, 1870-09-19
WENDELL PHILLIPS,
He Accepts the Nomination OF the
Prohlbitionlsts-Eu Text OF His

fAe Accepts the Nomination OF the
Prohlbitionlsts-Eu Text OF His
Letter.
Bos1os, Mass, Sept. 14-Wendell Phillips
has addressed the following letter to the Chair
mittee, accepting the nomination for Gov
e1nor:
"DEAR SIR: When your Convention nominated
satisfactory to It and to me. THAT no ocial notice
Of the nomination should be sent NE, aud no
formal acceptance asked. After nlaturcr con-
vinced that il was best that I SHOULD ,i ~cs e.
me: ny entire agreement with you son IN m the be
psfty, and ny vusness hat u spesi al OF s'les
paIty you should make such use OF mr. ua1re as
seems seems. best; @ As temperance men you were bound
to quit tue Republican party, since it has deceived
adheIes TO It rroclaims beforehand his Wiling Ing
ness to be cheated: and 50 far as political acton
!ican pnrty deserves our gratitude; 1t has achieved
LEGAL renute. It viii deserse our support when
dlticulties. party must lye on on present. ae1
service, not on 1aurels, however weli
earned: have no wisn to be Governor Of
ea %e ta mst f9e ysarg pa5} e ss es
work Of enlishtening ths public mind and
organizing theiF 1anks. In that work am Will
to decline the nomination, but dare not do SO,
IN vie" Of the vast Interest Involved tn y0uf
movements, #n!cn call on each one Of us to make
every sacrifice to Insure its success. No one sun
poses that Law can make men temperate Occa-
sionally some sot betrays tue average 1erel
Of LIQUOR intelligence by falsely stating that TO
contrary, hnve a1woys known and argued TINT
we must trust to argument example, social iu-
tuence, and d: religious principle, to make men
drnm-shors wht"h feed Incompetence, which dOu-
bic cur taxes, make our streets unsafe for men
o 5fse aa aee ,h ;rsns the DeF Of
of designing men to undermine and cripple the
law: The nse OF Intoxicating liquors rests with
comes clearly within the control or law. Many
considerations. and among them the safety and
success Of republican institutions, bill US nut forth
q 81 ae
PIC OF aelt-gove!nmens- Republican Institutions,
undermined By are Obliged to con
here, on tue basls OF universal suffrage, In such
way as 10 Preserve order, protect life, and secure
rooi Of H. espos Il sae en
whom murde.ers serve that they may escape, and
because they hare ESCAPED, rule that city. T1e
nas Isa LAG grey tor Which hoa them up could
their forces, hut tor the help Of the
gTogshop; A uke testimony comes from the
deaed in their Streets and, by means Of the dram
shop and the gilded saloon Of :hc fashionable
hotel. their ha lot.boxes are In the hands Of the
:ematicaIy defy the laws, and this Is the case In
Nostor. Since your nomination was made. Ihaye
been honored with another By the workingmen Of |
Massachusetts. Their course Is powerful ulty OF
yours Whatever guinez the masses to q better |
education and more se!f-control, and secures |
them their full rights, helps the temperance |
cause. Indeed, theirs Is a. radical movement, |
broad as the human race, anu promptly includes |
everything that elevates man, Subjects his pas
a'ons and temptation to reason and principles. |
But the only bulwatk against the dangers OF In
temperance Is prohibition. More than thirty |
years OF experience has convinced me, aud as
wide an experience has taught Tou, that this can
only 1e secured by means OF q Distinct political
my name used In political canvass. do not feei
that have the right to refuse It's usetf you think
It viii strengthen your paity. am rery respect
fully yours. WENDELL PdiLr1Ps"