The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-07-20
No TiIden's NneecIl.

III ICE llAlaN w NAAS commence -
tifcation Of Gov. Tilden Of his nomi-
nation to the Presidency, he spoke
as follows:
General MCieaaad and Gentlemca
ofhe CommiaeG-I shall at my ear
lest convenience, prepare and trans
NIT to you formal acceptance OF the
nomination which you now tender
to me in behalf of the Democratic
National Convention, and | do not
desire on this occasion to anticipate
any topic which might be appropti-
ate to that communication. 1t may,
however, be permitted me to say that
my nomination was not mere per
sonal preference between citizensand
statesmen of this Republic who might
very well have been chosen for SO
distinguished an honor and for so
august duty. 1t was rather a deela-
ration of that august body in whose
behalf you speak in favor Of admin
istrative reform, with which events
had associated neil the public mind.
The strength, the universally and
the efficiency Of the demand for adj
ministrative reform in all govern
ment, and especially in the admins.
tration of the Federal Governments
with which the Democratic masses
everywhere were instinct, have led to
a series of surprises in the popular
assemblages, and perhaps in the con-
vention itself IL would be unnat'
ural, gentlemen, liza popular move
ment so genuine and 50 powerful,
should stop with S,5OO,0O0 Democrats;
that it should not extend by contaS-
ion to that large mass OF lndepend-
ent voters who stand between parties
in our country, and even to a lnoder-
ate portion of the party under whose
administration the evils TO be cor
rected have grownup. And perhaps,
in what we have witnessed there
may be an auguy in respect TO what
We may witness in the election about
to take place throughout our country,
at least let us hope so and believe So
! am not without experience Of the
difficulty and the labor of ellccting
administrative reform when it re-
quires revolution in politics andin
measures long established in govern
ment,
If | were to Judge in the year and
a half in which have been in the
state government, | should say that
the routine duties Of the trust have
had imposed on me are a small bur
den compared with that created by
the attempt to change the policy Of
the government ofwhich have been
the Executive head. Especially is
this so where the reform is 10 be
worked ont with more or less of the
cooperation of public officers who
either have been trained with the
evils to be rcdressod or who have
been incapacitatcd by habit or toler-
alton oil the wrongs 10 be corrected,
to which they have been consuming
witnesses, / therefore, your choice
should be ratified by the people at
great dnties which would faIl unon.
me not rs n holiday recreation but
ycrv mncb in tint shirt Of copse-
Grafton in Which the soldier enters
battle, But LEI rs believe, as | do
believe tbat wc now soc the dawn of
a better day for nrcountry and that
ditlicult MS is fine work TO which the
Democratic marty. With many of the
allies and former members of other
parties has addressed itself the Re-
public is vet to be renovated. to live
in an the future and to be transmit
ted to future ronerations as Jefferson
contributed 10 form il in his dov
and in which il bns beon over since
until n recent neriol n blessinq TO
the whole ncoplr Gentlemen. |
thank Won for tbo worry Kind terms
in which Won have made your com.
md I extend 10 Won col.