The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-08-20

The Republicans now claim great consist
ency IN their altitude upon the currency CUES
,ion. and the President IN bis recen, speech
Of acceptance sald taat they know what
they mean when they speak Of sta biz
currency, the same thing from year TO
year, aud yet IN the platforms OF their
party in 1854, 1855 and 1892 they favored
the double standard Of value In the platform
OF 1855 they said the Republican party is 10
favor Of the use of both gold and silver as
money and condemns the policy Of the Demo
cratic Administration in its efforts 70 domoue-
TIE silver
Il congratulate your committee. and the
consistency IL represents, ia the selection BY
the delegates to the national convention ufthe
nominee for the Presidency. He is = man Of
courage, yet prudent; Of high ideals, yet with
out pretense: of the most wholesome respect
for the Constitution and the majesty OF the
laws under it, and a sacred regard for their
limitations; Of the keenest sense Of justice,
which would rebel against compromising
wrong 10 an individual or TO a Lafiou; positive
in conviction, yet Of few words; stroRg 10
mental aud moral attributes. aud yet withzl
modest and reserved; possessed of a sturdy
constitution and magnificent manhood, and
yet temperate in his actions and dignifed 10
his demeanor. Ii is not the orator or man of
letters, but the man Of reserve force, Of sound
Judgment, of conservative method and steadi-
ness OF purpose, whom the people have called
10 the Office of the Presidency, notably in the
contests between jefferson ard Burr. Jackson
and Clay Lincoln and Douglas, Grant and
Greeley, Cleveland and Blaine.
''Dire predictions were made by our politl-
cal opponents of what would happen at the
St. Louis convention, but they misjudged the
temper of the party aud the people. While
there had been differences in preceding cam
paigns, yet at ST. Louis they were all harmon :
lied and common ground was found upon
which all could stand aud do battle for Demo
cratic principles. A platform was adopted by
a unanimous vote embracing the issues of the
day. and presenting to the people declara
ton Of principles which, in the language of
the times, is sane, safe aud sound.
Guard Against Capitalization.
"With candidate whose personality APP
peals to the good sense and sound judgment
of the American people, platform whose
principles are for the greatest good to the
greatest number and reunited party earnest
for the restoration of good and economical
government, we should succeed and the prin-
cples of Democracy again triumph.
II beg my countrymen, as they value their
liberty, to guard with great care the sacred
right of local self-government and TO watch
with Jealous eye the tendency of the times
to centralize power i'll the hands of the few.
'sMr. Chairman, it is an added pleasure to
receive this notification at your hands. You
have been conservative and courageous as
leader of our party in the House of Represen
fatives, a position which few men have filed
with the signal ability that you have displayed.
at will be my pleasure and duty at time
not far hence to accept more formally in writ
ing the nomination which you have rendered
in such graceful and complimentary terms
and to give my views upon some OF the I'M
portant questions now commanding the atten
ton of the country"