Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-08-10

ion was represented by brave, honest
and able champions III that great con
claye Of free and patriotic men.
The st. Louis convention carried
out no cut and dried program. Its
delegates were not mere automatons
or marionettes waving and talking
when the strings We're pulled by one
man. Speech and action We're abao.
lutely free and the great debates
which took place there will constitute
part of the permanent political liter
AZURE of the country. No effort was
made to gag or Bride any one. If a
delegate had pet idea which he was
anxious to exploit, he was given an
adequate and respectful hearing be-
! fore either the platform committee or
the entire convention. Every man
had his say. To none was opportunity
denied. Out of 1t all grew such unity
as encourages lovers of liberty and
of pure government everywhere.
I'VE enter upon this campaign with
the strength which grows out Of the
union Of a mighty party, with the en-
thusiasm born Of truth, with the
courage that emanates from right
eous cause, with the confidence 3:
men animated by noble purposes and
lofty patriotism.
"The principles OF democracy are
grounded in eternal truth. As form.
ulated by the father of democracy
! they are not for day but for all
time and are as applicable in this
hour as when he proclaimed them in
his first inaugural address which has
become classic. The necessity of
putting them into into practice is as
pressing now as 1t was then To
once more make them the basis of
our political action Is the pleasant
but arduous task assigned you by
the democracy Of the land.
ITO serve the whole American peo-
pie, without discrimination, faith
fully and we'll; to distribute the bless
ings of the federal government i'm.
partially among all our citizens; TO
| tighten the burdens of government
by reducing taxation to the minimum
and by rigid economy In the public
service; to administer the powers
conferred by the constitution Justly,
wisely, fearlessly, vigorously and
patrlotically, without diminution and
without usnrpation; 70 maintain
freedom Of thought, freedom Of
speech and freedom of the press; TO
promote the sacred cause Of human
liberty everywhere By the wholesome.
ness Of our example. to- yindicatc and
glorify the theory and practice OF
representative government; to secure
Its blessings to our Tosterity for all
/ timethese always have been, are
and forever must ue the aims 1na
purposes OF democrats.
Y These aims and purposes have
been carefully, clearly and compre.
hensively set forth In the declaration
OF principles which vas unanimously
| reported to the Sc. Louis conyentiGr,
in July last by the platform comIu,t
tee after more than sixteen hours
spent in IT'S conside. .ation, III which
every great live issue Is frankly, bold
1 ly and fully discussed. and which was
unanimously and enthusiastically
adopted by that convention compos ID
Of delegates from every constituency
under our flag
/ There was a splendid array Of
presidential candidates before the
ST. Louis convention, supported by
loyal friends and ardent admirers
An unusually large number Of men
were placed In nomination for the
greatly coveted honor You were
chosen with such enthusiasm as fore.
tells success. Having, on the on
ballot, received the twothirds ma.
jority indispensable by democratic
usage, your nomination was made
Unanimous with the heartiest ap-
proyal of your illustfious competitors.
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