The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-08-21
CINCINNATI, August Is, 1869

IMessrs.. Il. F. Bingham, III. ii. Dodge
Darid TarbeH, A.. S. Ramsey and H.
Y. Brookfeld, Committee
GENTLEMEN i have received, by the
hands of the Chairman, your letter no
tifying me formally of my nomination
by the Democratic State Central Com
mittee, as candidate for the office o
Governor, to supply the vacancy csuset
by the declination of General ROsecrans
| repeat to you what said to the Com
mittee by telegraph-that ifit was theil
unanimous opinion, notwithstanding
my views and wishes, that ought II
accept the nomination, l would con
slider their request as an imperative
command to make the canvass, and
would do so to the best of my ability. -.
l presume tits well known to all WHIT
take an Interest in these matters, thai
did not desire this nomination. | ap
preciated fully its Importance; | recog.
nized the dignity of the high office;
believed your nominee woHld be elected
but my health, impaired by an accident
my occupations, and my plan of life fol
the present, combined to prevent my
desiring it.
The nomination of General Rosecrans
commanded my cordial and Jealous sup
port. When he declined, because ht
had removed from the State, l wa:
anxious for the nomination of wise
and accomplished gentleman, an emf
nent jurist and ststesman-Judge
Ranney-or of a gallant and patriotic
soldier-General McCOok-or of one oil
the other distinguished gentlemen who
had been voted for in the Conventions
bIt when they all declined, and the
committee with autire unanimity, aud
with their concurrence, rendered me the
nomination, and with great urgency
claimed my services, | felt that l had
no alternative but to accede to their
wishes. felt that my personal conve.
Hience must be held for nothing in the
presence of the demand of that great
and patriotic party which had so often
and so sigually h6nored me with it,
confidence.
In this spirit / accepted the nomina-
tion, and will do whatever |, in truth
and honor, may to secure the election
| will not now discuss the questions
which divide the parties. In due time
| trust to be so far recovered as to be
able to take part in the great debate.
Governor Hayes, in his speech at Will
mington, forgot to allpde TO the Fif'
teenth Amendment and his views on
that important question.
In discussing the finances, he said;
"We are in the midst of profound peace,
vet money ia scarce and business is de.
pressed" He might have added that
employment is difficult to be obtained;
that labor is badly rewarded; that in
dustrial pursuits are all hampered;
that enterprising men engaged III busl-
ness are standing on the very verge OF
balkruptcy-that interest is enormous
ly high-that the tariff is most oppres.
sive-that the internal taxation is most
unequal, unjust and operous-that dead
capital is exempted, aud active capital
and labor are weighed down-and
warming with the picture, he might
also have said that for eight years the
Republican party had been in absolute
possession of the Government; that a
Republican Secretary of the Treasury
has row control of the money market
of the country, and that he uses his
power only still further to con,
tract 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 taxpayer and giving
it to the bendholder. The farmer, the
merchant, the mechanic, and the manu-
facturer will ask why these things are
sol What is the causef What is the
remedyi They are important questions
this fall. They touch us all, Demo
Gratis and Republicans alike. They rise
above the domain of mere partisan poll
tics, and should be considered with the
calmest reason, the purest motives, and
the best Judgment. In this spirit shal
discuss them so soon as | am able Il
take part with my friends in the ac'
tiyity of the canvass. Of the result IL
October we need have no fear.
Lam, very respec fully,
GEO. II. PENpLETON.