The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-09-15
WILSON NOTIFIED
Of NOMINATION
Receives Senator James and
Committee at Shadow Lawn.
ACCEPTS WITH GRATITUDE
President Sets Forth Failures Of Re-
pubIIeans and Achievement. Of
psmoerass--oefends His For.
elgn and Mexican FelieIea

h@pk Rtaheht ~ 6.t sept. &.-~ffeHt-
dent Wilson received today at Shadow
Lawn, the summer White House, the
formal notification OF his renomina ton
by the Democratic party from the mott.
ncati0u committee headed by Senator
Ollie lanes.
In response Mr.. Wilson spoke In
part az follows:
Senator James, Gentlemen of the
Notification Committee, Fellow Cit.
Gems: | cannot accept the leadership
and responsibility which the National
Democratic convention has again, In
such generous fashion, asked me 10
nccepS without first expressing my
profound gratitude to the party for
the trust It reposes In mo after four
years Of fiery trial In the midst OF af.
fairs OF unprecedented difficulty, and
the keen sense OF added responsibility
with which this honor flls u had al
most said burdens) me as | think OF
the great issues OF national life and
policy involved In the present and Inn
mediate future conduct of our govern.
ment. I shall seek, as | have always
sought, 10 justify the extraordinary
confidence thus reposed In me BY striy-
/, Ing to purge my heart. and purpose OF
every personal and VI every mlslead'
ing party motive and deyoting every
energy | have 90 the service OF the ma.
ton as n whole. praying thnt | may
continue TO have the counsel aud sup
port of all forward.looklng men al ey'
cry turn Of the dInicult business.
For | do not doubt that the people
OF the United States will wish the
Democratic party to continue In con
troll of the government. They are not
In fhe habit OF rejecting those who
have actually served them fur those
who are making doubtful and conJec'
tural promises Of service. Least OF
all are they likely to substitute those
who promised 10 render them partlcu.
lar services and proved false to that
promise for those who have actually
rendered those very services.
Republican Failures" Cited.
The Republican party was put out
" power because OF failure. practical
failure and moral failure; because II
had served special interests and not
the country at large, because, under
the leadership OF It's preferred and es-
tablished guides OF those who still
make It's choices It had lost touch
with the thoughts aud the needs OF the
nation and was living In past age
and under fixed Illusion the Illusion
laws based upon fear OF foreign
trade, fundamental doubt as 10
American skin. enterprise, and capn
city. and Il very tender regard for the
profitable privileges ~ these who had
gained control of domestic markets
aud domestic credits. aud yet had en-.
acted antitrust laws which hampered
the very things they meant to foster,
which were stiff and inelastic and Ia
part unintelligihlc. II had permitted
the country throughout the long period
VI Its control TO stuggcr from one
financial crisis to another under the
operation ~ national banking law
OF its own framing which made strn
geary aud panic certain and the con
trd OF the larger business operations
Of the cauatry by the bankers Ut
few reserve centcrs inevitable, had
made AZ II Il meant 10 reform the law
hut had faint heartedly failed In the
attempt, because 1t could not bring II
self to DO the Hre thing necessary to
make the reform genuine and effec-
tual, namely. break w :hs control Of
small groups Of bankers, II had been
obllstouS. or indifferent. 20 the fact
that the farmers. upon whom the coun.
try depends for its fool and In the
last analysts for its prosperity. were
without standing In the matter ot
commercial credit, without the protce-
tioa Of standards In their market
transactions. and without systematic
knowledge OF the markets themselves.
that the lahorcrs VI the country, the
great army OF men who man the IN
iustries II was protesting 20 father
and promote. carried their labor az a
mere commodity to market. were sub
iect to restraint hy novel and drastic
process In the courts, We're without AS
suraaec of compensation for industrial
accidents, without federal assistance
In accommodating labor disputes and
without national aid or advice 10 find
Ming the places and the Industries in
Which their labor was most nee>ied.
ThSNsNantry had no national system
Of road construction and development,
Little Intelligent attention WIS paid
to the ar,ay$ and not enough 20 the
navy, Tho other republics OF America
diStrustrd MS. because they found that
we thought, FIRST * the profits "
American investors and only as an af-
t,vthcushi 81 impartial Justice aud
l,v, .tul friendship itS policy was pro-
Nnctal IN all things US purposes were
ont N harmony WITH the temper and
purpose ot the people and the timely
Development ~ the nations interests.
81 thjnAS stood when the Democrat
lc marty rayue into power. How do
they stand no~f Alike in the donleS.
ttr field and in the wide npld ~ the