The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-08-03
Mr.. Wheeler's Letter Of Accent.
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MALONE, N. T.. July 10, 1879.
The Hon. EDWARD MCPHERSON and othcrs al
the Committee Of the Republican National Con.
vcntion.
GRNTLKMkN-I received on the 9th inst.
your communication advising me that I had
been unanimously nominated by the Nation.
al Convention Of the Republican party, held
At Cincinnati on the 18th ult., for the Office
OF vice-P President Of the United States, and
requesting my acceptance Of the same, and
asking my attention to the summary Of the
Republican doctrines contained In the plat
form adopted by the Convention.
A nomination made with such unanimity
implies q confidence on the part Of the
Convention which inspires my profound
gratitude. 1t is accepted with
a sense Of the responsibility which
may follow. II elected I shall endeayor 10
perform the duties Of the Office In the fear Of
the Supreme Ruler and the interest of the
whole country. To the summary Of doc.
trines enunciated by the Convention I give
my cordial assent. The Republican party
has intrenched In the organic law Of II land
the doctrine that liberty Is the supreme, I'M
~changeable law for every foot of American
soil. II is the mission Of that party to give
full effect TO this principle by Occurring To
every American citizen complete liberty and
exact equality In the exercise of all civil,
political and public riphts.n This will be
accomplished only when the American citi.
zen, without regard TO color, shall wear this
panoply Of citizenship as fully and securely
In the canebrakes Of Louisiana as on the
banks Of the st. Lawrence.
Upon the question Of our Southern rela.
tions my views were recently expressed as n
member Of the Committee OF the United
States House Of Representatives upon South.
ern Affairs. These views remain unchanged
and were thus expressed: "we at the
North delude ourselves In expecting that
the masses OF the South, so far behind In
many OF the attributes Of enlightened i'm
provement and civilization, are, in the brief
period OF ten or fifteen years, TO be trans
formed into our model Northern communi.
ties.' That can only come through a long
course Of patient waiting to which no one
can now set certain bounds. There will be
a good deal Of unavoidable friction, which
will call for forbearance, and which will
have to be relieved by the temperate, foster
ing care OF the Government. One Of the
most patent, II not indispensable. agen.
cies in this direction will be the de-
vising Of some system to aid In the educa.
ton Of the masses. The fact that there
are whole counties In Louisiana in which
there is not a solitary school-house Is full of
suggestion. We compelled these people to
In the Union, and now our duty and
interest demand that we leave no Just means
untried to make them good, loyal citizens.
How to diminish the friction, how to slim
ulate the elevation Of this portion Of our
country, are problems addressing them
selves to our best and wisest craftsmanship.
foundation for these efforts must be
laid in satisfying the Southern people that
they are to have equal and exact Justice nc.
to them. Give them to the fullest
extent every blessing which the Government
upon the most favored; give them
no just cause for complaint, and then hold
them by every necessary means to an exact,
rigid observance Of all their duties and obli-
cations under the Constitution and its
to secure all within their bor-
ders manhood and citizenship, with every
right thereto belonging.
The just obligation to public creditors
created when the Government was in the
throes Of threatened dissolution, and as an
indispensable condition Of its salvation,
guaranteed by the lives and blood of thou.
sands Of its brave defenders, are to be kept
with religious faith, as are all the pledges
subsidiary thereto and comfirmatory there.
Of. In my judgment, the pledge of Con-
gress Of January II, 1875, for the redemp-
ton Of notes Of the United States in coin,
Is the plighted faith Of National honor.
honesty and Justice to the people,
whose permanent welfare and prosperity
are dependent upon true money as the basis
Of their pecuniary transactions, all demand
he %scrupulous observance Of this pledge,
it is the duty Of Congress to supplement
It with such legislation as shall be necessary
Tor its perfect fulfllment.
In our system Of government, intelligence
must give safety and value to the ballot.
Hence the common schools Of the land
be preserved in all their vigor, while
in accordance with the spirit Of the Consti-
they and all their endowments should
be secured by every possible and proper
guaranty against every form of sectarian in
or control.
There should be the s~trictest economy In
expenditures Of the Government consistent
with its effective administration and all I'M
offices should be abolished. Offices
should be conferred only upon the basis Of
high character and particular fitness, and
should be administered only as public trusts
not for private advantage.
The foregoing are chief among the car
tinal principles Of the Republican party,
to carry them into full practical effect is
The work 1t now has OF hand. To the COM
Of Its great mission we address our
selves In hope and confidence, cheered and
by the recollection of past
remembering that under
God 1t is to liberty that we are indebted in
This Centennial year Of our existence
Tor a preserved unbroken Union;
Tor the fact that there is no mas
Ter or slave throughout our broad
lominions, and that emancipated millions
look upon the ensign Of the Republic as a
Of the fulfilled declaration that all
men are created free and equal, and the
guaranty OF their w equality under the law
with the most highly favored citizen of the
To the intelligence and conscience of
who desire good government, good will,
good money and universal prosperity, the Re-
publican party, not unmindful of the imper-
and shortcomings Of human organi-
yet with the honest purpose Of its
promptly to retrieve all errors and
70 summarily punish all offenders against
The laws of the country, confidently submits
It's claims for the continued support Of the
people. Respectfully,
wIIJIAM A yVuuurup |