Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-08-04
wALLAcEs NOMINATING
ADDRESS AT CONVENTION
Painted Folk in Glowing Colors to
the Delegates at the State Con-
vention.

tNseo~ <eAe an oASa&AS o4Atte ~
the Delegates at the State Con-
vention.
Following Is the main portion OF the
speech delivered by W. H. Wallace in
nominating ice Folk for governor:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen Of the
convention:
"Rlghteousness exalteth 8 nation,
but sin Isl reproach TO any people,
Thus centuries ago was the doctrine
of civic righteousness promulgated
by the craftsmanship OF the profound
est human intellect the world has
ever known. History has abundantly
proven that Solomon was right. Nor
ality and freedom. vice and despotism
have travelled hand In hand down the
ages. Show me national rectitude and
l win show you liberty. Show me
national corruption and Ia the end 1
viii show you slavery. Public morals
and the preservation OF human rights
are inseperable. It was in that sad
hour when Cicero was lamenting the
low state Of public morals and the ofl-
cials were betrsying their trusts, that
the reign Of anarchy and assassination
began and liberty atfrighted left his
people forever. So it has been with
every fallen nation whose history has
been written.
Sec. 6 of article V OF our State con-
stitution reads as follows:
1.-THE governor shall take care that
the laws are distributed and faith
fully executed; and he shall be d
conservator OF the peace throughout
the State" Thus from the necessities
Of ordinary government, he is clothed
with stupendous prerogatives and
made the great guardian Of our liber-
ties.
In this regretable emergency in our
public Affairs, and to which, thank
Heaven, the Democratic party has been
equal, l arise to place In nomination
for this high ONCE a man who has
dared necessarily to promulgate, in
the face OF much criticism and opposi-
tioD, the noble doctrine OF civic right
eousness. His enemies on the hust-
ings and in the public prints, have
constantly charged that he was a stale
person, w~earying his countrymen with
the dull monotony Of a single idea.
They have sought to injure him in
The esteem Of the people by referring
to him as "a man with a hobby. -
But these unjust critics have not read
the life of this old world OF ours Alright
The greatest benefaetors to the human
race have been men absorbed with :
single idea. John the Baptist, with his
raiment Of camel's hair and his leath-
er girdle, stood by the banks OF Jordan
constantly proclaiming one idea-the
preparation for the coming Of the
Prince of Peace. James Watt was a
plain, humble mechanic, witha hobby,
but every PUT Of steam that floats and
every iron wheel that revolves pro-
claims his greatness. Myriads OF SPIN
dies sing bis prise as they turn.
Calico and Copernious were both men
with a single theme, but how we bless
them AZ we look with intelligence at
the rising sun or watch the stars
running in their course. Our fore
fathers who founded the great repub-
lie were men thrilled with the raptur-
Gus enchantment Of . single dream
that OF liberty. But how we revere
their memories as we listen to their
fintlock rifles at Lexington and Bun
ker Hin and Valley forge, as during
eight long, dreary winters, we track
them through the snow by the blood
Of their bare feet, AZ at last we hear
their shouts OF victory at Yorktown.
But not TO dwell, let Others revile him
as they viii. am his senior in years.
1 know, and the frosts are beginning
TO cluster somewhat about my temples
but ! take OF my bat, l bold it high
In air, l cheer this young man from St.
Louis with 3 hobby" and who In
these lax political times Of ours has
possessed the moral courage to preach
the lofty gospel OF civic Righteousness
of good government and official In
tegrity.
There Is another great truth with
which the gentleman whom ] am to