Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-09

from Its birth, that II was n world pow |
or when that old bell rang out from In |
dependence hall, liberty throughout the !
land, and to all the Inhabitants there
Of That 1t was world power when
by the force OF It's example Il caused
republics 20 take the place Of monarch
les In all South America, Central Amer
lea and Mexico, That Il was a world
power when by the force OF It's exam
pie, II caused the great French rev0lu-
ton, shattered absolutism, and gave TO
the Continental Europe, except Russia,
constitutional government That II was
a world power when II inspired Japan,
glorious Japan, 20 cast away the cruel
bauble OF autocraCy and adopt a free
constitution, based upon the principles
or democracy. That for more than 100
years It has been such a great world
uower It's light has so shown In the
world that It has attracted TO these
shores the oppressed OF all nations,
drawn to this country by the justice Of
It's laws and the magnanimity OF its
character, But II has not been an inn
perial world power and only the enc
niles OF liberty would have II so, II
has been democratic power n repub-
lean world power; the mother of re-
publlcs, the fountain OF democracy and
the home OF liberty enlghting the
world" our candidate must be man
against whom no faction will wage
war, he must be a man whose emil
nence, experience, and ability are
guarantee Of his fitness for the presi-
dencv.
A man whose personality and whose
career Will arrest the attention and
challenge the admiration OF the people
II we nominate an unknown or prosaic
candidate; titled medioority and coun-
terfeit greatness will continue to call
forth the applause OF the multitude,
FILLS ALL REQUIREMENTS.
The man who fills in full measure the
requirements OF the hour Is Gen. Nell
son A. Miles. II nominated he will be
the candidate Of no faction, but OF the
whole Democratic party. and all pa
| triots. he will receive the votes Of every
Democrat in the United States. He will
receive the Independent vote the anti
imperiallst peace vote, and the good
citizen vote. He will receive the votes
| Of all those land they are legion) who
4esent the attempt OF the acting presi-
| dent to degrade and dishonor him, and
| TO degrade and dishonor other Illus
| trious men, who have earned the praise
| and lasting gratitude of their country.
| men. His name win warm the hearts
| and stir the blood of every comride of
| the Civil war. They win recognize in
his candidacy their last opportunity to
vote for one Of their own number for
the great Office OF president His can
| didacy will arouse the generous chiyal-
| ric spirit OF every man who wore the
gray; with such a man as ex-senator
| Harris for vice president the ticket
would make an epoch in our history
Fsal Ia 4 4 .HlNft 80
American valor, now the proud herl-
tage of the whole American people, the
survivors Of that great struggle. both
north and south, would rally 10 the
| Democratic standard almost to n man.
| The one man whom the Republicans
| fear Is Miles. The one man whom the
White House fears Is Miles They fear
him because the envious shaft aimed at
his heart by the acting president fell
harmless at his feet, and they fear III
rebound, II he IS nominated. They fear
him because of his record, because of
his personality because the splendor
OF his career and the grandeur Of his
character would so outshne the acting
president as to pale his boosted eX-
PLOTS into utter insigniticanCe, Any
honest Democrat can carry the south,
Miles can carry not only New York and
New Jersey but Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, Connecticut and New Hamp-
shire; he can carry Indiana, Illinois
and Wisconsin. He can carry the Pa
chc states and the mountain states
He can carry Nebraska and he can
carry Kansas,
The people want for their president
man clean-hearted and high-souled
man upright and honest OF purpose
with ability OF a high order They
don't want a mailman. They won
want a wild man. They don't want Z
man possessed of Illusions or possessed
by Illusions: they don't want a mar
whose vaultlng ambition would burst
all bounds and sunder all restraints
and plunge the nation into needless
dangers and innlct upon the peopl,
needless sufferings and sacrifices,
They want man whom they car
love and trust and admire, for his man
hood, for his Judgment, for his hu
manity, for his integrity, for his stain
less life, for his great career, for his
kind heart, for his sound head, for hi
Democratic instincts, and for his loy,
of liberty.
A man who will restore the Con
stitution, revive the old veracity, en-
force the laws, re-establish Justice
sever the head Of monopoly and prlvi
eye and break the chain and set tn,
captive free, and proclaim, once more
peace, commerce and honest friend
ship with all nations, entanglng ALI
ances with none"
nominate for president that peer
less patriot, soldier and statesman, tina
noble that incorruptible, that illustri
Gus citizen, Gen, Nelson A. Miles.