, 1876-08-12
mENnRICKs' ACCEPTANCE.

GMt'emeR:-I have the honor Ia
acknowiri the receipt OF your com
munIcat;cn, IN which you have for
ma!.y notified me Of my nomination
by lie national democratic conven
uon al =. Louis. a. their candidate
tor the oilice OF Wee President OF the
United States. Il i a nomination
which | have NOT expected nor de
sired, ant ye. | recognize and appre-
ciaIe The Ligh honor done me b, 'he
Convention. The cAuice vi soca =
body, and pronounced with such an
usual un4uImlgy, and accompanied
with such a generous expression oi
esteem AMI confidence, ought 10 out
weigh all mere personal desires ami
preference, of my own. 1t Is with
this feeling and trust, also from deep
sense ot public duJy, that | now ac-
cept the nomination, and shall abide
lhe Judgment of my cuuulrymen. tt
would nave been impossible tor me To
accept the nomination II | cou,d not
heartily endorse the platform OF the
CONVENTION. | am gralided, therefore,
10 be able 10 say ungquivocally THAI |
agree Ia the principles, approve the
Pouc!cS and >ymra:h'ze with the Yur
poses enunciateI IN the platform
The Institutions 81 our country have
been Soryiy lried by eXlgoucies OF
evil war, and since the peace hy the
selfish and corrupt n.anaeement 81
TubEc affairs wb ch las shamrd uS
before civilized mankind. By nEwIsr
a"d partial legislation every Industry
aud interest ot the Ieople have been
made Ia suffer. The executive &c
iaIlmeut Of Ghe government by dis
honesty, rap4cigy auI veua!l,y ha> 6e
Gauchrd The puU,ic service. Men
known 10 be unworthy have been pro
morpi, wins, others have been de
graded for fidelity TO ofic.I! duty
iGJ.,c otiicc hl> been made The mean,
ot private profit, and The country has
been offended 10 see c.lss Of ;:oSe
who boas, The !,ienp>hIP Of the sW0rn
projectors ut The state, anaSs,ug tor
tunes by dciTauiug TIE public trea
sGry and b. cOrrup;ing the seTvIccs
ol The people, Ia sucu crisis Of he
history Of ,he country tjnice that
tie contention al 81. LOUIS has -
uyOly raised the standard OF reform.
No,umg can be well with Us or wUh
cur affairs uuJli ,Le public con>clence,
shocked 10y TIE enormouS evils and
abuses winch prevail, snail have de
maudeI ant compelled an unsFarIng
rei1matIUn OF our layIOEa! admins
lration, lis he'd and i'll ils members.
Iu such 4 reformation the .emova!
Of sus!e officer, even che Pe-.dent,
Is comparatively 4 trld,ag matter, II
the system wAich he represents aud
whlcn has lU>tered him, a> he has tUS
tered il. : suffered 10 remain. The
President alone must not be made the
scaly5ua. :Jr The eGurm:tles Ut ;Ae
system which ln!rcls the pubiic str
yl.:e aui threatens the Destruction Of
our institutions. IL some respects |
hold thai lne rfe,eu, eAeca'ITe has
becn the victim rather than 'hr aa TOR
OF ,haL vIcIou, system. Congressional
ana party leaders have been sIou9e.
than the PJe,idcnl. No one man
could have created IL and The remO"
If 10 uue man can remedy 1t. Il l.
lhoIuugn.y corrupt and must be swept
ren.orseles-ly away by The election Of
\ Government composed Of elements
eulIre.v n9w and pledged 10 Tal.cal
ref.Im | trust the wUrE OI reform
must even ua.ly be lhe restoration ot
the normal operation of the cOnsl,,U
risn Of the United States wIth ali us
amendments The necessities If var
cannot ne PLEADED III lime Of peace;
the right al local seif government IL
pgaFaulred by The constitution mus;
he every - here restored, and he cen
lra!izrG, almost personal, Imperialism
which has been VracHced must be
done away or .he urst principles OF
lie raua,lic vii be lost. Oar iHau-
ci.I system Of expeiieu'S mast be re-
formed. G0d aud silver are the real
standards Of 7t.ue, and oar Dg,iuna
rn.reflcy VII 10, be pertrcr medium
Of exchange until Il shall re coufu
ycr'lhIe al the pleasure OF the o. Ter.
A. | have heretofore saId, no oUe
Ses,re- a return 10 specie payment
more earnestly than 10. but | d. not
believe that IL viii or can be reached
,n harmony vi h Ihs Interests of The
paoule by artificial measures for The
cDqrracti0n Of Ihe currency, any more
rhap [ hel.,v, that wealth OF rrrma
n-nt pro-p-,i.y can be created by an
Initiation uf the c.rrracy- Inc ia">
-. finance cannot be iI>rrga.ted with /
ir,uui;v. The financial poIcy of
,hr government, if indeed II deserve,
The name Of policy At ali, hs- ben n (
,ji.rseard OF these Laws, ana, there /
fare hts disturbed commercial bI-I
ne.s a. vel a, hiuiprri a return 10 !
.nacle PAYMENTS One feature o thai I
,olicy gas the resumption act Il 1919, I
!, h,cn has embsfa~>rd the country by .
the au,ie p.rion of 4 compulsory re
sumption, Of which no portion ha~ !
o..,D made, aud 81 aOuI any assurance ]
has Il you'd be practicable. The (
reyeal Of that clause j. necessary tina :
he natural operalian Of financial law- (
NAV be re-;. red; that the business oi .
lb- cnna.ry nav be renewed from IT. J
-i-s,urbirr ard depressing influence,
and mat = Te.urn 60 specie payments
ny lie facilitated by substitution OF
I.r..h I