The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-08-17


nomination to the vice presidency of
the United States, as follows:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen Of the
Committee:
The official notification which you
bring Of my nomination for the Vice
Presidency of the United States, by
the national Democracy, gives me a
feeling Of the sincerest gratitude to
my party for the honor conferred. At
the same time, it brings to me deep
sense of my responsibility to my party
as candidate, and to my country in
case of my election.
A spirit of determination to sue
coed in the campaign before us APP
pears to prevade the rank and file Of
our party in all sections of the coun-
try. Of that rank and file | have for
many years been a member and have
at all times devoted my humble pow
ers to party success, believing that
success to be for the country's good.
Unexpectedly called as | am now to
the forefront, [ am impelled to an
acceptance of the obligation by a
sense of gratitude to my fellow
workers, and the hope that [ may be
able the better toassist in restoring
to power that party whose principles
and past history guarantee safe,
wise, economical and constitutional
administration of the government.
I find it, therefore, great pleas
ure, standing here upon the border
land of the two Virginias, to receive
and accept the commission you bear,
the Democracy of the entire country.
and to send greetings through you to
Is it not significant of a closer and
truer brotherhood among us, that for
the first time since the Civil War a
nominee on the national ticket has
been taken from that section of our
common country that lies south Of
Mason and Dixon s line-a happy rec
ognition of the dbliteration of all Sec
tional differences which led to and
followed that unhappy struggle.
AS Introductory to the few remarks
I shall make, I desire to say that [
heartily endorse the platform upon
which I have been nominated, and
with the convention and its nominee
for President, regard the present mon
etary standard Of value as irrevocably
established.
In the campaign preceding the last
election, much stress was laid by Re-
publican speakers upon the prosper
Gus condition of the country, and fore
bodings were heard of the i'll results,
especially to the laboring man, which
would follow any change in the politi-
cal complexion of the Government.
1t is true that the times then were
good, but it is no less a fact that,
while there has been nochange in the
party in power, many of the evils
prophesied have come under Republi-
can rule. -Four years ago, factories,
mills. mines and furnaces were in ac-
tive operation, unable to supply the
demand. but now many are closed
and those that are open are being OPP
Grated with reduced force on short
hours. Then wages were high. labor
was scarce and there was work for all
Now work is scarce, many wage earn.
ers unemployed and wages reduced
The apprehension which now prevails
in business circles and the present
unsatisfactory industrial condition OF
the country seem to demand a politi
al change.
The receipts of the government fol
the year ending June 30th, 1902, the
first fiscal year of the present admins
tration, showed surplus over expen.
ditures of $91, 100000, but for the
fiscal year ending June 30th, 1904, in,
stead of surplus there was a deficit
og $41 100000. From the first of Jul
~ 1904, to August 10th. or for about
month and third of the present
fiscal year, the expenditures of the
Government have exceeded the re-
ceipts by 21,715.00O. There could be
no stronger evidence of the extrava-
ganee into which the Republican party
has fallen. and no more potent argu-
ment in behalf of a change to the
party whose tenents have always en-
braced prudence and economy In adj
ministering the peoples affairs.
Our Republican friends are prone
to refer to the great commercial