Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-08-28
OHIO.
CINCINNATI, Aug. f5. 1870

CINCINNATI, Aug. Is, 1869.
Messrs. e. r. Bingham, III. II.
Dodge, David Tarbeli, A. s.. RAM
sey and e. V. Brookfield, Commit
tee f
GENTLEMEN: I have received by
the hands of the chairman your letter
notifying me formally of my nomin-
alton by the Democratic State Cen
trail Committee, as candidate for the
office of Governor, to supply the va
cancy caused by the declination of
Gen. Rosecrans. I repeat to you
what 1 said to the committee by tel
egraph, that If it was their unani-
nous opinion, Notwithstanding nv
views and wishes, that l ought to
accept the nomination, 1 would con-
slider their request as an imperative
command to make the canvass, and
1 would do so to the best of my abil-
ity.
presume 1t is well known to all
who take an interest in these mat
tiers, that did not desire this NOM
ination. appreciated fully its inn
portance; I recognized the digfiity of
the high Office; believed your nom
inee would be elected; but my health,
impaired by an accident, my occu-
pations, and my plan of life for the
present, combined to prevent my de-
string it.
The nomination of Gen. Rosecrans
commanded my cordial and jealous
support. When he declined, because
he had removed from the State, I
was anxious the nomination of q
wise and accomplished gentleman,
an eminent jurist and statesman
Judge Ranney-or of a gallant and
patriotic soldier-Gen. McCOok or
one of the other distinguished gentle
men who had been voted for In the
convention, should be made, but
when they all declined, and the COM
mittee with entire unanimity, and
with their concurrence, rendered me
the nomination, and with great ur-
gency claimed my services, I felt
that had no alternative but to ac-
cede to their wishes. / felt that NV
personal convenience must be held
for nothing IN the presence of the de-
mand of that great and patriotic par
ty which had SO often and so signally
honored me with its confidence.
In this spirit I accepted the NOM
ination, and will do whatever 1, in
truth and honor, may to secure the
election. l will not now discuss the
questions which divide the parties.
In due time trust to be so far re-
covered as to be able to take part in
the great debate.
Gov. Hayes, in his speech at Will
mington, forgot to allude to the IF
teenth amendment and his views on
that important question.
In discussing the finances, he said
1--WE are in the midst of profound
peace, yet money is scarce and BUSH
ness is depressed" He might have
added that employment is difficult to
be obtained; that labor is badly re-
warded that industrial pursuits are
air hampered; that enterprising men
engaged in business are standing on
the very verge of bankruptcy; that
interest is enormously high; that the
tariff Is most oppressive; that the in
ternal taxation is most unequal, un-
just and onerous; that dead capital is
exempted, and active capital and la.
Dor are weighed down-and warming
with the picture, he might also have
said that for eight years the Republi-
can party has been in absolute pos
session of the government; that a Re
publican Secretary of the Treasury
has now control of the money market
of the country, and that he uses his
power only still further to contract
the currency, to increase the "hard
times" and to buy overdue bonds at
one hundred and twenty dollars,
which by law he is entitled to pay at
par, thereby taking twenty dollars
for every hundred from the tax payer
and giving 1t to the bondholder. The
farmer, the merchant, the mechanic
and the manufacturer will ask why
these things are so? What Is the
cause? What is the remedy? They
are important questions this fall.
They touch US all, Democrats and Re-
publicans alike. They rise above the
domain of mere partisan politics, and
should be considered with the calm
est reason, the purest motives, and
the best judgment. In this spirit I
shall discuss them so soon as / am
able to take part with my friends in
the activity of the canvass. OF the
result in October we need have no
fear. 1 am, very respectfully,
GEO IT pENDJ pToN