The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-08-27
Pendleton's Letter Of Aeceptance.

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l have received by the hand OF the chair
man, your letter notifying me formally of
my nomination by the Democratic State
Central Committee as a candidate for the
Office of Governor, q supply The vacancy
caused By the dsclinatiOn Of General Rose
cans. repeat to you. what I aid to he
committee by telegraph, that if It was their
unanimous opinion. notwithstanding my
views and wishes, that ought to accept the
nomination would consider their request
as on imperative command to make the can
vass, and I would do SO to the best Of my
ability.
4 presume il IS well known to all who take
an interest in these matters that 1 did not
desire this nomination. l appreciated fully
its importance-I recognized the dignity of
the high Ofice-I believed your nominee
would be elected, but my health, impaired
by an accident, my occupations and my
plans Of life for the present combined to pre-
vent my desiring it. 1s,.s mr
The nomination of General Roseerans
commanded my cordial and jealous support.
When he declined because he had removed
from the State, / was anxious for the nomi-
nation Of wise and accomplished gentle
man, an eminent jurist and statesman
Judge RanDey-Or ofa gallant and patriot
ic soldier General McCook-or of an other
distinguished gentlemen who had been vot-
ed for in the convention; but when they all
declined. aud the eOmmittee, with entire
tunanimity and with their concurrence, ten
dered me the nomination, and with great ur-
gency claimed my services. L felt that had
no alternative but to acceede to their wh,sh-
es. felt that my personal convenience
must be held for nothing in the presence Of
the demand Of that great and patriotic party
which had so often and SO signally honOred
me with its confidence. za0rF
In this spirit, I accept the nomination,
and will do whatever I, in truth and honor,
may to secure the election. will not now
discuss the questions which devide the par
ties. In due time trust to be so far reeOv-
cred as to be able to take part in the great
debate. ,s-a.r..35 l
Governor Hayes, in his speech at Whining
ton, forgot to allude to the fifteenth amend
ment, aud his views on that impOrtand qbes-
ton. tht1-- -
In discussing the finances, he said we are
Sin the midst of profound peace, yet money
is scarce aud business depressed" He
might have'a added that employment is diff
cult to be Obtained-that labor is badly re-
warded-thst industrial pursuits are all
hamPered-that enterprisiDg men engaged
in business are standing on the very verge
of bankruPtcy-that interests is enormously
high-that the tariff is most oppressive
that the internal taxation is most unequal
unjust and OnerOus-that dead capital is ex-
empted and active capital and labor are
weighed down; and, warming with the pic
tuer might have said that for ight years the
Republican party had been in absolute pso-
session of the government, that a Repub-
lican Secretary Of the Treasury has now
.
control of the money market of this country,
and that he uses his power only still fur
ther to contract the currency, to increase
the 'hard times" and to buy over due
bonds at one hundred and twenty dollars
which by law he is entitled to buy at par,
thereby taking twenty dollars for every
hundred from the tax payer and giving it to
the bondholder. T--.-s
The farmer, the merchant, the manufac.
turer will ask why these things are so2
What is the cause2 What is the remedyY
They are important questions this fall.
They touch US all Democrats and Republic
ans alike. They rise above the domain Of
mere partisan. petitions, and should be con-
sidered with the calmest reason, the purest
motive and the best judgment.
In this respect shall discuss them SO
soon as 1 am able to take part with my
friends in the activity of the canvass. OF
the result we need have no fears.
I am, very respectfully,
GEoRaE b. PENDLEToS.