The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-26

convention: You have been so gen.
erous with me in the allowance of
time that had not expected to tres
pass upon your patience again, but
the compliment that has been paid
me by the gentleman from the Dis
trict of Columbia justifies, hope,
word in the form of valedictory1
(Applause)
For sixteen years / have been a
lighting man. Performing what re-
garded as a public duty l have not
feared to speak out on every public
question that was before the people of
the nation for settlement, and l have
not hesitated to arouse the hostility
and the enmity of individuals where
felt it my duty to do so in behalf of
my country. (Applause.)
| have never advocated a man ex-
cept with gladness and l have never
opposed a man except in sadness
CHEERS and applause.) If l have
any enemies in this country those |
who are my enemies have a monopoly !
of hatred. There is not one single !
human being for whom l feel lll-will. |
(Applause.) Nor is there one Ameri
can citizen in my own party or in
any other whom l would oppose for
anything except l believed that in
not opposing him | was surrendering
the interest of my country, which l
hold above any person.
recognize that a man who fights
must carry scars (applause) and
decided long before this campaign
commenced that | had been in so
many battles and had alienated so
many persons that my party ought
to have the leadership of someone
who had not thus offended and who
might therefore lead with greater
hope of victory. (Applause.)
Tonight l come with joy to sur
render into the hands of the one
chosen by this convention a standard
which l carried in three campaigns,
and l challenge my enemies to de-
clare that it has ever been lowered
in the face of the enemy. Great ap-
plause and cheering.) The same be-
lief that led me to prefer another
for the Presidency rather than to be
candidate myself leads me to pre-
fer another for the Vice-Presidency.
1t is not because the Vice-Presi-
dency is lower in Importance than
the Presidency that l decline. There
is no office in this nation so low that
N would not take it if | could serve
my country by accepting it. (Great
applause and cheering) But l be
> lieve that l can render more service
when | have not the embarrassment
| of a nomination and have not the
) suspicion of a selfish interest-mor'
J service than | could as a candidate
1 and your candidate will not be more
. active in this campaign than l shall
be. Great applause and cheering
= My services are at the command o
e the party and l feel relieved tina
a the burden of leadership is transfers.
S to other shoulders.
All ask is that having given Il
:. platform, the most progressive tina
It any party of any size has ever adop
n ed in this nation, and, having give
It us a candidate, who, believe, wi
E. appeal not only to the Democrat
n vote but to some three or four millio
of Republicans who have been aliena
y ed by the policies of their party ther
A. is but one thing left, and that is
Ie give us a Vice-President who is ais
ID progressive, so that there will be L
r. joint debate between our candidate
r Great applause.)
d. l shall, therefore, in conclusion, sc
Or ond the nomination, not of one ma
to but of two; Governor Burke of Nor
Dakota, and Senator Chamberlain
Is Oregon. H,one continued applause