The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-08
Official Journal of Caddo Parish,
GOVERNOR M0onRoW WILSON

In keeping WITH 'N '"N'"ii' N'''' Ut
has prev aIIri sluce tie InUi"'@i""'
of the Republic OF jtIr Wtea STATES
when George Washington was n"di
mated fer President, too\"H"!
Woodrow Wll>on WAS n"jDttrd ell
"Wednesday that hr had been rh"~' Il
nv The Baltimore convention a. jti'
nominee of the prmocratl" party
for President 4. JIlS, III" greatest
Nation on earth.
The ceremony al Sraglrt. y. j.. III
tending this event was Simple aI"d
brief.
The notification WAS 10y Senator
elect Ollie James of Kentucky, Nh"
presided over the Democratic t"II-
yention, the most rrmarkahI" AMI
memorable ever held or recorded
since the birth of the party OF
Thomas Jefferson.
There were present many ot tue
notables aud leaders Of the party.
Their welcome was not etlusiNe'
Their reception was cordial anu
sincere.
The formal aceeptation OF The
nomination by Governor Wilson
was as it should have been. HIS
speech is free of cant and of bluS-
ter. Il breathes Of good fellowship
and voice in clear, patriotic express
ions his fullest appreciation OF the
responsibilities Of The high office
which, if elected, he will strive to
fulfill satisfactorily with the help
of the Supreme Being.
What message mere appropriate
aud consistent with the creed OF the
party than Il thank God and take
courage" These are words from a
manly man and are inspiring.
Having been honored with the
nomination. unpledged and without
obligation to any politician or Of
ilce seeker or individual, he could
and he did say: We must speak not
to catch votes, but to satisfy the
thought and conscience of the PEG
pie. deeply stirred by the conviction
that they have come to the critical
turning point of their moral and pc
litieal development"
.-it is a new age. 1t requires
self-restraint not to attempt TOO
much, and yet it would be eowardly
to attempt too little.
What world OF meaning there is
in the paragraphs quoted.
The substance Of the Democratic
platform, which is an outline to
duty, as it is interpreted by the
Democratic nominee and the next
President Of the United States, IS:
There are two great things to do.
One Us to set up the rule OF justice
and az right in such matters as the
tariff, the regulation of the trusts,
and the prevention of monopoly, the
adaptation OF our banking and eur
rency laws To the very uses to-
which our people must put them,
the treatment of the workers in
our factories and mines and
throughout ali our great industrial
and commercial undertakings, and
the political life of The people of
the Philippines. for whom we hold
governmental power in trust, for
their service. not our own, The
other. the additional duty is the
great task of protecting our people
and our resources, and of keeping
open to the whole people The doors
of opportunity through which they
must, generation by generation,
pass, If They are to make conquest
OF their fortunes ia health. in free
dom, in peace and in contentment
In the performance of this second
great duty, we are face TO face with
questions of conservation and Of de
selopment, questions OF forests and
water powers and mines and water
ways. of the building Of an adequate
marine.
In the reference 10 The waterways
is Interpreted the declaration thatI
the Federal Government must as
sumo control Of the Mississippi
river SO as TO secure from danger
from disastrous flood the millions of
people and OF property which are
menaced annually by the ovcltIows
from that river and its tributaries.
As a whole, tile acceptance is an
document, Ii is as a guide |
to duty: an appeal to the patriotism
Of the people 30 the end that a Dem
ocratie government Of The people |
may be RESTORED as it was formulat-
ed ande maintained with The blood
Of the patriots Of the Fathers, for
the good and the welfare Of All The
people.
When YOU are looking for the bet
Ter kind Of stationery. remember we |
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