The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-25
HENRY 6. DAVIS IS
TOLD OF HIGH HONOR
NOTIFIED OF DOMINATION AS
DEMoCRATIC CANDIDATE
FOR VICE PRIaIDEHT.
Extracts from His Address in Which
He Announces His Acceptance
He Predicts Success for the
Democracy.

White Sulphur Springs, w. Va, Aug.
18.-Henry G. Davis Wednesday was
formally notified of and formally &C.
cepted his nomination by the demo
cratic party for vice president Of the
United States. The ceremonies took
place in the open air in the grounds
of Green Brier, White Sulphur Springs
hotel. Representative John Sharp
Williams, Of Mississippi, delivered the
notification address.
Williams Speech.
Mr.. Williams reviewed the blunders
of the country's rulers from the bar
ring out of the Indians from suffrage
by New England settlers to the In
dianola post Office dispute on the color
question. After scoring President
Roosevelt's policy of militarism he got
to the subject in hand and said:
cit has been q pleasure to Us to do
our duty, to notify you Of your NOM
ination. This has been a pleasure. not
withstanding the fact that you had al
ready been in manner notified by
Hon. Elihu Root, who, while pretend
edly notifying Senator Fairbanks.
could not get his mind" oh'n you,' as
the darkies say, and whose speech con-
sisted principally in saying: Go to,
thou art an old man. and in bemoan-
ing 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 80 bad as case
I know of-the case of a man who
was once elected vice president, and
who. becoming president later, 'tickled
the ears Of the groundlings. but made
the judicious to grieve.' Mr.. Root for
got that democratic presidents are
never killed., and that they never die
while holding Office, although some Of
them do so afterward.
MI. Davis Accepts.
In accepting the nomination Mr.. Da-
Wis said in part: fs
Unexpectedly called as am now to
the forefront, I am impelled to an &C.
ceptance of the obligation by sense
of gratitude to my fellow workers and
the hope that may be able the better
to assist in restoring to power that
party whose principles and. past his
tory guarantee safe, wise, economical
and constitutional administration Of
the government. heartily indorse the
platform upon which I have been NOM
mated, and, with the convention and
its nominee for president, regard the
present monetary standard Of value as
irrevocably established.
I'm the campaign preceding the last
election much stress was laid by re-
publican speakers upon the prosperous
condition of the country and forebod-
ings were heard Of the Ill results ,espe-
cialiy to the laboring man, which
would follow any change in the politi-
cal complexion of the government.
Evils Under Republican Rule.
ut is true that the times then were
good, but 1t is no less fact that, while
there has been no change in the party
in power, many of the evils prophesied
have come under republican rule. Four
years ago factories, mills, mines and
furnaces were IN active operation. un-,
unable to supply the demand, but now.
many are closed. and those that are
open are being operated with reduced
force on short hours.
'Then wages were high, labor was
scarce and there was work for ali. Now
work is scarce, many wage earners I'M
employed and wages reduced. The ap-
prehension which now prevails in bust
ness circles and the present unsatisfac-
tory industrial conditions of the coun-
try seem to demand a political change.
"The cost of government has largely
increased under republican rule.
Says Democracy Should Succeed.
with candidate whose personality
appeals to the good sense and sound
judgment of the American people, a
platform whose principles are for the
greatest good to the greatest number
and asreunit ted party earnest for the
restoration of good and economical
government, we should succeed and
the the principles Of democracy again
triumph"