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Off viwwm n AU5UST"19. 1904. The Commoner. 11 Judge Parker Is Notified At Esopus, N, Y., August 10, Judge Alton B. Parker, received formal noti fication of hls'nomination for the pres idency. The notification speech was dolivered by Representative, Champ Clarke of Missouri, as chairman of a committee representing every state and territory in the union. In his notlficiation address, Chair man Clarke spoke as follows: "Judge Parker: The most momen tous political performance known among men is the quadrennial election of an American -president. The su preme executive of 80,000,000 free peo ple changes hands with simplest cere mony and most perfect order? While the contest for votes is waged with earnestness and enthusiasm, some times with much heat and bitterness, the ready aceptance of the result by the defeated Is the surest augury of the perpetuity of our institutions. "Presidents come and presidents go, but the great republic, freighted with the hopes of the human race for lib erty, goes on forever. "All history proves that a govern ment bottomed on popular suilrage is a government by party Experience shows that he serves his party best who serves his country best. The names most fondly cherished are those of men who devoted their time, their energies, their talents, their fortunes and their lives to the promoti6n of the public weal. Stronger incentive to high and patriotic endeavor no man hath than the hope to stand through all the ages in that goodly company. "Out of the masterly debates and profound deliberations of the St. Louis convention emerged a re-united party, which goes forth conquering and to conquer. The flower of the democracy assembled there, to consult on. the state of the country and to take measures for restoring the government to the principles enunciated by the fathers, from which it has drifted far in these latter days. "Every phase of democratic opinion was represented by brave, honest and able champions in that great conclave of free and patriotic men. "The St. Louis convention carried out no cut and dried program. Its delegates were not mere automatons or marionettes -moving and talking when the strings were pulled by one man. Speech and action were abso lutely free and the great debates which took place there will constitute part of the permanent political literature of the country. No effort was made to gag or bridle any one. If a dele gate had a pet idea .which he was anx ious to exploit, he was given an ade quate and respectful hearing before either the platform committee or the entire convention. Every man had his say. To none was opportunity denied. Out of it all grew such unity as encourages lovers of liberty and of pure government everywnere.. "We enter upon this campaign with the strength which grows out of the union of a mighty party, with the en thislasm born of truth, with the cour age that emanates from a righteous cause, with the confidence of men ani mated by noble purposes and lofty patriotism. "The principles of democracy are grounded in eternal truth. As formu lated by the father of democracy they are not for a day, but for all time, and are as applicable in this hour as when he proclaimed them in his first inaugural address, which has become a classic. The necessity of putting them into practice is as pressing now as it was' then. To once more make them the basis of our political action is the pleasant, but arduous task as signed you by the democracy of the land. "To serve the whole American peo ple, without discrimination, faithfully and well, to distribute the blessings of the federal government impartially among all our citizens; to lighten the burden of government by reducing tax ation to the minimum, and by rigid economy In the public service; to ad minister the powers conferred by the constitution justly, wisely, fearlessly, vigorously and patriotically, without diminution and without usurpation; to maintain freedom of thought, free dom of speech and freedom of tho press; to promote the sacred cause of human liberty everywhere by the wholesomoness of our example; to vin dicate and glorify the theory of prac tice of representative government; to secure its blessings to our posterity for all time these'al ways have been, are, and forever must be the aims and pur poses of democrats. "These aims and purposes have been carefully, clearly and comprehensively set forth in the declaration of princi ples which was unanimously reported to the St. Louis convention in July last by the platform committee, after more than sixteen hours spent in its consideration, in which oycry great live issue is frankly, boldly and fully discussed, and which was unanimously and enthusiastically adopted by that convention, composed of delegates from every constituency under our flag. "There was a splendid array of pres-' idential candidates before the St. Louis convention, supported by loyal friends and ardent admirers. An unusually large number of them were placed in nomination for the greatly coveted honor. You were chosen with such enthusiasm as foretells success. Hav ing, on the only ballot, received the two-thirds majority indispensable by democratic usage, your nomination was made unanimous with the hearti est anDroval of your illustrious com- petitors. 'Absolute principle of re publics,' has ever been a cardinal tenet of democracy; and the signs of tho times indicate that you will be sup ported at the polls by the democratic hosts with the same unanimity with which you were nominated. "The hope is not too extravagant for entertainment that in this campaign our candidates will have the support not only of every democrat in the land, but also of every voter, by whatever political name called, who believes that tho constitution of the United States is a living reality, and that It applies, equally to high and low, tb great and small, to public officials and to private citizen. "They will also be supported, let us hone, bv all men. without regard to political affiliations, who iavor main taining tne lines oi uemariiuuuu ue tween the legislative, judicial aud ex ecutive departments of the government and the separation of which has been generally regarded as the most salu tary and difficult achievement of the masterful statesmen who framed the constitution. It is believed and hoped that as president you will use every legitimate influence at your command to restore and preserve the healthful equilibrium among the departments established by the constitution. "The most marked characteristics of the bulk of the American people are reverence for the constitution and obedience of law. 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"Into your hands the democracy has committed its standard with abiding faith in your courage, your integrity, your honor, your capacity aud your patriotism,- believing that under your leadership we will achieve a signal victory, that your administration will be such a fortunate, such a happy era in our annals as to mark the beginning of a long period of democratic ascend ancy, and that you will so discharge your duties as to rank in history one of the greatest and best beloved of American presidents. "The convention, according to demo cratic custom, appointed a committee, of which it did me the honor to make me chairman, for which I am deeply grateful, to convey to you ofiicial in formation of your selection as the democratic candidate for president of the United S'tates. "Speaking for the committee, with pleasure I hand you this formal noti fication of your nomination, together with a copy of the platform unani mously adopted. "In its name, and by its authority I have the hdnor to request you to ac cept the nomination unanimously be stowed. 'May the nomination find fruition in election. May the God of our fa thers guide, protect and bless you, both as candidate and as chief magis trate of the republic." Replying to Chairman Clarke's ad dress of notification, Judge Parker said: "Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Committee: I have resigned the office of chief judge of the court of appeals of this state In order that I may accept the responsibility that the great convention you represent has put upon me, without possible prejudice to the court to which I had the honor to belong, or to the eminent members of the judiciary of this state, of whom I may now say as a private citizen, I am justly proud. "At the very threshold of this re sponse and before dealing with other subjects, I must, in justice to myself and to relieve my sense or gratitude, express my profound appreciation of the confidence reposed in me by the convention. After nominating me and subsequently receiving a communica tion declaring that I regarded the gold standard, as firmly ana irrevocably established, a matter concerning which I felt it incumbent upon me to make known my attitude, so that hereafter no man could justly say that his sup port had been secured through indi rection or mistake, the convention re- x 'M i