Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1916-09-08
WILSON NOTIFIED
OF NOMINATION
Receives Senator lanes and
Committee at Shadow Lawn.
ACCEPTS WITH GRATITUDE
President Sets Forth Failures" Of Re
sshllcsns and Achievements OF
Observation-Disclosures His For.
esQn ard Mexican Peliciea

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dent Wilson received today at shadow
Lawn. the summer White House. the
formal notification Of bis denomination
sy the Democratic party from The mott.
ncaflon commlttes headed BY senator
Ollie James.
la response Mr.. Wilson spoke In
part A. follower
Senator jams Gentlemen Of the
Notification coamlttee Fellow clti-
sens ! cannot accept the leadership
and responsibility which the National
Democratic convention he's again. to
such generous fashion. asked me TO
Kcc~pt without FIRST expressing my
profound gratitude 70 the party FOR
fhe trust u rcroees in me after -four
years Of fiery trial To the midst Of nf-
FAIRS Of unprecedented difficulty, and
the keen SENSE Of aided responsibility
9th which this honor ils q had al.
most said burdrnsl ne as | think Of
the great issues ~ national iife and
peiicy Involved 81 the present nad lin-
mediate future conduct 81 our govern
mrnt snail seek. IS ! have always
soeght. 10 justify the extraordinary
confidence thus reposed 10 me by stsiy.
inT 70 purge my heart and purpose Of
evczy personal aud OF every mlsiead.
iur party motive ana deyoling every
esergy ! have 20 The ser,ice OF the na.
tisr a. shole. prndng that ! may
ce'tinur 90 have the eennsel and sup
psst Of az forssardlocksug men az ev-
cry turn 81 the dialcrit business
For / o. not doubt that the people
81 the United States viii wish the
Democratic party 10 Contlnue IN con
frol Of the government. They are not
In tac habit o. rejecting those who
have actually served them FOR those
~ho arc mailing doubtful and conJcc
rufas promises 81 service. Least OF
All are they likely to substitute those
who promised 70 render them particu.
lar services and proved false 70 that
promise Ter those who have actually
rendered those very services.
Republican Failures Cited.
The Republican party wss out out
81 power because 81 failure. practical !
failure and moral failure: because u |
had served special interests and not |
the country nj large; because. under |
the leadership OF lts preferred and es-
tabiished guides. or those Who still
make It's choices. {; had lost touch
Nth the thoughts aud the needs Of the /
nnticn and was living IN past age
aud under a Hxed Illusion. the Illusion
o. greatness. II had framed tarin
laws based upon a fear of foreign
trade. fundamental doubt as 70
Awerican skin. enterprise. and capa-
city. and very tender regard for the
profitable privileges OF those who had
gained control OF domestic markets
and domestic credits aud yet had en-.
acted antitrust laws which hamperrd
the very things they meant 20 foster.
which were stlr and lpelastlc. and Ia
bart unlntelligible. Il had permitted
the country throughout the long period
Of It's control 20 slEgger from one
nnaEcisi crisis to another under the
operation Of national banking law
u It's own framing which made strin.
g~ncy and panic certain and the con.
" - Ntf' So FN"AftN-H NlfffNAiNnr !
Of the country by the bankers OF
few reserve centrrs inevitable: hae
made as II Il meant 20 reform the laN
boz had faint hcart~dly failed 10 the
nffempt. bscause Il could not bring Il.
self 20 DO the Que thing necessary 20
make the reform genuine and effec-
gusi. nemeiy. break up the control OF
small groups u bankers. II had been
oi,iisious. ar indifferent. TO the fact
that the farmers. upon whom the coun.
try depends Tor its food and Ia the
Iest analysis for is prosperity. were
without standing 10 the matter OF
commercial credit. without The protec.
boa Of standards In their market ,
and without systematic I
sno~ledSe % the markets themselves
hat the laborers o. The coDntry. the I
rreSf srmy II nrn who mzn the Ia. :
iussries Il MAS processing TO father I
md promote eafried theis labor as /
nerr oommedity TO market. were sub
set 10 restraint BY novel aud drastic {
process Ia the courts. w~rc without as I
lUrsnce of compensation for Industrial :
'cr1dsnis. without federal assistance Z
q accommodating labor disputes. and q
slfhout n2r0nal sid OF advice Ia find. =
M the places and the Industries he 5
shich their labor was rpost needed. r
The eountry had 40 national system o
4 read construction aud development. r
Attic intelligent attention WAS Paid Z
. The array, and not enough 10 the a
iasy. The ether republics of America
'issrnsfsd IA. because they found that
~ thought nrst Of the prefi.s OF G
'lnericsp Investors aud emily AZ an ~. =
~rrbought Of Impartial justice and n
'sipfsl friendship. Its policy was pro y
1neisl Ia ali things itS purposes were 4
'Ef Of harmony with the temper and a
'wrposs Of the people and the timely a
~seiopmsnf Of the nations interests. Il
30 things s,ood when the Democrat. .
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