FELLOW DEMOCRATS:
First of alL gentlemen, I want to
thank my friends of the Democratic
Party for the honor they conferred
upon me in selecting me as their
standard-bearer in this campaign. I
am not the candidate of any man, of
any boss, or of any gang or any in
terest, but of 11,472 Democratic vot
ers who chose me as their candidate
for this high office.
Having received my commission
from the voters, it is to the voters
alone that I am responsible. I fully
appreciate the high honor you have
conferred upon me, and the more so,
as it came to me entirely unsolicited
on my part.
Permit me also to say that I con
sider this ovation not tendered to me
personally, but to your chosen stan
dard-bearer of the United Democracy
of St. Paul and the principles for
which it stands.
I bespeak for my associates on the
ticket your hearty and undivided sup
port, and appeal to you, gentlemen, to
assist me in electing the whole Demo
cratic ticket.
I am a Jeffersonian Democrat, be
lieving in equal rights to all and spe
cial privileges for none, and .while I
am always willing to listen to the wise
advice and counsel of the Democratic
party, I will not be dictated to by
any individual or any set of men in
that body. The very meaning of
Democracy is the rule of all, and not
the rule of the favored few. To that
principle I hold steadfast.
