The San Francisco call., 1904-08-18
IN IRONICAL.
SPEECH NOTIFIES DAVIS
Democratic Nominee, Accepting the Honor Be-
slowed by His Party, Follows Parker's Lead by
Declaring Unqualihedy for the Gold Standard

contents himself. Ike ''brother to the OK
with the facts that happen to obtrude them
selves right in front of his nose. These be-
sir mere demagogic appeals to 'the basis set
in the land. the farmers" as our fellow
citizen in the White House is said to have
called them
TRUSTS AND MONOPOLIES.
That reminds me Of another blunder of
ancestors both under the common law in
Great Britain and in the United States. They
seem to have entertained a notion that COM
binations in restraint of trade seeking mo-
nopoly and throttling competition. are in some
way adverse TO the development Of individual
ity, and somehow poison the life of trade.
They went so far to contend that the nigh
est object OF mans existence is not to be
well managed. even at living money profit
to himself. but that it is to learn to manage
himself well
We know now that combinations Of corpora
tions seeking with the power of monopoly the
ing prices to an eNtortionate figure, under the
shelter Of tariff laws shutting out foreign COM
petitors, and seeking the further resultant
power to bear down the price to be paid TO
the farmer raising the raw material, and seek
ing the yet further resultant power to regulate
'Md6es pS tedsul oi lhe ldcl thdt INC WIZ, WV
;ngman has nowhere else to go to get work
except to the concerns in the combinations,
are, on the whole, beneficial institutions in
free republic of self-goYerning men.
Another error Of our grandfathers in con-
nection with our foreign affairs has come over
lately with weighing down emphasis.
George Washington-who however, was moth
ing but a plain Virginia planter. a sort OF
high-class farmer and, therefore, one Of the
basis set not TO be thought of in the same
breath with such platform makers as the Sen
ator from Massachusetts, or such virile his
tory makers as our felow-citizen in the White
House-thought land possibly his Secretary Of
State, Thomas Jefferson. had a great deal to
do with inspiring him TO think that our
Wlsest and best and most patriotic foreign pol
icy consisted in amicable relations with all
the other nations Of the world, and entanging
alliances with none OF them-in other words.
thaL our chief duty WAS TO keep own
house in order with the notion in stupid
minds that the sum total of the rightful pur-
pose Of all just government is the freedom and
happiness of man.
How wonderful it is that we prospered with
that sort OF foreign policy and maintained.
withal, the respect and good will of the world
wonderful. indeed when We consider what
Ieiilationai pollcy we know now, from our
fellow-citizen in the White House that the
peoples who may expect our tolerance and
friendship are those who maintain order and
prosperity those who govern themselves
we'll" those who pay their financial obl
cations" and that It may become "a duty
which we cannot ignore, certainly in the
hemisphere to Intervene" in some way
more less indefinite in the domestic affairs
or those who do not do all these things
nor behave with decency in political and in
dustrial matters. whatever in the world that
may mean but who. by the omission Of the
doing of all these things do loosen the ties
which bind together civilized society" which
ties, OF course God has appointed us his mum
dane vice-regent- mechanics to tighten up
again.
DUTIES OF VICE PRESIDENT.
What a queer, old time, childish idea was
that Of our ancestors that the President Of the
United States is simply chief executive, and
that his duty consists in executing the laws
as lhey were written need not tell you
sir that II you should be elected Vice Presi-
oent IL would be one OF your duties as sort
OF heir apparent to the crown to train your
self and influence your chief, Judge Parker
In the way Of usurping the other departments
OF the Government
Your opportunity will not be as great as
that Of the President himself but as presi-
dent Of the Senate you may have oppor-
tunity, the opportunity of changing the SEN
ate rules on your own motion, doing some
other revolutionary thing which as a play TO
name famous that OF one OF the most
spectacular and strenuous OF mem
Men, sir, are not responsible for the size
Of their opportunities They are responsible
for taking advantage Of them-sometimes for
not making them. as in re Panama republic,
It viii be your duty as a part of the exec
utive branch Of the Government to look down
with contempt upon the legislative branch
You will soon learn that the cattle" who
inhabit the Senate chamber and the other
wing Of the Capitol the lower House (Which
has. been getting constantly lower and lower
every day for many years.. are but little. II
any, better than the other cattle who sent
doctors ana preachers and merchants Of the
United States.
AS to the common herd who send these
cattle" 10 Washington all YOU need with
them is to talk platitudes about civic right
eousness'' and the ''strenuousness Of lie :,
What they want to do is to sit in the galleries
and witness the play. Make yourself the star
performer. according to your opportunities.
In conclusion, sir pray for war. Nobody
can tell what great things war will end in
when once begun. 1t might result in making
your chief the first Emperor and Lord Pro-
tector Of the Western Hemisphere" You
would, OF course, in that event, heir ap-
parent. share his glory. Your legal title might
become Prince d'Outre Mer." I know you
would run some little risk of having him des-
ignate his Secretary OF War as his successor
but l believe I would chance il. Besides
peace is tame and unstrenuous thing and
''sfnothers out some Of the finest instincts
Of manhood. ."
Remember above all things that our chief
not to be ''weaklings'' or towards
weakling. sir is a strangely domesticated
animal who listens before he acts and who
weighs evidence before he decides, who
modestly venerates greatness in others who
actually prefers piping times of peace to
the ''pomp and circumstance OF glorious war"
Weddings are men who fear the strenuous
life. the only national life that is really worth
the living'-the life of crown COLONY conorest n
the life militant in word. We are getting
to be, as people, your committee is glad to
say, splendidly military flag. brass
band and choice collection of epaulets
corting a Secretary of War to and from the
depot in Washington where he augustly leaves
or arrives appeal to the higher flights of our
patriotic imagination as nothing else does
or can.
In real conclusion. Mr.. Davis. it is a sin
cere pleasure indeed to know and to be able
70 place in high position a man of your
character and sense and modesty-a man who
the result Of a life of confluence temper
ance, self conta inment and useful and honest
industry, presents a picture in vir1e though
advanced age Of mems eana in corpore sano
which is a delight to the eye, a satisfaction
TO the soul and taught by wise ancients
ts be the summum bonum Of individual earthly
existence.
RESPONSE OF THE NOMINEE.
The response of Davis was as fol-
lows:
Mr.. Chairman and gentlemen of the COM
mittee The official notification which you
bring Of my nomination for the Vice Presi-
dency Of the United States by the national De-
mocracy gives feeling OF sincerest graft
tude to my party for the honor conferred
At the same time II brings to me a deep
sense Of my responsibility to my party as a
candidate and to my country. in case Of my
election.
spirit OF determination to succeed In the
campaign before us appears to pervade the
rank and file OF our party in all sections of
the country OF that rank and file I have
for many years been a member and have at
all times devoted my humble powers to party
success, believing that success to be for the
country's good. Unexpectedly called as 1 am
now to the forefront, I am impelled to an
acceptance of the obligation by a sense OF
gratitude to fellow UO md he