Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-08-25
HENRY G.DAVIS NOTIFIED.

Officially Told of His Nomination
For Vice President.
ENDORSES PARkER's PLANKs
Virginia Democrat In a Brief seech
Reviewed the Political Situation
and Expressed Determination to
Win.
White Sulphur Springs, w Va, Aug.
18.-Henry Gassaway Davis was for
mally notified that he is the nominee
Of the Democratic party for vice presi-
dent of the United States.
Mr.. Davis accepted the nomination
in a brief speech, reviewing the POI
litical situation, echoing the sentiments
of Judge Parker on the money ques-
ton, and expressing the determination
to be successful in the campaign.
Representative John Sharp Will
liams, of Mississippi, chairman of the
notification committee of the st. Louis
convention, delivered the notification
address.
The ceremonies were held on the
lawn of the White Sulphur Springs
hotel. Hundreds of enthusiastic Demo-
Gratis had assembled from the Virgin
las and bordering states, and heavy
train loads brought others from a dis
lance.
In the course of his speech accepting
the nomination Mr. Davis said:
l find it great pleasure, standing here
upon the borderland of the two Virginias,
to receive and accept the commission
you bear, and TO send greetings through
you to the Democracy of the entire coun-
try. Is it not significant of a closer and
truer brotherhood among US that for the
first time since the Civil War nominee
on the national ticket has been token
from chat section of ctr common country
that lies south. of MasoT and Dixon's lfsle
"a happy recognition OF the obliterativns
of all sectional differences which led to
and followed that unhappy struggle? AS
Introductory to the few remarks l shall
make, | desire to say that ! heartily en-
dorse the platform upon which have,
been nominated. and with the convention.
dIlu lis H0iuluet lOE ptSStutiit ItSdifi e4iS
present monetary standard Of value as
trrevocably established.
In the campaign preceding the last cleo
ton much stress was laid by Republican
speakers upon uhe prosperous condition
of the country and forebodings We're
heard of the al results. especially to the
laboring man, which would follow any
change in the political complexion of the
government.
Xiv !,
but it is no less a fact that, while there
has been no change in the party in power.
many OF the evils pF0phesied have come
under Republican rule. Four years ago
factories. mills, mines and furnaces were
in active operation, 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 all. Now work is
scarce, many. wage-earners unemployed,
and wages reduced The apprehension
which now prevails in business circles
and the present unsatisfactory Industrial
conditions of the country seem to demand
a political change.
The cost of government has largely in
creased under Republican rule The ex-
penditures per capita for the last years,
respectively of the administrations given,
the treasury, were as follows:
In 1860, under Buchanan. 81. Oh
In 1888, under Harrison. ............... s.. Z
In 1897, under Cleveland. Observation-Disclosures
In 1901 under Mckinley ................ sj.56i
In 1904, under Roosevelt .-.......... 10
The Republicans now claim great con-
sistency in their attitude upon the cur
rency question. and the president in his
recent speech of acceptance said that
they know what they mean when they
speak of a stable currency, "the same
thing from year to year, and yet in the
platforms of their party in 1884, 1888 and
1892 they favored the double standard of
value. In the platform of 1888 they said.
"INhe Republican party is in favor OF the
use of both gold and silver as money, and
condemns the policy of the Democratic
administration in its efforts to demone-
tie silver"
In the language of our platform, The
rights of labor are certainly no less vest
ed, no less sacred and no less inalienable
than the rights of capital. The time is
opportune to emphasize the truth of this
utterance. The most sacred right of prop
erty is the right to possess and own one
self and the labor of ones own hands
capital itself being but stored up labor.
For years worked in the ranks as a
wage-earner, and / know what it is to
earn my living by the sweat Of my brow.
I have always believed, and my convic-
tions came from the hard school of expe-
rience, that, measured by the character
of work he does and the cost of living,
a man is entitled to full compensation
for his services. My experience as a wage
Garner, and my association with labor,
have alike taught me the value of Demo-
cratic principles; for in them the hum
blest has the strongest security for indi-
vidual right and the highest stimulus to
that independence of spirit and love of
self-help which produce the finest private
characters and form the base of the best
possible government.
With candidate whose personality
appeals to the good sense and sound judg-
ment of the American people, a platform
whose principles are for the greatest good
to the greatest number, and reunited
party earnest for the restoration Of good
and economical government, we should
succeed and the principles of Democracy
again triumph.
/ beg my countrymen, as they value
their liberty, to guard with great care the
sacred right of Ioca1 self Government and