The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-10-01
.Js.dye PersI,Sr0's acceptance.

Judge PcfSHSH01S -AccefC'''o'
Following is the full text of the letter OF
Hon. C.. L. Pershing accepting the Demo
cratic nomination for Governor OF Pehh-
sylvania 1t is such a document as mlghS
he looked for from SO able and honorable
gentleman as our own ''li.tle Cyrus. MI.
Piolett the candidate for State treasurer,
has also written a lester of like import, out
want of space prevents us from publishing
it this week.
POTTsvII.LE, PA, Sept. %, 1915.
CrSrrEMEN-I am In receipt of your commu-
nication of the 18th inst, informing me OF my
nominations for the ONCE OF 1onItda2r i , my 'at
Erie on the Sth inst. Iavail myself OF the car
est time OF reliei from 1naltiat, ne neoni f
the State and nation have lost much OF th.f
former importance; plany o, inn,I amend
ments. OF those who were poilticaily oPposeo
to each other onfins ,ng relstons In The south
the Republican party is now poWeriulo oi etntr
zation and constitutes the u,a1oiiy III soiu f, "a
the States. Among its membership are found
those Who were conspicuous ieatiers III the Coh-
federate army and who are now IN Doe possess,1n S
of lucrative Offices onferred upon tnetn Dy tue
National Executive. New issues are pow pre-
sented for the consideration OF .he Peoe,e. PIE
attention of the thoughtf III minus OF all parties.
Its final settlement rests wth Congress res @ anu me
President. The leQal-teDder issue mas become
incorporated into the business OF the country,
and SIS constitutionality has been aihrmeq Dy
the Supreme Court of the United states. L am
opposed in its true sense to lnflltlon, ana IN
tation is not demt,nded by tue Erie '.orin. ,r
The platform stands opposed TO any lurther
contraction OF the currency at this time OF
financial distress, when our WORKSHOPS, mus
and ma artifactories are closed and thousands OF
men willing to work are out OF employment
To expand the volume of the currency wh9n when
the people are incurring debts and 10 rapidly
contract it when the time Tor pnyihenI mas
come will prove ruinous 10 every business en-
terprise The attempt to force the country 10
a resumption of specie pay inents, under the
provisions of the act passed by the last Con-
,lx. .i,fn al fy hi,
everywhere prevails. We must cease export
ing gold TO pay interest on our iDde5tedness
abroad before specie payments can SIfcly be
resumed. / favor such a volume o. currency
the legitimate demands OF business ana the
re viyai OF the industries of the country may re-
quire- Experience will best determine thlS,
and it is to be hoped that an adequate standard,
or test for regulating the amount OF currency,
may be established by our representatives. IN
Congress. / viii only add that L adhere to the
doctrine always held by the Democratic paaty
that gold and silver constitute the true basis
for banll-note circulation Tbs presents
renev that is oY Itself made by the sovereign
power legal-tender. end therefore money.
/ will regard il as Ely highest duty Shouiu the
action at Erie be ratified by the people 10 meet
the demand for reform in the State govern
ment. The taxes paid into the sinking iund
have steadily decreased the State debt- III Is
well known, however, that for years past large
amounts belonging to the sinking fuud have
been diverted from il and applied te- other pur-
poses than the pay mGnt men 9t te aept I oi ie Inc
dpbtedness, the pay ment OF which, Win the ac-
cruing interest, has to be provided Tor y taxa
tion, which, in many cases, operates OppreSS-
lively on the mining and other lndnstries OF
the State. The faithful appropriation of the
pupe' wege paid into II the he Treasury by the people
would have lessencd the amount OF taxation
now required when business interests are so
generally prostrated. Not only should the
taxes paid into the sinking fund be promptly
and honestly applied to the pay yment OF the
State debt, but the condition of the Treasury
should be open to the inspection of the people :
representatives The monthly balances IN ths
Treasury, frequently very large, should be used
for the benefit of the people, and not converted
into source of private gain to the state Treas
urer. To distribute the funds OF the treasury
over the State in banks on such terms as VIII
most advantage not the taxpayer, but the Oh
ficcr having them in charge, is to cstaohSn
form by holding oil public officers to strict
accountability, by dispensing with supernuma-
ry officers, and reducing expenses to the lowest
practicable amount, thus relieving the people
as much as is possible from the burden OF taxa
ton. should be regarded as objects OF chief i'm
portance on the part of the Executive: Labor
the foundation of our prosperity, should be
amply rewarded, and to this end such IegiSla-
ton as is just to the laborer well Sa the en-
ploycr should be enacted
Abiding by the action of the convention in its
nominations and declaration of principles
accept the nomination rendered me with a due
ton to the Gubernatoriai chair. The nonina-
tion has come to me uusought- 1t found me
busily engaged in the discharge of the Judicial
duties intrusted by the people of the
Twenty first Judicial district. Yielding to what
appears to be their unanimous expression of
opinion I do not propose to tender my rcsigna-
tion To the Governor and solicit votes fro IN the
stump. The issues well n nd erStOOd- and
have faith i'm the Intelligence of the people to
decide them Should they see proper to call
me from my present position TO "A stIl higher
Que, will endeavor to serve them faithfully.
of the contest, believing that He who rules the
destinies of States will guide TO thai inclusion
which in the end will be or the best.
am gentlemen, yours very respectfully.
CYRUS l.. PERsHING.
To Dallas Sanders. E. b. Hawiey, 5. E. Ancona.
William Patton and b. c. Sawyer, Esqs-
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