Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-05-29
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Speech ofAccsptanoeof eovensr Noyes.

Speech of Acceptanceof Govensr Noyes.
Mr. President and Gentlemen OF
the Convention.
thank you most heartily for this
renewed expression of your conf
dence and good will. Two years
ago l was called away-by what
seemed to be the desire of the Re
publican party of Ohio-from pur-
suits which l had expected to make
the business of my life, to engage
in the discussion Of political ques-
tions, and to take part in the CON
duet if public affairs. If 1 am at
liberty to regard your action to-day
as an approval of what / have said
and done, 1 have great reason to be
thankful. We are soon to enter up
on another State campaign, ip the
odd year, and when it is difficult to
engage the attention of our citizens.
But the fact that the Legislature
elected this fall must next winter
choose the successor of Mr. Thur
man as United States Senator, will
serve to give additional interest to
the canvas, and greater'zest to pub
lie utterances. Ohio is Republi,
can State, and should be represen-
Ted in the United States Senate by
Republicans only. We have score
of men, any one of whom would. if
elected, honor his party and distin-
guished himself. ALI we ask is that
it be Republican, an able and hon
est man.
The opposition are now enjoying
their annual season of hope and ex-
ultation. 1t has passed into hab-
it for Democrats to rejoice before
election and Republicans after
ward. 1t will be so again. And
why should it not? Our party has
had control of affairs in Ohio for
sixteen years, and during all this
time no man has been able to find
any evidence of corruption, fraud
or mismanagement on the part oil
any person elevated to a position ol
honor or trust by the people.
The State authorities have during
this time collected and disbursed
eighty-nine million four hundred
and thirteen-thousand and two hun
dred and fifty-three dollars. and
none OF. this vast sum has, without
warrant of law, found its way into
the pockets of States; nor has one
dollar been squAndered or improp
efly expended. An investigating
committee in the last Legislature
composed chiefly of distinguished
attorneys. whose chairman was law.
yer of great experience and ability,
, and the leader of the Democratic
side ofthe House of Representative:
I-after remaining in session three
or four months. after examining
everybody who was suspected o
knowing of any misconduct in Of
fee, was compelled to make the fol
lowing unanimous report:
J aThe examination has taken {
wide range. One hundred and mint
witnesses, residing in various part!
of the States, have been subpen@t
and examined touching public con
tracts and expenditures, construc
, ton Of public buildings, conduc
of public institutions, etc. All mat
tiers, without references to the dat
of their occurrence, coming to, th'
: knowledge of the committee, tha
seemed to promise any probability
of throwing any light upon the sub
jects of inquiry, or any of them
have been diligently inquired, into
Your committee take pleasure in re
porting that, so far as elective of
ficers and their subordinates ar,
concerned, very commendable hon
,, esty and fidelity have been observed
and that in the official conduct o
no public officer, whether elective o
appointive, has Corruption been dis
: covered"
This we claim, is a good recort
and with it we propose to go befor,
, the people this fall, asking for tn
| endorsement of all good citizens wh'
/ desire h honest administration. If tb
charge be made that in'our nation
{ al politics there are Republican,
who have been guilty of imprope
! practices, we answer that the Re
, publican party was the first to NOV
!. Investigation, the first to press
5 searching inquiry, the first to expos
e censure and condemn the offenders
. Indeed, so sensitive has been the
e moral sentiment Of our party,
f have sometimes feared that in tn
n excitement of the hour we may d
b personal injustice in some cases
t But the indignation which pervade
e ali classes, at the appearance o
evil on the part of prominent pub
lie men, is a sign that our peopl
are not insensible to the moral obi
n cations, and that public servant
will be held to the strictest..a account
r 1t is proper to add, however. tina
no questionable scheme has bee
b proposed or perfected in Congress
a in favor of which the voice of tn
n Opposition was not loudest heard
and its vote. more potent.
e care not whether the discussion
: of the coming campaign shall b
i confined to State Government, o
4 be extended to national administra
ton, We are ready to defend both
If individuals have done wrong the,
b must suffer. Our party IS not re
q sponsible unless in endorses ant
, approves.
With confidence, therefore, I cal
, upon all men in the State, who be
a lieve our administration of publ
+ affairs to have been honest and Ell
ficient, and who do not desire to re
: instate the Democracy in powell il
!. OHIO, to rally once more to the oil
f standard-to perpetuate Republi
S can control until some trust is be
: trayed. Change is not reform, un
less it be a change for the better.
We are now to have, as / think
Z an open field fight with the pure ant
i unadulterated Democracy. Las
year they professed.to accept a Re
publican platform. The result wa
not encouraging. The Liberal Re
J publican party did not prove to b
!. as strong as the Democrats suppos
| ed, although it would have appear
ed much stronger if its allies ha,
voted the ticket. Our Liberal Re
publican friends said to us last yea
that thew supported Horace Greele'