Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-07-26
CLEARFIELD, Pa, WEDNESDAY JULY 20, 1875.


Conn.--W. w. franklin. N, J.-Patrick Henry.
Del.-Gov. Salisbury. N. Y.-H. @. Murphy.
Plorida-J. ID. Harris. In. Car.--w. J. Greene.
Georgia-H. A. Fort. ohio---Isase g. Collins.
nlnois-P. II. Smith. i0regon-M. v. Brown.
Indiana--B. W. Hanna. Penn.--H. d. Wright.
In.--B. r. Montgomery. IR. Nv. b. Beach.
Ksnsas-C Blair. 5, ,C.-M. 7. O'Connell.
Ken.-w. W. Bush. Tenn.--T. 0'Connor.
La.-L. W. Martin. Texss-J. W. Dyer
Maine-S. ]. Anderson. Vermont--Jos. Rink.
Mass. J. Abbott. vrginia--C. O. Neale.
Mioh.-H. J. Rcdford. W. Val. d. Camden.
MIMI. N Castle. Wisconsin,. Ranken.
Miss. G. Hewitt.
!, Hon. Bayless W. Hanna, Of Indiana,
then stepped in front of the Governor
and said
Having the honor, Gov. Tilden, TO
} represent here the Democratic State OF
Indiana, the home of your illustrious
associate, Thomas A. Hendricks, /
trust it may not seem improper in me
to add few words to what has been
already 20 eloquently said by General
McClcrnand, the distinguished Chair
man of this committee.
"Before and during the Convention,
sir, recently held at st. Louis, Indiana,
Justly proud of her great Executive,
struggled. assiduously and with singu-
lar unanimity to SECURE the first place no
our National ticket, to her favorite son.
trust nothing was said or done in the
midst Of that heated struggle, that must
now be left to regrets and repentance.
| believe it was an honorable struggle,
of honorable men, in righteous and
honorable cause, and nothing more.
We had learned TO love our great Gov
ernor. His blameless life had made
| him dear at home, as his public conduct
had rendered him illustrious in the esti-
nation of the whole country. His
long career offaithful public service; his
abiding faith in the genius Of constitu-
tional, Democratic government during
all the weary years Of a protracted civil
war his fearless espousal of the peo.
pies cause at q time when usurpation
was scowling fiercely, and intent upon
the blow which patriotic fury alone
averted. These considerations, sir, and
many others of similarimportan and equal
importance, have justly rendered Thos.
A. Hendricks the very idol Of the
Democratic party Of Indiana. They
espired TO make him President of the
United States. They felt well assured
the destiny of the Republic would be
safe in his hands.
"But, sir, when the Democratic par.
ty, speaking through its delegates as.
sembled in National Convention, in its
iaaltless wisdom, and with unanimity
and determination unparalleled in the
history of Democratic Conventions,
elected to commit, if possible, this
precious charge to the hands of anoth-
er, Indiana responded amen And TO.
day her people, not only with great
cheerfulness, but with great enthusiasm,
all say amen TO the nomination Of Sam
uel ]. Tilden, the acknowledged chief
among the chieftains of the devoted
reformers, who. have battled for the
overthrow of rings and conspiracies,
in Office and out Of office, and for the
restitution of honest and economical
government everywhere
Gov. Tilden paused a moment at the
conclusion of Mr.. Hanna's address,
Then stepping in front of a fine marble
bust OF Cicero, he said in loud, clear
tone
GENERAL McCLgRNAND AND GEN
rLEMEN oP THE COMMITTEE shall at
the earliest convenience prepare and
transmit to you a formal acceptance of
the nomination which you now tender
to me in behalf of the Democratic Ma
tional Convention, and ] do not desire
on this occasion to anticipate any topic
which might be appropriate to that
communication. 1t may, however, be
permitted to me to say that my nomina-
ton was not mere personal preference
between citizens and statesmen Of this
Republic, who might very well have
been chosen for so distinguished an
honor and for so august duty. II
was rather declaration of that illus
trious body in whose behalf you speak,
in favor of administrative reform, with
which events had associated me in the
public mind. The strength, the uni
yersality and the efficiency Of the de-
mand for administrative reform in all
governments, and especially in the ad-
ministration of the Federal Govern
ment, with which the Democratic
masses everywhere were instinct, have
led TO series of surprises in the popu-
lar assemblages, and perhaps in the
Convention itself 1t would be unnat-
ural, gentlemen, III popular movement
80 genuine and so powerful should stop
with three and one-half millions OF
Democrats that II should extend by
contagion to that large mass Of indc-
pendent voters who stand between
parties in our country and TO portion
of the party under whose administra-
ton the evils to be corrected have
grown up. And perhaps in what we
have witnessed there may be an augury
in respect &c what we may witness in
the election about to take place through
out our country, at least LET us hope so.
/ am not without experience of the
difficulty and the labor of eficcting nd
ministrative reform when it requires a
revolution in policies and in measures
long established IN government, IL !
were TO Judge by the year ana q hali
in which ! have been IN the state Gov
eminent ! should say that the routine
duties OF the trust have had imposed
on me n small burden compared with
that created by me attempt 10 cnange
the policy OF the 6overnment OF which
! have been the executive head. hspe-
cially is this so where the reform IL 10