The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-20
In Speech Of Acceptance He Pledges
Himself to the Platform Of the
Democratic Party.
NOTIFICATION BY PARKER
Takes Broad View Of Democracy and
Sees in Present Condition the Great
Opportunity Of the Masses.
Telegram by United Press.

Telegram, by United Press
indianapolis, Aug 20. Gov Marshall
was today notified OF his nomination
to the vice presidency Of the United
States on the Democratic ticket, Alton
B Parker delivering the notification
address. Gov Marshall replied brief
~, pledging himself to the Democratic
platform. After an automobile ride Of
the distinguished guests through the
city a reception at the Marshall home
followed
Judge Parker and Gentlemen or the
Notification Committee Permit me
10 say that il is not my purpose on
this occasion to present details I wish
merely to present some general ohser-
walton clothed IN home-spun language
in the belief that they may be OF value
IN fixing the opinion and determining
the conduct or The intelligent voter
this year
Try as we may TO separate the re-
lleious from the civic. the fact yet re-
mains that good government has IN it
an element 81 morality Neither con-
stilutions. NOR laws. nor ordinances,
can completely divorce ciyil govern
ment from religious sentiment There
are periods iu ihc history oi a people
when lhe conflict between the good
and the bad may Involve almost on Of
tie commandments There Is rarely a
conflict IN which at least the one com.
mandment against coyetonsness does
not become an ISSUE and this cam
paign Is no exception TO the rule
It win De wen for the voter to c,-ar
up some hazy definitions We have
for many years been entertaining a
belief founded upon no fact whatever.
that Democracy and Republicanism
represent different ideas OF govern
ment The Republican has looked up-
on lhe Democrat as a man opposed 10
the government Che Democrat has
looked upon the Republican as a man
opposed TO the peoples rule and in
favor OF aflslOomlio sway li is time
Tor as To remember that Democracy Is
not system OF government Indeed
Democracy may find iis expression Ia
any one OF numerous systems
The rule Of the people Is not essen
TALLY rule by the people by theh
votes. even when Democracy has mi
folded to nll manhood suffrage. th'
people may have a monarchcal form d
government The peoples rule does
not depend upon the number Of votes
nor necessarily upon the system o
government under which they vote
Good Of bad government must 90 bacl
10 good or bad citizenship TO intelll
gent or ignorant 70 honest OK dishon
est electors. ! venture the assertion
that Il the electoral franchise wer
now granted to an the citizens Of Ru.
sia. the Little Father would agam o
crowned IN Peters City
Az ITS best. human nature Is veal
The cares f the world and the deeel
fulness Of riches oittimes stifle gene
Gus impulses. Great orisisos are ne.
esaary to awaken many men 10 the
sense OF duty 2, was because
thought O crisis 10 be at hand thi
four years ago I made the statemeI
that so per cent Of the people OF Il
diana we're Democrats at heart eva
though they did not know g. no
enlarge that statement and declai
that SQ per cent Of the entire COUNT
believe In the historic Democracy
Thomas Jefferson. This campaign
going TO rid the Democratic party
everg man who does not believe in
principles and is going to add 70 q
party's ranks, hope, every man wi
does believe in them.
This campaign calls upon some 1
Justice, upon others for charity up
all for patriotism Il does not g
for the bandying Of eplthets nor
an appeal to the personal We m
safely leave to that senile dement,
which has seized the socalled Repl
llcan party the personalities Of q