The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-08-09
ROOSEVELT WILL
ACCEPT NOMINATION
VICE-PRESIDENTIA CANDIDATE
ON DEMOCRATIC TICKET SETS
FORTS ISSUES

FRANKLIN ID. Roosevelt, democratic
nominee for vice-president, was toda,
formally notified Of his nomination, b,
Homer S. Cummings, former nationa
chairman and chairman of the demo
cratic national convention, at Sal
Francisco. Mr.. Cummings said il
part:
Mr.. Roosevelt: There has grown
up in national politics the delightful
and Informative custom of notifyins
candidates for President and Vice
President of their respective nomina
tions through the formal action O.
committees appointed for that purpose
The Democratic National Convention
which was recently in session at San
Francisco, unanimously selected you
AS the. Democratic candidate for Vice
President and designated the commit
tee which you see before you, to con-
vey to you officially the tidings of the
nomination and the desire of the con-
ventiOn that you should accept it. This
action, therefore, affords the democ-
sracy of the Nation an opportunity to
express the satisfaction which it feels
in the result of it's deliberations and
the high respect and personal affec-
ton in which you are held by Demo-
Gratis everywhere
AI cannot refrain from commenting
mpon the differences, so easily notice
able, which characterized the deliber-
$ations of the two major national con-
ventions. The Chicago platform was
the result of series Of carefully cal
culated compromises Timidity and
cunning are its essential character
-istics. It offers no remedy for the
evils of which it complains and it
seems to be the product of men who
have lived for many years in the blind
:stupOrl of moral negatiOn. Following
the adoption of such a platform, those
who had taken charge OF the work OF
the convention, proceeded to the busi-
ness of nominations. Here again the
process of compromise was adopted,
complicated as it was by charges and
-countercharges of an embarrassing
character relative to the improper and
excessive use of pre-conventiOn cam
paien funds. The candidate ultimate
" chosen was not In fAct the choice
of any considerable number OF the
delegates Every candidate before the
convention who had shown any evf-
sdence of popular support was reject
ed by methods well understood by the
initiated; and the choice ultimately
foil upon one who, in the prophetic
language of his present campaign
manager, was selected as a result of
a conference held in the early hours
of the morning by weary men around
a table in Chicago hotel. 1t cannot
for moment be supposed that nomi-
nation, secured under such circum-
stances, could evoke any popular re-
sponse, and, indeed, it failed to create
any enthusiasm even in the register
ing convention itself.
"The proceedings at San Francisco
were of another sort. Every debatable
question was settled upon the open
floor of the convention; every group
had a full hearing; every rightful in
terest was faithfully presented The
PLATFORM. expressive. Of. the best
thought of America and an earnest
purpose to retrieve the world leader
ship which our country has lost, was
adopted amid great enthusiasm; and
the selection of candidates for Presi-
dent and President went forward
in a manner truly democratic, repre-
sentative and American"
RoOsevelts Acceptance
In replying to the address of Mr..
Cummings, Mr.. Roosevelt said, in
part:
-"Mr. Cummings and Ladies and Gen
tlemen of the Committee:
81 accept the nomination for the Of
flee of Vice President with humble
ness and with deep wish to give to
our beloved country the best that is
in me- No one could receive a higher
privilege or opportunity than to be
thus associated with men and ideals
which l am confident will soon re-
ceive the support of the majority of
our citizens
"In fact, I could not cOnscientiOusly
accept it, if I had not come to know
by the closest intimacy that he who is
our selection for the Presidency, and
who is my chief and yours, is man
possessed of ideals which are also
mine He will give to America that
kind of leadership which will make us
respect him and bring further great
ness TO our land. In James M. Cox
II recognize one who can lead this ma
ton forward in an unhalting march |
of progress. ,, -, oonsron+
the next administration; our relations
with the world and the pressing need
of organized progress at home. The
latter includes a systematized and in
tensified citizenship. These matters
will require the guiding hand OF
President who can see his country
above his party, and who, having
clear vision of things as they are, has
also the independence, courage and
skill to guide us along the road to
things as they should be without
sverying one footstep at the dictation
4f narrow partisans who whisper
party or of selfish interests that
murmur profits
"In our world problems we must
either shut our eyes, sell our newly
built merchant marine to more far
seeing foreign powers, crush utterly
by embargo and harassing Legislation
our foreign trade, close our ports and
build an impregnable wall of costly
ornaments and live, as the Orient
used to live, hermit nation, dream
ing Of the past; or, We must open our