operated with reduced force on short
hours. Then wages were high. labor wa.
scarce, and there was work for all. Nov
work is scarce many wage earners unem
ployed and wages reduced The appre
! henson which now prevails In business
circles and the present unsatisfactory In
dustrial conditions OF the country seem t'
demand a political change
In the language Of our platform. "rh'
rights OF labor are certainly no less vest
ed no less sacred and no less inalienabl'
than the rights OF capital" The time Il
, opportune 20 emphasize the truth OF THU
, utterance. The most sacred right of prop
erty is the right 10 possess and. own one
J self and the labor OF ones own hands
/ capital itself being but stored mp labor
l. For years ! worked In the ranks as
wage Garner, and I know what IL Is e
y earn my living In the sweat OF my brow
b i have always believed. and my convic
Y tions came from the hard school OF expe
= rience, that, measured by the character o
work he does and the cost OF living,
J. man is entitled 10 full compensa tion fo
his services My experience as a wag'
Garner and my association with labo
have alike taught me the value OF Demo
cratic principles. for in them the hum
II blest has the strongest security for indi
s vidual right and the highest stimulus 4
II that independence OF spirit and love O
self help which produce the finest charac
e ters and form the base OF the best posi-
e bic government.
!. Th, receipts OF the government for tn
!, year ending June 30. 1902. the first hsca
. year OF the present administration. show
n I'd a surplus ever expenditures OF S9l. 0O0
ooo but for the fiscal year ending June 3
1904 instead OF a surplus there was "A def
cit of f4l 000O00 From the lst of JUL
N 1904. 20 Aug 10. or for about a month an
r. a third OF the present fiscal year. the e,
pendltures OF the government have e.
H. ceeded the receipts by S2i .7i50O0, Thel
e could he no stronger evidence of the e.
D. travagance into which the Republca
n party has fallen. and no more potent ~
eument in behalf Of a change to the part
= whose tsnats hays always embraced nri