Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-08-25
SENATOR DAVIS
is NOTIFIED.
Venerable Democratic Nomi-
nee is Formally
Notified.
: PREDICTS A VICTORY
Declares That Democrats VIII Win
This Year-his Speech Was Not
vnry Long and Its Delivery Was
Received With Enthusiasm.

Aug. 1S.-Henry Gassaway Davis
was formally notified yesterday that
he is the nominee of the democratic
party for vice-president of the United
States. Mr.. Davis accepted the NOM
nation in brief speech, reviewing
the political situation. -r .u. ..
Representative John Sharp Will
liams, of Mississippi, chairman of the
notification committee, delivered the
notification address.
In accepting the nomination Mr..
Davis said in part: .....-.....
''Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of
the Committee: The official notifica-
tion which you bring of my nomina'
ton for the vice-presidency of the
United States, by the national de-
mocracy, gives me a feeiing OF the
sincerest gratitude to my party for
the honor conferred. At the same
time, 1t brings to me a deep sense OF
my responsibility, to my party as
candidate. and to my country in
case of my election.
rs it not significant of closer and
truer brotherhood among us, that for
nominee on the national ticket has
been taken from that section Of our
common country that lies south OF
Mason and Dixon's line-a happy
recognition Of the obliteration of all
sectional differences which led TO and
fol~wed that unhappy struggle?
las an Introductory to the few re-
marks / shall make, | desire to say
that heartily endorse the platform
and its nominee for president. regard
the present monetary standard value
as irrevocably established.
THE receipts of the government
for the year ending June 80, 1902,
the first fiscal year of the present
administration showed "a surplus
over expenditures of SOL 900, 900, but
for the. fiscal year ending June 80,
1904, instead of surplus there was
deficit of Sal, 100000. From the first
of July, 1904, to August 10, or for
about month and a third of the
present fiscal year the expenditures
of the government have exceeded the
receipts by $21715,000. There could
be no stronger evidence of the ex.
travagance into which the republi-
can party has fallen, and no more po-
tent argument in behalf of a change
to the party whose tenets have al.
ways embraced prudence and econ
omy In administering the peoples
affairs.
"Our republican friends are prone
to refer to the great commercial
growth of the country under their
rule, and yet the census reports show
that from 1850 to 1860 under demo,
cratic rule and the Walker tariff, the
percentage Of increase was greater in
population, wealth, manufactures and
railroad mileage, the factors which
affect most largely the prosperity Of
the country, than in any decade since.
THE cost of government has large.
ly increased under republican rule.
The expenditures per capita for the
last years respectively of the admin,
istrations given, taken from the re-
ports of the secretary Of the treasury
were as follows
I'm 1S60-Under Buchanan, S201.
I'm 1S93-Under Harrison, .$5.77.
I'm 1S97-Under Cleveland, $50.
In 1901-Under Mckinley, $3.50.
I'm 1904-Under Roosevelt, $40.
"The republicans now claim great
consistency in their attitude upon the
currency question, and the president
in his recent speech of acceptance,
said that they ks2w what they mean
when they speak of 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, the repub,
lican party is in favor of the use OF
both gold and silver as money. and
condemns the policy of the democratic
administration in it's efforts demone.
tie silver
Dire predictions were made by on,
POLITICAL opponents of what would
happen at the st. Louis convention,
but they misjudged the temper OF the
party and the people. While there had
been differences in preceding cam.
paigns, yet at st. Louis they were all
harmonized and common ground
was found upon which all could stand
and do battle for democratic princi.
pies. A platform was adopted by e
unanimous vote, embracing the issues
Of the day and presenting to the PEG.
pie declaration OF principles which
in the language of the times, is sane,
safe and sound.
"Mr. Chairman, 1t is an added pleas
ure to receive this notification al
your hands. You have been conser,
yative and courageous as leader OF
our party in the house of representa-,
tives, position which few men have
filled with the signal ability that you
have displayed"
Mrs. Golightly-"This is my new
sixty-five-dollar bathing dress, my
dear. What do you think of it," Go.
lightly-"Think you sot less for your
money than any one ever knew
Town Topics.
But" remarked a member of the
young billionaire's Bible class, "the
good book says 1t will be easier for q
camel to pass through the eye of a
needle than for a rich man to enter
the kingdom of heaven" Never mind
that. my friend. Stick right to bust
ness. None of us will have cent
when we get to the gate Chicago
Record Herald.
Mrs. Lakeside-"Oh, yes; some of
those narrow, exclusive Eastern PEG.
pie say that Chicago isn't cultivated"
Mr.. "Humph! All the city
is except the south part, and that's
too marshy. The land amt worth
cultivating. "-Brooklyn Life.
you must not imagine" she said,
shat would consent to be your wife
simply because I have let you kiss
me-" "Oh of course not" he replied,
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