Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1904-08-24
Accepts Democratic Nomination For
Vice'fresidency
HIS SPEECH BRIEF AND POINTED
MIR. Davis Speech Read in Conver-
sationaI Style, Heartily Received
Evident Vigor of the octogenarian
Nominee.


notified of his nomination as candi-
date for Vice-President on the Demo
cratic ticket Wednesday at White
Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. The
notification speech was made b. Hon.
John Sharp Williams for the commit
tee. and in Il pleasant speech of con
siderable length Mr. Davis accepted
the trust committed to him.
Among other things Mr.. Davis said
MIR. Chairmand and Gentlemen of
the Committee:
The official notification which Won
bring of my nomination for the Vice
Presidency of the United States. by
tho national Democracy, gives me a
feeling OF the sincerest gratitude to
my party for the honor conferred. At
the same time brings to me a deep
sense of my responsibility. to my par
ty as candidate, and to my country
in case of my election.
"A spirit of determination to sue.
ceed in tho campaign before us ap-
Of our party in all sections OF the
country OF that rank and file
have for many years been a member
and have at all times devoted my
humble powers TO party success. be-
lieving that success to be for lhe
country's good. Unexpectedly called
as | am now To the serefront | am i'm.
PEELED to an acceptance of the obi
cation by a sense of gratitude TO my
fellow workers, and the hope that
may be able the better to assist in re-
storing to power that party whose
principles and past history guarantee
safe, wise, economical and consti
tutional administration of the govern
ment
Il find it. therefore, 4 great pleas.
ure, standing here upon the border
land of the two Virginias, to receive
and accept the commission you bear
to send greetings through you to the
Democracy of the whole country. Is
1t not significant of a closer and truer
brotherhood among us, that for the
first time since the civil war nom
ination on the national ticket has
been taken from section of our com
mon country that lies south of Mason
.end DiXon'S line-a happy recogni-
tion of the obliteration of all sectinoal
differences which led to and followed
that unhappy struggle.
AS Introductory to the few remarks
l shall make, | desire to say that
heartily endorse the platform upon
which l have been nominated and
with the convention and its nominee
for President regard tho present mon
etary standard of value as irrevocably
established.
In the campaign preceding the
last election, much stress was laid by
Republican speakers upon the pros
porous condition of the country. and
forebodings were heard OF the i'll re.
suits. especially to the Iaboring man,
which would follow any change in
the political complexion OF the gov
ernment. II is true that the times
were then good, but it is TO less a
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 fur
naces were in active operation. unable
to supply the demand, but now many
are closed, and those that arc open
are being operated 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 e2mcrs unemployed. and
wages reduced. The apprehension
which now prevails in business circles
and the present unsatisfactory indus.
trial conditions of the country seem
TO demand political change
I'm the language of our platform
the rights Of labor are certainly no
less vested no Jess sacred and no less in
alienable than the rights of capital
The time is opDortunc TO emphasize the
truth OF this utterance. The most sa-
cred riSht of pro oerty is the right tC
possess ard own ones self and the Ia
Dor OF ones own hands-capital itself
being but stored up labor. Fer years
! worked in the ranks as wage-earneI
ana know what it is To earn my liy-
ing in the sweat OF my brow. ! have
always believed. and my convictions
came from the hard schOul OF expert
ence, that. measured by the character
cf work he does ana the cost of living
man is entitled TO full compe-asa Iog